New-York tribune., 1921-04-27

he catastrophe occurred In the
third inning with two out and with
Olson and Johnston on the bases. Crit
fifth lifted long fly to left field and
Burns got both hands on the ball, but
the pellet fell to the ground and both
runners scored. 1t is true that Griffith
gave the Brooklyn club run in the
eighth inning when he drove one over
the right-field wall, but nevertheless
if Burns had not been guilty of that
fatal muff the Giants might have had
fighting chance to gain the decision in
extra innings.
Those champions Of the National
League certainly lived up to their
name yesterday. They played brand
of ball that was little short Of phe-
nomenal and their work on the defense
was particularly brilliant. Jimmy
Johnston and Pete Kilduff converted
many a potential base hit into an in
field out, and old Zack Wheat also
bobbed up with a wonderful catch on
Snyder's short fly in the seventh in
ming. The Dodgers may look pretty
weak against some other clubs, but
they always perform like champions
when playing the Giants
Smith Pitches Well
Southpaw Sherrod Smith gave fine
exhibition on the mound for the Brook
lynites. With the exception of the
fifth inning, when he wavered and was
jolted for three successive hits, he had
the situation we'll in hand throughout.
He allowed only five other safeties and
no two of these came in any one inn
ing. Whenever his opponents became
very menacing Smith invariably tight
ened up and turned them back. Your
Uncle Robbie has met with such note
worthy success by using left-handed
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will probably turn Clarence Mitchell
loose against them in the third game
of the series this afternoon.
Big Fred Toney, who performed for
the Manhattanites, also pitched great
ball, and would have given Smith quite
battle but for Burnss error. Toney
yielded eleven hits, but kept these
fairly we'll scattered and was particu-
larly effective in the pinches. The
only earned run charged against him
was Griffith's circuit waliop.
The Giants had great chance to
score in the first inning, when Bancroft
walked and Frisch singled with one out.
The runners were unable to advance,
however, as King flied to Griffith and
Kelly struck out.
The Dodgers became rather threat
ening in the second inning, when they
had two men on the bases with none
out, but they were turned back with
out a run. Wheat opened the inning
with single to right. Konctchy sent
a bounder in the same direction and
Frisch made a great try for the ball,
but he succeeded only in kicking the
ball toward the stands. Wheat took
third on the hit.
Frisch caught Myers's fly in back
Of second base and Kilduf famed.
Konetchy then set sail for second base
and Frisch relayed Snyders peg to
Rapp, catching Wheat between third
base and the plate.
Toney Fans Two in Row
Toney struck out Miller and Smith,
4 the first two batters in the third inning,
but Olson bounced one off the big
u pitchers shins for single. Johnston
followed with another single to center,
putting Olson on second Burns then
muffed Griffith's fly at this inopportune
point and both runners scored, as re-
lated above.
The Giants big opportunity of the
afternoon came in the fifth inning,
when they connected for three hits.
This trio of safeties, however, com
bined with an infeld out, netted them
only one run. After Snyder had
grounded to Olson, Toney slammed one
Burns shot single to center and
Toney logged down to second base.
Bancroft filled the bases by driving
another single past Johnston.
Frisch bounced one off Smiths glove
and the pitcher recovered in time to
nail Fordham Frank at first base, but
Toney scored on the play. King then
flied to Wheat for the third out.
The score: