New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Yankees Toss OFF 4th Game.
4-3, and Giants Need Only One

a greater chance to sew up a ball game
than they fell heir to in the first canto
Of the drab afternoon. Without any
undue waste of time, Witt opened with
single, Dugan promptly followed
with low line hit to left, and the
| Yankee chorus opened with a cheerful
whoop. The long delayed rally was on
at lastl Ruth came up, and for q
moment looked as if he had peeled
the epidermis off the ball His long,
high fly went soaring on to center, with
Cunningham in swift pursuit, Witt
stayed at second, waiting for the play,
| but Dugan left first and wandered far
from the bag. Cunningham, backing
almost against the center field fence,
made brilliant catch, stumbled and
fell heavily at the foot of the wooden
barrier. Witt raced to third, but
Dugan, caught out of position, was
forced back to first base, where he
also should have been ready to ad-
vance. Pipp cracked clean blow to
right center that sent Witt home, with
Dugan safe at third, but Pipp overran
and was caught between first and sec
scored Dugan with the second run.
Meusel stole and reached third on the
low peg to nail him, but the rally
ended with Schang.
| The Yankees in this opening salvo
had punched four hits, a long sacrifice
fly, steal and an error for just two
runs. Four innings later the Giants
punched five singles and got four runs,
If you care to follow the big difference
| between results achieved from about
the same amount Of ammunition But
the Giants happened to be thinking as
we'll as hitting and running
Mays Appeared a Winner
Up to the fifth inning Mays had
Looked unbeatable with his submarine
pail working effectively on submarine
day. The drizzzle had turned into a
heavier shower, and it looked for a a
moment or SO as if this inning might
be the last. But without the slightest
warning Snyder singled, McQuillan
doubled and Bancroft's bound took a
sudden high hop over Ward, tying the
score. Gfoh singled, Frisch sacrificed
and Young's blow left the Giants two
runs in front. Mays had collapsed So
quickly after brilliant pitching that his
downfall left, every Yankee rooter
| stunned
But these things happen to count in
baseball, and after the long run Of
episodes that took place the Yankees
IN no way deserved to win. just how
they can figure themselves to beat the
Giants by throwing away three or fonr
runs is problem beyond our limited
dope. A'A'i'eo
AS for the dope--no one would rec
ognlze 1t now. 1t is huddled, cock
eyed atom along the highway. an mn
recognizable ruin. The Giants were
figured to have no pitching that could
stop such hltters as Ruth. Witt Duo.n
nchang, Pipp and Meusel. In place Of
this, McGraw has turned FIVE % pitchers rs
into the big corral, includinp R;ll P'ar
for relief work, who were GOOD enonnb'
to shoot the feet from under the Van.
kee attack without let-up. Nehf
Ryan, Barnes, Scott and McOuillan
nave all in turn been stood up before
hostlle American League bats, and NONE
mas lost game or drawn any punish
ment worth discussing. =
Crushing Defeat in Sight
| In turn, the Giants, by swift. co,r-
| ageous rallies, have broken down three
star Yankee boxmen, while holding the
fourth to q draw. Yet in three of the
four games the Yankees have been
within hit of victory, or at least a
tie, which shows how heavily the hat
ting detection of Ruth has borne down
upon them. :
Ihey are now upon the verge of one
CT the most crushing defeats ever In
fiicted in a championship, and unless
| they can whirl and tear Art Nehf anart
IN Sundays game. their downfall will
j make Lucifer's descent to he'll look
as sedate and stately as a feather
waited from the wing of a hawk.