The New York herald., 1921-04-27
GIANTS LOSE WHEN
BURNS DROPS FLY
Error Sends In Two Runs and
Gives Dodgers Victory,
Score 3 to 1
VICTORS SHINE IN FIELD
Play Sensational Ball in Battle
Between Smith and
Toney.
YICTORS SHINE IN FIELD
BY DANIEL.

=, It was bit difficult to convince the
Giants and a great many of the $4,000
onlookers. too that il was the old Brook
lyn club which faced the New Yorks at
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon, and.
incidentally. defeated them again by 3
TO /. AS Uughey Jennings rubbed his
eyes in imitation OF Rip Van Wrinkle
and looked in vain for the Doolittles
and the Vedders who only few days
back had dubbed around against the
Braves he was more than astounded.
Surely there was Frank Chance at his
best on first, with Eddie Collins at sec
cnd-none other than the great Ed Will
hanson cavorting around short, with
Jimmy Collins at third. Surely Cobb
Speaker and Roush were out there In
the field--and Hughey rubbed his optics
time and again, while hundreds rubbed
with him and gasped
But 1t was the Dodgers. sure enough,
who were out there giving limitations OF
the Titans of the past and present be-
hind the left handed pitching of Sherrod
Smith. The Brooklyns leaped as high
as possible for balls which were speeding
for hits-they went as low as impossible
to scoop and dig them out Of the Flat
Sush soil like clams-they scampered
hither and thither. here, there and
everywhere. to rob Giant after Giant OF
a safe blow.
Like Men Inspired.
It was positively uncanny the way
those Dodgers played in the field. With
all due respect to the fact that they won
the pennant last season, they reminded
us OF q racer which had been given
dash OF heroin in his hay preliminary to
4 big stake. The Brooklyns played like
men Inspired and as they can play onl,
when they go against the Giants.
Still, with all the fizzing Dodger
deeds on the diamond the Brooklyns
probably would have got no better than
q tie in regulation time II 1t had not
been for q momentous event-something
like the temperance of Halley's comet,
and likely to happen about as often.
George Burns dropped fly This error.
which came with two out and runners
on first and second in the third inning,
let both tallies trickle over the plate and
ruined the Giants for the second day In
succession. 1t Is set down that George
did something of that sort back in his
State League days up at Utica on the
afternoon when Perry won the battle
OF Lake ESie.
1t was by no means an easy chance
on which Burns fell down. Against nine
tenths of the other left fielders In the
game that rap from the bat of Griffith
would have gone for three base hit. But
Eurns travelled back to the fence like q
Paddock and just did manage to make
remarkable catch high over his head.
lie held the ball momentarily. then let 1t
slip to the turf, putting Griffith on sec
IxtH e..K.
pan. 1t was tough luck--the man. the
moInant. the place and the game.
Old Hard Luck Shows Up.
Fred Toney. who went the route for
tho Giants and pitched scintillating ball
In the pinches started that third in bril-
liant style. He famed both Miller and
smith. On top OF this came trouble.
Olson banged a single off Toney's shins
and Johnston hammered single to GEN.
tre--h,s sixteenth hits in six games. Up
GAME Griffith and Hard Luck walioped
the Giants good and plenty.
The New Yorks got their lone counter
In the fifth. and it took three hits and an
out to turn the trick. Toney hit the right
field fence. but the Behemoth got no
more than one base. Burns drove hit
10 centre and Bancroft beat out a hit 70
Johnston, filling the bases with only one
down. Frisch was thrown out by Smith.
Toney scoring. King drove a fly to
Wheat-and the big chance was gone.
Brookiyns third run was acquired
through an unfailing medium In the
eighth inning. Griffith, first up. hit the
first pitch over the right field fence for
a home run. II 1t had not been for the
Burns nun that would have been the tie
ing run and maybe we would be out there
yet.
In the ninth Rapp walked and Snyder
beat out a hit to Olson. Rapp stole
third, but Patterson, batting for Toney.
struck out and Burns sent fly to
Griffith to start the rush for the exits
The score.