New-York tribune., 1921-09-26
Irish Meusel's
Big Bat w in $
McCrawites
New Workers Get IL Hits OF
Haines and Shcrdel; Doug
las Effective; Score, So
BY r. ]. kellv

'""NoSS III 'tHc pennant race TO three
fcil games by defeating the slugging
Cards here this afternoon in the second
contest of the series The final score
was 5 to 2. "Shnffin" Phil Douglas,
who pitched for the New Workers, was
plastered rather freely after getting
OIL to good start, but, with the aid
Of fine support, he was quite effective
IN the pinchcs. Almost 10000 fans.
one of the largest crowds that has
watched the Cards play in several
years, witnessed the game.
The Giants clinched the decision in
the first inning by scoring three runs
off the pitching of young Jess Haints
The home twirler went along at great
rate after that and held his opponents
scoreless until he was taken out in the
eighth in favor OF pinch hitter. Bill
Sherdel was jolted for two more runs
in the ninth
McGraw's players slammed out a
total of twelve hits, and Irish" Meusel
again led the attack with two doubles
and two singles. He drove in four Of
the Giants runs. He has now made
eight hits in nine chances in the pres
ent series.
Haines was rather unsteady in the
first inning. and the Giants got off to a
threc-run lead. Burns, the first batter,
drew a base on balls, and Bancroft
struck out Frisch shot a single to CEN
ter, sending Burns to third. Young
rolled one down to Hornsby, but Burns
beat the throw to the plate Frisch and
Young moved up on Keny's roller to
the box, and Meusel sent them both
across with two-bagger along the
right field foul line. Rawlings then
grounded to Stock for the third out.
Pass Up Great Chance
The Giants passed up fine chance
to score again in the second inning.
After Snyder had famed, Douglas sur
prised the populace by slamming a
single off the right field fence. Burns
walked for the second time. Both run
ners advanced on Bancroft's grounder
to Hornsby, but Frisch went out on a
splash in front of the plate.
After going hitless for three innings
the Cards connected for two safeties in
the fourth, but Douglas prevented them
from scoring. Hornsby dropped sin
gle in right center field and Mueller
famed for the second time McHenry
forced Hornsby at second on grodnder
to Bancroft. Lavan poked a single to
center, sending McHenry to third, but
both runners were left stranded when
Clemons popped to Rawlings
Douglas was bumped for three hits in
the fifth, and the home players showed
one run across. After Haines had rolled
to Douglas, Smith dropped a short
single in right field and went to third
on Fournier's single to the same field.
Stock struck out on three pitched balls.
but Hornsby slammed a double against
the right field fence. scoring Smith and
sending Fourier to third. Mueller
failed to come through with the needed
hit, apd the best he could do was to
roll to Rawlings.
Double Play Halts Rally
The Cardinals drove out two more
hits in the sixth, but a double play
put an abrupt end to the uprising. Nc
Henry led off with a two-b bagger to
deep left field, but was tossed out al
third on Lavan's grounder to Ban
sending Lavan to third, but Haines
bounced one to Douglas, who con-
verted it into a double killing with the
assistance of Bancroft and Kelly.
The Giants made three successive
hits in the seventh, but failed to shove
run across. With two out Bancroft
singled to right and Frisch also hit
safely to the same field. Young beat
out roller along the third base foul
line, filling the bases, but Kelly was
tossed out on bounder to Haines.
Douglas absorbed some more punish
ment in the seventh, but he frightened
up after the Cards had scored one
run. After Smith struck out, Fournier
drove single to right and Stock fol-
lowed with another to left. The "heavy
hitting Hornsby" came through with
one more single to left, scoring Four
nier. Both runners advanced on Muel
lcr's grounder to Kelly. McHenry was
Intentionally passed, filling the bases,
but Lavan was tossed out by Snyder
on splash in front Of the plate.
The Giants passed up another great
opportunity to score in the eighth,
when they had two men on the bases
with none out. Meusel opened the in
ming with single to left and Rawlings
slammed another to right. Snyder
popped to Haines in attempting to sac
riice and Douglas famed. After fun
bling Burns's grounder Doc Lavan
bluffed throw to Fourner and then
caught Mcuscl fat-footed off third
base.
CncFOeI GOeS TO box
Sherdel took the mound for the
home players in the ninth and the New
Workers showed two runs across. but
these proved to be entirely superf1u-
Gus. Bancroft singled to center with
none out and then went to third when
Sherdel made a wild heave to second on
Frisch's bunt. Young flied out to
Smith. Bancroft was thrown out at
the plate on Kc)ly's grounder to
Hornsby. Meusel then drove a two
Dagger to left, scoring Frisch and
Kelly. Rawlings lifted fly to Smith
for the third out
Rogers Hornsby robbed Young of
single in the third inning with a great
stop of the latter's sharp bounder near
second base.
Bancroft made a splendid play on
Jack Smiths grouhder to deep short
in the same inning and retired the
runner with a fast throw to Kelly.
Rawlings made great try for
Hornsbys pop fly to short right center
field in the fourth inning, but he just
managed to get his gloved hand on the
ball and it fell safe for single. 1t
was the first hit off Douglas.
Southpaw Artie Nehf and Bill Pertica
will probably be the opposing pitchers
in the third and final game of the
series.
The score
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