New-York tribune., 1921-10-14

was Oy lax lAS NioSt WoHueI u series
OF baseball history, for it brought to-
re.her two Of the most evenly matched
clubs that ever contested the classic
John J. McGraw won, and he was en-
titled 20 win. He has won seven cham
p:onships in his spectacular New York
career. Bat no annexed his second
world championship banner yesterday.
He had seven shots at the prize and
scored twice.
The Giant manager had ~ Va. six
teen years from the time he trimmed
the Athletics until he took the measure
Of the Yankees. 1t is long span from
1905 TO 1921. and in several of his at
Enthusiastically against the Red Sox in
1912 and against the White Sox in 1917
he was plainly outucked.
Back in 1905 McGraw had a young
pitcher who cinched his first universal
konors. This was Christy Mathewson,
who turned in three shutouts against
rims. Of the Yankees, had in Waite Hoyt.
the Brooklyn high school wonder, even
Younger phenom, who pitched just $
sensationally throughout the classic
tes. as di. the Old Master himself six
teen years ago. In his first game Hoyt
shut out the Giants by a score CT to 0.
he won his second battle by o count of
Ito |. But he lost his third, the eighth
and deciding game of yesterday, by
balance sheet Of to O..
Hoys didn't lose it. Peckinpaugh, the
Yankee team captain, and Ollie Chill,
ths umpire behind the plate, lost it. In
the first inning Chill gave q base on
balls to Ross Young on pitch that cut
the heart OF the plate right where the
third button of the vest is supposed to
belong. Bancroft, who had walked, was
on first with one out at the time He
scored the only run Of the argument
when Peckinpaugh allowed George
Kelly's easy grounder TO dribble be-
tween his legs.
luck comparable with that Of Carl
MAYS, his rival, throughout the series,
had the honor of clinching the worlds
championship for the Giants. Nehf de-
iiyered a masterpiece of box art sell
com euualled. He held the Yankees to
four hits, two of which were punched
with two out in the fourth. Yet Nehf
was somewhat lucky to hold the Yam
KEGS scoreless throughout nine innings;
Nehf had a wonderful curvlng ball
and g change Of pace that was com
nendable. But he was lacking IN CON
troll. He unleashed FIVE bases on balls.
He would have handed cut twice that
number had Yankee batsmen permitted
4. The Yankees since Ruth was elm
mated because Of injuries seemed to
lose much Of morale, especially on at
tack. They didn't have the zip to
their swing. Supposedly deadly bat
.ers were tied in knots az the plate.
They Didn't "Wait Out"
Far be it from the writer 70 take
ANYTHING from Nehf's brilliant triumph.
No abb can be offered for a team that
cannot score run in nine innings.
Yet the fact remains that the Yankees
ore and all displayed lack of souno
calculation or Judgment in their antics
at the plate. Repeatedly batters ie.
perfect strikes drift across without
smashing at them, while, on the other :
land. they swung so regretfully at bad
balls OF course it must be rerlem-
bered that Nehf's cunning was typliied
here. but the ethics of the game lncui-
cate the first principle Of waiting oue
wild" pitcher.
The greatest play ever seen in q
worlds series closed out the 1erV!d
nght The issue drifted DOWN from
the opening inning to the ninth, wltn
Waite Hoyt up against an undeservea
score Of / to 0. Babe Ruth, suffering
with an infected right arm, q spralned
ankle and a strain in the left lee, was
sent UP first in this closing parasaHs
TO bat for Wally P;pp, whose weakness
against portside pitching IS provcrbial Al.
And here I am going TO take the
second guess I DO not think that
Ruth. in his dilapidated condition,
should have been employed as hrst
batter in the inning. 4 right-hand
hitter, say Hofmann, would have been
far better bet But let us first de-
scribe Rawlings's play Of saving grace;
Ruth, with two strikes and called
ball. went after questionable pitch
on the inside, and hitting i on the
handle of his bat rolled sharply TO
George Kelly. WHO had little difficulty
In beating the spawned Man O war TO
first base Ward worned pass out OF
Nehf. This put i up TO Frank baAer
Home Run Baker-who years pro
viously as member Of the Athlet.cs
= just such situation cheated NC
Craw out of basebalvs highest honors
by e.out.ng one o. Matty's fadeaways
into the right field stands.
Had ne been patient, Baker would
hare walked, too Nehf pitched no less
than FIVE balls 10 him a foot or more
70 the inside. Three Of these the
Trappc mauler endeayored to murder
and fouled off near his fingers Final
y, with the count three and Two, he
Stt1S-f1 ~scAcEIJ tN"A%~ t-S.+@ -r-'+'
1t seemed the sures. hit that ever lie I
a bat Rawlings rushed oTer ard threw
himself al the grounder after the
fashion os football tackleV. He
Hnotnered the ball in his glove.
elutched il, rolled over couple OF
times and came up in time TO make q
saving play 10 first on the hcayy-1ooted
Ezxsr.
Fcvster Did Well
l. was one 20 million that Raw
l,ags never could get close 10 Baker s
snarp nt. Fewster dashed on boldly
Tor taird base. None but the rife arm
q Kelly or Bob Meusel could have
ioiied ais daring attempt, and tnen !.
required perfect peg on the part o1
me Giant first baseman 20 stop tne
runner. But the throw was perfect
and Frisch, taking the bag, gave Ward
fea. oolDall body check as ne tagged
nsm out. Tnis VAS perhaps the mos
Sensational double play such IN I'M
ocrtsns game ever has witnessed.
- Many were inclined - criticize
fsrster's boidncsg on the paths, es-
sse'ally 1T sucn critical stage Of p
game tHa, meant a couple OF thousand
eoiiars' difference between winner and
loser. He attempted only that whicf
champion is expected 10 attempt. He
hsd tha break On u hit and run pla5
ana he gambled 1T even money on
!" 100 shot. Only e. wonderful re-
sssyery on tne part Of Rawlings fagget
Eager, and i Baker had been safe
teese would have been no chance for