The New York herald., 1922-10-06

cote about this one. Christy
Matnewson not only pitched it, but
should have won It, as most of the runs
scored by Boston were unearned.
The other tie game in a world series
happened in 1907 and ended in twelve
innings with the same score as that of
yesterday. TO 3. The contesting clubs
van was pitching for Detroit, and would
have emerged from the contest a victor
If his catcher had not let a third strike
get away from him, on which man
scored.
We saw both of those tie games. but
as we remember them neither was
exciting as that contest Of yesterday.
AS real matter OF fact there have been
few battles of the diamond which ever
have surpassed that game of yesterday
for sustained interest. Almost every
thing happened in it that could be ex-
pected to happen.
In the very first inning it BOXED as
If worlds series history was to repeat
itself. Marquard once lost a game in a
series by insisting on trying TO throw
fast ball past Home Run Baker. and
that is just about what Bob Shawkey
tried to do with Irish Meusel. With
Groh and Frisch on the bags Meusel
came TO bat. He fouled one pitch and
the next was a strike. Then Shawkey
wasted ball, and we looked to see him
waste another, or at least curve one over
a corner, but he shot a fast one inside.
breast high. Some fan in the left field
bleachers had that ball for a souvenir a
moment later.
Looking back on it, the real break In
the game came in the second inning
Stengel got TO first on high infield
bounder, but apparently hurt his bad leg
In doing so. The result was that when
Snyder singled. Stengel only reached
second when he should have been
perched on third. In that case the
Giants almost undoubtedly would have
scored another run. while as 1t was a
double play cut short their chances. That
double play just about saved the Yanks.
And Il beat the Giants out Of vic
tory Once Shawkey settled down Nc
Graw's men might Just as we'll have
sent their bats back TO the factory. They
were ornamental. merely. The Giants
got three hits off Shawkey In the last
eight innings, and those were as far
apart as hard drinks at n church So
ciaI. Yes, sir, when the former sailor
got his starboard battery adjusted he
sure was sinking everything in sight.
Tough Game for Barnes.
1t was a mighty tough game for Jess
lead he pitched plenty well enough 20
hold e. but luck wasn't with him. The
usually reliable and always brilliant
Bancroft made a high throw which ac-
counted for the first run scored by the
Yankees. But, well as he pitched. we
confess that we rather believe that Jess
after that slow balled himself out OK
victory. Take the eighth inning. for
example.
Barnes had been tossing slow balls 70
Ruth all day, and tossing Is the proper
word. The ball came up. In speed and
size rather resembling toy balloon
floating by a couple OF feet outside the
plate Now. while Barnes got away with
this for some time. he apparently failed
TO realize that, whatever he may be or,
Mr. Ruth Is no mugg on a baseball field.
The Babe finally timed the delivery,
waited for ball he could reach and
deliberately slammed Il 60 left, field
which was vacant Of defense, as the
Bambino was supposed TO pull any and
All deliveries to right, where the helders
had assembled. When the tumult died
away the Babe was uttering uncouth
sounds Of Joy while standing on second
The Babe advanced after the catch OF
Pipp's long fly
Now two men were out and when
Meusel fouled the first two pitches It
looked as II the danger was passed.
Then Barnes wasted two fast balls.
That was all right, but then he wasted
"a slow ball. In situation such as that
II doesn't seem exactly proper TO waste
slow ball--so far from the plate that
child could Judge that IT was out DC (
reach. That made the count two and
three. and Barnes had 20 put one over /
Meusel doubled and away went a per-
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