The Washington herald., 1922-10-08

when Pipp came to bat. Pipp opened
with a clean double against the right
field wall. What chance for that
needed rum There was the walloping
Wally. on second base, with no one
out Meusel stepped UP, and hit
sharply to Groh. Pipp at second
never had a chance in the world. but
in place of waiting Tor the long throw
across. or holding the bag. he
promptly dashed to certain death.
with Groh facing him along the path.
Pipp. OF course. was promptly run
down with Meussl held at first. This
brought Schang to bat. His long. low
drive to center sent Meusel on to
third. but with only one out, where
IN outfield fly would tie the score The
Yankee catcher attempted to stretch
his single over the soft, heavy going
and was shot to death at second base.
Meusel was at third. but there were
now two outs and so Wards outfieId
fly ended the battle in place Of pro-
viding the tieing run.
Giant Pitcher Lucky.
We can recall few contests where
as many runs were thrown away as
one discards the stub of a cigarette
with a careless flick. McQuillan
pitched well after the first inning but
he can extend no light crop OF thanks
to opposing base running that helped
to lift him out of trouble.
While he was beating the Yanks, the
fanks turned in to give him such aid
and comfort as they could. the non
psriels Of all Samaritans. But the
Giant pitcher added another chapter
OF agony to the serial story of Babe
Ruth. who is still in the deadly throes
OF depressing slump. The only two
things that the Babe has bounced out
OF the infield in the last two days.
are Hetnie Groh and an outfieId fly.
He bounced Groh across the foul line
Friday and on Saturday he lifted one
immense fly to deep center, which
Cunningham. by a brilliant catch.
hauled down out of the rainy air.
Mourns Like Hen with Pin.
In all other respects the ono.
mighty Rambino has been tanned
beyond all recognition. He now
mourns like a hen with the min and
spurns his victuals day by day. In
the four days he has turned out but
two-base hits, and outside one long
N'S '~SN VI A. mas DGcH d ued0lY
SERIES Of easy infeld taps that a
cripple could have fielded with his
teeth. When your big gun is a total
loss in an attack the occasion loses
much OF Its piquant charm. The
Yankees had banked heavily on their
big howitzer. only to find him spiked
at every movs. No other member of
either machine has been as helpless.
Five Giant pitchers. so far. have
faced him, and all have found him
as Hpe for picking as any luscious
cherry on the tree.
1t is now no matter of home run
making with the disconsolate Babe.
He Will be greatly much obliged
for an occasional single. almost any
thing out of the infield that starts
off as If it wants to go somewhere.
This has never been his year. but
even in his most annoying slumps
he has never sunk quite as deep into
the gloomy grotto before as he has
this week.
Chance In First Inning.
The Yankees could never ask for a
greater chance to sew up a ball
games than they fell heir to in the
first cantO of the drab afternoon
Without any undue waste of time
Witt opened with a single. Dugan
promptly fouled with a low line hit
to left end and the Yankee chorus
opened with a cheerful whoop. The
long delayed rally was on at last
Ruth came Up and for n moment it
looked as If he had peeled the cpl
dermis off the ball His long, high
e ~
with Cunningham in swift pursuit
witt stayed at second, waiting for
the play, but Duxan left first and
wandered far from the bag. Cum
ni1gham. lacking almost against
the center field fence. made a brill
liant catch. stumbled and fell heav-
ly at the foot of the wooden bar
rier. Witt raced to third. but Du-
gan. caught out of position, was
forced back to first base. where he
also should have been ready to ad-
vance. Pipp cracked a clean blow
right center that sent witt home.
with DuCan safe at third But Pipp
overran and was caught between
fra and second bases Meusel's
whistling single scored DuGan with
the second run. MeuseI stole and
reached third on the low peg to
nail him, but th> rally ended with
Schang.
Comparisons Are Odious.
The Yankees in this opening SAL
vo had punched four clean hits.
a long sacrifice fly. steal and an
error for just two runs. Four in
nings later on the Giants punched
five singles and got four runs. if
you care to follow the big differ
ence between results achieved from
about the same amount of ammuni-
tion. But the Giants happened to
be thinking as well as hitting and
running.
Up to the fifth inning Mays had