The New York herald., 1921-05-19
SMITHS HOMER IN
NINTH BEATS CUBS
New York Catcher Lifts First
Pitch Into Stand-ScOre
Is 3 to 2.
GIANTS LEAD IN EIGHTH
Passes by Freeman and York
Yield Two Runs for
Locals.
GIANTS LEAD IN EIGHTH
by DANIEL.

There was the crackle of electricity
IN the air. Giants and Cubs were dead
locked In one of those bitter struggles
Of the old McGraw- Chance model at the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
snarling. clawing and biting at each
other and matching strategy and wits
In the high tension Of tie as the
closing half Of the ninth inning was
flashed on the screen.
Up strobe Earl Smith to start the
fateful effort FOR the Giants, and with
one crashing blow Of his bat he finished.
II too. His contribution was the very
npotheosis of timely and complete hit
t,ng--a home run which won for New
York by to and stretched its win
Hing streak to eight games.
It was Speed Martin who faced Smith,
and Speed never will lose ball game
any faster. He threw Just one ball
during his entire tenure of office, which
WIS about one minute. Martin was the
third pitcher for the Cubs, Aleck Free
man having worked into the eighth and
q peck Of trouble. and Jim York OF
Chateau Thierry having passed In the
two runs which gave the Giants lead
of one In that same frame.
Cubs Tie in Ninth.
new OrR ADVANTAGE was uiStOuHtou
by the Cubs in the ninth. and then
came the tie. Martin and Smith, not to
speak Of wild demonstration as the
home catcher. who had broken up few
other games this season, stepped briskly
to the plate. A mcnacing sQuint by
Smith through those narrow Sits OF
his a wave OF his bludgeon as Martin
wound up his right. then straight fast
one about waist high. cutting the plate
In twain. A grand old hurrah and the
rush for the exits followed. Smith
caught the ball right on the nose and
lifted it into the upper tier Of the right
field stand, where il hit seat a mighty
yvallop and bounded back into the field.
Freeman got himself into trouble
pronto In the eighth by hitting Brown.
pinch hitter for Rube Benton. Burns
flied to Flack and then Freeman began
his attempt to initiate q veteran with
what Is known as noodle and
thorough knowledge of his batters. He
tried to fool Bancroft, and had to walk
him. He could not find the plate or its
environs for Frisch. which left the bases
nlled and only one out, with just one
needed to tie.
Freeman threw two balls to Young
and then came the recall. Johnny Evers
and his raucous voice summoned Jim
York. left handler, to come in from the
bull pen. This was a pretty tough as
signment for a youngster. but Jim had
gone through all the major engagements
in which the Third Division saw real
fighting, and he was undaunted. 1t
was strategic move No. ! by Evers--
left handed hitter vs.. left handed pitcher.
rt worked for a minute, then flzzled.
Young Is Struck Out.
York get the better or Young by sneak
ing over a third strike, but he was not
so successful against Kelly. York had
found Chateau Thierry In the thick or
battle, but he could not find bit or
rubber called the plate in the heat OF this
argument, and he passed Kelly. forcing
IN the tying run. Snyder went In TO bat
for Walker-strategic move No. l by
McGraw, putting right handed hitter
against left handed pitcher: YORK
passed Snyder, too, and Bancroft came
home with a lead for New York Rapp's 8
art to o'Farrell closed the inning.
Phil Douglas. making his first np-
pearance In nearly three weeks, after
an attack OF abscesses In the ears, faced
the Cubs In the ninth and did not remain
long. He passed Deal, got rid OF
Twombly. hitting for O'Farrell. by the
Burns route. passed Barber, batting for
York. and threw one ball to Flack.
Then Douglas was taken out IN favor
Of Sallee. Strategic move No. by Nc
c;raw-left handed pitcher against left
handed hitter. Flack bied to King.
yIollochcr hit a sharp grounder toward
Kelly. who let the ball hit his enins and
hound away for a hit. while Deal scored
from second and tied the game for Smith
TO unite II. The score: