New-York tribune., 1922-10-05
Giant Rally
In 9th Beats
alnkees, 3-2
Rally in the Eighth Inning
Enables McGrawmen to
Overcome an Early Lead
Continued from page one)
By Grantland Rice

five innings the two pitchers took
almost exclusive charge of the rival
casts. The wireless wave. cracking
merrily on it's way to Minnesota, in
formed the cheering yeomanry of
Brainerd that Bush was in an unbeat
able mood. Once in a while some
Giant would nick him for a blow, only
to have him tighten up and scatter
the next assault. He had smoke enough
to be used on movie location for a
burning oil we'll, and his sudden curve
snapped over the plate round after
round
Art Nehf, who had been working
briskly up to the fifth, came near los
ing lot of valuable hide just at the
turn. Meusel and Ward were on base
with only one man out, when Deacon
Scott lashed line drive between right
and center that for a brief moment
looked to be on its way to the highly
decorated fence. 1t was here that Pep
Young put his two feet into high,
stepped on the gas and by gallant
sprint not only killed off a three-b base
hit, but doubled Bob Meusel at second
base.
Yankee Rally Is Broken
Meusel, at the crack of the bat, had
left for home, leaving message that
he was not to be disturbed. But Young's
great catch left him foundering far
from port, with the budding rally COM
pletely broken. -
The Yankees, hacking away at Nehf,
finally broke through in the sixth.
Whitley Witt, the only living outfielder
who ever drop-kicked pop bottle
against his own dome, led off with an
important triple, after Bush had
grounded out Dugan's infeld hit
caused Wits demise at third, but
Dugan slipped to second on the play.
SO here we were with two out, a man
on, and Babe (himself-accept no sub
stitutes) advancing to the plate Nehf
had famed Babe in the first inning
despite the fact that on this occasion
the Bamblno was completely assembled
and not badly scattered as he was a
year ago. In this crisis Nehf almost
had Ruth hooked again with two
strikes, when the big slugger finally
bounded one through the inield, scor-
ing Dugan with the opening run.
This lone tally, as the saving goes,
looked as bulky as Pixies Peak. With
the way Joe Bush was working it be-
strode that narrow ball game like a
Colossus, however this may sound. And
when the Yankees got another in the
seventh through MeusePs hit and
Nehf's wild peg, the Giants seemed to
be in for az pleasant an afternoon as
Greek traffic cop might enjoy during
the rush hour in Constantinople.
But 1t was here the first dull rum
blings, indicating coming storm, be-
gan to drift through the lazy, hazy
afternoon. The Giants in this inning
filled the bases after Bush had
stumbled over an infeld hit that
seemed to affect the stone bruise on
his heel. With the bases full McGraw
derricked Nehf and sent Smith up to
bat. Smith socked into a double play,
but 1t was only by narrow squeak
that the Yankees had their two-run
lead intact.
Bancroft to the Fore
Upon the immediate wake of this
close call Bancroft opened the eighth
with line single and Heine Groh's
third hit was just s warm and woody
as Bancroft's had been. There is no
sight in sport like second sight and no
guess that can match the incompatible
safety and certainty Of the second
guess. But with this new assault
launched against Bush after his close
call from the inning before it seems
that Huggins might have decided then
and there to take no further chance
before rushing Watts Hoyt in.
For Higgins had enough good pitch
ing left 70 handle two series. He was
surrounded by first-class
pitching that was thoroughly warmed