Evening star., 1923-10-15
GIANTS LEADING,
z TO |, IN Fourth
INNING OF CONTEST
Each Club TaIIies in First
Round, Ruth's Four-Bagger
Helping Yanks.
S0UTHPAW TWIRLERS
CHOICES FOR BOX DUTY
Nehf of Nationals and Pennock of
Americans Fail to Check
Heavy Swatting.
HOW THEY FACED.
Ey the Associated Press.

POLO GROUNDS, New York, Octo-
Der 15.-Southpaws Herb Pennock.
for the New York Americans, and
Arthur Nehf, for the New York Ma
tionals, opposed each other in the
sixth game of the world series at the
Polo Grounds today.
The assignment was the most crit
ical of the series for the two pitch
ers. each of whom has won one game
i'll the current classic. With the
series standing three to two in favor
of the Yankees it was up to Neht TO
, keep the Giants in the running ana
force the series to a decisive seventh
game tomorrow.
Pennock had the opportunity of pitch
ing the Yankees to the first world
championship it ever had won: Inc
Polo Grounds was far from filled when
the game began. thousands being kept
away l:y d slight drizzle that fell up
until noon, and by leaden, overcast skies
that furnished a roof for the mammoth
amphitheater. Fans were filing into the
upper tier around whose outer edge
there was a closer ribbon of unoccupied
space.
Yankee lead-off man, walked to the
plate.
Both clubs scored in the first in
ming, Euth's drive into the upper
right field stand accounting for the
Yankees tally, while successive sin
giles by Groh, Frisch and Young gave
the Giants their marker.
Frischs bunt hit, Young retire.
ment and Cunningham's single to
center gave the Giants a second run
in the fourth inning.
The Yankees stand today on the
threshold of the hall of world base
ball championship.
Bullet Joe" Bush, pitching the way
ha a6 nickname.
pushed them there, holding the Giants
10 three hits. all made by Irish Meu-
sci, in the fifth game of the worlds
series yesterday, While Bush was
shooting the ball across the plate
with such bewildering speed and
curves his teammates were humping
the Giants for fourteen hits and win
ming the game, to /.
1t takes four games TO win the
world championship. The Yankees
now have won three. the Giants but
two. The Yankees have three of their
best pitchers rested and ready to
McGraw is famed as the greatest
thinker in base ball, but he never had
so much thinking to do as now. Ar
thur Nehf, who pitched and won the
third game of the series for the
Giants, as had two days rest-pitchers
usually take three-yet in order to
be safe McGraw is faced with the
necessity of using him again today.
Watson Second Choice.
John Watson, the Highlander. who
was knocked out of the box by the
Yankees in the first game. is the only
other pitcher of the Giant staff who
has had a good rest. McGraw, who,
besides thinking, takes chances, may
& send Watson in today, depending
upon him to check the Yankees, who
have been hitting wildly in the last
two games Yet II is certain that II
Watson is started he will be hauled
right away from the pitching mound
as soon as anything like run is
scored.
McGraw is far from being down
hearted. He realizes that he is in a
fix he never before experienced in
his world series engagements, but ne
has confidence in his men and figures
that luck creeps in sometimes and
helps a man who needs it. Anything
: may happen" he says.
Miller Huggins is resting easy. He
has both Jones and Hoyt primed for
duty today. Sad Sam, who pitched
such fine game Friday until Casey
Stengel got gay with his home-run
bat, is the most likely choice, with
Hoyt in reserve. Should the Yankees
lose today Pennock, the lefthander
who won the second game for the
Americans, is still on deck.
FIRST INNING.
YANkEES-Witt sent up a high fly
10 Groh. Frisch tossed out Dugan. Ruth
scored on home run into the upper
right-field stands. Meusel struck out.
One run, one hit, no errors.
GiANTS-Bancroft flied out to Witt.
single off Pennock's leg, Groh going
TO second. Groh scored on Youngs sim
gle to center and Frisch was thrown out
at third, Witt to. Dugan. Meusel fan
one run, three hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING.
YANkEES-Nehf threw out Pipp.
Ward crashed q single into left Schans
hit into double play, Nehf to Bancroft
TO Kelly.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
GIANTS-Cunningha flied out to
Witt. Kelly fouled out to Schang, who
ran to the Giants bench to make the
catch. Snyder famed.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING.
TANkEEs--Nehf threw out Scott
Nehf also threw out Pennock. Witt
flied out to Meusel.
No runs. no hits. no errors.
GiANTS-Nehf struck out Dugan
threw out Bancroft. Groh sent a long
liner to MeuSel.
No runs, no hits, no errors
FOURTH INNING.
YANkEES-Frisch robbed Dugan of
= hit by remarkable running catch.
Ruth got a base on bi lis. Bancroft
threw out Meusel at ffrst. Ruth going
10 second. Bancroft thru W out Pipp at
first.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
GiANTS-F-isch beat out a bunt.
Ward threw out YounE, sFrisch sliding
safely into second. Meustl flied out to
Witt. Frisch scored on Gunninghanl's
singls G TO to- right; o IVA Ward threw out Kelly.