Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-10-06
BIG BAT TING SLUMP
Of YANKS WORRIES
MANAGER HUGG|NS
McCraw Says He Has Enough
Mound Star Workers to
Win World Series.
HOYT AND SCOTT IN BOX
ny Associated Press TO I


Polo Grounds. New York. oct. G.
The midget manager. Miller Higgins,
shufiied the deck of the Yankee pitch
ing stafr this afternoon and there met
with his third ace, Waite Hoyt, In
hopes of winning n first victory In
the world series from the Giants who
are already in the proud possession
Of one game. Manager John McGraw
looked with critical eye over the Giant
hurlers but gave no intimation OF
his choice for hurting duty until game
time.
II have McQuillan and Scott both
ready tn start said McGraw, "and
don't forget that 'Rosey' Ryan looked
pretty good in there in the first game.
l am perfectly satisfied with the way
my team Is going and our pitching
has been good"
Miller IIuggins will probably fol-
low his fixed program of starting his
Ave star pitching staff in order unless
the Giants upset his plan by knock
ing some hurler unexpectedly into the
discard, Huggins' plan contemplates
iIoyt today, Blonde Carl Mays tomor-
row and Sam Jones on Sunday. Bush,
with a five-day rest will then be flt
for Monday.
I'm not worrying over my pitch
ing" said Higgins. but the batting
slump the club is in. II we can come
out of It we should win this series"
Though the crowd has been big at
| the games, with every seat taken the
contents have been marked by the
| absence of the early rushes to the ball
park and today was no exception.
1 Scarce one thousand spectators were
in the unreserved upper stand and
bleachers when opened today and after
they had been seated the early arrivals
trickled I'm slowly.
The day was warm and clear and a
light breeze from the north waited
away the heavy October haze that has
been hotherlng the batters as twilight
came on during the late innings oi
play. 1t was cooler than yesterday
and perfect baseball weather.
The Giants were the home folk.
today and were first on the field 10,
batting practice.
| iht Ntiihisit with lew EXCEPTIONS. re
garded Hoyt as the most troublesom,
pitcher they will have 10 face in thi
series. remembering the 81 inning
he faced them a year ago withou
giving them an earned run.
There were the usual pre-ram
preiiminaries for the edification of tn
crowd--a band concert and bu
fooneries by Nick Altrock and A
Schaacht. all of which is part an
parcel of a worlds series.
The collegiate pitcher. Bhme. tool
the mound for the Giants. while the,
tried the ranges of the field. Blum
had a lot of stuff on the ball, but tn
Giants ironed out his curves an,
smeared his pitching ali over the bal
yard. Pitchers Scott and McQuilla,
took part in the batting workout
Then Carmen Hill tossed I'D som
curves for the Giants to peck ava
at.
Casey Stengel. the Giants centre
fielder. was still suffering from
. Charley Horse" pulled in Yesterday
game and took no part in the prac
3 tice. He may be out of the game 70
|
All the unreserved seats were file
shortly after 1 o'clock and the crow
was still coming So far the atten
I dances have exceeded those OF las
, years series.
S Stengel appeared on the damon
! as the Giants were concluding the
b batting practice He took one swim
- and then went back to the bencl
limping badly.
t. The gates 10 unreserved stand
e were closed an hour before game tin
e and hundreds were turned away. Onl
those having reserved seat ticket
were admitted.
The Yankees took their usual ba
= ting practice with Waite Hoyt a,
pearing in the lineup Big Geore
o Murray. with his round house curv
h flung them up for the Yankees to u
e their batting eyes. Babe Rut
e choked his bat all through the worl
d out. sending the ball continuously
left field. a strange territory for hi
g TO shoot into.
= After McQuillan had warmed u
e Manager McGraw suddenly called hi
e to the bench and sent out DeacC
John Scott TO warm up. McGra
e then decided to pitch Scott, as
II showed to be in better form.
e New York. Oct. 6-Giants ar
Yankees, having attempted to appea