The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-09
M'GRAWS CLAN
OVERCOMES LEAD
TO BEAT YANKEES
Nationals Mix Brains in
Game and Play Ruth
ct al Off Feet
.-ArlNurp FROM PAGE ONE


,.. field at a fast clip scoring Frisch
aud Neusel Higgins had guessed
wong. Bush perhaps had won a
moral victory. but everything else
SO lost.
stn apparently bereft of his tenn
NOR. Bush lobbed "a lazy throw up to
the plate and King killed II but the
bsl fell foul ear the left-field
birachers. He swung easier the next
lime and dropped Texas Lacquer
back u short. scoring Young.
.nf q time, this afternoon. Il
seemed the Yankees had awakened
rom the spell OF dumbness In which
they tossed away every opportunity
10 win that came to them yesterday.
rhcy appeared as much awake as
did the bright and snappy Giants
Who Ike the addicts OF suto-sugges-
ion. seemed day by day, In every
y,ay. TO grow better and better. But.
with Bush pitching as well as he did
for two-thirds OF the distance to the
end. a little slowness now and then
did not matter much at the time.
sluggish on Bases.
The Yankees simply could not run
the bases well. Their experience on
saturday left them sadder but APP
narently no wiser In that branch OF
their business. This. at least, was
the impression they gave In the fifth
inning. when, after making one run,
they tossed away tho hope OF anoth =
rr when Scott was boxed on the
third. base line after Bush had sin
rled
In center field and Ward scored on
ID. Scott, who had singled just be-
fore Bush went to third safely. Hug
gins was coaching there. Some
thought the Yanks had learned a
lesson yesterday when McGraw's
outfielders twice returned hits so
speedily that runners were tagged
hrtween bases. Today was another
day with Scott, however. he over
ran the bag and was caught.
Facing the fast-breaking curves OF
Nehf. the Yauks, as was the custom
through all the series plugged along
for one run at time, while the
Giants stuck TO their worthwhile
habit OF letting the hits fan where
they might in the hope OF rushing
several runners over the plate. the
Yankees were held to five hits by
Nehf.
A single by Dugan. a sacrifice by
Ruth and Pipp's single gave Bush
one run to start with in the first IN
ming. The Giants took the lead in
the second. getting two runs on
Meusers single, You1g's walk. hel-
Tvs sacrifice, a one-bagger by cum
ningham. The Yanks tied the count
al two-all In the fifth, Ward walked
and was sent around the circuit by
singles hit by Scott and Bush. Again
IN the seventh the Yankees forged
ahead. Meusel scratched a hit that
Groh fumbled. He was sacrificed 10
second by Schang and given a trip
10 third on a wild pitch. Scotts sac
rifice Fly sent him home.
Ruth Was Failure.
There were occasions for Babe
Ruth 10 rise from his slump and re-
gain heroic stature. but he could not
hit the curves that Nehf hurled so
carefully. After his sacrifice in the
FIRST inning his bat produced moth
Ing but a strikeout and two bound
srs TO Kelly. Bancrofts hopper in
the eighth was but one OF several
bright bits OF fielding in the game.
II seemed a piece OF retribution' Tor
Groh had robbed Pipp of a hit IN the
sixth. The most valuable catch OF
the game was made by Ward. He
leaped and stopped a hard line drive
that came off Bancroft's bat In the
second inning when the Giants hsd
men on every base flushed by the
rally that had already sent two OF
,seir comrades over the rubber
Bancroft also got revenge. When
the Yankees came to bat for last
chance rally in the ninth, he crusehd
their hopes by running TAR beyond
the diamond to catch Meusel's sky
scraping fly. Young took care oil
the next two batters and another
worlds series was ready for en-
balming in the record books.
Yanks Take Lead.
The Yankees got off to a l-run
lead In the first inning. Ii started
TO rain as witt came to bat. Whitley
lined out to Bancroft. but Dugan
with the count of two and three
laced the ball to left center and went
TO second when Ruth crossed the
Giant infield by sacrificing, Snyder
throwing out the Babe at first
Pipp's hot single TO left center scored
Dugan, but Wally was forced at sec
ond on Bob Meusels grounder to
Frisch
Groh singled In the Giants half
after Dugar had tossed out Bancroft
but he was doubled up with Frisch
on the latter's bounder to Bush, who
fhot the ball TO Scott.
The Yankees expired quickly IN
The second inning. Schang flying to
Neusel, Ward hosting to Cunning
nam, and Bancroft throwing oul
scott The Giants staged a 2-rur
rally to take the lead.
Meusel beat out an infield hit tc
ihrd Young walked and Kelly sac
rlilced the runers along. Cunning
ham brought in both tallies with q
drlNe to center. Snyder singled tc
ieft and Bush filled the bases hS
walking Nehf. Ward grabbed Ban
rrotts line drive, but Giant runneri
scrambled back to safety and pre-
,ented a double play. Groh lef'
Nom stranded by striking out.
Bancroft threw out Bush, Wit
and Dugan in rapid succession ir
me third, The Giants also went on
w order Pipp retiring Frisch. un'
,ssisted. Irish Meusel flying out tC
"ulh, and Young popping 10 Pipp'
Nehf got two of the Yankee slug
sers Ruth and Meusel on strikes n
we fourth. while Frisch tossed ou
rlpp Kelley opened the Giants
lai by singing to center, bu
cunningham hit into a double play
nusn to Scott 10 Pipp, and Snyder
lhed out 10 Scott.
Tie Score IN Fifth.
,,Ihe Yankees tied the score in th'
Itth. Snyder dropped the thirt
ffikp I'm ScbapR bttf fossad him on