Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-12
Ruth's HOmers
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! Giants into subsection in masteful
fashion: and for Joe DuGan, fleet
, footed third sacllcr, whose marvellous
defensive play brought him repeat
edly into the limelight.
But, over and above the mere out
come of the game, the brilliant coGs
| that fitted into the winning Yankee
machine, It was the day of days for
| Ruth, basebalrs star OF stars, who
had come into his own and found
the end Of the rainbow Of World s
Series fame for which he had sought
| before In vain. True, Ruth earned
I his spurs as pitcher, hanging up a
record of 30 scoYeles innings in cham
| pionship play that still stands; but it
was batting laurels that the greatest
home run hitter Of all time was seek
| ing and he gained them today. No
matter what he docs The rest of the
| series, his place among series tmmor-
! tails is secure
Strategy Overwhelmed
! Thus it was triumph even greater
! for Ruth than for the Yankees; the
ascendency of brute force, the power
Of the Wallop, over the tactical genius
! of John McGraw. basebalrs master
mind For behind The struggle for
premier diamond honors from the
start has been the greatest drama Of
! all. the matching of Ruth's dynamic
individuality against the strategy Of
/ the grey haired, silent leader of the
! Giants.
TWO wears ago Ruth was handicap
, ped i'll the series by injuries; last wear
he was bust" out-gucssed, bati!cd
by the tactics of the little NapoIcon. :"
But tonight he is n triumnhart fguro
a vital force that upset with sheer
| might the best laid calculations of his
opponent.
Is New Record
Ruth's feat of two home runs in \
single worlds series game has been
done thrice before in two decades Of
championship history, but in none Of
these instances We're the circuit blows
made in successive innings and success
sive times at bat. i. II. Douchcriv or
the Boston Americans va, the, fret n
accomplish the trick. in 1909. # was
duplicated in 1915 by Harry Hooper.
also of the Boston Americans. VINO
drove out home runs in tho third and
ninth innings Of tho dfth game of mo
series with the PHILADELPHIA Nationals.
and again in 1917. by Benny Kaun OF
the Giants. who hit for tho circuit i'm
he fourth and eighth innings of the
fourth game Of the series with the Chi
cago White sox.
Yesterday the story Of victory was
one Of Giant smar:noss. hlcrtress ana
eenoralshH, plus the decisive ninth in
ming home run Of Casey Stcngcl. Today
the situation was reversed, and it was
punch. typiftcd by Ruth, that decided
the issue. And tn" Yankees won he
cause they carried their brains in their
bats.
Yesterday II was the Yankees who
knocked at. hut could not open. the
a'or OF opportunity; tcd@E it vas ii
,t'" OF missed enc Ec7s ny the Giants
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poh'HNS :, III inc opening game.
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