New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-10-12

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TIP your hats to Mister Ruth, He
tne King OF kings, 50 far as baseball
u concerned, His two hemers yesteF
uas we're wonders, the lirsl one heinl
the longest hi ever made At the Pol,
Grounds,
Here's what The namhao did a
bat In the second game;
first inning-one out. one on base
BAH |, Ball .. Strike leallsdl. Bal
., Ball 1. walked,
Fourth inning-Nane out. none on
base, Ball !, Strike l, fswungl,
Bah ?. Hill home run over the right
field stands.
Fifth inning-one out. none on
base. Strike ffoul) Ball |. Strike
2 tfoun, Ball 2, Foul. Hit a home
run into lower right fieid stand,
Seventh inning-Two out. none on
base. Ball 1. Strike fawnngl. Rail
2. Ball .. Ball 4. walked. Caught
mapping off first base by Snyder and
was run down, Snyder 10 Kelly to
Friseh TO Kelly. =
Ninth inning--Two out one on base.
Ball J.. Strike / fcnlledl. Sent long
fly TO stengel. In left centeraeld.
Babe Ruth made his two home
runs IN a single World series game on
Oct. II, 1929. and just ak years ago
on the same date, Benny ,Kauf Of
the Giants did the same thing In
World series game against the White
Sox. BY hitting two homers yesfer-
day. Ruth tied Larry Gardner and
Home Run Baker In total home runs
for World series. The trio have three
each. Baker is through and Gardner
is practically done. so Ruth has a
good chance of taking the lead In
home runs.
Joe Dugan proved to the series fan
the reason he Is regarded as one OF
the greatest third sackers In the
game. The former Holy Cross star
made two lightning plays on sow-hit
balls along the third base line. we'll
worthy of the applause which fol-
lowed. |
Bob Hart former polo player, had |
the toughest decision of the day to |
make. 1t came when Young slid into |
Ward at second base. being forced
out but upset Ward and prevented
him from completing what should
have been an easy double play. Bob
called the play correctly. refusing to
allow the Yankees two killings and the
American eaguers kicked long and
hard. for this was the frame in which
the Giants threatened to break up the
game. A double play followed and T
trouble was averted.
Miller Higgins, full of fight, con-
SANITY urging his team OH, appeared
On the third base coaching lines. Mil
er ragged the umpires and cajoled
ais henchmen racing up and down
he coaching box in a style which
made Hugh Jennings turn green with
snvy.
After Young slid into Ward in the /
isth he was greeted with combined !
oar of boots and cheers when he came /
IN to bat i'll the eighth. Ross re- {
to the boos with slashing t
ingle to CENTER G
After Bentley came into the fray q
Yally Schang and Herb Pennock
urned and batted right-handed. t
Seither was successful. /
The Giants were training their guns a
N the right Md stand. hoping for t
,omers. Frisch fouled one that was /
ust few feet wide of being a
omer. t
Dugan, forthe second day, walked \
n his first aebearance at the place.
nd Kelly, like yesterday, singled on
lie first ball pitched to him.
|
F'risch's al4around play will stand i
ut in this series. The former Ford r
am boy is tiashy and effective, I,
Groh took a hit away from Pipp in :
,e sScond, after playing Wally's !,
,ler poorly by making a fine recov- :,
y and throw n
-
Ward had two strikes and one ball q
hen he hit his homer. -
McQuillan tried to sneak over the -
Iird one laid 1t In the groove md =
aron pasted it into the upper left -,
Id stands. -
Bob Meusel was called out on three -
tched balls III The third, not even -
king his bat off his shoulder as the IS
here flew past. 70
Bentley hit Pennock in the back
tn terrible speed ball that stretched
e Yankee, slabster out on the M
ound, where he rolled In agony. fiji
rggins rushed at Bentley and told BIZ
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