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New York, Oct. 1s.-Again the

New York, Oct. 1S.-Again the
Yankees are fsvorites TO win the
world series. This time, after four
switches of "favorites, one after
each game of the four played so far
in the all-Gotham series, the Ameri-
can Leaguers have become strongly
liked for a series victory-top-heavy
favorites. Perhaps. if the Giants win
Sunday in the Yankee park, they Will
be fayorites again. That's the way
it's been switching.
The reason the Yanks are favored
now is that, McGraw exhausted his
pitching staff in trying to stop the
Higgins tribe Saturday. when the
American Leaguers scored an S-to-4
triumph in the Polo Grounds, home
Of the Giants.
From the wreckage, he can rescue
but two twirlers for Sunday, John
Watson, whom the Yanks batted oct
in the series opener, and Artie Nehf.
who worked a nervew racking game
Thursday and shut out the Yanks,
1 to o. Critics Saturday night fig
ured he would start Watson. Only
Sunday will tell whether McGraw's
strategical resources are in as bad
shape as his pitching staff.
Hoyt For the Yanks.
Waite Hoyt, whose start in the
first game for the Yanks was not
success but in whom Miller Higgins
has great confidence nevertheless, Is
the probable Yankee hurler, especial
" in view of the fact that Pennock
finished Saturdays game.
The Sunday game will start an
hour earlier than the weekday games
have been starting.
Cutting looose in the second inning
with a burst of savage battIas, the
Yankees smashed their way hack to
an even footing in the series Situr-
day.
Unlike the chameleon which changes
colors against backgrounds, the
Yanks have to 60 away from home
setting TO turn to their fayorite garb
of ball-clouting savages.
In the opening game in their fine
new stadium, the Yanks were a dra5.
stupid team beaten by the Giants.
Going to the Polo Grounds, where
the setting has been arranged to
display the brilliance of the cham
pions. the Yanks shook their dark
colors and burst into their frightened
shades. Again at home yesterday, the
American League champions turned
their color and in today's battle they
again stole the bright hues from the
robes of the Giants.
Forty-six thousand fans, a crowd
which lust about taxed the capacity
of the re-modelled Polo Grounds, saw
a transformed team of Yankees tear
into the Giants, maui four pitchers
II L., La anI rho
satisfaction of all that they are still
very much in the struggle for the
championship.
Ruth Gag Doesn't Hold.
That gag-"as Ruth goes, SO goes
the Yanks"-did not hold. as the
Yanks went wild without the leading
howitzer of their artillery. 1t was
not the Babes fault. however. that
his role was a minor part OF the
massacre, as he got few chances 10
connect. Ruth walked twice; tanned
twice and got himself one double.
Losing no time, the lsnss ehareeu
to the attack and in four innings they
had strewn enough Giant pitcnlns
casuals about the field TO cause john
McGraw to dig down to the ROCKIES
in his bag of hurlers.
Six rullS III the ScNVhu -
in the third and a final in the
fourth gave the Ysnks enough OF a
barrier to sit upon and watch the
Giants dash their wits out below
them in vain efforts 10 get past.
The Giants did not curl up, and a
diving stand in the eighth inning;
when they scored three runs and had
three more on the bases. caused the
Yankee general staff TO take pre-
cautionary measures and remove the
veteran Bob Shawkey from the mound
for Pennock.
Details Of Busy Second.
Wally Pipp, the game-legged hfst-
baseman of the Yankees, singled as the
first man up in the second inning and
went TO third on a single by Ward
and an error BY Jock Scott. Deacon
Scort, the marathon shortstop. SIN
gled and Pipp hobbled in with the
first run. Scott then retired from
the box and Ryan took up the bur
den. Shawkey lifted high sacrifice
fly and Ward crossed the plate.
Whitley Witt then delivered with
double and scored Sehang and Scott:
Dugan forced Witt at third base and
Ruth came up. The Giants gathered
in field conference and Ruth was
walked after Ryan had tried to fool
him on four low curves. Bob Meusei-
who was charged with losing the
game yesterday because be woud not