Imperial Valley press., 1922-10-04

GiantsVictOrs
By Efforts In
Final Inning

POLO GROUNDS, n. Y, Oct. A.
The stands were completely filled Just
before game time with an estimated
crowd of $4,000.
The crowd which had cheered itself
hoarse greeting celebrities, had n Wig
orous punch left to welcome Christy
Mathewson, the former Giant pitching
star and AL Smith, democratic nominee
for governor of New York when they
entered the stands.
Just before the game started the
players of both clubs marched to center
field, where they placed a large floral
wreath on the grave of Eddie Grant
former Giant infielder who was killed
in the Argonne.
The crowd gave great cheer when
the Giants took the field. The game
started at 2:05 p. m.
FIRST INNING
Yanks-Witt up. Ball one Strike
called. Strike two, flied to Stengel
Dugam up. Strike one. Eugan out
Groh to Kelly. Ruth up. Strike one
swung. Ruth strike two. Ball one
Ruth famed, swinging hard. No runs,
no hits, no errors. Nehf had his curve
ball working beautifuiy.
Giants-Bancroft up. Strike one,
called. Ball one. Bancroft out, Ward
to Pipp. 1t was an easy bounder Groh
up. Ball one. Strike one, called Ball
two. Strike two, foul ball. Groh
singled to left. 1t was Texas Lacquer
in front of Meusel. Frisci up. Strike
one, foul ball. Frisch singled to left.
1t was Il duplicate of the Groh hit.
Meuselsup. Strike one, swung. Strike
two. Ball one. Groh and Frisch ad-
vanced on passed ball. Meusel fouled
to Schang, back of the plate on high
one. Young up. Ball one. Foul ball,
strike one. Strike two, swung. Ball
two. Strike two. Young popped to
Pipp. No runs, hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING
Yanks-Pipp up. Strike one, called.
Ball one. Pipp grounded to Kelly.
Meusel up. Strike one, called. Strike
two, swung. Ball one. Meusel famed,
Swinging at wide curves. Schang up.
Strike one, called. Ball one. Ball two.
Strike two, called. Schang singled to
left on line drive. Ward up. Strike
Ont, ,culltu. DulI oIt. w diu Oui, vi VII
to Kelly. No runs, l hit, no errors.
Nehf continued to work curve ball
beautifully and had the Yank batters
baffled. He was pitching without
wasting hardly ball.
Giants - Kelly up. Strike one.
swung. Strike two, swung. Kelly
famed, the third being called. Stengel
up. Strike one. Ball one. Ball two.
Stengel out, Ward to Pipp on am easy
chance. Snyder up. Snyder out, Dugan
to Pipp on the first ball pitched. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
Dugan made brilliant stop of
Snyder S drive and made Il fast throw
for the out, The crowd broke into its
first cheer of the game, Bush was get
ting settled and was finding the plate.
THIRD INNING
Yanks-Scott up. Strike one, called
Scott popped to Groh. Bush up. : Ball
one. Bush flied to Bancroft, who made
brilliant running catch over his
shoulder in deep left center. Witt up
Ball one. Strike on1 called. Ball two.
Strike two, called. Witt out, Friseh
to Kelly. No runs, no hits, no errors
Nehf continued to work most effect
lively. He'had a curve that was break
ing perfectly. Bancroft S catch was
the first thrilling piece of fielding. 1t
robbed Bush of an apparently sure hit
Giants-Nehf up. Strike one, swung
Strike two, foul. Ball one. Nehf out,
on a grounded to Pipp. Bancroft up
Ball one. Ball two. Strike one, called.
Bancroft out, Ward to Pipp on a little
roller. Groh up. Strike one, called.
Ball one. Groh hit to left center for
q triple. He was stopped at third by
Meusel's bullet whip from the fence.
Frisch up, Strike one, foul ball. Friseh
popped to Ward in short center No
runs, hit, no errors.
Bush was still bit wobbly and
could do nothing with his curve ball,
while the Giants were hitting vicious
" at his fast one. Meusel's fine throw
from the left field fence cut off what
looked like a home run for Groh,
INNING
Yanks Dugan up. Strike one,
swung. Ball one. Strike two, called.
Ball two. Dugan singled past Bancroft.
Ruth up. Ruth forced Dugan at second,
Frisch to Bancroft on the first ball
pitched. Pipp up. Ball one. Strike
one, called. Strike two, called, Bali