The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-07

tho scheduled world series game BE-
tween the Giants ana Yankees.
Cloudy and cooler Saturday" the
report read, followed BY showers
Saturday night ana Sunday"
New York. Oct. 6.-(By the Associ-
ated Press)-A little more than three
months ago John William Scott
dropped out Of the baseball box score.
and no tears-sare possibly his own
were shed Jack had never ranked
with those whose names are passed
on. A hard working plodders had just
worn out. and just expected to fade
away Tonight he is the most talked
about man in the United States, and
his name will live.
He transformed HIMSELF today and
became an identity by pitching 112
balls that resulted In his team, the
New York Giants. defeating the New
York Yankees 10 in the third game
of the worlds series. and supplied his
club with a two game lead in the clas-
sic, an advantage that has been over.
come only once in history.
Nearer to having been never
was" than has been" in cold fact a
,discard, a cast-off. a useless ball play
Ter, Jack Scott was shlnted out OF the
baseball world by the Cincinnati club
Hast July He had gone to Cincinnati
lin a trade with Boston last December.
hut did not make good. His arm was
,Gead. He was through.
Took a Chance on Scott.
A credible story travelled among the
1850 fans who occupied every pos
isible bit Of space at the Polo grounds
TODAY. that Scott, after his Cincinnati
dismissal. sought a chance with Man
lager McGraw. who needed pitchers
,more than any man in the baseball
world. But he needed good ones. Ac-
lcording TO his story. McGraw. deSper-
ate. took a chance and had Scotts
arm treated by specialist. and 1t
jhelped some-'juSt some" Scott won
eight out Of ten games, but still he
twas rated low.
Today John McGraw. famed for his
,decisivenesS, instantaneous and per.
;manent led his team out on the field
with his mind open and anxious to be
closed McGraw was In distress. His
face betrayed his anxiety. and he
watched his men go through their
practice Their faces. too, mirrored
their managers feeling. Came the
time for the pitchers to get ready
for someone. anyone. TO warm up.
Still McGraw pondered, with the
final time for a decision approaching
dangerously near. the Napoleon or
baseball nodded silently to Hugh Nc
Ouillan 10 warm I'd"
Mcouillan Discarded.
Word was sent to the press box that
the assignment had been made, and
the wires buzzed Temporarily re-
lieved. the manager watched his selec-
ton twirl few balls. But only for
moment.
McGraw did not like McQuillan's
form. He turned to Scott. sitting on
the bench. and with the air OF man
who is resting all his hopes on a
broken reed, ordered him 10 replace
NcQuillan. 1t was almost unprece-
dented for a manager to change his
choice in so important a matter at
such time.
Everyone knew that Waite Hoyt. the
hoy wonder" who won two out OF
three games from the Giants In the
1921 series. striking out eighteen men.
allowing only eighteen hits. and yield
ing only two runs, both unearned. was
10 pitch for the Yankees one fan re-
marked that McGraw virtually was con-
ceding the game. believing Hoyt I'M
bea,able. and had decided not TO throw
away man who might win tomorrow.
Jack SCOTS record Is in the books
now. II says there that the cast oft's
pitching was SO marvellous that the
Giant outielders made only six putouts
that the Yankees were so thoroughly
subdued that eighteen out OF their
twenty-four outs were Of the easy in
field variety. only four hits were nsds
, by the Yankees with their ;ou.ed
"murderers row." and only six times
did they get 4 man on first.
on the mound. facing 10000 pairs of
critical eyes. listening TO the blasts Of
the mighty shouts. Scott was the In
carnation OF earnestness, faith and hope.
s but he never smiled He remained In
scrutably calm and cool.
Marvellous Pitching.
Jack Scott. combined his head and his
aSeing right arm. and he followed adj
vice. Earl Smith. the catcher. said
afterward that every time he called for
high pitch. high one came. Not once.
he said. did Scott fail He used only a
curve, out ne nau SuCh rcNlaEk6oie con-
troll that always went where Smith.
whose knowledge OF the Yankee hattcrs
and discerning judgment cannot be
overloaded. ordered.
McGraw was voloublc In his praise Of
Scott. and Miller Higgins the beaten
and cresttallen mentor OF the Yanks
was not remlss.
SCOTS marvellous pitching stood out
today as only the victory OF the
'under-dog" can-two other incidents
furnished material for the crowd. a
better tempered and more appreciative
gathering than yesterday.
Ruth and 0roh Clash.
Babe Ruth. from whom so much Is en-
pcCted and 80 little comes. almos, got
into the headlines through q I'll; with
Heinie Broh. the Giants third haSeman.
In play IN the fourth inning. Ruth
ftried 10 gn from first 10 third when
Frisch booted Meusers hit. FrIsch
whipped the bali 20 third and Heintc
WAS waiting for Ruth
Caught under fun Roadway. Ruth
bumped into Groh. who tagged him and
then fell from the impast. Groh jump
ed up. shouting. and drew back his fist
He did not strike. however. and Umpire
Hildebrand stepped between the two.
Babe came {" the dugnu, In a roar OF
iOOS and - faint murliug OF applause