Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-07
WORLDS SERIES
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Cincinnati dismissal, sought chance
with Manager McGraw, who needed
pitchers more than any man in the
baseball world. But he needed good
ones. According to his story, Nc
Graw, desperate, took a chance, and
had Scott's arm treated by special
ist and it helped some-just some"
Scott won eight out Of ten games but
still he was rated low
Today John Joseph McGraw, famed
for his decisiveness, instantaneous
and permanent, led his team out on
the field with his mind open and
anxious to be closed. McGraw was
in distress. His face betrayed his
anxiety as he watched his men go
through their practice. Their faces,
too, mirrored their managers feeling
Came the time for the pitchers to get
ready-for some one, anyone, to
warm up.
Still McGraw pondered. With the
final time for a decision approaching
dangerously near the "Napolean of
bascball' nodded silently to Hugh
McQuillan to warm up" Word was
StIlI " lIlt pItSS boA liIdl Tue as
signment had been made and the
wires buzzed Temporarily relieved,
the manager watched his selection
swirl a few balls. But only for a
moment.
McGraw didn't like McQuillan's
form. He turned to Scott sitting on
the bench, and with the air of a man
who is resting all his hopes on a bro
ken reed. ordered him to replace
McQuillan. 1t was almost unprece-
denied for a manager to ch5nge his
choice in so important a matter at
such a time.
Everyone knew that Waite Hoyt,
the "boy wonder" who won two out
of three games from the Giants in
the 1921 series, striking out IS men,
allowing only Is hits. and yielding
only two runs, both unearned, was
to pitch for the Yankees. One fan
remarked that McGraw virtually was
concedng the game, believing Hoyt
unbeatable, and had decided not to
throw away man who might win
tomorrow.
Jack SCOTS record is in the books
now. 1t says there that the cast
offs pitching was so marvellous that
the Giant outfielders only made six
putouts-that the Yankees were so
thoroughly subdued that IS out Of
their twenty four outs We're of the
easy infield variety. Only four hits
were made by the Yankees, with
their touted "murderers row" and
n ~
first.
On the mound facing 10000 pairs Of
critical eyes, listening to the blasts of
the mighty shouts, Scott was the in
carnation of earnestness, faith and
hope, but he never smiled. He re-
manned inscrutably calm and cool.
Jack Scott combined his head and
his aging right arm today-and he
followed orders. Earl Smith, the
catcher, said afterward that every
time he called for high pitch, high.
one came. Not once, he said, did
Scott fail He used only a curve but
he had such remarkable control that
always it went where Smith, whose
knowledge Of the Yankee batters and
discerning judgment cannot be over
lauded, ordered.
. McGraw was voluble in his praise
of Scott and Miller Higgins, the
beaten and crestfallen mentor Of the
Yanks, was not remiss.
Though SCOTS marvellous pitching
stood out today-as only the victory
of the under dog" can-two other
incidents furnished material for the
crowd, a better. tempered and more
appreciative gathering than yester-
day. ---
Babe Ruth, from whom so much is
expected and SO little comes, almost
got into the headlines through a tilt
with Heinie Groh, the Giants third
baseran. In a play in the fourth
inning, Ruth tried to go from first to
third when Frisch booted Meusel's
hit. Frisch whipped the ball to third
and Heinie was waiting for Ruth.
Caught under full Roadway, Ruth
bumped into Groh, who tagged him
and then fell from the impact. Groh
jumped up shouting and drew back
his fist. He didn't strike, however,
and Umpire Hildebrand stepped be-
tween the two.
Babe came to the dugout in a roar
of booes and faint mingling of APP
plause-maybe the applause was for
Groh. 1t was repeated when Ruth
came to bat, but the cheers and clap
ping were stronger so it must have
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