The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11
Series Sidelights

l NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-(By Asso- ! ciated Press.)-A successful bit Of l baseball strategy was put on by Man l ager McGraw of the Giants before to- days opening game of the worlds se- 1 ries got under way
 It came when the Giant manager ordered both Jack Watson, right l hand finger and Art Nehf his star southpaw, to warm up during the 10 minutes preceding play and thus kept Manager Huggins and his team. as well as the crowd, puzzled as to which of the two would take the mound. That Huggins was completely baf- fled was evidenced in the fact he em- ployed both right and left handed practice pitching. It so happened Il al the. Yankees ended their practice against southpaw and then were called upon to face Jack Watsons right, handed delivery.
 l Nick Altrock and Al Schacht, the | Buffoons of baseball, had a new bit l for the revue they always give be- 1 fore the start of the game. Their new stunt is a reproduction of the 1 Dempsey -Firpo boxing match. A miniature ring with the top strand l of rope coming up to their knees was pitched on the diamond and chairs were placed outside of it. They wore boxing gloves and rush at each other with some zeal
 Once, twice, three times. Altrock, who impersonated the Wild Bull of the Pampas, went down from short right and left hooks. On his fourth knockdown Schaeht-the Dempsey of the .piece-waited until "Firpo" was barely off the ground before he knocked him down again. That brought forth the jeers that the mo,- ! ing pictures of the fight elicited when shown in Broadway theatres. The show ended with a final knockdown which the pair did in wmotion ! time.
 Then they went through their slow motion picture pantomime of a pitch and batter, relic of their former offerings.
 Commissioner Landis was one of the early visitors to the park, reach ing it before noon. He went to the press headquarters and had lunch on his feet with the reporters who went ahead to describe the early 1 crowds.
 The announcer at the stadium ! showed his prejudice without effort the man with the megaphone shouted, Line up for New York"
 One of the prominent gate" crashers to exhibit himself was ''Tammany" Young, the terror of
 
 how he got In for nothing, as at least three more games are to be played. 'One Eye" Connolly. who boasts that he couldn't be kept out of a jail if big sporting event was on there, got in, but kept hidden.
 George Kelly, who batted in the winning run in the last game last year, distinguished himself again today. With Dugan on third, with the winning run, he made a one handed stab--with his bare hand--of Ruth's hot liner down first base way in the seventh. He knocked down the ball and without hesitation whipped 1t home accurately and Du- gan was caught flat footed.
 Heinie Groh of the Giants and Lawton Witt of the Yankees are rival leaders in the runs batted-in con- test, each having two to his credit Wits big effort came In the second inning, when his single to center Groh's telling wallop. came half in- ming later on triple to right, which sent Mcguire and Bancroft across the plate.
 Manager McGraws demonstration of when and how to put on pressure served the Giants excellcntly. The time was the third inning, when Hoyt showed signs of weakening and every move McGraw made was well conceived. By sending McQuire to run for Gowdy he supplanted a slow runner with speedy one; by sending Bentley to bat for Watson, he picked a man who delivered a very timely hit; by sending Gearin tt run for Bentley he placed another fast man on the bases.
 While the Giants were fighting for worlds series glory today, Ralph Shinners, a member of the Giant squad was fighting for his life in Lutheran hospital, where he has been confined for several days suffering from typhoid influenza. Shinners' condition tomorrow morning. it is said, will determine whether he can survive the malady. Shinners Is substitute outfielder.