Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-05
CHAMPIO IONS GRAB
VICTORY THROUGH
HITTING IN EIGHT
Four Singles. Off '.Bi
joe Bush Ruin II
mems Pitching Acc
SACRIFICE FLY THIEF
PUTS GIANTS ON
Babe Rutl's One Clout
Scorclcss Duel in ST
Frame.
LNy Associated rrcss.l


NEW YORK. oct. i-rhe uncon
Querablc spirit to keep on irving
when success doesn't come at first.
carried the New York Nationals 10
smashing victory this afternoon in
their first clash with tho New York
Americans for the 1922 title Of world
baseball champions. The score was
to ..
To overcome two-run rnad. the
Giants. turned back in all their pr.
vious assaults upon the American
Lea Suer's defense, crashed ous four
Singles, one right after another. in
me eighth inning. and then crowned!
their furious attack with a sacrifice
tiy. The four hits crushed Joe Bush.
the Yankee speed ball pitcher. and
tied the score. Waite Hoyt succeed
cd Bush and on his fourth delivery
Welded the sacrifice which scored the
deciding run Of the game.
Climb on Low speed
The winning machine climbed up
the hill in low speed. Early in the
game when Bush and Art Nchf, the
Giants southpaw. were lighting T.
scoreless duel, the Nationals could
not score with two successive sin
Sles. In the seventh inning they
banged out three one .baEgers in a
row. and could not score. The Ciiantst
simply went back in the eighth in
n'nG and kept on pounding out one
baEgers until II was Impossible for
the stubborn Yankees defense to pre.
vent them from crossing the plate.
Babe Ruth. tho celebrated home
run hitter. swung violently at the
pall all afternoon. Nothing that .
even left the impression that he
could hit home run came from his
bat. but he did bang out single that
broke through the monotony OF the
early scoreless innings, which Nehr
ana Bush imposed upon the batters.
Ruth Score. Joe Dugan.
kuth's timely cluot came In the
sixth inning. Whitley Witt, the
Yankees center fielder had slammed
triple into left field and had been
run down when he tried for home
on blow to short from the bat of
Joe DuGan. AS witt lost his chase to
the plate, Dugan salloped on to sec-
ond base and from there was sent
in with the first run OF the series
when Ruth punched short single
into right field
IN the next inning the Yankees
So' thc'r second run. Bob Neusel
singled past IIeinie Groh. \yaIlia
Schang laid down bunt 10 nush
Meusci along TO second. but before
the Giants got through playing with
Inc bunt he had reached third
Nehi, In picking up the soft tan
that Schang laid In front OF the plate.
decided to try to catch Meussl at
second. instead Of being satisfied
with the out at first. He threw wild
and the ball went past the second
baseinan and into right field. There
II was fumbled by Young. This lapse
permitted Schang to reach second
al
ward then lifted 4 fly almost TO the
centerticld bleachers and MeuseJ
trottcd home.
hoth Pitchers Hurt.
Neither Nehf nor Bush was mil.
TO finish the job he began. Each
was suffering from a stone bruis.
on the heel. For six innings n
appeared that. like Achilles. they
hhd only this one Vulnerable spct.
h"t thcsc appearances did not de-
ceive the men hired to hit for
john McGraw and Miller Hurcins
Nehf. mixing his slow bali Win
his speedier service In battling
medly. had tho Yankees fairly wcil
Subjugatcd until Witt hroI,s
through with his triple. McC;raw
removed him in the seventh for a
pinch hitter. Earl Smith. who went f,
TO bat after the Giants. with ono
49, h'' ilitu the DdS"S on SUCCESS
sivc singles by Kelly, Steusci and
Snyder.
Hits Into Twin Out
AZ this point came one OF tls
big moments OF the game. smith.
crouching down like a golfer about
to putt. bided his time until ,h,
count stood three halls ana two
strikes. The Giants were two runs
behind. Bush flung the noxt ban
straight over the plate. Smi7h hi,
to Scott at short. who threw 10
second. starting a double play tina:
once more smothercd IL Giant as..,
sauit. II was from this setback
that McGraws men, bancroft,
Groh. Frisch. Meurcl and Young.
came back In the eighth inning aud
pounded out, the hits and sacrificn
fly that brought victory. In the
field tho Yankees played perfectly
from start TO finish. in a smooth.
steady manner. The Giants we're
different. Their defense was made
OF flashes and flaws alike Youn.
made two errors. one of them cosT-
ly. but he also won the cheers ot
the crowd for his catch and throw
"f Scott's hard liner that came iu
tho NTH inning With Yankees on
first and second. Young slId 10 tbs
ground as he caught the drive a.
his shoe tops but. rising quichiy,
he dhrew to second, whore a mers,
touch OF Frisch's foot 10 the hsI.
was enough to complete a dsuble
play and Bob MeusI, th,nkIrS s.
Cuntini,sd an pay. - - -'7-r-s AZ