Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-07
YANKS DROP THE
THIRD CAME Of
WORLDS SERIES
To GIANTS, go
Scott, Three Months Ago
Regarded as, a "Has
Been,o Pitches Himself
Into Baseball Fame,
$500 FANS CROWD
INTO POLO GROUNDS
Hugnlen Are Held to Four
Safe Hits While the Nc
GfaWiteS Pile Up Twelve;
Ruth Fails to Connect.

Ruth Fails to Connect.
New York, Oct. (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-A little more than
three months ago John William
Scott dropped out of the baseball
box scores and no tears-save pos
sibly his own--were shed. Jack
h never ranked with those whose
names are passed on. A hard
working plodder had just worn out
and was expected to fade away. To-
night he is. the most talked abou.
man in the United states, and his
name will live.
He transformed himself today
and became an identity by pitching
1t2 balls that resulted In his team,
the New York Giants, defeating the
New York Yankees 3 to 0 in the
third game of the world series. and
supplied his club with two-game
lead in the classic, an advantage
that has been overcome only once
in history.
Shunted Out by Reds
Nearer to having been a "never-
was" than a "has-been" In cold
fact, a. discard, castoff, a useless
ball player Jack Scott was
shunted out of the baseball world
by the Cincinnati club last July.
He had gone to Cincinnati in a
trade with Boston last December,
but didn't make good. His arm
was dead. They said he was
through.
A creditable story travelled
among tho $500 fans who oc-
cupied every possible bit of space
at the Polo grounds today, thar
Scott, after his Cincinnati dismis-
sal, sought chance with Mana
ger McGraw, who needed pitchers
more than any man in the base
ball world. But he needed good
ones. According to his story, Nc
Graw, desperate, took a chance.
and had Scotts arm treated by
specialist and it helped some
lust "some." Scott won eight out
of ten games, but he still was rated
low.
Today John }. McGraw, famed
for his decisiveness, instantaneous
and permanent, let his team out on
the field with his mind open and
anxious to be closed. McGraW was
in distress. His face betrayed his
anxiety. Their faces, too, mir
rored their managers feelings.
Came the time for tfS pitchers TO
get ready-for some one, any one
to warm up"
McGraw Pondcred
Still McGraw pondered. with tne
final time for a decision approach
ing dangerously near, the "Napo-
leon of BasebalP' nodded silently
to Hugh McQuillan to warm up.
Word was sent to the press box
that the assignment had been made
and the wires buzzed. Temporarily
relieved, the manager watched mrs
selection twirl few pals. nut
only for a moment.
McGraw didn't like McQuillan
form. He turned to Scott, sitting
on the bench and, with the air OF
a man who is resting all his hopes
on a broken reed, ordered him 10
replace McQuillan. 1t was aiihost
for a manager 20
change his choice in so important
a matter at such a time.
Hoyt, the boy Wonder"
Every one knew that Waite
Hoyt, the hoy wonder who won
two out of three games from the
Giants in the 1921 series, striking
out IS men, allowing only is hits
and yielding only two runs. both
was to pitch for the
Yankees. One fan remarked that
McGraw virtually was conceding
the game, believing Hoyt unbeata-
BILE and had decided not to throw
away a man who might win tomor-
row.
Jack SCOTS record is In the
books now. 1t says there that the
pitching was so marvel
Gus that the Giant outfielders
made only six putouts-that the
Yankees were so thoroughly sub
dued that IS out of their "a outs
were of the easy infield variety
Only four hits were made by the
Yankees, with their touted Muir
derers' Row and only six times
did they get q man on first,
Scott Never Smiled.
On the mound, facing 10000
pairs of critical eyes, listening tS
the blasts of the mighty shouts,
Scott was the incarnation of earn
estness. faith and hope, but he
never smiled. He remained in
scrutably calm and cool.
Jack Scott combined his head
and his right arm today-and he
followed orders. Easl Smith, the
catcher, said afterward that every
time he called for a high pitch.
high one came. Not once, he said.
did Scott fail. He used only
curve but he had such remarkable
control that it always went where
Smith, whose knowledge of the
Yankee batters and discerning
judgment cannot be overloaded, or
dered il.
McGraw was voluble In his
praise for Scott, and Miller Hug
gins, the beaten and crestfallen
mentor of the Yankees, was not
remiss.
Though Scott's marvellous pitch
ing stood out today--as only the
victory of the under dog" can
two other incidents furnished ma
terial for the crowd q better tenn
pered and more appreciative gath
erlng than yesterday.
Ruth and Groh in Tilt.
Babe Ruth, from who SO much
Is expected and so little comes, al
most got into the headlines
a tilt with Heinie Groh,
the Giants third baseman. In a
play in the fourth inning, Ruth
tried to so from first to third whep
Frisch booted Meusers hit. Frlsch
the ball to third and
Heinie was waiting for Ruth.
Caught under full headway.
Ruth bumped into Groh, who
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