The New York herald., 1922-10-07


curves. low curves, fast ones. hopping
ones-and Elmer would not bite. An
other fast ball-how it tipped and
sizzled-and Elmer struck the ambient
Three balls, two strikes--and Meusel
darting up and back off third. The
Yankee rooters were bowling and
shouting-beseeching as they had not
beseeched this week
Scott faced the biggest moment of
the day-and he triumphed. He shot
a fast ball on the outside-Sniith took
q terrific swing-and missed by foot!
The menace had famed himself out
of the pictures Then Deacon Scott
grounded himself out of the scenario
by way of Bancrofs. The one big
chance of the Yankt - had come and
gone.
John Scott now stood like a pitching
Colossus. more confident than ever
pitching with his early speed and energy,
n victor to remain a victor. The Yam
KEGS were done, for the day, and the
Giants adherents. who were in the ma
jority, for it was ''home game" for the
National Lea guers. nearly ripped the
roof off the stadium.
Scott radiated confidence before the
game was started II feel that luck
is going to be with me If | get a chance
around half an hour before game time.
II sure could stand some luck he
added with his Carolina drawl.
Last fall when ] came back from
Boston l got in my tobacco crop. drove
two mules eighteen miles to market. ex-
pected about $500, and was lucky to sell
for $32. Hard luck was running at
me. Wher 7 got home ! was told that
the granary where / stored some corn
had burned down. No insurance. Then
reported to the Reds at the spring
training camp and found that my arm
was gone Hard luck sure had me.
To-day l say. Hard Luck. get Off
my back"
Big Day for Ridgway.
Old Hard Luck did just that. 1t got
off and rolled over dead. AS John
pitched his way to glory THE New
YORK HERALD's radio service took the
details of play down to his home town,
Ridgway, n. c.. miles off the railroad
line, back in the woods. I'VE have only
cne store down there" said Scott after
the game. Population? Why, there
amt none"'
But down there in Sim Peece's place
the natives gathered yesterday from ali
over the Tar Heel back country county
listening in while old man Scott's son
hurled himself TO a niche in the base
ball hal of fame.
As for Hoyt, the Flatbush pitcher was
not the finger who gave the Giants
only two hits in the second game last
year and won by 3 to o. beat Nehf.
3 TO l, in the fifth contest and lost to
Nehf. / to 0. in the eighth game after
giving only six hits. Hoyt was sluggish
and he did not have anything like the
great control OF Scott.
Hoyt was expected to shine with his
curve ball, but that was not curving
well most of the way. Hoyt was in
trouble nearly all the time. The Giants
got two hits in the first with only one
out. but Irish Meusel hit into double
play and saved Hoyts Skin. The Giants
got two more hits I'm the secondhand no
run. Two more hits in the third. to-
ecther with an excusable error by
Ward, got two runs. Two more hits
in the fourth were wasted. Two in
the seventh brought third run.
Hoyt pitched Just ordinary ball and
was saved lot more trouble by nimbe
support. Scott pitched extraordinary
all and also got fine support, Bancroft
anC Groh in particular playing fine ball
Joe Dugan was the shining light for the
Yankees. Joe was in remarkable form.
Irish Is Near o Record.
Irish Meusel came within one OF the
record when he drove in his sixth run
OF the series in the third round. John
Scott opened that session with a hit to
center and went to third when Ward
kicked Bannie's grounder into left field.
Groh forced Scott and while John was
being run down Bannie got to third and
Eeinie to second. Frisch's long sacrifice
tly 10 Witt sent in one rum and put the
other on third. Meusel singled to right
and scored Groh.
In the seventh Bannie walked went
TO third on a hit and run, when Groh
singled to right and scored on Frischs
hit To right
Ross Young, with three hits. was
hero on attack and so were Frisch and
Groh. He1nie's startling hitting Is a
revelation. A great money player. this
Heinie. In 1919 for the Reds against
the White Sox he got only five hits in
eight games. Now he has six hits in
three games.
To-day It looks like ATcQuillan for the
Giants and Mays for the Yanks. It
would not surprise us IL McGraw