The Washington times., 1923-10-16

AS they parted some one yelled
Three cheers for McGraw." and
as Mac went through the door he
left a lot OF new friends behind him
in the Yankee club house.
Bob Meusel was the boy who
slugged us to victory after l had
tried and failed just before him
In fact, it seemed everybody figured
in that eighth inning scoring deluge
except the right fielder of the
Yanks. Heavens knows / never
tried harder, swung harder or
missed harder.
In the first inning with two
strikes and three balls, Nehf, who
always gives me trouble, put one
close to my belt and an easy, we'll
timed swing drove the ball far into
the bleachers. The facts are I was
In a hole and only trying to meet
the ball just enough for a safe
swat.
three men on bases, the stage all
and miss three beauties, but that's
baseball for you.
greatest pleasure of the entire
series was not on the ball field,
but in the Yankee club house,
where to me was given the priv
tlege Of presenting a token to
Miller Higgins, as well loved to-
day by each player on our club
Is any manager In the history Of
baseball, o handsome diamond
ring representing every player
who has labOred these long hard
months and years with Hug, was
our way Of showing this wonder
ful little leader, that to him,
more than any member Of the
team goes the glory of victory,
Just rs he had to carry the worry
and disappointment in the days
Of defeat.
Early this season the baseball
writer's discovered q spirit on the
Yankee ball club unlike anything
IN the past and equal to the spirit
OF any other ball club in days gone
by. That was the spirit that won
the American League pennant and
then carried US through to the
championship of the world-even
when we were running behind the
Giants, and according to many
early experts. ready to repeat our
performance Of 1922.
It was the spirit that prompted
as to get that diamond ring for
Miller Higgins even before we won
the final game.
When 1 got through saying a
few words that didn't anywhere
near tell Hug what the boys wanted
we to say or what I was trying to
say. he climbed on a chair and
smiling as he accepted the gift,
told US that the ring with all its
beauty was only a small incident
% the spirit Of comradeship that
u represented.
''It's mighty nice to win uen.
n8nts," said Hug, land the great
est thing a ball club can accom-
pilsh Is to win a world series, but
Id sooner win and maintain the
friendship Of you fine fellows than
win q dozen remnants. That's
what this token represents to me
that spirit Of unselfishneSs, loyal
ty and team work that you have
given since early spring. I shall
always prize IL for It's beauty, but
II its beauty ever dims I will still
treasure 1t as evidence of a last
Ing friendship"
The diamond ring and McGraws
friendly visit put a kindly touch to
this world series, the like Of which
] never remember before and this
was my fifth experience.
There wasn't any growing. There
isn't any feeling Of chestiness. We
are proud to be champions, Of
course. and prouder still to have
won the championship from such q
wonderful club. The victory was
clean cut and, although we were
especially glad to grab the deciding
game by beating the Giants pitcher,
still ! want to tell you our hearts
went out to Arthur Nehf who had
stopped us for seventeen innings
until overworked. over anxious and
worn to pieces, he nearly collapsed
in the box.