The New York herald., 1921-05-11
GIANTS BEATEN IN
A MUDDLED GAME
Make B0tch Of Base Running
and Cardinals Win by
z to 6.
NEHF BATTED TO BENCH
Pep Young Makes Homer and
Two Costly Errors-Horns-
by Stars.
NEHF BATTED TO BENCH
ny WILLIAM b. HANNA.

ny WILLIAM B. HANNA.
Something's out Of gear with the Giants
when they can't win a game with the
amount of hitting they did yesterday and
the amount of loose and harum-scarum
fielding done by the Cardinals. Some
thing was out of gear. and the Giants
began their part Of the first crusade from
the West by losing The st. Louisans.
for whom the Polo Grounds is a favorite
locale for raising mischief. won by
score of to 6 in a game SO erratic 1t
was fantastic.
Rogers Hornspy who radiates class,
still radiated it, but he was surrounded
by performers who threw and fumbled In
the best style Of the Bloomer League.
Nevertheless the Cardinals hit the ball
with as much frequency and zeal as did
the Giants, and didn't make any more
Of hodge-podge Of their fielding. They
haven't won many games. but they went
az this one with no sign OF discourage
snent and went Gathering and .c.anking to
Il victory.
Rattle Drained base tball--lots of 1t.
Things out of gear in tho Giants playing
were: The pitching of Nehf. who was
Knocked from the ridge in the third
inning; the poor work Of Pep Young on
ground balls, which was as full of holes
as a hammock. and stupid plays on the
bases which possibly cost a run or two.
On Sunday the base running OF the
Giants was poor; yesterday it was fully
as poor in quality If rot in quantity
Giants Gritty but orr Form.
The Giants played with grit. but poor
ly. They climbed back to even terms
with the Cardinals twice After the sec
ond time they took the lead but by
small margin, and they didn't hold 1t
lcrg. The Cardinals enjoyed an inning
of hard hitting at the expense of Sallee,
with the accomplished Hornsby setting
the pace, and took the lead for the third
time. They made that lead stick. The
game was stepped in ineffective pitching
and support Of much the same character.
1t had odd plays, too, as well as
brilliant fielding by Frank F'rlsch west
of the second Granny. One of the former
was a clean poke to right field by Rapp
on which Walker was forced at second
base--one of the cases Of stupid base
running and another was a grounder
for an out at first base with the second
baseman scooping the ball and touching
the bag.
Schultz raped home run through to
right centre in, the first inning, and 1t
was poorly played from the time 1t
struck the ground. Walker and assist
ants botched up whatever chance there
was to get Schultz at the plate. Stock
singled and the ball went through Young.
Stock went to third and Hornsby bstted
him in. An out, then a hit by McHcnry
scored Hornsby.
A walk to Burns, a single by FriSch
and home run to right centre by Young
squared the count. Young made up for
his error with that hit. The trouble was
ne wasn't through making errors. Schultz
doubled In the third, Hornsby walked.
and Fournier shot a single to right
which Young missed. Two runs on that
inisdemeanor. The Giants replied with
two on clean hitting. F'risch. Kelly and
Young made the hits, then Rapp made
one, only to have Schultz convert 1t in-
to . force when Walker muddled his
advance and didn't reach second.
Lavan's Throw Gets Burns.
The New York fourth was one for the
book, as II were. Lavan made "A low
throw on Smith. Sallee bunted and the
ball rolled through Fournier to hornsby
at station A. Burns scored Smith with
a single to left. Bancroft singled to left,
sending Burns to third. When Burns
cav McHenry's poor return get away
from l-aVan ne lamned lot the plate,
and Bancroft for second. Bancroft
reached his destination, but Burns was
thrown out by Lavan. He would have
scored on Frisch's fly to Schultz. which
introduces the spilled milk trusm.
The Cardinals made two In the
seventh on the Industrious Hornsby's
smashing triple to the centre field
Sence, Fournier'5 single. a force and a
steal by Lavan, and n single by Dill
hoefer. The Giants in their half. or
come one member thereof, committed
the biggest oooby play OF game full
OF such.
Walker singled with one out. Rapp
scratched a hit, one which bounded
high and fell Just inside the third
base line. Goodwin obeyed Stock S
frantic cry 20 leave 1t gov' Being
"leaved," there were two on bases
with two out. A low pitch got away
from Dilhoefer. King, who was running
for Walker, took third and Rapp second,
which was meet and proper
There was something about second
base Rapp didn't Iike-the rent was TOO
high or there weren't kitchenette priv
iieges. or something. Whether he
thought the ball which eluded Dilhoefcr |
was foul or whether some other Giant
thought so and told him, or whether |
some Cardinal told him so. he skipped |
back Ito first II isn't permissible to
run bases the reverse way, and when |
Hornsby touched Rapp at first. he
was out. For such n game fitting |