The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-07

POLO GROUNDS, n. r. Oct. IT,
Gray clouds loaded with rain cast =
sonbre pail over the Polo grounds
today a. the New York Giants and
Yankees prepared for the fourth
game Of the world ssriea.
| Mist that had been descending on
: the s.ands occasionally. turned into .
Ispitsang rain ~ I7ao. Thers wers
only few drops spiashing down. but
/ tho haIf.fiiied blcachess donnsd
slickers and started 10 improviss
umbrellas out Of newspapers and
cardboard.
Tho sheltered upper stands wsrs
about one<hird filled. whereas they
were jammed to the rim at the same
time for the previous games Of the
series.
Crowds were pouring into the
blcachcr gates and rapidly filling the
many vacant seats.
Altrock and schacht. the comedy
pair. pulled the usual stunts for the
entertainment OF the early custom
crs.
The players filed into the club
houses. Heinie Groh and Babe
Ruth. the battlers Of yesterdays
game. arrived at about the same
time. They exchanged . 10.
Heinie. 49," 'Lo. Babe and went
In to get into their uniforms.
Big drops OF rain started to spin
down again at 1s:45 and the bleach
ers became sea OF umbrellas.
The Yanks, In the white uniforms
Of the home club. were first on
the field. They received big hand
as they sauntered In from the Gen.
ter field gate.
Lew Liewellyn. a tall. lanky col
iege rookie. went to the mound
when the Yanks started batting
practice. The rain was splitting
down steadily and the players look
cd doubtfully up at the skies.
Seeming to be the favorites Of
the day. the Giants caused a big
outburst from the stands when they
entered the field.
tently. 1t was very light. however.
and seemed to be working no dam
age to the infield and only little
annoyance 10 the spectaton.
FIRST INNING
Giants--Bancroft beat out q hit
over Mays head. 1t was a single. A.
Ward failed TO reach II in time. Groh
sscnS sss Masi rrssh sH sgR ied dsssness so sss.s ik
Meuscl out. Scott to Pipp. No runs.
one hit. no errors.
Yanks,-witt sinsIed to center.
at second. Ruth flied TO Cunning
ham. who made the catch with hts
back against the center field fence.
He fell heavily and was hurt time
easily easily after the catch. pugau held
first on the play. Cunningham re-
sumed play Pipp hit TO right for a
single. scoring Witt and sending Du-
gan 10 third. Pipp was out trying
Frisch. II. Meusel singled 10 right.
scoring Dugen. Meurcl reached Sec
ond when Snyder's throw to catch
him s,enlins got through Friscs;;
famed. Two runs. four hits. one
error.
SECOND INNING
Giants---Young flied to r.. Meusel.
Kelly out. Mays 10 Pipp, on tap IN
front OF the plate, Cunningham
walked. Snyder out. Dugan to Pipp.
No runs. no hits. no errors.
YanlSs--ward flied 10 Young. who
made the catch against the right
field wall. Scott out. Bancroft to
Kelly. Mays out Frisch to Kelly. on
a fast play No runs. no hits. NO
errors.
The Yanks were trying to get
game in before. rain stopped them.
They were playing fast.
THIRD INNING
Giants-~-McQuiilan out. Schang to
Pipp. on hunt in front OF the plate.
bancroft walked. Groh flied to II.
Meusei. Frisch flied To Ruth. NJ
runs. no hits. no errors
Yanks---Witt flied to Cunningham.
pugan out. Groh to Kelly. Ruth
walked Pipp flied TO Young. No
runs, no hits. no errors
FOURTH INNING
Giants---E. Meuscl out. Dugan to
Pipp. on bounder. Young singied
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