Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-11
Victory to Giants
Continued from Pace One)

lScdS ue opponents, rush SpeCtaCulariy
to the front In the first two innings,
only to be overhauled by a sensational
rally, a masterpiece of strategic at
tack, that gave the worlds champions
four runs and the lead in the third in
ming; it saw the American Leaguers
after being turned back time after time
by an amazing defense, finally tic the
score in the seventh inning, then go
down to defeat as the crack Of stem
gels blow was drowned in a thunder
Gus ovation.
The attendance cclipsed by more
| than 1900 the highest previous mark.
while the gate receipts of practically
$1S2. 900 surpassed the old record Of
more than $4,000.
See Hand of McGraw
The story today was that the Giants
! have administered to the Yankees the
triumph of q machine guided by the
master mind" of John Joseph Nc
Graw over brilliant individual resist
ancc. AS a team the Yankees today
played better than at any time since
their brief days of ascendency in the
! 1921 series. but at the critical moments
they were Out-thought, generated
| and out-playcd.
Waite Hoyt, youthful twirling star
of the Yankees and hero of the 1921 Sc
| lection by McGraw came as a last min
ute surprise in the opening mound
! duty, but neither lasted long. Watson
| was relieved i'll the third inning by
! Rosy" Ryan, younger, star, who
stayed the limit and received credit
| for the victory though he was saved
on many occa sions only by the spectac-
| ular character of his defense.
/ Hoyt, after an impressive start in
the first two innings. was shelled into
retirement in the third inning after
the Giants had tied the score. Bush
and his red flannel shirt came. to the
rescue and Bullet joe" after being
found for fourth run in that inning,
settled down brilliantly. He held the
Giants to three hits in the remaining
six innings. allowing only one runner
to get as far as second base until the
ninth when Stengel came through with
the winning punch.
Yankees Take Lead
The Yankees got away to flying
start in the first inning. The central
figure was Babe Ruth, whose at
tempt to come back after previous
Worlds series failures and crown
with glory the greatest season OF
his career, has absorbed almost as
much interest as the outcome of the
|
| out Ruth forced Joe Dugan. who
had walked, and then on hit and
run play, scored on Bob Meusels
two base smash to center field. II
was a daring and spectacular bit OF
| base running by the Bambino and
he was accorded an ovation as he
slid across the plate with the first
run of the series.
Cleared into action, the Yankees
came back in the next inning and
scored two runs. Ward and Schane
opened with singles, were sacrificed
along by Scott and tailed When
Whitley Witt drove a whistling drive
across second base that Frisch dove
for but couldn't stop.
Groh's single in the first inning
| was the only hit garnered off Hoyt
when the erstwhile boy wonder"
looked upon as something of a Giant
! nemesis. blew up" unexpectedly.
! Four runs clattered across before
the inning ended and the entire COM
(! pleXion of the battle was changed.
Kelly. first up, singled sharply to
center and when Gowdy walked. the
! Yankees held a hasty conference in
/ an effort to settle Hoyt. Then came
! the real turning point Of the game,
! masterpiece of Cencralshlp SN Nc
/ Graw that gave the Giants formid-
, able advantage. Quick TO sense
| Hoyt's weakening, the Giant pilot
! decided TO retire his battery and
. sent Bentley. a slugCer. to bat for
! Watson. while Mcguire ran for
! Gowdy.
Gets Texas Lacquer
The Yankee outfield. playing back
for Bentley, was caught unprepared
, when he popped a Texas Lacquer
I over the infeld. 1t fell safe and
the bases We're filled with the heavy
artillery OF the Giants in the offing.
/ Kelly came in with the first score
when Bancroft forced Gearin, who
was running for Bentley. Heinie
Groh followed with booming triple
down the right field line that tailed
! Mcguire and Bancroft. tying the
score and completing the downfall
of HOyt. Bush came to the rescue
but before he could retire the side
/ FrisCh shot a single 70 right that
brought in Groh with the fourth
run.
Then began the desperate fight Of
! the Yankees to overcome this lead.
puthitting the Giants altogether by
4 margin of II to $. they had golden
opportunities to score in FIVE OF the
SIX remaining innings. but in only
one of them did they make good
That was in the seventh when Bush.
who had singled. scored on Dugan's
terrific three base clout to right that
pep" Young iuggled for a fatal few
seconds. Ruth had an ideal setting
| when he came to hat hut though the
Babe tried hard. his effort went for
naught through a spectacular bit of
work by Long George" Kelly.
Kcll,s Great Play
Ryan, cutting the corners with his
sharp breaking curves. had Ruth
swinging prodigiously until the big
slugger caught one that whistled
down the right field foul line. 1t
was labelled a hit but Kelly. with
2 quick dive. got his bare hand on
the ball, hatted it down. and then
with a quick throw to snyder. caught
Ducan at the plate.
kely's sparkling play was but one
I Of several by which the Giants turn
ed back their rivals at threatening
: iunCtures. Twice double plays check
ed the rallies nf the Hug-man. while
twice it was the sensational work of
| Frank Frisch. brilliant second sacker.
that averted possible disaster for the
champions.
In the fourth. Schang walked and
after Scott famed. Bush doubled to
left. Witt doubled to Ryan who
trapped Schang off third. Groh max
ing the putout and then doubling
Witt at second base as the little Yam
kee outfielder tried to make an extra
bag on his tap.
Ruth again entered the limelisht in
the fifth. when. with one out. he
, drove a wicked liner to left. making
, third in another daring exhibition of
! base running when Irish Meusel han
died the hit slowly, in the belief that
Babe would null LIN at second Bob