The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-09
FOUR IN A ROW
GIVE NATIONALS
WORLDS TITLE
Inglorious Defeat of the Am
erican Leaguers Clinched
In Sundays Game-Hug-
gins-Bush Clash Of Opinion
Helped In the Inning of
Decision.

Associated trCSS,-lhe New DIN
Giants once more are champions!
of the world. They reached the
pinnacle of success for the second
consecutive year in a furious up-
hill rush this afternoon that flung
the Yankees to defeat. ) to ;. and
crushed Il diSgu>tcd pitcher, " HrI-
let Joe" Bush.
1t was the second successive
time that the Yankees har 81
buckrd the Giants in 4 world 81
series and failed.
rnglortous Defeat
This year they went down inSlorious-
~, without the Solace "f having cap
tured even one - the five games that
comprised the hattie for the title. Tho
best the Yankees could do VAS 10 tic the
second game Of the series. The Giants
won the four others.
In all the annals OF the game only
two clubs ever triumphed In world
series in such a decisive fashion.
1907 the Chicago Nationals won four
straight victories over the Detroit
Americans. after fighting a twelve in
ming first game tie at SIS IN runs.
Seven years later the Boston Braves
surprised the fans OF the entire nation
by wreckNg Connie Mack's superb
Athletics four games IN row.
Clash OF Opinion.
The final downfall OF the Yankees
was that OF n house momentarily dirid-
ed. Miller Higgins. the head OF the
household which was then enjoying
5 20 lead. over the Giants differed
with Is pitcher Joe Bush. in his stra-
eetic position for blocking the on
slaught of the champions IN the eighth
inning. Bush became angry. and before
ne could calm himself. Long George
Kelly had smacked one Of his curves
so hard and SO FAR that one Giant raced
across the plate with the run that tied
the Yankees and another Giant trotted
IN with the score that beat them.
Looked Like victory.
The Yankees eujoyed the prospect OF
q victory for only fifteen minutes.
When they came to bat in the seventh
the score was deadlocked at two all.
They made run on Meusers scratch
hit. Schang's sacrifice bunt. a will pitch
by Ar, NehE, the Giants souihpaw.
and a short sacrifice fly to centerheld
from the bat OF Everett Scott. The
Mouse, as he sid for home. II seem ,
ed Tho Yankees barely had squeezed oat
a victory.
The winning Eighth.
And then IN ;he oigh;h. the couraE-
Gus Giants flung OF; their Challenge.
PIP. the Yankees frs; haseman. halt
ed them tor moment by stopping Ban
croft's hard blow back Of first base and
leap;nS % he bag just In time 70 bca
the runner But the fighting Giants
would not be denied = victory quick ana
sure. Gr"h cvt tn" diamond Nquarcly
IN ha'f w:th 4 single that ripped along
the turf iu;p c"n;crfic.d. frisch h!t a
liner tina; bounded to Mcmillan n
centsrleid. VIE, ugGl"l X. and tho
batter Was credited with ~" Dagger.
while GrOh went on T. third. Irish
McuSel shot a r"llCv 10 short. Scott
hurNag the bal, home 50 fast that
Giroh could not safely reach ~" plate.
He started - return :" iG.rd but was
run dowH by SchauS.
Bush In Trouble.
When tho bali was thrown back ?"
the box. Bush found himself IN trouble.
Frisch the fastest runner IN either ,
team. stood r"rrhcd "n third haS". and
Irish MNuse, was on second ~ III"
plate. swinging hit bat ict; handed,
s,oo. Pep" Young VIII" usually drops
his hits in right 'i"!i.
~ this noman. ;h"rC rnprcd into ~"
mind % Miller HrcS!1S IN. thought that
the best way out oi the difficulty would
be 10 lec Young walk I" first. filing
the bases that :, i"r""-"Us would he
facilitated. -" VAS willing {" take 4
chanC. that Kelly. who has been weak
IN Ms recent batting would continue I"
Re weak. So IA" ordered Push t" walk
Young. Later both Cant and Yankee
PLAYERS SAID :, was 4 pleadid example
OF baseball strategy. The break or th%
game ruined il. nevertheless.
bullet Joe" obeys.
The sudden command completely dis
pleased Bush. he wanted 70 work things
out his own way. lie warmed mp h!G
tongue wit couple of h"t words and
then shouted at iiugS.nS.
Lets play ball
Huggn Was iaSis;"ut. and repeated
his signal 20 pass Young. Bush obeycd
HIS face showed his disxus, at each 1T
the four wide throws he hurled [" the
catcher.
And then KeIly. WI" has rirh'handed
appeared AZ the plate RuShs first pitch
TO him was 4 ball. The next was
speedy curve.
Higgins was coaching. Some thought
the Nau>ccs had learned a lesson vcp.
teriay when M"';raw's oUttjrIdcrs .w;r.
returned hits 50 speedily that <U-I"r~
were tagged between be ses. To-day ~ :
another day with Scot. however. II"
overran The bag and was caught
Facing the East breaking curves -
Neht. the Yankees. ~ has boon ;hai"
custom. through ~. tho series plugged
along for one run n, time. while IN"
Giants stuck 20 their worth wh;ic habit
OF letting The hits fall whore they might
~ the hope Of rushing several runners
nver the SLATE. The Yankees wcr" h"'G
L. five h.:- hy SHhr.
Ruth Helpless.
\ sing" 10y DUNCAN. q sac~!rlc" H..
Ruth ard r.pp's single ga.. Bush "nr
run L. star; with ~ ths first inning. !
The Giants took IN" lead in tn. second ,
getting ,wu runs "u M"uscl'S single. :
Young walk. kciiyS sacrifice. and 4
one baGTc" by Cunningham. The Yam
KEGS tied n" cnun: ~ send all in tho
ira ward walk! and was sen,
R:"utG H. .!;.-it BY single hic by
Scp., AID Bush Ns,..h IN ih- seventh
the Ealac"s ;org.i ahead M-usel
scra' b." u l,' ths,: Gruu fumbl"l He
was -, r.i..rd 20 second b. Schans
and given a rip % third on a Wild pitch .
SCOTS sarrific" tiy Sent him home.
Thcr" We're occasions for Ruth to
rise from his slump and regain heroic I
stature hut n" could not Srnitc the
curves that Nsht hurled 50 carefully /
After his sacrifice la the first .nn:nY |
his ba1 Nr"du, 81 u"th!n. but a strike
nd ftt.,, q -,lN