New-York tribune., 1922-10-07
Shuu Victory Over the Yankees So Third the Worlds
Superior at Bat
And on Mound
Hugmen Helpless Before
Pitching Discard: Hoyi
Yields ! l Hits in z Innings
By w. B. Hanna

ssSane number three, of the Giants
VS.. Yankees worlds series, found the
Yankees much surpassed. If not out
ciassed. 1t is the Giants pitchers
who arc proving the better, astonish-
ingiy so, not the Yankees. That un-
auestionably has beeen the case so
Ear, and in the shut-out victory of the
Giants yesterday by score of 3 to 0
JACK Scott, the long, lean Carolinian,
rot long ago rescued by John McGraw
from baseball oblivion, did the best
pitching vet of the inramural duel
and scored one of the biggest individ~
uai triumphs of baseball
Scott, the cast-off, Graded bv Boston
80 Cincinnati last winter, set adrift
by Cincinnati last spring, picked up
and encouraged and nursed along by
MeGraw, OF the uncanny provision,
allowed the Yankees but four hits and
PITCHED as il his arm never had any
thing the matter with it, It didn't
have yesterday.
The Yankees were outpitched, outhit,
outgeneraled. AS batters they have
shown to poor advantage in this series,
whether or not that be due to the
reaction following the tensity brought
On by the trying closing week of their
season.
Waite Hoyt, who put the Giants
through their PAGES last year, wasn't
equal to the task of bringing in the
first Yankee victory of this series. The
Giants made eleven hits off the
youngster. but Hoyt didn't pitch an
inadequate game by any means There's
lot of merit to pitching which per
mits only three runs from eleven hits.
and Hoyt toiled manfully and did a
lot OF good work with men on bases
The Giants made ten of their twelve
hits in pairs. and bad break in
the Yankee infield defence was identi-
fed closely with the scoring of the
first two Giant runs. There's a
lot of merit to pitching like that, and
in addition, Hoyt had to battle against
the faculty OF the foe of getting men
ON bases so persistently, that in not
an inning did the Giants fail to have
somebody on base.
One Run Enough
Neverthe eless, any of the runs the
Giants made would have won the game !;
either of the two in the third, due to a
slip by Aaron Ward, which lost a
chance for a double play, or the clever
iy acquired run in the seventh One
run was sufficient, with Jack SCOTS
pitching to guard it; Scctt, who at one
time stood within base hit of tie
and therefore possible defeat, but who
then, when the pressure was on, as
we'll as the big test of his nerve and
skill, bore down and was there in the
pinch as at all other times.
Scotts speed and control of it were
augmented by slow ball and a curve.
the usual stock in trade, but used with
keen judgment. He didn't do as much
slow -balling as other Giant pitchers.
His curve didn't break far, but took
corners with sharp thrust and enough
precision to chip them off.
Yet Scott is only pitcher with no
superhuman qualities, and one pauses
to ask what kind of pitching they have
in the American League to find the
Giants pitchers, nothing extraordinary
Yankees? Or when the Yankees are
going to come out of their batting
slump?
Heinie Groh, battler of conspicuous
valor for the Giants in the series
played sprightly. if not a slashing
game, and the whole Giant infeld
worked smoothly and easily. Frisch
fumbled grounder, but redeemed il
with a good throw, and Frisch, Young
Groh and Meusel were the run-produc-
ing hitters for the Giants. A priceless
quartet.
The Yankees were outtricked, out
meneuvered. They aren't playing the
ball they are capable of. They seem tc
regard the Giants as some fearsome
bugaboo, some awesome thing they
don't understand. Their campaign al
bat was mostly a negative one. In the
second inning Pipp singled with no.
body out and didn't get away from first
except by his own steal. Bob Meusel
SnA nm nd Ill,
Ruth Hit by Pitcher
Ruth was hit in the fourth innins
with one out. The Babe ventured of
first ahead Of pitch, but Scott made
poor play by throwing to second anc
not trying to corner him. Babe scamp
cred back. He tried for third when
on Frisch's miss of Meusel's grounder
Frisch recovered quickly and made ;
wonderfully good throw to Groh
Ruth, big target that he is, was easy
Ruth knocked Groh sprawling as he
came in standing. Heinie jumped UP
bald knob and all, bristling and blust
ering and showed fight. Ruth looked
him over for o moment, concluded h,
was all right in the head and walked
away Groh was in the base path, t,
which the runner is entitled. Fl,
could have avoided Ruth easily enough
Ruth was unnecessarily rough wa.
rather tar-fetched.
few boohs were flung at the Babe
but he had lots more friends than not
goodly share of the crowds at tn,
\ series is pro-Yankee, but without an,
fervid roofing or demonstration eitheI
n way.
Hoyt opened with a single in th,
sixth inning, but was forced by Witt
who waited vainly for help from Dugar
ana Ruth, The seventh brought tht
fankees their best chance. Bob Meu
sci. with one out. scratched a hit owe,
Scott. Schang doubled to right. Hug
gins took Ward out and put in Elmei
smith to bat move fully warranted
by Wards form at the bat.
But Smith struck out A fast one
euzzed by high on the outside corner
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