New-York tribune., 1922-10-04

| sPSeo against Inc 0eCeptlVe TepeT
handler, who closed out the champion
Nine years ago this fall a young
right handler from Brainerd, Mime
sofa, pitching for the Athletics, made
his worlds series debut by hating the
Giants in their astonished tracks. He
was then just twenty-one years old,
practically unknown to the big crowd
that expected to see his hide removed
at any moment. Yet as novice he
held the Giants to five scattered hits
To-day at the age of thirty, with more
stuff than he has ever known through
the greatest season Of his career, the
same Bullet Joe Bush will make a
valiant attempt to start the Yankees
in the right direction by beating the
game and crafty~Nehf.
I For twenty-one years the New York
Yankees have been struggling to reach
the top Of the game and if Bush beats
| back the left handed defense Of Nehf
! to-day the American Leaguers Of Man
haitian will be on their way to glory
with Shawkcy, Hoyt and Mays wait
| ing to face any selections John McGraw
may elect TO rush into future action.
Twice in Row for New York
Fror, a New York viewpoint the &C.
casion is notable, as this happens to
be the first time in baseball history
where the same city has held an ex-
elusive worlds series two years in a
row. Chicago started the exclusive
series fashion sixteen years ago with
the White Sox and the Cubs. New
York picked up the system last fall
and now once again the same two clubs
perform upon the same field that made
70 ar}a hoy MI
year ago.
No small part Of the color and ro-
nance Of baseball is crowded each Oc-
tober in this post-seasoa jubilee. For
while the two pennant campaigns are
long, hard grinds from April to Oc-
tober, the big climax rushes by with all
the speed and action Of moving pic
ture melodrama where the story is
quickly told.
1t is in this series that the many
millions Of fans get decisive answer
within week as the drama is spread
out before them and the heroes and
the goats are awarded the decorations
that belong.
Thousands of Yankee fans will start
for the Polo Grounds to-day, fixed in
| their belief that after the long drought
in the wilderness their ball club at
last is poised upon the border Of the
promised land. They have not under
rated the managerial genius of McGraw
nor have they overlooked the speed,
batting power and gameness of Nc
Graw's men. But they are far enough
along in the wiles and ways of the
game to know just how much heavy
advantage in pitching strength means
and they are confident that Bush,
Shawkey, Hoyt and Mays will be able
TO lnterpose four right arms that will
block any Giant advance.
Studying Rival Supporters
The study of the two fan camps is
one of the most interesting angles OF
the series. Giant followers willingly
acknowledge the pitching superiority
of their rivals. They are not leaving
for the battlefield with any of the ra-
diant optimism that covers the Yam
closing days Of the race when the test
reached the dusty stretch, they saw
McGraw naneuver his way safely by
all trouble with ball club that hit
the ball and scored enough runs to
win game after game. They saw the
supposedly crippled Giant ship safely
docked while the stronger Yankee
craft was still out struggling with the
gales and surf, barely able by the
margin of game to make landing in
the nick of time.
And 50, just as many thousands will
carry to the ball park this blind faith
IN McGraw and his hard-hitting. fast
fielding club, figuring that in some way
enough good pitching will come around
TO pull the Giants safely through.
Ihere Will be any number Of oppor-
tunltles for both camps to expand the
human o&,~ L.
rife with the battle howl of the tribe.
For when such brilliant fielders as
Bancroft. Scott, Frisch, Ward, Groh.
Dugan, Young, Witt, ETC., are turned
loose in the same corral there is sure
to be dizzy whirl Of exciting epi-
sodes.
And when such heavy slugrers as
Babe Ruth, the two Meusels, Kelly.
Young, Schang, Pipp and others take a
toe hold and lean against the fast ones
there is always the certainty that more
than one outfielder will find the park
too small.
Great Collection of Stars
We can recall no series that has ever
brought SO many stars into one world,s
series frame. Both clubs have gath
cred talent from far and wide, leaving
the baseball plattcrs of Boston and
rhliadeiphla far cleaner than the
Spratt family ever thought of doing.
Ahey nave both assembled all-star
casts 70 cheer up. the taxpayers, but
the departure of ShuAiin' Phil DOUGLAS
and pitching slump by some Of his
mates left McGraw weaker than he
cares to be in such an important de-
partment Of the game. This doesn't
mean that he is sure to get moor mitch.
ing. After long, healthy rest his un-
certain staff may yet upset the done bv
giving Yankee pitching an even run.
II Nehf' Barnes, Scott and McQuillan
happen to be at their best, worked into