, 1923-10-11

In the opening game CT the worlds
series. The score was 5 TO 4.
The must be Joy in Kansas
City. for that is Casey's nome town.
At any rate there is joy today in
Casey's heart for ne has been dream
ing being a worlds series hero ever
since 1910. when the manager of the
Kansas City club told him he could
not hit, and farmed him out to Kan
kakee. Those days Casey was but
a raw recruit. a numbering walking
and talking Missourian, who thought
he was some pumpkins. And when
that Kansas City manager told him
he wasn't a hard enough hitter for
the league. Casey spoke right up:
Some of these heb days o all
gonna be sorry you let me 60" And
now Casey's Judgement IN himself
has been indicated.
It was the samo sort of situation
hat ordinary Casey faced that Stem.
gel bumped into the ninth inning of
yesterdays knee-knocking excite
ment producer. The score was tied
four and four, two Giants had bit
the dust and the count upon Casey
} wa NhaNo aAAo NnO-
Thousands Of spectators. seated in
the broad sweep Of the stands and
bleachers. waited b~reath,essly for
that mex ball to come from the fist
of Bullet Joe" Bush. the Yankee
finger. Bush wound up; his arm
came sailing round the infielders,
their feet apart. waited eagerly; put
fielders were or their toes. Bush
loosed the ball. Straight as a rifle
bullet 1t came down toward the plate
and Casey Stengel's bat swung back
behind his hip, then came forward
again, met the ball on the nose as
they say. and sailed away up. up
over h heads of infield to the out
field, past the left and center fielders.
Fifteen yards beyond them 1t struck
earth and bounded on toward the
fence OF the bieaohers. under the
noses OF the wildly shouting fans
crowded there.
Around the bases sailed Casey, to
first. then second. It seemed he
never would get around. Then he
passed third and the encouraging
voice Of old Hughie Jennings. Giant
coach. pounded into his ear.
"Gwan, Caseyl Gwan Boy" It
said and Casey sprintsd. crossing the
plate just as tho ball bounded into
the hands of Wallie Schang, the
Yankee catcher. Casey was home,
with a hope that the old Kansas City
manager who fired him was in the
stands to see.
McGraw surprised everybody yes
terday by starting John Watson in
the pitchers box when Nehf was
understood to have been the choice.
So, what McGraw will do today is a
matter OF conjecture.
1--WE got lots Of good pitchers.'
he said. can't tell until the last
minute which one III USE" And SO
it might be Nehf. it might be John
Scott, the surprise OF last years
series. or it might be Jack Bentley
or some one else.
Huggins still has Pennock. Jones
and Shawkey ready. Pennock prob
ably will be called upon. Shawkey
was sent out to the bull pen to
needed relief and Jones seems to be
6arm up yesterday in use BUSH
the next in line after Pennock.
Today's game will be played In the
Polo Grounds. 1t IS believed that
The attendance will be colse to that
Of the opening game. when 55,So7
fans paid their way into the park.
The probable lineup:
YANKEES-Witt CT; Dugan 3b;
Ruth RI; r. Meusel II; Pipp 1b;
Ward 2b; SchanE C; Scott IS; Pen
mock or Jones p.
GIANTS-Bancroft IS; Groh 3b;
Frlsch 2b; Young RI; L. Meusel II;
stengel or Cunningham CT; Kelly 1b;
Snyder or Gowdy c; Nehf or Scott p.
umpires- o'Day at the plate; Nal
lin first base; Harlon second base;
Evans on third base.