New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-07
Giant Rookie
Trims Senators
With a Homer
Billy Patterson, Filling In
for Bancroft, Puts Came
ON Ice i'm the Fifth
By r. |. Kelly

PETERSBURG, Va, April Ga home
run by Billy Patterson. the young in
fielder, who was obtained by the Giants
from the San Antonio club and who is
now playing shortstop in the absence
Of Dave Bancroft, enabled the New
Workers. to defeat the Senators, 4 to 2,
in the third game Of the series here
this afternoon. The waliop, which
sailed over the left field fence, came
in the fifth inning after George Burns
had reached first on a single
Artie Nehf, who started on the
mound for the Giants, was unsteady
in the first inning, but he allowed only
one more hit until he was relieved BY
Bill Ryan in the sixth. The newcomer
managed to keep mis- opponents pretty
we'll in check.
southpaw Harry Courtney, who OPP
posed Nchf, went along fairly we'll
until the fifth inning, when he was
bonn barded for four hits, including
Pstterson's home run. Senor Jose
Acostas who was purchased by Wash
ington from Rochester at the close Of
last season, took up the pitching bur
den in the sixth and held the Giants
hitless for the remainder Of the game.
Senators Land an Nehf
Nehf was plastcrei for three hits in
the first inning and he would have held
his opponents scorcles5 but for Cas-
tons error. Joe Judge led of with 4
single to center field and took second
singled to right, but Judge was nailed
at the plate on Walkers fine throw to
CASTOR. Rice went 10 second on the
throw in and Miller followed with an
other single to right. Walker made
another fine throw 10 head Rice off at
the plate, but CASTOR dropped the ball
The Giants tied the score in their
half of the first Burns shot q two
Dagger to left field. Patterson hunted
and Burns scored when Courtney made
a wild heave to first base. Patterson
stopped at second Patterson failed to
touch first, howevo~, and was out,
Milan to Judge 20 Harris
wild pitch and brace of singles
gave McGraw's players the lead in the
second. With one out Brown beat out
a roller to Foss and took second on a
wild pitch. Rapp singled along the
left field foul line, scoring Brown.
CASTOR rolled one to Foss, but both
runners were safe when the Washing
ton third baseman made a low throw
to second base to nail Rapp. Nehf
grounded to O'Rourke, who converted
it into double play.
Courtney weakened in the fifth IN
ming and the Giants plastered him for
four hits, which Melted two runs.
Burns opened with a single to deep
short and Patterson lifted one over the
left field fence. Frisch popped to Har-
ris, but Walker beat out splash in
front Of the plate and sprinted to third
on Kelly's single to center. The two
runners attempted a double steal, but
Walker was caught at the plate on
Harris's throw to Charity.
Senators Tally in Seventh
The Senators counted in the seventh !
inning, when they bumped Ryan for
two hits. O'Rourke led off with |
single to center and Charity walked !
Walker made a great one-hand catch |
of Acosta's fly and Judge fouled to
Kelly. Mlan's single to center scored
O'Rourke and put Charity on third.
Milan and Charity tried a double
steal, but the latter was trapped be-
tween third base and the plates when
Ryan intercepted Smiths peg to second.
The score: