The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-07

Bancroft went To third and Groh :"
second. on the play. f'rSrh M. Ball
one. Bancroft scored "n frisch's sac :
rifice fly TO Witt. GrUh going To third.
Meusel up. Foul. strike one. Ball one.
ming. and as il turned out they were
more than enough 10 win. a. Scott
turned back the Yankees inning after
inning with battling cumming and re-
letlcSS courage. A third tally was
pounded in off Huyt in the seventh but
IL was not needed.
Hoyt was Threatened in both the first
and second innings. before the GIANTS
broke through. Ward uipped q rally.
in the first. grabbing Meusels hot drivr
toward right and doubling FrtsCh AT
first after Groh and the Fordham flash
had singled Young and Cunningham
singled in the second. but ripp Was
caught by Bob MeuSerS accurate throw,
trying 70 stretch his single and Gun.
ningham was forced hy Earl Smith for
the third out.
Jack SCOTS SINGLE.
Jack Scott started - 'nkec down
fall III the third wi, .:.xl. Ia cen
ter. Bancroft hit Sha - I" Ward aud
when the second sacke, kicked the h1l.
into left field. Scott raced 10 third ana
Bancroft pulled up At second. Groh
bounced one TO Hoyt who caught Scott
off third. DuGan taking the throw and
running down the pitcher. Bancroft !
who had gotten 70 third On the play.
scored on Frisch's sacrifice hoist 10
witt, In deep center. Groh advanced
base and came hcm. on Irish Meus"ls
wHllOp to right Young forced MeuSc'
TO end the inning.
Bancroft scored the third run In IN"
seventh. Two were out and Hoyt had
the Giant captain In the hole win
two strikes and one ball but walked
him with three wide CneS. Gr"h hit
the first bali pitched - right held on
a hit and run play. and Bancroft easily
reached third, from where he scored on
ErIsch's line single to right. Ward end
ed the rally by tossing out Irish Neuse"
Hoyt Never a Puzzle.
Hovt was never a puzzle With tn"
top end OF the Giant batting order
again leading the attack. the youthtni
Yankee tw.rier was hit hard through
cut the seven innings he worked Tue
Giants collected two hits OF ms uc-
livery in each of the five innings. I"e
nth was tho only hltless inning for
Tho winners. Sam Jones pitched IN"
eighth after Frank Rak"r had bate"
for Hoyt He retired tn" SIDE. after
Young had singled for his third hit an"
Cunningham walked.
threatened only once. in tn" seventh. but
!, WAS a golden opportunity they missed
With Pirp out. Rob MeuSel bounded an
infield nj, over SCOTS head and Schanr
walloped the first ball down the r'Sh,
field foul line for a double. MeuSeI
holding third
Crisis FOR Scott.
I, was the games crisis r"" scott
The Giant inheld par!ey"d with the
pitcher. and Coach Hughcy Jennings
came from the dugout with INSTRUCTIONS
The outlook was even NOR" DUBIOUS
with Fine Smith. dangerous hitter
batting In place OF Ward fut WIN
the coun, three and |. Smith let sec
ond strike shoot by and then missed 'he
third one. Everett Scott ended Yankee
homes ny grounding out 10 Bancroft.
The Yankees goh but two hits on
Scott in the other eight innings. ono m,
the second by p!pp. who also stole Scc-,
oud and another In the sixth ny H"yt
Both were tho first /" face scott. VINO
quickly retired the next three hattcrsl
each time.
Row Yants On Bases.
Witt who walked IN tn" third ana
Ruth. who WAS hit by pitched hril IN
the fourth were tn" only other yam,
KEGS to reach base. Whitley. mapping off
quick toss to Kelly. and tho first bone"
play ~ the series was automatically
recorded The Babe was cut down at
third when he crashed with Groh In
trying To get an extra base on tTIschs =
tumble Of Bob Mcusers grounded.
As. In the other departments OF the
game. the Giants eXcelled In fielding.
although there was little Of the spec
taCular variety Groh'S running catch
Of SCOTS foul. near the Yankee dug
out in Tie nth. and Mancrofts spear "t
Pipps hot grounder over second base
In the ninth were outstanding.
Formidable Advantage.
The Giants. with two victories and no
defeats now hold Formidable advan-
| ,ags over their rivals. Their supremacy
in pitching gcneralship. all round dc
t-nsive and offensive work. Will" "sN"-
c!ally clear cut today has been outstand-
ing in the entire series to date.
Few more startling revcrsais Of form
have been recorded in the fortunes OF
the rival twirling STATS HusGInS. with
five stars to rely un. vas conceded an
overwhelming advantage. Mc'iraw. on
IN" other hand. with u staff riddled and
ineffective hy a hard campaign. faced
a dubious outlook with the chance that
one or more OF his moundsm"u might
como through That they did come
th~pugh-Ncnf and Barnes and Scott
and displayed NOR" pitching skill. re-.
SourcsfulHcSs and c"uragnd shan Bush.
Shawkey and Hoyt. is the sensation Of
the series.