The New York herald., 1922-10-04
Nehf Sure to Face Bush
in Opening Battle To-da
Southpaw who Won Deciding
I Game Last Year to
I Tackle Yanks.
BY DANIEL.

OpDOS6 cdCll OLllGl LIlo alLCi hOOi AiA
the opening game of the nineteepth
world series. That is certain. John
McGraw yesterday declined to desig-
nate his selection and gave the i'm
preston that it lay between Nehf and,
Jack Scott. However, 1t may be said
with assuredness that the lefthander
will be the man. Miller Higgins de-
clared that his announcement of the
day before-that Bullet Joe would be
his standard bearer-still held good.
It will be recollected that last Oc-
tober 1t was taken for granted that
Nehf would open Ve classic against
Carl Mays. but it was Phil Douglas
instead who gothic assignment-and
beating by 3 to 0. Douglas no
r longer Is with the Giants and Mays
does not stand out as brilliantly as he
did in 1921. Nehf once more looms as
chief reliance OF the National
Leaguers. while the Yankees are able
to call on a luminary who was not
with them last year. Bush came to
the American League champions from
the Red Sox last winter.
Nehf holds q world series decision over
the Yankees and Bush holds one over
the Giants. But the New York Ameri-
cans over whom Nehf triumphed in the
eighth and final battle last fall. by to
o. and the Yanks of to-day are not quite
the same ball ciup. Nor are any of the
Giants who opposed Bush in 1918, when
IA yffChad or AtblatirS nd heat
them. back again to face the thrower
of the speed ball. OF all those Giants
of 1913 only George Burns, Art Fletcher,
Rube Marquard and, of course John
McGraw, remain in the majors. Merkle,
Wiltse. Doyle. Murray. SSnodgrass. Nc
Lean. Meyers-all are gone.
Matty to See Game To-day.
Christy Mathewson. who pitched for
tho Giants In that series, will be out
there this afternoon watching Bush have
1t out with Nehf Matty beat Plank
in the second game of 1913 by TO o.,
but Bush came back in the third game
with that remarkable bullet ball of his
and held the New Yorks to only five
hits, while his teammates were macing
Tesreau and Crandall and winning by
to 2.
Matty is sure of great ovation when
day. Giant and Yankee fans alike will
unite to welcome back this once great
est of the great and congratulate him
on his remarkable fight for his life. Big
Six, looking decidedly improved, arrived
hero last evening and went to the Wal
dorf. II am feeling fine and will be
out there roofing for the Giants-pulling
for them just as pitched for them
when the old arm was there and 1 was
Str0nRp said TTbera fba,.
wan smile on the face of Matty as he
bridged the chasm of years and harked
back to his own world series days
II cannot say which team ought TO
win." Matty continued. Il have seen
neither the Yankees nor the Giants for
two years. I am unacqussnted with
their styles and what they should do
against each other, so a prediction from
me would be worthless. 1t ought to be
q hot series and hope to attend every
game and root as hard as / can"
Bush Also Changed.
Not only are the Giants changed since
1918 but Bush himself has undergone
a metamorphosis. Nine years as,, Bush
was fast ball pitcher with good ,ontrol,
who fooled the Giants by rushing the
sphere high on the inside and making
them break their backs. Bush Of 1922
las a. Adol pqil' bul ne diSO mas a line
change of pace and a good slow ball.
Ills so-called fork ball is nothing more
than change of pace, and It is that and
his control. IL he Is master thereof,
which will be more likely to battle the
Giants than his fast one.
The Giants have not been very kind
10 fast ball pitchers this year. They are
hitters totally unlike those whom Nc
Graw led against the Athletics in 1913
A,. ~N~
The closest thing to Bush in the National
League is Dazzy Vance of the Dodgers.
Vance has acquired a fair change OF
pace this season, but he is essentially a
bullet ball pitcher. Dazzy went out
against the Giants fairly often, but he
never went the route.
The Giants yesterday expressed them
selves as well satisfied that Bush had
been selected by Huggins. They felt that
they would rather meet Bush than any
OF the other Yankee hurlers. They fear
Hoyt and his curve ball and they arc
not exactly fond of Mays with that un-
derhand deIivery-particularly 10 he can
keep the ball as low as he did last year
But Bush and his speed arc to their
liking. 1t remains for Joe to make them
change their mlnds.
Think They Can Beat Art.
AS 1or tne Yankees, they feel that III
they can dispose of Nehf to-day McGraw
will have fired his biggest gun and will
have left himself at a big disadvantage
They feel that they can beat Nehf as
they beat him In the second and fifth
games last year-when the scores were
to and to 1. both times in favor OF
Hoyt.
Nehf. however. stands fine chance
OF beating The Yankees. Good left
handlers have made a lot OF trouble for
the American League champions this
year. They have quite few left
handed hitters--Ruth. witt, Pipp and
Smith. Still Art has not been favored
with the best of luck as a Giant He
seems to have become heir TO the mantle
left behind by Leon KaIamity Ames, who
pitched great ball nearly always. but
could not get the Giants to make runs
for him.
Bush, on the other hand, inspires the
Yankees with tremendous confidence.
They make runs for him, they make
great plays for him. They play their
heads off for Joe Just as they did for
Mays last year. They arc a different
ball club with Joe In the box.
This Favors the Giants.
The absence of left handler in the
Tuggins troupe-ODoul is there but he
will not figure--favors the Giants, who