Evening journal., 1922-10-04

POLO GROUNDS, n. v, Oct. 4
United Press) The Giants wor
he opening game of the worlds
baseball series, here this afternoon
rom the Yankees, 3 10 2.
Ruth. was the first man TO strike
yut. He did so the first time up at
er Witt and Dugan were out.
Groh hit the first single after two
strikes. Frisch followed with the sec
md hit of the game.
schang drew the first hit for the
Yankees.
In the third inning Groh hit the
Hrst triple. It was n singer to LETT
renter and came after two Giants
we're down. He failed TO score, how
over as F'risch popped out.
Ward. OF the Yankees, drew the
. first palss of the game. in the fifth
Inning.
Ruth's single TO center I'm the sixth
inning Scoring Dugan gave the Yam
l7ees the first run of the game.
The Yankees made the run total
two i'm the seventh inning. Meusel
started the half with a single.
schang hunted through Nehf who
threw wild 10 second. Meusel going
10 third and schang 10 second. Ward
nit a fly TO Stengie. scoring Meusel.
The Yankees had n close call in
the seventh. After the Giants. had
put three on with only one down. r.
Smith. hitting for Nehf, hit into a
double play. Scott TO Ward 10 Pipp.
Ryan went to the mound for the
Giants in the eighth.
The Giants took the lead. 10 2
in the eighth. Bancroft. first up.
singled TO right. Groh also singled
10 right. Frisch singled TO left.
filling the bases. Meusel singled to-
centre. scoring Bancroft and Groh.
Bush then went To the showers.
Hoyt going TO the mound. Young 4
flied out to Witt, Frlsch scoring.
Following is the story of the game
play by play;
FIRST INNING YANKEES-Witt
mn. Ball I. Strike I, called.
Foul. strike .. Witt flied TO Stengel.
1t was line drive. into the center
felder's hands.
Dugan up. Strike I, called.
Dugan out, .Groh TO Kelly.
Ruth up. Strike I, swung. Strike
.. swung. Ball 4. Ruth famed,
swinging hard.
No runs. no hits. no errors.
Nchf had his curve ball working
over the corners.
STRST INNING GIANTs-Ban-
croft up. Strike 1. called. Ball 1.
Bancroft out. Ward to Pipp. 1t
...ag NJ. aaGx honndQr
Groh up. Ball I. Strike I, called.
Ball .. Foul. strike 2. Groh singled
to left. IL was a Texas Lacquer I'm
front of Meusel.
Frisch up. Foul. strike I. Frisch {
singled 10. left, Groh stopping at sec
md. Il was a duplicate of Groh's 9
hit.
+. MeuseI up. Strike I swung.
Foul, strike .. Ball I. Groh and @
Frisch advanced on passed ball.
MueseI fouled out TO Schang back
n the plate.
Young up. BAH I. Foul, strike
|. Strike 2. swung. Ball 2. Young
,opped to Pipp. q
No runs. hits, no errors. q
Bush was unable to find the cor S
erS ana StHFltu bti ~ Npb'i' AhifA' ~
lays warmed up I'm the bull pen.
lie found himself. however, and got \
he side. y
SECOND INNING YANKEES a
'ipp up. Strike 4. called. Ball 1. 81
'ipp grounded TO Kelly.
II. MeulscI urS Strike I called. q
trike 2, swung. Ball I. Meusel
lnned. swinging at wide curve. Il
chang up. Strike 4. called. Bah 1. II
all ?. Strike 2, called. Schang sim
led TO left on line drive. $
Ward up. Strike I, called. Ball &c
Ward out. Groh 10 Kelly.
No runs. I hit. no errors.
Nehf continued TO work a curve III
all beautifully and had the Yank ti
itters baffied. He was pitching vi
ithout wasting hardly n ball.
SECOND INNING GIANTS de
ely up. Strike I. swung. Strike ou
swung. Kelly famed. the third FIR
ling called. ~
Stengel up. Ball 4. Strike I. sw
lied. Ball 2. Stcngel out. Ward TO
Pipp on an easy chance.
Snyder up. Snyder out, Dugan 10 ST
PIP, on the first ball. Ba
No runs no hits. no errors.
Dugan made "a brilliant stop Of
lydcr's drive and made fast throw tn
+ the out. The crowd broke into go
first cheer of the game. Bush inf
rs getting settled and was finding
o plafa. lBu