Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-07
CAST-OFF PITCHER
BATTLES YANKEES.
AND GIANTS WIN

AMI ClAIN1S WIN
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fourth inning. Ruth tried 10 so from
first 20 third when Frisch booted
Mcusers hit. Frisch whipped the
ball to third and Heinie was wait
Ing for Ruth.
ltuth Humps Into Croh.
! Caught under full Roadway, Ruth
| bumped into Groh. who tagged him
and then fell from the impact. Groh
jumped UP. shouting. ana drew back
his fist. He didn't 1t>!ke. however,
and Umpire Hildebrand stepped be-
| tween the two.
Babe came TO the dugou, in n roar
OF boos and Il faint minglImg OF APP
plause-rnaybe the applause was for
Groh. 1t WAS repeated when Ruth
came to bat, but the cheers and clap
ping were stronger, so 1t must have
been for him. The next time he
crossed the field he stopped Groh and
| tried 10 explain what happened, but
Groh refused 10 DO appcased In the
heat of the moment.
| Wards boot OF Bancroft's bounder
paved the way for the two-ruu lead
acquired by the Giants in the third
Inning and as It turned out they were
more than enough TO win as Scott
turned back the Yankees inning
after inning with battling cunning
and relentless courage. \ third tally
was pounded in on Hoyt in the
seventh. hut II was not needed.
| Giants Get to Hoyt.
Hoyt was threatened in both tho
first and second innings before the
n rally In the first. grabbing Meu
sells hot drive toward right and
doubling Frisch at first after Groh
and the Fordham flash had singled.
Young and Cunningham singled in
| the second, but Young was caught
| by Bob Mcusci's accurate throw,
| trying to stretch his single. ana Gun
bingham was forced by Earl smith
! for the third QUE.
| Jack Scott started the Yankee
downfall in the third with u single
10 center. Bancroft hit sharply to
Ward and when the second sacker
kicked the ball into left field, Scott
raced to third and Bancroft pulled
up ut second. Groh bounced one TO
Hoyt who caught Scott off third, I.s.s
| gan taking the throw and running
down the pitcher. Bancroft. who had
gotten TO third on the play. scored
on Frisch's sacrifice hoist TO Witt In
deep center. Groh advanced base
|
lop TO right. Young forced Mcuscl
to end tho inning.
Bancroft scored the third run in
| the seventh. Two were out and Hoyt
| had the Giant captain Tin the hole"
with two strikes and one ball, but
| walked him with three wide ones.
GIoh hit the first ball pitched to
right field on hit and run play. and
Bancroft easily reached third. from
where he scored on Frisch'i line
single to right. ward ended the
rally by tossing ont Irish Meusel.
IIoyt Never Puzzle.
Iioyt was never puzzle. with
the top end of the Giant batting or
der again leading the attack, the
youthful Yankee twirler was hi,
| hard throughout the seven innings
he worked. The Giants collected two
| hits OFF his delivery In each OF five
| Innings. The nth was the only
hitless inning for the winners
Sam Jones pitched the eighth, AT
ter Frank Baker had batted for
! IIoyt. lie retired the side after
Young had singled for his third hit
and Cunningham walked.
| The Yankees, on the other hand,
| threatened only once-in the seventh
--bu; 1t was golden oprortunity
:hey missed. With pipp out, Rob
Meuscl bounded an nneld hit over
| SCOTS head. and SchaTg wailoned
the frs; ball down the right field
foul line Tor q double. Meusel hold
| ing third.
| It was the games crisis for Scott
The Giant intieid parleycd with the
nitcher. and Coach Hughey jennings
came from tho dugout with irstruc-
| tons. The outlook was even more
dubious with Elmer Smith, a danger
| Gus hitter. batting In place Of Ward
| i:ut with the count three and one,
Smith let second strike shoot by.
| and then missed the third one