Seward daily gateway., 1923-10-16
MERC|LESS BEATING |S ADMINISTERED TO
 GIANTS SUNDAY

mercilesS beating was administered to the Giants by their opponents in Sun days game, the score standing s to l, when the smoke of battle had cleared away. Four pitchers and several pinch hitters were run in by the Giants in an endeavor to stem the avalanche of runs made by the Yan- kees, but it availed nothing. The Meusel brothers were much in evi- dence, each making three base hits, one brother for the Giants and the other for the Yankees. Dugan for the Yankees made the only home run, bringing in three men on bases.
 Batting Order
 Giants-Bancroft, s.; Groh, 3b.; Frisch, 2b.; Young, If; E. Meusel, left field; Stengel, centerfeld; Kelly, h.; Gowdy, catch, Bentley, pitcher. Yankees-Witt, cf.; Dugan, 3b..; Ruth, rf.; Meusel, If; Pipp, h.; Ward 2b; Schang, catcher; Scott, ss., Bush, pitcher.
 First Inning
 Giants-Bancroft up; Ward took Bancrofts roller and threw him out ; Groh up, struck one foul, Groh flied out to Ruth; Frisch up, ball one, foul strike; one ball, struck out to Ward who threw him out. No runs, no hits no errors.
 Yankees-Witt up, strike one, ball one; touled to Goudy; Dugan up, strike and out; Ruth walked; Meu sel strike a one bagger, Dugan and Ruth scoring on Meusers hit. Pipp up Meusel scored on Pipp's sacrifice fly to Young who made remarkable catch; Ward up, singled to leIt; Schang up, fouled ball, one strike famed; Ward stole second; Schane famed; runs. hits. no errors.
 Second Inning
 Giants-Young up struck to Scott who threw him out; Meusel hit long drive to left for three bases; Stengel up, strike one; Meusel scored when Pipp took Stengels grounder and tossed to Bush; Kelly hit a high fly to Witt; l run, hit, no errors.
 Yankees-Scott flied to Stengeli Bush singled to center; Witt got base on balls; Dugan damned out home run and Witt scored; Ruth wen to first on Kelly's error; Bentley was taken from the box, Scott pitching tol Giants Meusel hit into right; Rutf going to third; Plpp tOuIed to rlght, Ruth scored when Frisch threw wide to plate; Meusel on second; Ware lined out to Bancroft and Mouse doubled, Bancroft to Frisch; f runs hits, 2 errors.
 Third Inning
 Giants-Gowdy flied to Ruth; Scot fouled to Pipp; Bancroft sent higf fly to Witt No runs, no hits, no error Yankees-Schang up, flied out t( Bancroft; Scott singled to right; Busf struck out; Witt forced Scott, Ban croft to Frisch.
 Fourth Inning
 Giants-Groh struck foul bal! to Du gan; Frisch thrown out, Ward to Pippi Young walked; Meusel doubled tC right; Young going to third; SLenge tossed out by Bush. No runs, l hlt no errors.
 Yankees-Dugan singled, Ruth Ii to right for one base but overran hfs and went out, Young to Kelly; Dugaf on third; Dugan scored on Meusefi single to right; Pipp walked; Baer ems went into box for Giants; Ware famed; Schank forced Pipp, Groh tt Frisch. 1 I'll n, 3 hits, no errors.
 Fifth Inning
 Giants-Kelly thrown out by Du gan; Gowdy lined to Witt; Barnes struck out. No run, no hits, no errors Yankees-Scott rolled to Groh; Bush long fly to Stengel, who made hair-raising catch; Witt singled; Du gan hit to right and went to second; Ruth struck out No runs, no hits, nc elrCrc.
 Sixth inning
 Giants-Bancroft up, flied to Meu. sel; Groh popped to Ruth; Ruth gath cred ill Frisch's long fly, DC runs, no hits, no errors.
 Yankees-Meusel was thrown out by Barnes; Pipp out to Kelly to Barnes; Ward singled into left and Schang singled, Ward going to sec ond; Scott forced Shang, Bancroft to Fritch. No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Seventh Inning
 Giants-Young out, Pipp to Meusel; Meusel singled past Ward; Stengel