The Washington times., 1921-10-13
By JACK VEIOCk.

ception Of Miller Huggins, who CT
pitchers may have a chance TO C,
and clear, however, and the stage v
Giants and Giant fans expected to
see the series concluded by night fall
despite the fact that the Yanks were
desperate and sure To 20 In fighting
like Wild cats to square things witt
the National League champions.
Nehf Ready 10 Huri.
Artie Nehf. Mcoraw's slender south.
paw. was ready to face tho Huxmen
foi the third time and eager for bat.
tie. Nshf has pitched AMI ;ust two
games TO the Yanks. who had young
Waite Hoyt In the box against Li'.i
on each occasion.
despite the fact that Hoyt pitched won.
derful ball. In the two games IN,
Giants southpaw dliowel the Yanss
q total OF only nine hits against twelve
made off Hoyt by the McUraw men
The breaks were against Airis. That
was all.
Today. with Hoyt slated TO -emc
back for the Yanks. Nehf was out 70,
revenge" and the betting among
the grandstand mana gers favored his
chances Of getting IL.
tnc tHot BafHc sNcut IObts
Hoyt hyptonized the Omn;s. letting
them down with 'wo incasl2 hits. In
the fifth game N.hfP team mates
made zen hits off the Brooklyn school
boy. md now that they have fouDd
their rafting eyes tacy do not believe
he can stand them OF axain.
Would Have Perfect Record.
Should Hoyt's attempt to gain fur
thor IN ma hSa revva fdad m yictnYv
today he will enter that select set Of
pitchers who have won three games
and lost none In q world series. The
club has Just four
members. They are tie once great
Mathewson. Babe Adams, Jack Coombs
and Stanley Coveleskie.
Hoyt is young, strong. and a:rDiti.
Gus. More. he IL a good pitcher and
. smart one. He m>y succeed In his
effort to make the q, ,,ts curl up and
play Cead for the tniri straight time,
-AcGrrwnie aave Sem him do liIs
stuff. and believe they know Ills mum.
Der row.
Yankee fans. though their hopes cen
tered In the sinewy arm of Hoyt,
hoped against hope that the men o.
liuggins would break out in . bat
ting rash today.
what has Become Of the dynamite
In Yankee b0rs." ttey aske,l. "Sure-
ly II 10 there, and due to explode be.
fore this series Is over!'
But the fact remains that far-famed
"murderers' row" has been compare
lively tame In the face Of Giant pitch
Ing. In the seven games played to
date the Yanks have batted .216 as q
team against PTS for the Giants. At
the start of the series they were not
expected to field as well as McGraw's
men, and up to yesterday they re-
versed the dope Today they are
just one point ahead Of the National
Leaguers with q team fielding average
Of .s82.
Irish Outplays Brother.
The brotherly feud between Irish
and Bob Meusel II still interesting the
fans on both sides. So far Irish has
shown up his younger brother. He il
batting $50, against Bcb's .231. Each
has one stolen base and both are field
ing 1000.
The Giant Meusel was a big factor
In the winning Of tho seventh game,
with all due credit to Douglas pitch.
Ing and Frank Snyder's timely wallop
that brought home the winning run.
Meusel made q throw from left field
in the third inning that cut down
Chick Fewster at second base and
ruined the chance Of the Yanks for q
run that might have carried the teams
into darkness with a tie score. Such
throwing In q pinch deserves honor
able mention.
Frank Baker. veteran world se-
ries campaigner. was scheduled to get
his first real chance in q full game to-
day. Manager Huggins announced
that he would play Baker at third
'ase and bat him in place of McNally,
who went out of yesterdays game
with q wrenched shoulder, II Nehf
pitched. II McGraw should start a
right-hander Baker will be moved up
higher In the batting order.