San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-11
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HAD 1.-THE WRONG
CASEY At BAT
Giant Fans Hail Their
"Casey'' as Hero Of
Series Opener.
TWAS "A GREAT GAME
EcCraw's Strategy and
Fight Of Giants in Evil
dence as Usual
TWAS "A GREAT GAME
BY the Associated Press.


ortal, might Casey, unlike him who
Fought tears TO the eyes of Midwife
ms by striking out, made good yes
rday when Charles ("Casey") Stem
FL belted the home-run blow that
toke the tie that brought victory to
be New York Giants and defeat to
be Yankees in the opening game Of
be worlds series. The score was
to 4.
There must be joy in Kasas City,
II that is Casey's home town. At
by rate there is joy tonight in Ca
y's heart, for he has been dream
Ii of being a worlds series hero ever
nee 1910 when the manager of the
ansas City club told him he couldn't
It and farmed him out to Kankakee.
hose days Casey was but raw re-
uit, q numbering walking and talk
II Missourian, who thought he was
Ime pumpkins. And when that Kan
Is City manager told him he wasn't
hard enough hitter for the league,
asey spoke right up: :,
"Some of these heah days youall
bnna be sorry 20 let me CO." And
bw Casey's Judgment in himself has
Zen indicated.
1t was much the same sort of sit
htion that the original Casey faced
at Stengel jumped into in the ninth
ming of yesterdays knee-knocking
Icitement producer. The score was
ed, four and four, two Giants had
L the dust and the count upon Ca
v was three and two.
AL the Details.
Thousands of spectators, seated IN
e broad sweep Of the stands and
eachers, waited breathlessly for that
ext bali to come from the fist OF
Bullet Joe" Bush, the Yankee finger.
l,sh wound up, his arm came sailing
bound, the infielders, their feet apart,
aited eagerly, outfielders were on
cir toes. Bush loosed the ball.
[raight as q rifle bullet it came down
ward the plate and Casey Stengers
Il swung back behind his hip, then
me forward again, met the ball "op
e nose" as they say, and 1t sailed
way up, up over the heads OF the
field, to the outfield, past the LETT
Id center fielders. Fifteen yards be-
bnd them it struck earth and bound
on toward the fence of the bleach
&. under the very noses of the wild
shouting fans crowded there.
Around the bases painted Casey, to
.st. then second. 1t seemed he would
kyer get around. Then he passed
Iird and the encouraging voice of old
ughie Jennings, Giant coach, pound
;,&o HE aar
HGwan, Casey! Gwan, boy" it
id, and Casey sprinted, crossing the
ate Just as the ball bounded into the
lnds of Wally Schang, the Yankee
ether. Casey was. home, with
pc that the old Kansas City man
er who fired him was in the stands
see.
Yankees Took the Lead.
In their half of the ninth the Yam
lea went out in order. Until that
entful moment when Casey walloped
E ball there had been all sorts OF
rilling plays. In the first place
Yankees, with the young Waite
byt pitching, had gone right out in
e first two innings and collected
rec runs off John (Mule) Watson,
e of McGraw's new right-handea
tchers. -
Then the third and the Giants on
D. Kelly started the inning with a
bgle to center and old Hank Gowdy
brked Hoyt for a base on balls. Boss
cGraw, on the dugout bench, started
me of his tall thinking. The first
ought was to send Mcguire, a young
er, to run for Gowdy and the sec
ID was to have Jack Bentley, former
Fillmore Oriole pitcher, to bat for
atson. The second thought was
I'D one, for Bentley singled to CEN
filling the sacks. Gearin was
en- sent to run for Bentley. Ban
pft, next up. hit to the i9field and
ELY scored, Gearin being thrown out
second, Mcguire going to third.
zine Groh then hit for three bases,
bring Bancroft and Mcguire. That
Id the score and the Giants took
run lead when frankie Frisch sin
Ia to right, bringing Groh in.
In the fifth inning the Yankees were
eyented from tying the score by
isch on a remarkable play. Ruth
d tripled down the left field foul
he with one out, and Bob Meusel
rode to the plate. Meusel hit
lister to short right. Frisch made
eat running catch over his shoulder.
rned in his tracks and whipped the
II perfectly to the plate, catching
nth.
The score became tied in the sew
tn when Bush singled and scored
Dugan's double to left.
Then the ninth and Casey.
When a hazy sun. red from the exer-
IN, chinned itself over the eastern
IA of the Polo Grounds today, it
cred with weak but willing smile
on the rain-glittering home of the
ants where the second game of the
Ties will be played.
Shower After Game.
Fair; partly cloudy" had been the
|ather mans forecast in the face of
shower which swept across the
hrlem river region after yesterdays
ssic encounter at the Yankee sta
pm.
1.-Two or three early arrivals at the
II price bleachers entrance averred
was cold.
Fit sure is" affirmed fourteen pa
plmen who had been on duty at the
be all night to preserve order-and