The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-11

Frisch shot a single to right that brought in Groh with the fourth run.
 Then began the desperate fight of the Yankees to overcome the lea
 Outhitting the Giants altogether by a margin of 12 to 8, they had golden opportunities to score in five of the six remaining innings, but in only one of them did they make good That was in the seventh when Bush, who had singled, scored on Dugan's terrific three-base clout to right that Pep" Young juggled for few fatal seconds. Ruth had an ideal setting when he came to bat, and fort went for naught through a spectacular bit of work by Long George" Kelly,
 Ryan. cutting the corners with his sharp breaking curves, had Ruth swinging prodi giously until the big slugger caught one that whistled down the right field foul line. It was labelled a hit. but Kelly, with a quick dive, got his bare hand on the ball, batted it down and then with a quick throw to Snyder, caught Dugan at the plate.
 Kelly's sparkling play was but one of several by which the Giants turned back their rivals at threat ening junctures. Twice double plays checked the rallies of the Hugmen, while twice 1t was the sensational work of Frank Frisch, brilliant sec ond sacker that averted possible dis aster for the champions.
 In the fourth Schang walked and after Scott famed, Bush doubled to left. Witt bounded ito Ryan, who trapped Schang of third, Groh making the putout and then doubling Witt at second base as the little Yankee out fielder tried to make an extra bag on his tap.
 Ruth again entered the limelight in the fifth. when. with one out, he drove wicked liner to left, making third in another daring exhibition of base running when Irish" Meusel handled the hit slowly in the belief that the Babe would pull up at sec ond. Bob Meusel lifted a looping fly over second base which Frsch grab bed from over his shoulder while running at top speed. Turning quickly, the Giant second sacker lined the ball ito Snyder, who block ed and tagged Ruth several feet from the plate to complete the double play Base runner and catcher both rolled to the ground.
 Schang doubled with two out in the sixth but was stranded when Frisch, with another fine running stop, tossed out Scott to retire the side.
 Pipp cost the Yankees a run in the eighth. when after singling and Go- ing to second on a wild pitch, he was caught off the keystone sack by Shy der's quick throw to Bancroft. Ward followed with single that would have scored the first sacker but it was wasted when Ryan retired the next two batters.
 Pipps apparent lapse, reminiscent of the famous 1922 occasion when Nrr. ,-I,f base, was due, observers believed, more to his injured ankle than to lack of watchfulness. There seemed little question that the injury, which had threatened for time to keep the first sacker out of the series, slowed up his footwork by just the fraction of a second by which he was trapped.
 The Yankees were retired in order in the ninth and thus was concluded the first act of the drama of 1923, the drama in which McGraw, the little Napoleon" who is seeking his third successive worlds championship, tri- umphed lover the sheer power or the Yankees and Babe Ruth-their star of stars. For, above the team play, fans are watching with intense inter est the struggle between these two types-Ruth, the greatest hitter Of all, the handspring of the Yankees, and McGraw, the silent. masterful tactician, juggler of baseballs tricks.
 The victory, incidentally, was the eighth in succession gained by the Giants over their Metropolitan rivals in worlds series play a streak inter rupted only by the tie game of 1922 The Giants won the last three games of the 1921 title struggle to gain margin of five out of eight games, routed their opponents in four games last year, and added another tri- umph today. So far, McGraw's is a record unparalleled in diamond an nals.