Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-13

scattered hits while Nehf was being
found for six. Except for Stengel,
but one Giant got as far as second
base, but that mighty wallop of
Casey's wrecked the Yankee twirlers
masterpiece just when it seemed
close to completion. Coming back in
the eighth inning after that crushing
blow. Jones displayed his mettIe by
striking out Bancroft and Groh in
succession, but he was withdrawn in
favor of a pinch hitter in the Yankee
half of that inning when Higgins
directed his last desperate, but futile,
attack. Joe Bush, victim of STEM
gels homer in the first game, held
, the Giants hitless in the ninth.
Facing the first real crisis of the
series, John McGraw played his ace,
Nehf, and the nervy little southpaw
came through with flying colors. His
work was but slightly less effective
| than that of Jones. Three times he
faced ser Gus treats by the Yankees,
and on each occasion he rose to the
emergency and turned back his foe.
, In the only one inning, the fifth. did
the Yankees gather more than one
hit off Nehf. He issued three passes,
| two of them purposely to Babe Ruth,
and each time the strategy unpop-
ular though it was to the crowd that
wanted to see the Babe Dust EN-"
was indicated.
The Babe. hero OF yesterday, was
| 1argelv eliminated from the picture,
though not Of his own choosing. Ruth
was ready to carry on where he left
off in the second game. but he was
given scant opportunity.
| Such OF McGraw's strategy as
| came 10 the surface today was des-
. ignatcd to eliminate Ruth from the
! danger zone and it was done by
Nehf with neatness and dispatch.
| Twice the Babe came to the bat
| with prospective runs on the base,
once in the fourth when Joe Dugan
kstarted the inning with a double and
\again in the eighth with Dugan again
on base. But knowing what one de-
| vastating clout might do to a game
such as Nehf and Jones were Twill
| ing. McGraw ordered the Babe passed
Intentionally and both times Bob
Meuscl fell down miserably in the
emergency.
In the fourth. Meuse1 drove into n
double play. eliminating Ruth and
himself while advancing Dugan to
third. but Pipp was an easy victim
for Frisch and Kelly for the third
out
Again in the eighth with two ont
and Dugan on first by virtue of q
forceout of Witty Witt. Ruth was
walked and again. with two men on
base, Mcuscl failed. This time he
flied out to Stengcl to end the inn
ing.
The inning before. the seventh.
saw the most dangerous rally of the
Yankees. Il sortie that was chccked
by sparkling play hv Heinie troh.
the most brilliant bit Of defensive
work Of the game. With Mousel ont
Pipp walked but on Wards shot Y,
Bancroft. the first sacller was forced
Mt second tho play in which ne
twisted the ankle which bad Kept
him out of the game for ten DAYS
prior to the series. After 2 de,aN u,
witch his ankle was handaGod ahd
he limncd from the fel !, Schang sem
Ward to second with a sharp single
scott, caught one OF Nehfs curves
for a wicked smash down the thlrH
base line. Groh divcd. somehow
clutchpd the ball. and then lhneeu
forward. fielder and runner reaching
the bag simultaneously. II seFtnr",
Int Groh was there first by lnSt "
fraction of n second nc""sSarF |"
make the putout and end the lhh'hs'