The New York herald., 1921-04-25
KELLY TRIPLES AND
GIANTS WIN GAME
$4,000 Fans There as Douglas
Holds the Phillies to
One Hit.
AS MANY TURNED AWAY
Frisch Makes the Only Run
and Stars on Offence and
Defence.
ny WILLIAM II. HANNA.

On two occasions with men on bases
at the Polo Grounds yesterday Lee
Meadows passed George Kelly of the
Giants. Discretion was the better part
of valor and was freely shot with com
mon sense. for Kelly has come to be
a dangerous hitter. But on a third oc-
casion Meadows played it the other way
and pitched to the slim s,ngger That
pitch was the turn of the game and for
the Philies fatal. Kelly tripled. sent
in the days only run, and the Giants
won. ! to 0.
Kelly tripled n little to right OF centre.
Outfielders must know by now that they
must play far out for him, but Williams
was playing too far to the left, this time
anyway. He had to cross TO the right
OF the meridian. and the ball. though
driven very high. kept carrying. Will
Jams, the Philly centre fielder whose
duty 1t was to impale Ii, thus had a diff
ficult catch---p1ayed none too well-and
one he couldn't negotiate. and all there
was 10 the productive offence OF the
game boiled, then simmered, with that
play.
good. sharp, bristling game none
the less and punctuated with the spon-
taneous roars of $4,000 or more FANS
eager and emotional and enjoying every
iIllHule OIL IL. OTe OIL LnOSt llHlHenSc
week end outpourings, with fair skies
after days Of dripping ones and appe-
tites sharpened by postponements. The
largest crowd quite likely this year. at
least more people turned away than at
the Yankees opening. and the crags to
the westward lined with people watch
ing the scoreboard and visible parts or
the field from the rugged promontories.
DOugIas the ReaI Star.
Kelly wedged In one boisterous and
timely slam. but Phil Douglas. the round
shouldered stalwart with the swapping
splitter. was the games real star. He
may have pitched better games, for
catches by Rapp F'risch and Brown
smothered liners and shut off base hits.
and Frisch miraculously dug up q
grounder from the alluvial soil, but he
held the Phillies TO one hit. shut them
out. and his work was going on all the
time. Felders are supposed to step
lively.
The size OF the crowd took the breath
away from the club people. and police
and everybody else had to be strictly on
the job to handle the oncoming throngs.
The police are expert at that sort OF
thing and know just when to order the
gates closed. Emergency entrances
were called into use. and as many per-
sons We're turned away as were In the
grounds
on the elevated platform fans were
massed pretty thick on account OF the
north exits leading directly to the Polo
Grounds entrances being closed at n cer-
tain time and late comers having to use
the south stairways. They made ssow
progress. He was a wise rooter who
kept on to Sedgwick avenue and walked
back across the bridge. This was the
largest crowd the Giants have played to
in many day. Their performances on
the field, snappy and skilful were re-
ceived with roaring acclaim.
The one hit off Douglas was a clean
single by Ralph Miller in the second
inning, a punch to right through an air
stratum just above Frisch's head. There
were two out at the time and Frisch
repaid the presumptous Miller when tho
latter tried to steal. He took Snyder's
throw and tagged his man.
Meadows Pitches Strong Game.
Singles by Frisch and Walker in the
first inning, then a pass to Kelly, filled
the bases. with two out. Brown, with
Kelly on and two out had three chances
TO make his Delaying pin useful. but
wasn't equal to them. He tapped 10
Meadows the first time Meadows
q
could touch him at all-Frisch. Walker
and Kelly. He must have had speed
from the way the balls popped sky
ward.
Frisch tried to go from first to third
OF an infleld out In the third, and Lees
nice throw to Wrightstone doubled him.
Meuscl took Snyder's fly off the boards
in the NTH. Frisch effected the gem OF
tho afternoon when he scooped Wright
stones ground ball in the NTH. He was
on his way to the foul line when he
did Il.
Kelly's winning triple came In the
sixth, and with two out 1t followed n
base hit by Frisch. who, therefore was
in the game very much, defensively and
extensively.
a double play by the Giants In the
ninth was handy in contributing to the
shutout. Neale. who opened drew a
pass. and Donovan gambled on Stengers
hitting TO the clear. He didn't care
for sacrifice tactics Stengel hit to
Douglas for a double play, very well
come to the Giants. Rawlings hit a
liner. which was dragged down by Rapp.
Time the latter was having something
10 do. He's had so little to do at third
tho last three games the weeds are
growing there. The score: