The New York herald., 1922-10-08

Abraham Lincoln was born in log
cabin in the backwoods of Kentucky.
McQuillan was born amid the precipi-
tant chimney pots Of a thickly pop
ulated island of brick canyons.
There's parallel there. For a great
hurler to come out of the few and
scattered sandlots of a metropolis is
a rarity indeed. Circleville, Kan:
Ridgway N. c.; Cedartown. Ga;
Humboldt. Kan.-these most often
bring to light the Titans Of the mound.
But yesterday on the rainsoaked aeId
at the Polo Grounds. under battleship
gray skies which wept a fitting accom-
panin1ent to the failure of the apparently
forlorn Yankees, it was New York's own
which won for New York 1t was not
only the native McQuillan who shared
the chief laurels of the third victory
over the Yankees. Standing out with
prominence. too. was Frankie Frisch,
just now the leading citizen of Bedford
Park. which lies in the lap of The Bronx.
And let US not forget Davy Bancroft
not of New York but good enough to be
a New Yorker. Davy from Sioux City,
Iowa. gave one Of the greatest exhibit
tions of smart shortstopping ever seen
in world series.
Exclusively New York Product
McQuillan, like Frisch, is exclusively
New York product. After developing
with various amateur clubs in Manhat-
tan he moved over to Long Island City
and soon blossomed forth with the EN-
pires, one OF the foremost OF the semi
professional teams. Hughie McQuilan
soon became a strikeout expert Then
he pitched no hit, no run game. Maj-r
league scouts began to follow the EN-
pires around to get an eyeful Of this
youngster. and after a while McQulllan
became a real professional
Toronto signed him hrst. He failed.
losing eight In a row. He was sent 10
Bridgeport, then 10 Worcester. then. in
1915. TO Boston Of the National League.
And last July when the Giants were IN
lire straits for pitching. Hughie can'e
back to HIS own New York In trads
for Big Fred Toney and Walter Houli-
han. a young collegian.
Yesterday. pitching his first world
series game. McQuillan proved to
marked degree that he possesses that
greatest asset of a great pitcher
courage 1t took courage. indeed. 10
fight back at the furious Yankees who,
kept at bay for four days, were de-
termined TO break into the winning II
took courage TO stem the tide after
the American League champions had
crashed out four healthy. ringing hits
in the first round for two runs. II
took something more than courage 10
come out OF that Berserker onslaught
with a determination which simply
knocked the Yankees OFF their feet
Five Hitlcss, Runicss Rounds.
For five innings after that terrific
bombardment OF the first round NcQuil-
Ian kept the Yankees from getting either
hit or run. In those five innings he
faced only sixteen Yankees Two OF
those got passes. and one was cut down
in a double play A home run by Aaron
Ward--the second hit by that worthy
from Little Rock into the left field
bleachers in the series-once more put
McQuillan on his mettlc in the seventh.
double by Wallie Pipp and soon
single by Wallie Schang again tested
the young pitcher TO the utmost in the
resounding ninth. But Hughie. backed
by faultless support. smart fielding,
hurled back the Yankees just when the
American Leaguers seemed 10 have him
on lne run ana dt iedsl a tie III tnelr
grasp.
McQullan had a good curve ball. he
had a fair slow bail. he showed fair TO
middling control. II was not so much
his stuff as the courageous way In which
he stood up while Eli Ryan and Claud
Jonnard were warming up feverishly In
the bullpeu, which brought a well de-
served triumph 20 the young right
hander.
In all. Hughie gave only eight hits.
And none OF these went TO Babe Ruth.
who had only a pass to show for his
days work with the bat. II took some
thing 10 pitch 10 Ruth In the first with
two on and nobody out 1t took some
thing 10 face the mauler with Witt on
second and only one out in tho eighth.
But McQuilian was the goods.
McQuillan was the victor because.
with the breaks. he outdid Carl Mays.
But Il must be conceded that the
Yankees made his task less onerous
through their stupid base running and