The Washington herald., 1922-10-05
FUSILLADE OF HITS
DRIVES HUCMEN'S
Ace FROM MOUND
Shawkey Picked to Stop
McGraw's Fighters in
TOday's Clash.
By wESTBRooK PEGLER


NEW YORK. Oct. 4.-Pancho sny-
der buckled himself into his pneu-
matte camisole, Art Nehf threw him
couple for luck, Whitley Witt
walked up to the plate for his first
time at bat in a world series. Bill
KLEIN grunted a coarse Tets GO
and the refutation of the mathemat-
ieal probabilities of baseball began
to operate steadily against the
Nanks this afternoon.
John McGraw bet a king and a
frayed nine spot against a pair OF
Miller Huggins' most reliable aces
and the Giants whipped them 3 to 2.
scoring their runs in the eighth in
ming, which they entered on the
short side of a 2-to-0 score
The excitement was moderately
intense. but the people contained
their emotion like a city council
voting to repair the paving. and II
any shouting was done ii was only
Aunt Martha yelling yoo-hoo to one
of the Smith girls from back home
in Stickney.
$4,000 Are There.
Thirty-eight thousand people
from everywhere. which is a repre-
sentative crowd of typical New
Workers, went crOwding. squeezing
and begging pardon out on the L.
and the subway or in themechanical
June bugs. which New York calls
by the name Of taxi cabs. and spread
themselves out over $4,000 seats.
the full capacity of the Polo
Grounds. Al Smith. who used to be
governor of New York State and
hopes to resume his job this fall,
was escorted across the field with
acclaim and brass music from a
band of individual artists Judge
Landis tossed the famous white
mattress into characteristic dis
array.
But. in violation of every word
series tradition, the management
somehow cOntrived to omit that an
cient world series ceremony without
which heretofore the event would
not have ben considered official-ro-
body threw out the first ball Bill
KLEIN simply picked a new ball cut
Of his pocket. rolled it down to Art
Nehf and said. as heretofore re-
ported. Let's go.'
Bullet Joe Bush, the ancient world
series hero. went for seven full in
nings withOut.being scored upon, and
for six full innings allowed only
five hits to the Clans lineup .,f
eight 300 hitters and one who clou-s
go.
slow Ball FoiIs EN-.
Joe's slow ball was lettering like
a roadside bum. His curve was
slowing around corners of the plate
and his fast one hoped like a bare
foot boy on a burning deck.
And so he went into the seventh
inning with two runs to support
him and the Giants apparently TAX
ing his commands. Long George
Kelly. the Giants first baseman a.1
strike-out king of the last world
series. clapped one straight at Joe.
who skidded going after ii. Kelly
was given hit. Casey Stengle an
likewise singled. Pancho Snyder,
old man who came back as an out
fielder and heavy hitter this summer,
the Giants catcher. singled. The
corners were filed. with one out
Then MCGraw decided to raise Art
Nehf. sending in Chatty Smith to
pinch hit for him. Chatty dropped
an insulting poke into the mitts of
Everett Scott at short and double
blay hauled Joe Bush out Of the
hole
But the hits were ripening on
Rush by now. and when he faced
the next cluster of Giants in the
eighth. Bancroft. Groh. Frisch and
Emil Meusel singed in succession.
scoring two runs and finishing Joe
Bush. White Hoyt came in from
the bull pen and was pasted for
long fly to Witt, which scored the
third run. HOyt then proved Carl
Mays estimation Of him as
money player" by tanning Two
50" batsmen. Kelly and Stengel.
Groh In LimeIight.
Heinie Groh. the weakest club
her in the G ants regular lineup.
contributed most Of the unhappi-
ness which the Yankees suffered.
with three hits. including a triple.
and one walk for the perfect av-
erage Of 1000
As for Babe Ruth. the famous
father Of the year-and half old
hspper, he had no home runs to
offer. But he whacked ont a single
in the sixth. catching the ball on
the tip Of his bat. and sent in Joe
DuEan from second with the
Tanks' first run. Otherw Sc he
didn't have such a rOusing day.
for he famed twice. and on another
occasion forced man at second.