The New York herald., 1922-10-06
BancrOft's Error Brings a
Tally for American Leaguers
i'm First Round.
BY DANIEL.
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AS game time came yesterday on the
Polo Grounds an Indian summer haze
hung over the field. The sky was
cloudless-and it was hot. It became
warmer still when Bob Shawkey
mounted the rostrum in his fiery red
shirt, companion to the Joe Bush shirt
and one of the few remaining sur
vivors of the old Yankee line of red
shirts which were borne so gracefully
by Hal Chase, Russ Ford. Dave Fultz
and Happy Jack Chesbro.
George Hildebrand, one of the prides
OF the Ban Johnson stable, took his
proud position behind the plate, Barry
Mccormick, who is to run things to-
day, went to first, Bricky Owens to
second and william KLEIN, the Yonkers
burgher. to third. The game was on
This time the Yankees were the
home club. The Giants wore their
gray travelling uniforms, and they be-
gan to travel pronto. Dave Bancroft,
first up. was worked on with every
thing Shawkey had. Bob threw him
speed and slow ones. and finally Ward,
with nice move, threw out the Giant
captain.
Now came the astonishing Heinie.
With the count and 2. Groh lashed n
single TO left--his fourth hit of the
series. In the 1919 series he made only
five hits in eight games. Shawlxey got
two strikes on frankie Frisch. too, but
the Fordham Flash lifted a Texas
Lacquer right behind Scott, putting Groh
on second.
Irish slams the Ball.
Shawkey got two strikes on Irish
Meusel. too. That third strike was a
nightly elusive one for Bob-and the
Giants were proving that the last one
Is the big one. Irish slammed the
fourth pitch into the left field bleachers
drove in Groh and F'risch ahead OF him,
gave the Giants all the runs they were
to score that day and sent the adj
herents OF the National Leaguers into
q wild frenzy which knew no bounds
said Lord Mountbatten to Lady Mount
batten: THAT was some SOCK" II was,
men--lt was
shawkey got two strikes on Ross
Young, too. and then the outfielder flied
TO Witt. Kelly fouled TO Schang. The
inning was over and Yankee fans heaved
sigh OF relief.
There was considerable agitation IN
the Yankee half, which saw the Rupert
Huston hopefuls pick UP run. With
two and two. Witt gave the acrobatic
Heinie a chance TO shine. The albino
was out. Dugan fouled one off, then
saw two bad ones go by. He landed on
the fourth pitch and landed squarely
driving it TO Bancroft It was a hard
chance and Bannie fielded Il pretty we'll
but ne made "a wild throw over Kelly's
head. which put Joseph from New Haven
on second base.
Ruth was impatient. lie lit on the
first pitch and grounded TO Kelly. Joe
going to third. Two out and Pipp UP.
while Bill Pipp OF Grand Rapids palpl-
tated tremendously. Ball one was a
slow curve. The second pitch suited
Wallie and he slammed IL TO Kelly. The
pill took mean hop over Kelly's glove
gave Pipp a hit and sent in a run. With
two out and two on Bob Meusel flied
to Young.
The second inning was not happy
one for the Giants. Stengel, to start IT,
beat out slow one 10 Scott and Snyder
hit to right. Casey went no further than
second because OF his charley horse, md
Cunningham was sent In TO be more
nimble. Barnes watched two bad ones
and then made two futile efforts to