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Show YANKS win THE OPENING GAME 1 By a Score of Three to Zero tho Yanks Take the First Game. Babe Ruth v?asi There But Could Not Get' A Homer. A Great Day For New York's Rivals. In tho first gamo of the 1921 , World's Boriea tho New York Ynn-I ke triumphed oer tho New York1 Giants taking the gamo by tho Bcoro of 3 to 0. Mays, tho Yankoo pitcher wan lnvlnclblu permitting but five Bcattered hits throughout the gamo. NEW YORK, Oct. 5 The contest con-test to start nt two p. m. will bo one of dash, speed and resourcefulness resourceful-ness as exemplified by tho Giants, against tho aggressiveness of tho Yankees. Novcr in tho history of world'B Borles were two teams so ovonly matched. Led by Ruth, around whom centers tho Buries hopes of 1110 YanKB nnu me prouiom 01 mo Giants, tho Americans virtually slugged slug-ged 'their way to the 1921 pennant, 'whllo McGraw's men, with apparently apparent-ly greater odds to ovorcomo achieved achiev-ed victory through daring and cleverness. clev-erness. I 1 Tho Giant hurlvrs probably will find tho batting combination of Miller, Mil-ler, Pock, Ruth Meuni'1. l'lpp and Ward7ono of thi toughest they ever 'have bcfn called upon to solve. Peck is always- a dangerous hitter, and Miller, who precedes him, Is by no means easy. 1 Tfien Comen Ruth Then comos tho mighty Ruth. To 'pass him will mean facing the fearful fear-ful "Bob" Meusl and io pitch .to blm means that at .any time the ball might go sailing over the stands for a homer. Behind Mouse! nnd Plpp comen Ward. McNally and Schane:. and nono of thorn r.-.rt bo talon loo llghtlyr Ex pens Mlrve the Yankee batting order or-der Ib one of tho most formidable In 1 series. Then the Olants. Frank Filsch at tho third Bark has no equal In either league. Ho Is a verliiblc flash on the 'baBes. On tho defense Frlsch howi remarkably and nt lint he )h a terror for any pitcher. Frlsch hlte when hlta nro needod. Hq Ib the Individual star of tho Nationals. George Kelly, tho elongated Giant first baseman, holder of the 1921 homo run record In hla league, and Young, Burns and Bancroft, with Snjder, tho regular backstop, form a batting bunch that will give tho Yankee Yan-kee pitchers their greatest troublo, The entire McOraw organization Is noted for its daring on the basis. tl |