New-York tribune., 1921-09-27
Art Nehf Holds
Cards to Five
Scattered Hits
McCraw's Men on Their Way
Home Four Games In the
Lead; Frisch Stars at Bat
By r. 7. Kelly

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26.--The Giants
practically cinched the National League
pennant for the present season by
again defeating the slugging Cardinals
| this afternoon in the third and final
contest of the series. The score was
| to !.
The victory, combined with the de-
| feat of the Pirates at the hands of the
lowly Phillies. gave the New Workers
four-game lead over the Pittsburgh
clan. If the Giants win only one of
their four remaining games, they will
be sure Of finishing the season in at
least tie for the league lead. Two
more victories will make the possession
of the pennant mathematical GER
tainty.
Arthur Nehf, McGraw's great south
paw, pitched with great effect and
held the home players we'll in check
throughout the afternoon. He allowed
only five hits, two of which came in
the fifth inning, when his opponents
scored their lone run. With the excep-
no damage, the Giants played air-tight
ball in the field and accorded the bril-
liant Nehf great support.
! While Nehf was breezing along at a
fine rate his mates were pounding out
eleven hits off the combined offerings
| of Bill Pertica, Roy Walker and jeff
pfeffer, who pitched for the Cardinals
in the order named. Frank Frisch was
the main factor in the Giants attack,
getting double and two singles in
| four times at bat
Great Catch by McHenry
A marvellous running catch by Austin
McHenry, the Cards star left fielder.
prevented the Giants from scoring at
least one run in the first inning. After
Burns had famed. Bancroft smashed
a single to center. Frisch followed
with drive near the left field foul
line, but McHenry speared the ball
with his gloved hand just as it was
about to fall safe. Bancroft then stole
second and continued on to third when
Ainsmith threw to center field. But
Young went out on fly to Mann
Pertica's great pitching in the second
advance by the Giants. Kelly, the
first batter, got three bases when
Schultz dropped his long fly to right
field. Meusel then fned to Hornsby.
Rawlings struck out and Snyder also
famed.
Rogers Hornsby opened the second
inning for the Cardinals with two
bagger to left center. The hit went for
raught, however, as Snyder picked him
a throw to Bancroft. Schultz then
grounded to Bancroft and McHcnry
popped to Rawlings.
The Giants finally broke through in
the third inning and established two
run lead. After Hornsby had tossed
out Nehf, BuSns slammed single to
left. McHenry attempted to make a
shoe string catch of Bancroft's drive
to left field, but the ball bounced to
the fence and was good for three
bases. Burns tailed on the hit and
Bancroft also completed the circuit a
moment later, when Pertica uncorked
wild pitch. Frisch followed with
another single through the box, but
he was caught stealing after Young
had flied to Schultz.
Two errors by Leslie Mann helped
the New Workers score another run
in the fourth After Kelly struck out
and Meusel grounded to Hornsby, Raw
lings singled to center and took sec
ond on Mann's tumble. Snyder fol
lowed with a single to center, and
when Mann again let the ball roll
through him Rawlings tailed and
Snyderreacheds second. Mann then pulled
down Nehf's long fly for the third out.
Cards Threaten in Fourth
The Cardinals threatened seriously
in the fourth and might have chalked
up at least one run We're it not for some
reckless base running. With two out,
Stock dropped a short fly in right CEN
ter for single. Frisch made great
stop of Hornsby's high bounder. but
followed it up with a wild heave to
Kallx 49,. l.
error, but Kelly recovered the ball in
time to relay to Bancroft, who cut
down the runner at the plate.
After going scoreless for four in
ming the Cards finally showed run
across in the fifth. Schultz led off
with a pop fly to right center, which
went for single. McHenry dropped
another short single in center, send
ing Schultz to third. Young pulled
down Lavan's fly and Schultz sprinted
home after the catch. The uprising
then came to an abrupt end, as Ain
smith forced McHenry at second on a
grounder to Nehf, and Clemons, who
was sent in to bat for Pertica, lifted
a foul fly to Snyder.
Walker, who took the mound for the
home club in the sixth, was bumped
for two hits in that inning, but the
Giants failed to tally. With one our,
Meusel poheu single Oft Stocks
shins. Hornsby muffed Rawlings pop
fly, but recovered the ball in time to
force Meusel at second. Snyder
singled to deep short, spending Raw
lings to second, but Stock made a
splendid catch of Nehf's line drive for
the third out.
The Giants jolted Walker for two
more hits in the seventh and thereby
added another run to their total. With
two out, Frisch slamed q Dagger
to left and Young drew base on balls.
Kelly connected for single to center,
scoring Frisch and putting Young on
third. Meusel ended the inning by
rolling one down to Lavan.
Lavan opened the third inning for
the Cardinals with single off Nehf's
glove, but Bancroft made a splendid
stop of Ainsmith's grounder and con-
verted it into double play, with the
help of Rawlings and Kelly.
} Bancroft made another great stop Of
Fournier's hard roller through the box
in the fourth inning.
TIE victory gave the Giants an even
break on the twenty-five games played
, with the Cardinals this season.
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