Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-06
lands IS TARGET
. FOR INSULTS FROM
|. ANGRY THOUSANDS
Remarkable Battle Comes
to Dramatic Close in
Early Twilight.
YANKS FIGHT UPHILL
TO DRAW WITH FOE
Shawkcy Curbs Giants After
They Get Three Runs i'll
First Inning.

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NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE Yankees
and tho Giants fought vigorously. but
to no avail today. In the second game
of tho worlds series. They had the
score tied AZ three runs each at the
end OF the tenth, when tho itupjroi.
seeing the approaching twilight.
called an armisticc. When hostili-
ties break out anew tomorrow tho
teams will be in the same position
az before today's game, the Giants
having one victory and the Nankccs
none
Thousands OF the 5000 snec,atorS
who paid to see the thrilling en-
counter were angered when the um-
pires ruled II was no-Ieri.ion
game. They had come to SCI n
Knockout and as they swar'ucd over
the field they scrcechcL their dis
gust to the high heavens and 10
every person they encountered who
was OF any Importance in baseball
affairs.
Threaten 10 Iso.cott.
They told Manager McGraw. OF
the Giants. that they wouldn't come
back to his old Polo Grounds again
for anything in tho world They
hurled mean words at tho umpircs,
saying anybody with good eyes could
see 1t was still light enough to koon
on playing. Then they rushed 10
the box where Baseball Commissioner
Lands sat with Mrs Landis.
The leading actors in the crowd
barked questions and comments at
the commissioner, and the chorus
behind them hooed with vigor. To
hear them it seemed they wanted to
know what Of an outrage the COM
missioner thought the Giants and
Yankees clubs could get away with.
LnndIs Ii Unmoved.
unmoved. Mr.. lands put his old
black hat over his flowing whito
locks and started TO walk across tho
field TO return to his hotel Thu
crowd surrounod him. hurting taunt.
ana insults \ dozen special police
ment rushed in 10 clear tho way for
him. and the commissioners sought
10 waive them away. saving h.
could get through any New York
crowd. Mrs. Lands. too, seemed nm
pertnrbed Tho hcwlins hundreds
dogged their footsteps until Mr.. and
Mrs. i.andis had reached the Polo
Grounds office. Later tho conmie-
stoner walked unguarded TO his AIN
iomob'ie, refusing protection.
from the commiSS ioner ths moh
turned It's fountains of advice upon
IN" writer's working in the pres.
box. They wanted the world in.
formed what an awful thing /, is 70
sec baseball game that nobody
WINS. The other thousands who
went straight home Seemed TO feel
they had seen one OF the most ro-
mnrkabic battles In the history OF
the titular autumn baseball classic
Homer Puts Giants Ahead.
They had seen the Giants rrsh
La I'll n fhn
irish Mcusel bclted the ball into IN,
pieachcrs for home run with two
men on bases. They had Witnessed
the dosgcd. relentless. uphill climb
OF the Yankees, first cutting down
me Giant lead to two runs at the
end OF the first inning. then to ono
run In the fourth, when Aaron ward
iashed n home run over the f.nce
above the left field bleachers. and
hnaily, with Bob Shawkey gattinr
better and better so that the Giants
could not even threaten to score.
theS had seen the Yankees tio the
game In the eighth inning on two
ease blows from the bats OF Babs
Huth and Dob Mcusel. brother OF the
home-run hero of the frst inning.
NOR were the innings that broush,
scores the only ones OF high an
dcavor. Several times the crowd ha5
the fine thrill of watching an IN,
heldcr hurl himself at hard-ri.
ball. DO knocked To the ground hv
tho force OF II, and then junp M,
ana throw ont the batsman az first
base. This experience came three
times to frankie Frisrh. the fast
second baseman for the Giants. An
other time he went ia. back OF sec
ond base and pulled down a drIv.
from Everett Scott's hat with his
bare hand. 1t bowIed him over. bu.
he came UP with his grip stili tigh,
on the ball.
Groh Saves Giants.
Once Heinie Groh. the Giants third
baseman. leapcd after bail and
caught IL while sliding in the dirt.
1t was in the 'lrst inning. from tho
bat OF Whitley Witt. Gron huppcd
up from the dust and threw Wit GU,
at first. This may have saved tho
Giants from defeat. for a moment
later. through an error by Bancroft
and single off Pipp's bat, the Yam
kees scored a run.
The Same was pitchers battle
between Jess Barnes, the tail Giant
right-hander who twice defeated the
Yankees during tho 1921 worlds So
ries. and Shawkey. one OF the STELLAR
Yankee veterans. Shawkey. ntter
the second inning. improved stead
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