New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
By Grantland Rice
Continued from page ona)

most to a dead stop on his way to first.
AS it happened, Grohs throw across
the diamond struck in the soft dirt at
Kelly's feet and bounded away from
the bag. If Meusel had been running
at the time he could have landed safely
in port, with stride or more to spare,
But Meusel wasn't running. He was
called out, and Wards long hcme run
that should have tied the score found
Meusel sitting on the bench.
And this is only q part of the heavy
tragedy that struck Yankee fans. The
ninth brought the soggy, faithful flock
even greater misery, for it began with
hope in full bloom and ended with a
killing blight.
when Pipp came to bat Pipp opened
with a clean double against the right
field wall. What a chance for that
needed run! Here was the walloping
Wally On second base, with no ono out.
Meusel stepped up and hit sharply to
Groh. Pipp at second never had a
chance in the world, but in place of
waiting for the long throw across or
holding the bag, he promptly dashed to
certain death, with Groh facing him
along the path. Pipp, of course, was
nolU
at first
This brought schang to bat. His
long, low drive to center sent Meusel
on to third, but with only one out,
where an Quilted fly would tie the
score. The Yankee catcher attempted
/ to stretch his single over the soft,
heavy going and was shot to death at
second base. Meusel was at third, but
there were now two out and so Wards
outfieid fly ended the battle in place of
providing the tieing run.
Yanks "HeIp" McQuillan
We can recall few contests where as
many runs were thrown away as one
discards the stub of cigarette with a
careless flick. McQuillan pitched we'll
after the first inning, but he can ex-
tend no light crop Of thanks to oppos-
Ing base running that helped to lift
him out Of trouble.
While he was beating the Yanks the
4anks turned in to give him such aid
and comfort as they could-the non
parells OF all Samaritans. But the
Giant pitcher added another chapter of
agony to the serial story of "Babe''
Ruth, who still is in the deadly throes
OF depressing slump. The onlv two
things that the Babe" has bounce ID
out of the infield in the last two days
arc Henle Groh and an outheld fly. He
bounced Groh across the foul line
Friday, and on Saturday he lifted one
immense fly to deep center, which Cum
ningham, by brilliant catch. hauled
down out of the rainy air. In all
other respects the once mighty Bam-
bino has been tanned beyond ali recog-
milton. He now mourns like a hen
With the. pip, and spurns his victuals
day by day. In the four days he has
turned out only two base hits, and out
slde OF one long fly. the rest of it has
oeen deadly series of easy taps that
cripple could have felded with his
teeth. When your big gun is total
loss, IN an attack, the occasion loses
much OF its piquant charm. The
Yankees had banked heavily on their
big howitzer, only to find him sniked
at every move. No member i of sptheu aith =,
machine has been as helpless. Five
Giant pitchers so far have faced him
and all five have found him as rina N,
picking as any luscious cherry on the
tree. W 'ne
1t is now no matter of home run mai.
Ing with the disconsolate Babe. He will
be greatly obliged for an occasional
slngle-almost anything out Of the in
field that starts off as if it meant n
| go somewhere. This has never been
MS year. but even in his most annoying
slumps he has never sunk quite as
deep into the gloomy grotto before as
he has this week.
| The Yankees could never ask for