Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-10-04
both PITCHERS
ARE KNOCKED
FROM THE BOX
Nehf and Bush Replaced by
Ryan and HOyt
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Babe Ruth, Home Run King Fais to
Circle Them and is Disguised as he
Fans Clean Twice.

Poo Grounds, New York. Oct. T.
Full of the McGraw spirit of fight
the New York Giants battled from
behind this afternoon and took the
first game of the series from the
Yanks 3 to 2.
After taking away at the fast ball
of Joe Bush, the American League
champions, for seven innings without
much luck, the Giants hoped on him
in the eighth inning, drove him out
of the box and won the game with
three runs.
First Inning Yankees: Witt up.
Bail /; strike one called; foul, strike
two, Witt flied to Stengel. 1t wa long
drive into the center field. DUgan up.
Strike one called, Dugan out to Kelly.
! Ruth up. Strike one swung, strike two
swung, ball /, Ruth famed, swinging
hard.
No runs no hits no errors.
Nehf had his curve ball working
beautifully over the corners.
First Inning Giants: Bancroft up.
Strike one called, ball one, Bancroft
out on ground bounder. Groh ball one,
strike one, called, ball two, foul,
strike two, single to left. Frisch up
ball, strike one, single to left. 1t was
duplicate Of Groh's hit. :. Musel up.
Strike one, swung, foul strike ?, ball
one Groh and Fisch advanced on
passed ball, Meusel fouled out to
Schang back of the plate. Young up.
Ball one, foul strike one; strike two
swung, ball two Young popped to
E1pp. No runs, two hits, no errors.
tBush was unable to find the corners
and started off so wobbly that Mays
WARMED up in the bull pen. He found
himself, however, and got the side.
Second Inning Yankees: Pipp up
strike one called, ball one, Pipp
grounded out to Kelly; r. Meusel up,
strike one called, strike two swung,
ball one, is out swinging at wide curve
Schang up, strike one called, ball one,
ball two strike two called, Schang
singled to left on a line drive. Ward
up strike one called, ball one, Ward
out Gloh to Kelly. No runs one hit no
errors.
Second Inning Giants: Kelly up,
Strike one swung. strike two swung,
Kelly famed, third being called.
Stengel up, ball one, strike one call
ed, ball two, Stengel out Ward to Pipp
on an easy chance. Snyder up, Snyder
out to Pipp on the first ball pitched.
No runs no hits no errors.
Dugan made a brilliant stop of
Snyder's drive and made a fast throw
for the out. The crowd broke into
loud cheers.
Third Inning Yankees: Scott up.
Strike one called, Scott popped to
Groh Bush up, ball one, flied to Ban
croft who made brilliant running
catch over his shoulder in short
left center. Witt up ball one, strike
one called, ball two, strike two called,
Witt out Frisch to Kelly. No runs no
hits no errors.
Nehf continued to work most eff
fectively. He had curve that was
breaking too soon and cutting the cor
ners of the plate. Bancroft's catch was
a thrilling piece of fielding. 1t robbed
Bush of d seemingly sure hit.
Third Inning Giants: Nehf up strike
one, foul, strike two, ball one, Nehf
out on a grounder to Pipp unassisted;
Bancroft up, ball one, ball two, strike
one called, Bancroft out Ward to
Pipp. Groh up, strike one called, ball
one, Groh left center for a triple He
was stopped at third by Meusel.
Frisch up, Foul, strike one, Frisch
popped to Ward in short center. No
runs, one hit, no errors.
Bush was still a bit wobbly and
could do nothing with his curve ball.
While the Giants were hitting vicious
w at this fast ones. Meusels fine
throw from the leftfe'd fence cut off
what looked like a homer for Groh.
Fourth Inning ! nkees-Dugan up.
strike one swung, ball one, strike two
called. ball two, Dugan singled past
Bancroft. Ruth up, Ruth forced Dugan
at second, Frisch to Bancroft on the
first ball. Pipp up, ball one, strike
one called, strike two called ball two
ball three, foul, Pipp famed swing
ing and Ruth was doubled stealing.
Snyder to Bancroft. No runs, one hit,
m errors