Evening star., 1922-10-06

ably weak pitching staff would he |
of the contest than the Yankees mu
In 1907 there was 3-to-3 tie be
tween Chicago and Detroit in the
opening game of the series. Chicago
won the next day. The tie was at
a tie at Boston between New York
and the Red SoX in eleven innings
at 6 to 6. New York won the next
day. to l. In one instance the
home team won the pla aE-Off after
the tie and in the other instance it
was the visiting team that was sue
ceSSful
Gives No Advantage.
The Giants We're the visiting team
yesterday. but there is no precedent
by which they may be said to have
any unusual advantage over their
rivals when the game is played off.
There should be none If base ball is
a sound sporting event. as we all
take it 10 be.
Generally speaking. the Yank ees
had more than the Giants in the
game. Tn" National LcaEu" team
started with q brisk lead OF three
runs. one OF which was due TO the
numbed wits of three tielders. who
permitted a fly to drop among them.
Meusel Witt and Scott We're the of
tenders. TIL" Yanks were presented
with a run by Ranrrofts overthrow.
Perhaps that balanced matters.
After this first inning. in which
the Giants gathered their larg" clus-
ter, they We're shut up like DuXhbrE
clans by Shawkey, and the piicher
who did not win in 1921 and whose
team in 1921 had his hour of virdi-
cation Thursday, because Shawkey
was poison thereafter to the National
League hatters.
Groh got hit his first time up and
a base on balls the next time up and
then the red flannel sleeves of the
sailor pitcher. Bob the Cob. put an
end to the success of the Groh tribe.
Heinie had been playing at too fast
a clip to keep it up.
Have Edge in Slabmen.
Higgins was left with Foyt. Mays
and Jones, and the National leaguers
had Scott Ryan. Jonnard and McQuil-
Ian. AS pitchers there IS no doubt
that the Yankees three are better on
paper than the Giant four. However
Scott is pitcher of such good parts
If his old crippled wing is right
and he worked it out long enough
Thursday afternoon to suggest that
il is not so bad-that he must be Civ
en- plenty of consideration providing
he can start game with something
more than SawduSt in his elbow.
Were Hoyt right in the exact mental
and temperamental mood that he was
in 1921, Huggins need not hesitate
minute to use the young man against
the Giants. but the Hoyt who pitched
in 1921 did not profit modestly by mis-
success. He protited largely In the
bump of self-consciousness and.
while il is not good to have a pitcher
too modest. ii is also not well to have
young fellow too knowing.
Were the Yankees possessed OF a
hlgh-class left-hand pitcher wha' a
chance to use him now. After Bush
and Shawkey, who curved to the
Giant batters until they saw the
earth surrounded with barrel hoops
and rings of fire. 4 left!:'.'.ti"" with
his slants going the other way of the
plate would give the Giants great
guessing match to overcome.
As the situation stands, the Yankees
are so per cent better off to the eX-
tent that they have not been defea ed
- twice That makes great difference
in the heurtS of ball players, even
though the ball players do know all
about the chances in the game.
Both Have Confidence.
The Yankees have found that they
can come from behind. The Giants
discovered that they could in the
first game. If the Yankees had been
ingloriously trimmed-and everybody
said they would be after the first
1HullS, "AdS AdppChoo
in 1921 when Shawkey pitched-it is
just possible that the series would
have slipped into oblivion with sort
of a National League landslide over
whelmtng the other fellows. But
Shawkey prevented it.
Despite all the weakness that he
had in 1921, he came through with a
skillful exhibition that turned his
rivals back helplessly after the first
inning, and the sailor will have to be
able to win this next game to be
played they may also force the fight.
If they do this they have a chance
as the other guys"