The New York herald., 1922-10-06

charlie horse which cost the Giants a
the Yankees at the Polo Grounds. II
big break against the world champiC
possible for the American League sta
their third tally in the eighth inning on
Stengel opened the second round
with a single to Deacon Scott. Casey
shot the ball over Bob Shawkey's head
and the Deacon made fine one
handed running scoop, but the out
fielder beat the throw. He got that
hit with the count two and two.
Pancho Snyder then raImmed a long
hit to right. Stengel should have
made third base without any trouble.
He should have made it in spite of the
fact that as he left first base he was
attacked anew by the charlie horse
which developed last week. Ruth
fully expected Casey to make third
and was not ready with throw to
head him off.
But Casey, who has been giving those
old legs of his lot Of punishment these
last ten years in the National League,
went lame and thought it best to halt
at the midway. Billy Cunningham came
in to. run for Stengel and played in
center field until the ninth. in which he
was taken out to let Earl Smith bat for
him. Barnes followed Snyder with a
slam to Scott, who threw to Ward to
force Snyder. Ward hurled the BAH to
get Barnes at first base and completed
a double play.
Would Have Made Fourth Run.
Had Stengel gone to third on Snyder's
slam he would have scored on that play
on Barnes and Pancho. would have given
the Giants a fourth run and left them
winners by to 3 in regulation time
instead of half owners of the laurels OF
a 3 to tie. However. the breaks are
the things which win and lose world
series battles. The "ifs" and should
haves" and might haves'' make the old
game all the merrier. but they do not
count In the score.
With victory in the first game and a
tie in the second the Giants hold slight
strategic advantage over the Yankees.
The champions of the American League
have fired their two big pitching guns
Joe Bush and Bob Shawkey, who won
forty-six games between them in the
fight for the fiag-and have yet to win
a game. The Giants, who were supposed
TO have no pitching to speak Of, have
delivered the goods two days in success
sion. So much for advance dope" on
world series.
Taken all in all. the pitching was
fairly even yesterday. Each hurler went
the route and gave eight hits. Each
gave two passes. The Giants got only
one extra base hit off Shawkey--that
prodigious three run homer made by
Irish Meusel in the opening frame. The
American Leaguers got four extra base
drives-the home run by Aaron Ward
in the fourth, the two bagger by Joe
Dugan in the third, the double by Ruth
in the eighth and that double by Bob
Meusel which followed very impor-
tant drive that
The general impression at the finish
was that Shawkey had had the better OF
Barnes but the fact was that taking
their performances over the entire ten
innings there was little to choose be-
tween them Shawkey got his bumps
in the first two innings-three hits In the
first, two In the second. Barnes got his
bumps in the eighth and ninth. But
Jess was by no means all IN at the close.
He showed a lot OF stuff in the tenth.
when Ruth and Meusel hit under slow
curve balls and fouled out. and Pipp
grounded TO Long George Kelly. There
was credit enough to go around.
HiIdebrand's Action Right.
As for Umpire Hildebrand's action in
calling the game after ten innings. he
did Just the right thing. A world series
battle is not like an ordinary league
game. You can't play until you have
used up the last bit Of daylight in
clash for the highest honors In base
ball Both pitchers were going slowly.
In the tenth the Yankees complained to
HiIdebrand and Barry Mccormick. who
was stationed at first base. that they
could not see the ball until II was right
on top OF them. There was danger OF an
accident. and Hildebrand, with the con-
currence OF Bill KLEIN, made the proper
decision.
In addition to the Stengel charlie
horse the big break against the Giants
was the two base wild throw made by
Dave Bancroft on Dugan's hot grounder
in the first. That error. through Ruth's
infieid out and Pipp's single to Kelly,
bIossomed into an unearned run.
Another big break in favor OF the
Yankees came In the eighth. just before
Meusel drove in the tying tally. With
Ruth on third and two out and Bob at
Dat the BdDe maze caring ddsn lot
home. Barnes delivered a straight fast
one and Meusel fouled II off to right for
his second strike. Had Bob not con-
neoted Ruth would have been out by a
couple OF strides. As It was the Babe
walked back 20 third and a tense situa-
tion became tenser still. with the count
three and two Bob doubled to left and
the tie was accomplished.
Break Against Yankees.
There was one important break OF
the game against the Yankees. and Il
came In the sixth session. With Meusel
on second. thanks 20 pass and
Schang's nfield out, Ward went 70 bat.
Ward. like the other Yankees. played
the waiting game with Barnes and Jess
worked hard on the man who had hit
him for home run over the left field
fence in the fourth.
. Finally they got to the three and two
stage. As Barnes wound up for the
last pitch Meusel went down like a jack
rabbit and had perfect steal TO his
credit But Ward stood stock still while
Barnes curved a fast one right over the
heart of the plate. Ward was called out
on strikes, and the Yankees had snubbed
n grand opportunity not only to score.
but to prod Barnes when 2 prod might
have had a big psychological effect.
Barnes looked as " he were tiring fast.
The Yankees played a waiting game
with Barnes all the way until the ninth.
They played that game In accordance
with definite plan OF campaign mapped