Evening star., 1922-10-05

cohorts to voice with rather justihal
ability of the Hugmen ultimately to
Their best efforts 20 score being
frustrated by Bush and the men be-
hind him for seven innings. while
Nehf had been nicked for I. tally III
both the sixth and seventh SESSIONS.
the pitcher himself and his right
field guardian being guilty o. con-
tributory misplayS. the Giants went
to bat in the eighth with che odds
weighing heavily asaiHs, th' ..i. On
no less than three occasions We're
of hit would have produced one
or more runs, only 20 have their best
batsmen fail in the emergency.
Had Blown Three i.nnces.
In the first inning it was Meusel
and Young who fell down with mates
on third and second. in round three,
Frisch left Groh on the far corner.
and in the seventh Pinch hitter Earl
Simth bounded into double play
when the sacks were jammed with
only one out. Then the trio os
Giants who decorated the sacks got
there by virtue of successive bingles,
but only one of them was a clean
cut affair. and it did not appear that
Bush was slipping.
1t became apparent in the eighth
that the Giants were getting the
range of the bullet ball finger when
top of McGraw's batting order con-
nected for sharp singles, loading the
bases. This seemed the logical point
for the removal of Bush. but Pilot
Higgins gambled with fate and lost
for Irish Meusers lusty crack
bounded to centerfield of BusRs up
stretched finger tips. and the two
Giants who scurried to the plate tied
the score.
Then it was that HugEins wig
i L J,tl oh ti1-n
who proved his nerve and prowess in
such an impressive manner in the
series last fall. He responded nobly, dis
posing of the three Giants who faced
him in a row. but the first of them.
Ross Young. whose errors were fac
tors in the Yankee runs,-.waS retired
on a long fly that enabled Frisch to
register from the far corner with
what proved to be the deciding
marker.
HOyt Cast in Relief Role.
Higgins course in calling on Hoyt
to rescue Bush indicates the Yankee
cheftain has cast the Brooklyn hoy
for relief roles. He is well qualified
for the task. as was demonstrated
yesterday, but it looks as If the mite
manager by SO doing is depriving
himself of a first-class starting
ability against the Giants was amply
illustrated last fall. 1t further indi
Gates that Huggins intends to lean
heavily on Shawkey.
Bob. the COB. next to Bush, has
been the most successful hurler in
the Yankee cast over the stretch of
the season just ended. a far more
effective finger than he was last
year, but the fact that he failed
dismally against the Giants in 1921
will not serve to increase the ex-
sailors confidence in himself, espe-
..ia a IN aj fha fofa hat
hefell Bush. while the Giants may
ne expected to attack him, sanguine
in the knowledge that he succumbed
on the only other two occasions they
faced him.
Witt, Dusan and Ruth proved easy
for Nehf at the outset. the Bambino
missing three terrific lunges as the
stands roared. Bancroft, first up for
he Giants. was retired on a bounder
.icely handled by Ward, but Bush
iound himself in tight position when
i'risch duplicated Grol,'s single to left
and both moved up on a passed ball
by Schang. Bush bore down at this
juncture. however. with the result
that Irish Meusel popped foul to
s;chans and Young lofted to Pipp after
essaying the rather unusual STRAIT
agem of attempting to bunt with two
out.
Schang Gets First Hit.
With Pipp and Bob Meusel disposed
of in the second, the latter being
badly baffled by Nehfs sharp-break-
ing hooks. Schang registered the first
Yankee safety. a single to left only
10 be left when Groh made a neat play
on Wards bounder. Bush set down
Kelly, Stengel and Snyder in order.
the first named being victimi1ed on
three successive strikes.
Nehf and Bancroft had been dis
posed of in the third when Groh
brought the Giants adherents to their
feet with long slam to the fence in
left center. reaching third base before
the bali could be relayed to the inf1eld,
but Frisch was unable to help, Ward
getting under his little fly back of
second. .. - .,.
Dugan. with a single over the mid
way in opening round four, was the
first Yank to get on the runways since
:Schang singled in the second. With
Huggins' heavy hitters coming up the
setting was auspicious. but Ruth's
roller to Frisch resulted in Dugan
being forced. and, as Pipp swung
vainly at a third strike, Snyder whip
ped the ball to Bancroft. who tagged
Ruth sliding into second In a MASTER
full manner for snappy double play.
For the Giants. K0lly's single to left
with two gone in the same round
was wasted when Stengel popped to
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