The New York herald., 1922-10-07
Charm of the Iron Hat Fails.

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Charm of the Iron Hat Fails.
For the first time during the current
series Col. Tilinghast L'Hommedeu
Huston donned the iron hat. The charm
of that celebrated chapeau seems 20 have
been dissipated. Though this great
warrior was wearing the very headpiece
that carried the Yankees through their
season, the New York Americans lost
the third game They lost it very thor
oughly, too. The artillery, in other
words the batters, on whom the owners
Of the Yanks are depending did not hit.
John William Scott, once a problem
but now hero, must have had some
ching to do with this. At any rate the
Yankees did not hit When a team fails
to hit they get no runs and when they
do not get runs they do not win any
baseball games.
The very expensive Mr. Ruth could
not even reach third. Economically
John j. McGraw seemed to have con-
siderable of an advantage. 1t seems
that when Scott was discarded by Herr
August Herman he was getting as
much as s2,4Oo per season. In Boston,
where John William used to be paid Off.
this was considered quite a sum. In
Ridgeway, n. c., John William was re-
Garded as quite O. wealthy person. Con-
slider 1t in this light here is a $500
pitcher beating something like a million
dollar baseball club. These things
happen only in our national pastime.
Baseball history in the Scott case will
credit McGraw with great luck or great
intelligence Your correspondent would
like TO look back on it as an evidence
of McCiraw's good natured faith in
human beings. It was something more
than luck, your correspondent thinks.
Along came the numbering Tar Heel
who had been turned loose by August
Herman.
Mr.. McGraw." he said IT can pitch.
The old Souper is coming back. l know
1t is coming back
scott Replaces Phil Douglas.
IF you think so, stick around" said
McGraw. So Jack Scott. Or John Will
lam to give him the whole of the name
started TO pitch to his way back. BY
the time the Giants started on their
road trip John William was signed as
a regular pitcher. He replaced Shufflin'
Phil Douglas who was shuffled out of
baseball at the time. Shufflin Phil ,t
will be recalled, was one Of the heroes
OF last years series Now John Will
leading candidate for the heroship Of
the current series.
The Giants got their first two runs in
the third inning. Scott. the sore arm
PITCHER. started the scoring with a single
To left. Bancroft shot a hard ono at
Ward who juggled the ball, Scott reach
iLg third. Henie der Groh dribbled one
down TO Hoyt and Scott was caught
between third and the home plate
While Dugan was playing game of
tag with Scott Bancroft raced to third
and Heinie der Groh reached second
This brought up Frank Frisch. the
Jumping Frog of Fordham. Frisch
lifted sacrifice fly TO center and Ban
croft scored. Then came Irish Meusel
who hits when hits mean something.
He hit to right and Groh scored the
second run.
This gave John William plenty of con-
fdence, II he needed any. 1t seems that
he did not John William had perfect
confidence in himself as he started the
same. 1t was not a boastful self conf
dence either. John William did not feel
the least bit like hero last night He