Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-05
GIANTS IN EIGHTH
WIN FROM YANKEES
IN OPENING GAME
National League Champions
Take First Worlds Series
Game by Batting Rally.
RUTH STRIKES OUT TWICE
RUTH STRIKES OUT TWICE
WORLDS SERIES.
Record OF Series.

New York. Oct. 5.---A muster of four
hits in one inning, one right AFTER an
other. and the Giants, unable to reach
the plate any other time. made three
runs in the eighth inning at the Poio
Grounds yesterday in the first game oil
the Worlds Series baseball classic, ana
won 10 from the Yankees. That
collective rush with the bat. trick OF
sordnance at which the Giants nave
been skilled all season-having the
hitting TO do it-and the National
J.eagre champions took iwo-run LEAD
sausrely away from the American
League champions.
1t is fine TO come from behind and
win. and all the more a red-letter feat
when It is in a stubborn, hard, uncom-
promising, unyielding game as this one
was. The Giants may stagger and reel.
as they did in this game, but they
never give up, and here was contest
battled unyieldingly by both New
York sides TO the finish.
The Yankees, IL seems, We're entitled
ii as much credit as the Giants when
III came to always trying, but their
disappointment. after being in COM
.DfNanding position and with the end OF
The game near, must have been as
acute as the satisfaction of the Giants
was great The things called breaks "
two line hits caught at critical mo-
ments, were dead against them.
Greater power with the bat, how
fever, was had by the Giants. Another
reason why they won was because
they had better pitching, for Joe Bush.
the American League kingpin. was
Knocked out Of the box in the eighth
inning, whereas Arthur Nehf and Bill
Ryan. the latter succeeding Nehf be-
~cause a pinch-hitter batted for him,
went strong. The Giants had no more
speed than the Yankees, their fielding
was not 30 good, but they had the
spirit 10 stick. better pitching aud they
won when Bush weakened IN the
Eighth inning after moving down the
Giants for seven Innings. $50
The Yankees outfielded the National
League champions in steadiness
though no, in Individual brilliancy
and they played even admirable base
tall, but they could not guard against
TIE inAbfa1ty OF Joe Bush to hold his
nne form for nine innings The man
To. oasArd against that, or at least the
disaster Intending II, if it was to bs
enarded against. was Manager Mile,
Higgins. But Higgins, it appeared
tailed TO sense the fact that Bush wa.
losing the sharp edge of his speed
or, in any event, the trick of holdine
The Giants-quite as important-ant
tpok him out too late for the Yankee.
hard-wor lead to carry the day.
Following are the details Of tn.
game, by innings:
FIRST INNING.
"a Yankees-Witt UP. Ball one. Strik,
one. Foul. strike two. Witt flied GU
10 Stengel. Dugan up. Strike one
Groh threw out Dugan at first. Rutf
up. Ruth got a big cheer. Strik.
one. Strike two. Ball one. Ruth
struck out, Neht completely foolin,
him with wide curves. No runs. n,
hits. no errors.
Giants-Bancroft up. Strike one
Ball one. Ward threw out Bancroft
al first, taking the ball behind tn
pitcher. Groh UP. Ball one. Strik
one, Ball two. Foul, strike two
Groh got a Texas Lacquer into lef
for the first hit OF the series Friscl
up. Foul. strike one. Frisch single
into left field. Groh going TO second
Emil Meusel up. Strike one. Fou
strike two. Ball one. Groh went I
third and Frisch to second on a shor
passed ball. Ball one. Meusel foule
out to Schang. Young dp. Ball on,
Foul. strike one. Young tried TO up
set the Yankee infield by buntint
Strike two. Ball two. Young flied on
TO Pipp. and the Yankees crawled on
OF hole. No runs, two hits, no Ell
rors.
SECOND INNING.
Yankees-Pipp up. Strike one. Ba
} one. Pipp went out to Kelly, unas
sisted. r. Meusel up. Foul, strik
one. Strike two. Ball one Meus
famed. looking bad against Nehf
big curves. Schang up. Strike on
Ball one. Ball Two. Strike tw
Schang spanked single into left Il
the Nrst Yankee hit Ward up. StriI