Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-07

tried 10 explain what happened. but
Groh refused to be appeased in the
heat of the moment.
Wards boot Of Bancroft's bounder
paved the way for the two run lead
acquired by the Giants in the third
inning and as 1t turned out they were
more than enough to win, as Scott
turned back the Yankees inning after
inning with battling cunning and re-
lentless courage. A third tally was
pounded in off Hoyt in the seventh
but it was not needed.
Hoyt was threatened in both the
first and second innings, before the
Giants broke through. Ward nipped
rally in the first, grabbing Meus-
els hot drive toward right and doubl-
ing Frisch at first after Groh and the
Fordham flash had singled. Young
and Cunningham singled in thAesec
ond, but Pep was caught by Bob
Meusels accurate throw, trying to
stretch his single, and CUNNINGHAM
was forced by Earl Smith for the
third out.
Jack Scott started the Yankee
downfall in the third with a single
to center. Bancroft hit sharply TO
Ward and when the second sacker
kicked the ball into left field, Scott
raced to third and Bancroft pulled,
up at second. Groh bounced one to
Hoyt who caught Scott off third,
Dugan taking the throw and running
down the pitcher. Bancroft, who had
gotten to third on the play, scored
EriSnh'c
deep center. Groh advanced a base
and came home on Irish Meusers
wallop to right. Young forced Meus-
Ell, ending the inning.
Bancroft scored the third run in
the seventh. Two were out and Hoyt
had the Giant captain ''in the hole"
with two strikes and one ball, but
walked him with three wide ones.
Groh hit the first ball pitched to right
field on hit and run play and Ban
croft easily reached third, from where
he scored on Frisch's line single to
right. Ward ended the rally by toss
ing out Irish Meusel
Hoyt was never a puzzle. With
the top end Of the Giant batting or
der again leading the attack, the
youthful Yankee twirler was hit hard
throughout the seven innings he
worked. The Giants collected two
hits off his delivery in each of the
first five innings. The fifth was the
only hitless inning for the winners.
Sam Jones pitched the eighth after
Frank Baker had batted for Hoyt
He retired the side after Young had
singled for his third hit, and Gum
ingham walked. The Yankees on the
other hand, threatened only once in
the seventh but it was a golden cp-
portunity they missed. With Pipp
out, Bob Meusel bounded an infield
hit over SCOTS head and Schang
walloped the first ball down the right
field foul line for a double, Meusel
holding third.
1t was the games crisis for Scott.
The Giant infield parleyed with the
pitcher and Coach Hughey Jennings
came from the dugout with instruc-
tons. The outlook was even more
dubious with Elmer Smith, a danger
Gus hitter, batting in place of Ward.
But with the count three and one,
Smith let a second strike shoot by
and then missed the third one. Ever
cit Scott ended the Yankee hopes by
grounding to Bancroft.
The Yankees got but two hits off
Scott In the other eight innings, one
in the second by Pipp, who also stole
second and another in the sixth by
Hoyt. Both We're the first to face
Scott, who quickly retired the next
three battors each time.
Witt, who walked in the third,
and Ruth who was hit by pitched
ball in the fourth, were the only other
Yankees to reach base. Whitley, nap
ping off first base. was caught by
Earl Smiths quick toss to Kelly, and
the first bone play Of the series was
automatically recorded. The Babe
was cut down at third when he
crashed with Groh in trying to get
an extra base on Frischs tumble Of
Bob Meusers grounder.
AS in the other departments of the
Game, the Giants eXcelled in fielding,
although there was little of the spec
tacular variety. Groh's running
catch of SCOTS foul, near the
Yankee douGout, in the fifth, and
Bancroft's spear of Pipp's hot ground
er over second base, in the ninth,
were outstanding.
The Giants, with two victories and
no defeats, now hold a formidable
advantage over their rivals. Their
supremacy in pitching, generalship,
and all-round defensive and offensive
work, while especially clear cut today,
has been outstanding in the entire
series to date.
Few more startling reverSals of
form have been recorded in the for
tunes of the rival twirling staffs.
Higgins, with five stars to rely OF,
was conceded an overwhelming adj
vantage. MCGraw, on the other hand,
with staff riGdlcd and ineffective
by hard campaign, faced a dubious
outlook with the chance that one or
more Of his moundsmen might come
through. That they did come through
-Nehf and Barnes and Scotland
displayed more pitching skill, re-
sourcefulness and courage than
Bush, Shawkey and Hoyt, is the sem
sation of the series.
Score:
YANKEES
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Witt CT .............3 0 0 0 o