The New York herald., 1922-09-04

Ross Young caused CONSERVATION to
the Pills and bewilderment to the GUS
toners by thinking right out In the
ball park in the second inning. The
result of his intellectual gymnastics
was triple play, over which the GUS
toners were still puzzling as they rat
tied home on the elevated trains. 1t
would seem that about two-thirds of
tho affluent who dig up the dollar-ten
for the pas time do not know exactly
what 1t is all about.
Lee OF the Phlls was on second and
Leslie on first. Heline lifted a fly di-
rectly over the base path. Young dashed
in from right and got under it. AS the
ball descended he dropped back and
letting 1t hit the clay trapped it
From the stands and the bleachers came
a prolonged booing. They thought that
Young had muffcd the ball. He had.
1t was what he meant to do.
Triple Play Results.
Hes out!" shouted Bill Klein from
behind the plate and theNinmates who
had started to boo Young seemed to feel
ehds Liity EOI Iile WTonE Cut III
the meantime Lee had started for third
and Leslie had started for second. Young
scooped UP the ball and shot 1t to Ban
croft, who made quick pass to Heinie
der Groh. Heinie touched out Lee and
shot the ball back to Long George Kelly,
who touched out Leslie, who was blink
ing his way back to first base.
If Young had caught the ball there
would have been one out and only one.
But Young had read the rule book which
says that with more than one on the
base the batter lifting an infield fly is
out and Young can read and understand
the English language. He guessed that
players on tho Philadelphia team would
be trapped into a chance of advancing
II he dropped the ball, the theory being
that they would be just that sort OF
players or they would be playing on
sbme other team. Young's theory
proved correct. They were trapped.
:. The startling thing was the effect of
the dropping of the fiy ball on the custo-
mers. They did not know that Young
was thinking. for the national pastime
provides very few opportunities for
thought and they were just about to
crown Young with wreaths of wild rasp-
berry leSTes when they saw that the
whole side had been retired In some
mysterious manner. Then and only
then did they realize that this apparent
exhibition of solid bone was something
in the nature Of inside baseball, though
too deep for casual customer.
Customers Can't Forgive Him.
1t was highly embarrassing to a lot OF
the customers. Those who had started
10 boo Young when he let the ball drop
looked terribly self-conscious when Il be-
gan to dawn upon them that they had
Just watched triple play which had
been initiated by player using his head
for some purpose other than stopping
pitched ball. Some of the customers
were quite peeved about II all. They
couldn't forgive a player for thinking
during the game and making thinking
more or less contagious. Most OF the
customers go to the Polish grounds to
evade thinking or anything remotely re-
sembling the same.
AS long as this player has done some
thing out OF the ordinary II might be
iust as well to cali him by his right
name for once. His name is Ross
youngs, the IS" In the name having been
dropped az a useless encumbrance, IN
keeping with the theory that the fewer
letters in a players name the better TOT
the purpose OF box scores and other sta
tistics. In the home town. San Antonio,
II is still Ross Youngs. But what Is
consonant or two TO the compilers of the
box scores? :,
The performance of Young was d.
rectly contrary TO the theory advanced
by that deep student of baseball, casey
Stcnxel. that a player engaged activeiy
in the national pastime had no time 70
think. However. stengel viii admit that
thinking on the ball field Is permissible
IL not carried to excess.
Nehf Gets Kayo I'm sixth.
Aside from this play the Giants hardly
looked like the Same young gents VINO
puIImaned their way through the West,
hitting four potential pcnnant contenders
right on the chin. Art Nehf. whose
solthpaw Is the handspring OF the Giant
pitching staff. was knocked out IN inc
sixth. and the services OF the Giants
palibearer. Mr.. Claude Jonnard, had 10
30 ordered And when the Giants have
TO use as much gas to the run as they
did Yesterday they have by no means
completely cinchcd the pennant. nag,
hunting. aonfaIon, or whatever II is they
are fighting for.
Tho game Yesterday started as though
Tho Giants would quietly hammer Mr..
Jess winters. who used 70 bo an in
mate OF the Polo Grounds. to an early
death. Bancroft led with n single and
with young out fTaUhlC hiirth utVN'
n triple 10 right center, scoring the
Beauty. Frisch slid into the platter
when Kelly lifted a sacrifice fiy TO short
right
In the second inning Henlinc beat 2
hit TO third and Lee got his base on
balls. r,ealie's single sent Henlinc
home and left two men on bases. which
set the stage OF Young's exhibition OF
quick and unusual thinking IN a ball
park.
BY the third inning the Giants seemed
70 have the thing settled for the artcr-
noon and the customers began TO dozc
or reminisce. as the spirit moved them.
Young singled and got 20 second on
Tr-isch's out. Long George Kelly
brought Young home with single 20
left. Then Irish Mouscl. tho lad who
hits when hits will do the most dam
age. lined a most emphatic homo run
into the right Geld stands.
Sixth Upsets stcvens's Figures.
The sixth inning occurred just an
Harry NJ Stevens. ut peace with the
world. was making como calculations
IN tho matter or peanuts for tho worlds
serles. what happened caused Harrys
figures TO 10 all wrong.
Wrirhtstonc got base on balls, Rapp
singled 10 right. Williams hit TO the
same territory. scoring Wrlghtstonc.
After walker had forced Williams. Hen
line slammed . two-baGGcr along the