World's Series

Telegraph wires hummed as if war were declared. Thousands and thousands and thousands of people ram-jammed into automobiles, streetcars, subways and onto sidewalks, honking and shouting and pushing their way. The New York "Giants" and the Washington "Senators" continued their exciting argument over the baseball championship of the planet.

Fourth* Game. At the Polo Grounds, Manhattan, long, lean George Mogridge uncoiled his snake-like left arm, sore these several weeks, and with it manipulated a ball so quaintly for seven innings that the Giants could make but two runs while the Senators made five. In the eighth inning, the arm began to tire and one "Firpo" Marberry relieved Mogridge, holding the Giants safely. Score: Washington 7, New York 4. The series was even, two games apiece.

Fifth Game. Still in Manhattan, "Good Old Walter" Johnson sought a second time to pitch a winning World's Series game. But Giant batsmen found his swift throws rare sport to bat about. They crashed 13 of them safely, circulated freely on the bases. Freddy Lindstrom, 18-year-old Giant third baseman, gained loud applause by making four hits and numerous fielding demonstrations. Jack Bentley, Giant pitcher, propelled the ball as well from the plate as toward it, getting a home run with two men on base. Score: New York 6, Washington 2.

Sixth Game. Scene: Washington. Cast of Pitchers: Arthur Nehf of New York, J. T. Zachary of Washington. (Zachary is called "Zack the Giant Killer" by facetious friends. His full name is Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary). They duel. Immediately, enter Young and Kelly of New York. Each singles. Young scores. The duel continues. Enter Roger Peckinpaugh of Washington, who singles; Muddy Ruel, who sacrifices; McNeely, who walks. Enter Manager Bucky Harris. He stings a single over third, scoring Peckinbaugh and McNeely. The duel continues, fiercely. Toward the end of the action Peckinbaugh's leg caves in. He is carried off the field. Cheers offstage, including a few quiet ones by the President of the U. S. The duel ceases. The series is tied again. Score: Washington 2, New York 1.

Seventh Game. After three innings, Manager Harris of Washington hit a home run. In the sixth, the Giants countered with 3 runs. In the eighth, Manager Bucky Harris, with two of his subordinates on bases, scored both by whanging another crucial hit over third base. Score tied; Series tied; everyone frantic. Pitcher Marberry having been taken out and also pitchers Ogden and Mogridge, there was none left to defend Washington but "Good Old Walter." Forth he came, bravely he pitched. Tenth inning: no runs. Eleventh inning, scoreless. Twelfth inning a liner from Muddy Ruel's bat screamed into left field. Muddy jubilated on second base. Then Walter Johnson reached first on an error. Whack! McNeely's hit toward third scooted low, hit a stone, bounded high over Lindstrom's head. Home streaked Muddy with Washington's first world's championship. Score: Washington 4, New York 3.

In St. Paul, the "Little World's Series" went the limit. Five victories were necessary to win. When the Baltimore "Orioles" and St. Paul "Saints" went westward after opening the series in Baltimore, the Orioles led 2 to 1. This lead was 3 to 1 after a fifth game.* St. Paul took the sixth with a fifth-inning rally, lost the seventh to Thomas' airtight pitching, then resolutely tied the series with two close games. The "twin cities" were, like Washington, ball crazy. Like the Senators, the Saints took the last

* For accounts of the first, second and third games, see TIME, Oct. 13.

* The third game was 6--6 tie.