The Washington herald., 1922-10-05
McGraw's Men Overcome
Two-Run Lead Before
10000 Fans.
HOYT TOO LATE
TO STEM ATTACK
Heinie Groh, With Three
Hits, Leads Assault
On Hugmen.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

cheering citizens Of Brainerd, Mimi,
were in the act of applying the fuse
to the big bonfire built to celebrate
the first world series victory OF Bullet
Toe Bush, their esteemed townsman
a sudden noise halted the flaming
torch in mid-air. This sudden noise.
waited bv wireless through unmeas-
ured spaces. sounded for moment as
II a number of baseball bats were hit
ting something hard and round; ana
this is precisely what the racket was
that in the eighth inning turned the
torch of triumph into the gray ashes
of swift and unexpected Yankee
defeat.
For seven innings Bullet Joe. the
pride of Brainerd. kept the Giant at
tack grazing in the barren lands as
il looked in vain for one sustaiinG
herb.
Tables Tured in Eighth
For seven innings in the presence
Of 10000 human beings. male and
female. Bullet Joe and his famous
Minnesota smoke had the Giants gasp
ing for air At the start Of the eighth
he was leading Art Nehf to 0. with
the battle howl of Yankee fans ring
ing pleasantly and honorously in his
ears. when without any warning. the
top Of the Giant batting order crawled
from the dugout. climbed his broad
frame and clubbed Bullet Joe into
IethaI submission just a fraction of
minute before Waite Hoyt could reach
the rifle pit in time to save the day.
The last desperate. driving rush
of the Giants from the rim of de-
feat was the one spectacular fea-
ture of opening day. They came
through the closing stretch just as
the hazy October sun was shining
back of the big stadium with
furry of bats that sounded like a
barrel of crockery being rushed
down the cellar stars. They came
from behind when they looked
whipped to an indigo finish with
the same speed and courage that
carried them in triumph through
the National League after their
pitching staff had buckled up and
broken down.
Big Bats Straighten out.
This sudden onslaught was one
of the most dramatic fin shes that
any world series war has ever
known Two runs behind, with
less than a furlonC left to travel
y
bats of Bancroft. Groh. Frisch and
MeuseI began to straiGhten OUT
each ball that Bush put over and
each drive left tail of fire behind
as il ScuttIed safely into outfield
territory with Giant runners dash
in= around the bases on their way
To the plate.
-Four success We hits had tied the
score at and >. with Frisch on
third and no one out before Hoyt
eased his right arm into the pro-
gram in a vain attempt to save
waning cause. But Hoyt arrived
too late. as Kelley's Outfeld Fly
scored Frisch with the big run of
the afternoon. leaving the Giants
on top by the count of to ..
Per~hinE with Landis.
By game time. under an october
sun that was hazy and yellow with
the first touch of Indian summer.
the big crowd had filed every
square inch frmo stands to bleach
ers.
Judge Lands and Gen. PershinE
sat together. less than nihlick shot
from Al Smith. and just step or
two away Christy Mathewson. the
greatest figure baseball has ever
known. was fairly nveTwh elmcd
with the organizations and greet
incs Of his friends as he looked upon
the first ball game he has seen in
several years. And there was Jack
Dempsey and Frank Chance. and
Eddie Plank and Douglas FAR
banks, and almost everybody else
you have heard about at one time
or another from the big parade
-,
street Of existence to take A bow
and then pass on as others crowd
in upon the scene
Starts n Pitchers Fight.
1t was before this stately gath
ing looking for great deeds that
Miller HucSins sert Bullet Joe Bush
to conquer Art Nehf. the crafty
Giant left handler with the deep
curve and the batting change of
pace.
For the first five innings the two
pitchers took almost exclusive
charge OF tn rival casts. The
wireless wave. cracking merrily on
its way 20 Minnesota, informed the
cheering yeomanry OF Brainerd that
fSusn was in an unbeatable mood.
once in a while some Giant would
nick him Tor blow, only to nave
him lighted up and scatter the next
Assault. He had smoke enough to
be used on movie location for a
burning oil we'll and his sudden
curve snapped over the plate round
after round.
Art Nehf. who had been working
briskIy up to the fifth. came nelr
losing a lot of valuable hime just
at the turn.
Pep Young Saves Triple.
Meusel and Ward were on base.
with only one man out. when Deacon
Scott lashed a line drive between
right and center that for a brief
moment looked to be on its way to
the highly decorated fence. 1t was
here that Pep Young put his rwo
feet into high, stepped on the gas
and. by a gallant sprint. not only
Tailed off a three-base hit, but
doubled Bob Meusel OF second base.
Meusel. at the crack of the nat.
had left for home. leaving a mos
sage that he was not to be dis