The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-16
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NEKF TRAGIC FIGURE
Pitched Wonderful Ball in
Last Game Until Yankee
Attack Broke Him
NEHF TRAGIC FIGURE

New York, Oct. 16.--Ifis mighty
left arm weakened from overwork,
his mind weary from the strain OF
outwitting and outpitching his OPP
ponents, Arthur Nehf, MeGraw 5
pitching ace, collapsed in the eighth
inning of yesterdays game and the
New York Yankees won the game
& to 4 and the world championship.
The Yankees baffled through the
earlier innings by this pitching wiz
ard, Nehf, broke him in one inning.
Aaron Ward, the Yankee second
baseman, whose bat mas been the
busiest during the season, was first
to bat in the eighth. He hit high
one that was caught by first baseman
Kelley and Nehf stA appeared
strong. Then Schang went to bat and
hit the rst ball pitched to left for
safety Everett Scott, the next man
up, hit single down the first-base
line, sending Schang to first. Hof-
man, who was sent in as a pinch
hitter for Pcnnock, walked. Four
straight balls, all inside, one' run
forced in. Nehf, hcadbowed, saw the
hand of John McGraw flash from the
dug A tragic figure he stuck
his greasy glove in the hip pocket
and strobe from the box. Rosy Ryan
went in. Dugan, the Yankee first
baseman was up. lie walked on four
straight balls. Yankees one run be-
hind. A long series of shouts and
cheers from the stand. Babe Ruth
at bat--long cheers, the crowd call
ing for Il home run, single or any
thing to tie. Babe, the mightiest
batter of them all, struck out. Bob
Meusel at bat, two out, the bases
filed. Meusel cracked the ball to
centartieii for Il single, scoring two
runs, and when Cunningham, retriev-
ing the ball, threw wildly to third,
another run scored. The scoring
ended there and so did the series.
McrGaw's great baseball machine
was broken down by the Yankees.
Yankees Bat Better.
The Giants, 202 times at bat in
the series, scored II runs, off AZ hits,
of which five were home runs, three
three-base hits and two two-baggers.
Their batting average was .233. The
Yankees, 205 times at bat, made 30
runs, 60 hits, including eight two
.baggers, four threebaggers and Ave
home runs for batting average of
.293. The Yankees drew 20 bases on
balls, the Giants only ~.
Babe Ruth scored the most runs
In the series, eight. The Babe made
seven hits in 10 times at bat, was
walked times, struck out six times
and batted in three runs. His bat
ting average was 1868. Aaron Ward
of the Yankees and Frank Frisch of
the Giants collected the most hits,
getting 10 each.
Attendance Greatest.
The total attendance for the six
games Of the series, 30l, 430, eclipsed
by more than 10000 the previous al
tendance record set in the world
series of 1921 between the same
teams. The receipts for the six
games also set a new record, being
$l,063,815, passing the million dollar
mark for the first time and eclipsing
the previous record set in 1921 by
more than 100000. The players
pool was greater by more than $780,
600 than any other and as result
each player of the winning team will
receive about $3.50 and each losing
player about $4,363. Each second
: place club will receive about $27,208
and each third place club about $751;
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