The New York herald., 1922-10-08

"NHNNNN'f
headed their way after three days of
failure, the Yankees permitted them
selves 10 reach height of elation
which robbed them of their baseball
senses and made them look foolish
Yanks Beat Themselves.
A calm, close analysis of the game
leads one to the conclusion that tho
Yankees beat themselves; that without
legal error They were handicapped
by a few bad breaks-principall that
single by Bancroft, which bounded
treacherousy over the head OF Ward
In that eventful fifth inning and drove
in two runs A clean bound might nave
resulted in a double play.
1t was a break which gave Helnie
Groh a single when he bounced hit
off Mays's glove in that inning ana
sent Bannie to second. But the breaks
are the things which decide these tense
battles for the baseball title. Inc
breaks are baseball--and they won for
the Giants II may have been What
men are pleased to call luck, II may
have been the sudden appearance OF
the jackrabbit ball, il may have beeA
the lumpy ground. it may have oeen
what Mays put on the ball. But the
breaks were born. and with them three
straight for the Giants.
The Yankees were not only reckless
but they were ridiculous victims OF the
traps laid for them by the Giants. In
these the major figure was Bancroft,
who was praised to the skies after the
game by John McGrcw. Bancroft iured
on the Yankees and then got them in
his net with a great cutoff ana throw
to Frisch TO head off men speeding
head down and brains nowhere.
n
Rannie taking the throw from the out
field in a feint toward third or home,
was n feature Of the Giants defense
ali season. No other club in either
league had that play as 1t was workea
nv the National League leaders. 1t was
something new for the Yankees, ana
they died in the spiders weo' for
whole week before the series the Giants,
under Hughey Jennings, worked every
morning to perfect that play. for d
whole week Hughey labored to get TINS
tricL down 10 the fine point which 1t
had attained with him as the pivot on
the old Orioles.
worked by Old Orioles.
While on that subject 1t will De
worth while to diverge for a moment:
Some time ago a picture was printed
of McGraw, Jennings, keeler, heIley
and the ground keeper of the Baltliiiore
mark. 1t was taken in October, 1000,
inst after the Cleveland Spiders mao
astounded the Orioles by peatihs lnei,.
four out of five for the Temple Cup III
the series out of which grew the pres
ent classic. 80 orias
For whole week after that series
tbe four Orioles worked every DAY az
Raltimore perfecting the cutoff which
Yesterday beat the Yankees. Inc pias
had gone wrong against the spiders, pu.
the hard working, thinking orroies So
A down so fine that they useo IL 10
corfound the Spiders the very next eai
In the Temple Cup series even as oile
play COMPOUNDED the Yankees yes'eruas' yG,as,
In 1896 the Orioles won over tne
lands four straight. .o,
IF was the old Oriole type OF oelehoe,
smart. keen, resourceful. which trouhcea tra
the Yankees and nullified what seeined
to he greater power on attack 1t was
hrainv baseball against brute force, anu
tba McGraw game scored anotner
,,mnh. The "old Army game nau
failed against John Scott ana 1t iaiieI
again against McQuillan.
Tha recklessness Of the Yankees cul-
minated in one Of the most stupio acts
seen in a world series. Hau II "Vlneu,
Walliy Schang might have been hailea
as the hero of the battle for having Pu.
tba winning run on second base But
,hs fact remains that anybody who at
temnts. as did Schang. to stretch a MT
into a double when the tying run is on
third base and there is only one OUT 10
guilty of brainiess baseball. foor
coaching may have contributed TO II.
Pipp's Double starts 1T.
Here's how the stage was set for that
asininity. Pipp, first W In the nintn'
with one run needed to make IL oeau-
lock. hit the third pitch for double 20
right. This looked like the big break
of the battle. The Giants gathereu
around McQuillan and conferred VIII
him. Bob Meusef tried TO bunt ana
fouled and then slammed nara
grounder to Groh.
Pipp left second without waiting to
see where the ball went. Head down he
darted toward third and was trapped
Groh to Bancroft. Bannie ran the lank
first baseman down. The rally subsided
a bit and the uproar became less
furnishing on the tympanum. With two
bad ones thrown Schang hammered
single 10 centre.
This hit put Meusel on third with the
tying tally. Schang saw the Giant in
field dispose itself for play at third.
Bannie asked him to step into his parlor,
and Wallie smart catcher that he Is,
walked right In The feint toward third
became great throw from Cunningham
to Bancroft Needless OF sound baseball
Schang ran for second. and Bannie with
n quick throw to Frisch nipped him and
killed the rally. There still was
chance for a score with Bob on third,
but that chance died when Ward hit the
first pitch to Irish Meusel and sent the
crowd home.
That old Oriole play with Bannie as
the pivot entered into the first Inning
too. Pipp was the victim then, and no
doubt he cost the Yankees a third run.
Witt started the ruction with a hit to
center--a resounding wallop which
started BIZ Ryan warming up out in the
bull pen. IL had an ominous ring. With
two strikes on him Joe Dugan singled
to center and put Witt on second.
Ruth looked like a great menace. IT
was ball one. strike one. ball two, then
a terrific crash which sent the ball arch
gin into right center. It looked like a
home run. Cunningham dashed back
Just in the nick Of time. made the great
est outfield catch Of the series--and then
slipped on the wet turf
saves Three Right There.
But Cunningham held tightly to the
ball He saved three runs then and
there. Witt ran to third base, but
Dugan, for some reason best known 70
himself and the coacher, held first base.
True, he had gone toward second. but
while Cunningham lay on the ground he
had plenty OF time to go on.