The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-04


Il was an ideal day for the game.
III this weather holds we shall
\ some pitching" said Bob Shaw
81, the Yankee hurler. "for you
sat beat the old sun for oiling up
up.bones."
New York took its local worlds
1eies calmly. A New York team
~ bound to win anyhow, and
1Aes was no mad rush for the un-
rserved sections in the upper
i usnd stand and bleachers.
sDabe" Ruth said he was in
+ ~ to play and thought his
wpatAed side would not bother
hin.
LET en- stick the ball over," said
u Bambino, who hustled about
~ club house. I'm swing alright.
eame ball in both leagues, you
klow, and it will travel just as far
u I get hold Of It,"
Giants are "Home Folks"
The Giants were the technical
leme folks for the first game and
were early on the field taking a
hag batting practice. George
keely, first baseman of the Giants
efashed a couple into the bleachers
10 the delight of the throng.
Johnson, a Highlander, and
Coach Cozy Dolan took the pitching
mound during the Giants batting
practice. Art Nehf and Jesse
Barnes were the National league
pitchrs to take part in trying the
rangea of the field.
The bIeachers were packed at. 1
O'clock and nearly every seat in the
upper stand was filled. 1t looked
IKE a capacity crowd.
FIRST INNING.
YANKEES-Captain Bancroft Of
Ae Giants and Manager Higgins
III the Yankees conferred with the
lmpires at the plate on ground
nles. Witt flied out to Stengel.
Gf0h threw out Dugan at first.
Ruth got big cheer. Ruth struck
spt Nehf completely fooling him
Nth curves. NO RUNS, NO HITS,
NO ERRORS.
GIANTS-Ward threw out Ban
foft at first, taking the ball behind
ne pitcher. Groh got a Texas
kaguer into left for the first hit of
ne series. Frisch singled into left
ield, Groh going to second. Emil
heusel up. Groh went to third and
lfisch to second on a short passed
AL Meusel fouled out to Schang.
ioung tried to upset the Yankee
hfeld by bunting. Young flied out
, Ppp, and the Yankees crawled
9 of hole. NO RUNS, TWO
HTS, NO ERRORS.
SECOND INNING.
YANKEES-Pipp went out to
1slly unassisted. r. Meusel fan
I'd. looking bad against Nehf's
Sig curves. Schang spanked a sin
pe into left for the first Yankee
W Groh threw out Ward at first
AORS.
GANTS-Kelly whitfield on three
ntched balls. Ward threw out
Stengel at first base. Dugan tool
snyders hot smash and got him al
MT. NO RUNS, NO HITS, NC
ERRORS.
THIRD INNING.
fANkEES-Scott popped to Groh
sesh was robbed of a hit by Ban
non, who took the ball while run
sng toward centerfield. Witt wen
oal, Frisch to Kelly. NO RUNS
NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
GlANTS-Pipp took Nehf's groun
Sef and touched first. The Grove
saeered Bancroft. Ward scoopet
p Bancruft's roller and threw hin
~ Groh got long hit to left 70,
ufee bases, his second hit. Friscl
sied out to Ward. NO RUNS, ONE
HIT. NO ERRORS.
FOURTH INNING.
iANkES-Dugan singled owe
ne middle bag. Ruth forced Du
an, Frisch to Bancroft. Pip
aimed and Ruth was out stealing
seyder to Bancroft, completing {
nee double play. NO RUNS, ONI
niT, NO ERRORS.
GlANTS-Scott threw out r
seusel. Young struck out. Kell.
@sled past Dugan. Stengel sen
= high fly to Ward. NO RUNS
WE HIT. NO ERRORS.
FIFTH INNING.
iANKEES-E. Mausel sent a no
through Bancroft. Schang sac
aeed. Nehf to Kelly. Ward walk
Scott lined out to Young, VIII,
sAde shoestring catch, and Meus
vas doubled at second. YounI
Ffisch. NO RUNS, ONE HIT
@ ERRORS.
SlANTS-Scott tossed out Sny
Nehf popped up to Ward
tt got Bancroft at first. M
seNS. NO HITS, NO ERRORS.
SIXTH INNING.
IANkEES-Bancroft took Bush
srounder and got him at frs
~ got q 3-base hit to left. Bar
~ took Dugan's bounder an
~ was run down. Bancroft
Eyer to 0roh to Snyder. Duga