New-York tribune., 1922-10-08


The Yankee, efforts from first to last
could only be interpreted as horrible
example OF how the game should not be
played. The game was remarkable be-
cause of the spirit of capacity crowd
which defied every known tradition of
this particular sport by sitting out
through two hours of rain, drama
which appears fast drawing to a close.
Crowds before have braved such In
clement weather at the Polo Grounds
but not in honor of baseball. One ex-
poets to buffet the idyosyncracies of
weather when football is on tap and
several times the Polo Grounds has had
the honor Of staging the annual Army
Navy football game. But no crowd be-
fore even in New York or elsewhere
ever took such punishment from the
elements as did the patrons of yester-
days game and without the semblance
of a murmur.
Ordinarily the fans would have clam
ored for the lives of an umpire who
would have dared to call play under the
conditions. For when the game began
it was drizzling and before it had got
we'll under way this drizzle had in
creased to young freshet But there
was no suggestion, or at least no gem
eral suggestion on the part of the
patrons to call halt, except for some
few scattered cries of evident Giant
partisans after the Yankees had broken
out into an early lead.
The behaviour of the crowd was the
most striking testimonial of New
York's craftsmanship. The wonder was
rot so much that the crowd behaved, as
that it was there in the first place
Never was there a more gloomy pros
pect for diamond activities than the
threatening weather held forth to the
general admission customers. Yet two
hours before game time practically
every seat in the spacious bleachers
and upper tier was occupied.
Crowded by Noon
By noon 1t seemed every inch of gem
eral admission space was crowded.
Those fortunate enough to have reser-
ance, as they could we'll afford to be
deliberate. But the boys who had to
take the real gamble were out early
and stuck to their guns.
At l O'Clock it began to drip and
drizzle. At 1880 the fog CONCEALED
into something approximately a Scotch
mist. But realizing what it all meant
to the bleacherites, who probably was
enjoying his only day off of the week.
Commissioner Landis made the official
announcement at 1880 that the carae
positively would be played, barring
only deluge.
the good nature Of the crowd was re-
markable. There were thousands of
umbrellas that had been brought as q
matter of precaution-especially by
the ladies' But hardly one of these
was raised, even in the unprotected
stretches of the bleachers.
The rival managers Graw and
Huggins-somewhat surprised even the
closest students of the game in their
pitching selections. Carl Mays, of the
subway ball, who shone so brilliantly
In the series of 1921. was the Yankee
selection. Few believed that he would
be thrown into this series, as Mays
has not been his old self in many
weeks. Nor did the fans believe that
McGraw would nominate McQuillan.
Most everybody before the batteries
were announced figured it would be a
renewal of the opening engagement,
with Joe Bush and Artie Nehf in the
points. McGraw, however, decided to
gamble with McQuillan. He could af-
ford to gamble, having decided ad-
vantage of two victories.
Against the dull, drab, foggy atmos-
phere that drifted out of the East the
mass Of humanity in the distant bleach
ers almost faded out of the picture,
save for the fecks of white-so many
newspapers raised against the drizzle
The band in cadet uniforms furnished
another splash of color as it enter
tanned with martial airs and pulled
the customary parade around the field
just before the game. Nick Altrock
and AL Schacht, the comedians, went
quite as we'll as on any Of the preced-
ing days with their "slow movie" stunt,
which brought down the house.
Game Runs True to Form
Always it has been customary for
worlds series play to cross the dope.
and the game ran true to form in the
first inning. All season the Yankees
had been particularly sparse with base
hits behind Mays. In the first inning
they crowned themselves and the en-
emy with % real profiigacy in heavy
knocking. That Mays was not afforded
an unquestionable advantage was due
solely to the gameness of the Giant de-
fense in the face of apparent annihi
lation.
Carl Mays lost tough luck game.
The five hits that the Giants punched
on him in their fruitful inning were
more or less flukey, particularly that
OF Bancroft, that scored the first two
eHS oAl hays. MS was an easy
Erounder that took mean hop oyes
Wards head as he set himself for q
play at the plate.
But the Yankees had none but them
selves to blame even despite such
breaks as these. They played stupid
ball extensively. particularly on the
bases. They should have had Nc.
Quillan out of the box in less thar
an inning. They should have tied o,
won either in the eighth or ninth.
When, however, the rain soaked
pastime finally eliminated in loac
of Yankee "bone" base running in thai
ninth inning the we'll wshers of the
Yankees decided it was time to give
up hope for this year and reserve the
lung power for the opening es The new
Yankee stadium next spring.
Despite the fact that they were sc
badly shown up by the worlds cham
pions the Yankees will be top heavy
favorite for the game this afternoon
The Hugmen went into the classic
struggle a to favorite and strange
as it may seem, in spite of all thei,
failures in four attempts, they have
heap favorjte for each and every one