New-York tribune., 1921-05-16

OF course, it is conceded that it was
ball game being played. The refer
ence to the Polo Grounds should be suffi-
cient to enlighten the millions in the
world of fandom who were not on hand
that such was the case and that the
Giants won as they did by a score of
4 to s.
But it was melodrama, after all, and
in order to keep it within the nine acts
it is imperative that the four heroes
and the two villains should be named
right now. The heroes were Frank
Snyder, Alphonse CASTOR, George
Burns and Dave Bancroft. The villains
We're Rube Marquard and Pat Moran.
Kelly Bats in First Run
The first act opened with run for
our boys. Burns, one of the heroes de-
veloped later, took a walk to first when
the villain Vanguard slipped four wide
ores over the plate. Dave Bancroft,
Hero No. 2, smashed a single to left that
put Burns on second. Fordham Frisch
sacrificed as ordered and both runners
advanced.
Ross Young walked and the $4,000
"soles" began to patter their first tattoo
on the concrete. Here was Kelly and
the bases full. But all Long George did
for the cause was an infeld out, which
brought Burns across the plate.
The next two acts were most com
monplace, as Arthur Nehf for the
Giants and the Rube for the Reds
were sending the batters off stage
with nary a round of applause from
pit or gallery. But in the third act
the home talent produced ripple of
appreciation from the audience by in
creasing their run total to two.
Everybody thought the affair a
comedy at this juneture and all agreed
that there was no question as regarded
q happy ending. But villain No. l
peared upon the stage in the fifth, and
when ne had finished his dastardly
work gloom of the heaviest sort had
settled upon bleachers and stands.
This fifth act introduced one Fonseca
who raped safely over Rapp for
single. The veteran of the baseball
stage, old Dode Paskert, hit savagely
to this same Rapp, who made wonder
full stop and throw to Fordham Frisch
fer a force-out of Fonseca. But Crane
lined a single to left, which put Old
Paskert on third Hargrave walked
and the bases were all occupied when
the villain Rubc Marquard came sneer-
ing to the plate.
Game Tied in Knots
Rube delivered his fell blow on the
first ball pitched his shot travelling
to right for hit on which Paskert and
Hargraye Tailed, tieing the score. But
the end was not yet. For the villanous
Rube counted himself an instant later
on Bohne's sacrifice fly to right.
poln0iouS Peritt was DreSea5 into
duty in place of the battered Nehf in
the eight and Poll got along very
nicely while the villains were chuck
ling from bench and field over their
one-run lead. The $4,000 conducted
s themselves as most folks do when they
think the show is over. All the exit
gates were jammed with those who
figured the villains had won and that
the day was lost.
But all the members Of the Giant
encourage had not yet made their bow
when the final act was presented.
Frank Snyder, who is banging the ball
about with startling consistency, stag
gered the villain Rube with double
which bounded from the left field wall.
The jam at the exit gates was halted
as Jack Monroe was dispatched to sec
ond base to run for bulky Snyder. Al
phonse Castor was then introduced as
DabIeT LOT OIL ISETltt. AlpHOuSS
bunted so wisely and SO well that he
not only sent Monroe to third but also
reached first himself in safety.
George Burns spoke emphaticalIy
with his bat by driving the ball to left
center for hit that brought Monroe
over with the tying run. Walker, run.
ming for CASTOR, slid into third safely
and Burns shot into second on the
throw-in. And then Dave Bancroft
the greatest hero of them all, sent {
single to left which scored Walkel
with the winning run and broke the
Harlem Sabbath with frightful bed
lam.
Pat Moran Fiustered
It should be explained here that th'
reason Pat Moran was classed as vii
lain in the melodrama was that Pa
distinguished himself with senseles
kicking on the decisions of Umpire Bill
Brennan throughout the entire game
In fact, he almost distinguished" him
self on two or three occasions. Rub
Marquard, too, kicked villainously and
of course, futilely.
So the four heroes by their numeri
cal supremacy, if nothing else, van