The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-06

Hundreds of the $1,000 spectators
who paid to see the thrilling en-
counter were augered when tho unt-
pires ruled it was no-deeisI game.
They had come to see a Knockout
and as they swarmed over the field
they sereeched their disgust TO every
person they encountered who was OF
any importance in baseball affairs.
Had they known of the baseball
officials contemplated gift of the
entire gate receipts to the charities
of New York city, announced a few
hours later. they would have saved
their imprecautions. but as it was,
they told Manager McGraw of the
Giants they wouldn't como back TO
his old Polo Grounds again for any
thing In the world, They hurled
mean words on tho umpires, saying
anybody with good eyes could ace 1t
was still light enough TO keep on
playing Then they rush ed to tho
box where Baseball Commissioner
Lands sat with Mrs. Lands.
The leading actors In the crowd
barked questions and comments at
the commissioner and the chorus be-
hind them booed with vigor To hear
them, Il seemed they wanted to know
what kind of an outrage the COM
missioner thought tho Giants and the
Yankee clubs could get away with.
Crowd Surrounds Him
Unmoved, Mr.. Lands put his old
black hat over his flowing white
locks and started to walk across rho
field to his hotel. The crowd sur
rounded him, hurting taunts and in
suits A dozen special policemen
rushed in to clear the way. and the
commissioner sought to wave them
away, saying he could get through
any New York crowd. Mrs. Lands,
too. seemed unperturbed. The howl
Ing hundreds dogged their footsteps
until Mr.. and Mrs. Lands had
reached the Polo Grounds offi~z-
Later the commissioner walked un-
guarded to his automobile. refusing
protection.
From the commissioner. the mob
turned its fountains of abuse upon
the news writer's. They wanted the
world informed what an awful thing
1t is to see ball game that nobody
wins.
Was Remarkable Battle
The other thousands who went
straight home seemed to feel they
had seen one of the most remarkable
battles in the history of the classic
They had seen the Giants rush into
the lead IN the first inning when
Irish Meusel belted the ball into the
bleaehers for a home run with twu
men on bases. They had witnessed
the logged, relentless uphill climb
of the Yanks. first cutting down the
Giants lead to two runs, at the end
of the first inning, then to one run
in the fourth, when Aaron Ward
dashed home run over the left field
fence. And finally. with Bob Shawkey
getting better so that the Giants
could not even threaten to score. they
had seen the Yankees tie the game
in the eighth on two-base blows from
the bats of Babe Ruth and Cob
Meusel, brother OF the homerun hero
of the first inning.
Many Thrills Furnished
Nor were the innings that brought
scores the only ones of high en-
deavor. Several times the crowd had
the thrill Of watching an -nfielder
hurting himself at a hard-hit BALL
fall down, and then jump up and
throw out the batsman at first base.
This experience came three times to
frankie Frisch. fat second baseman
for the Giants Another time he
went far back OF second base and
pulled down a drive from Everett
SCOTS bat with his bare nand. It
baseman. leaped after a ball and
caught It while sliding In the dirt.
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