New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18
Nehf Is Victor
For 9TH Time
Over ittsburg.ln
Frisch's Triple in Eighth
With 2 on Base Clinches
Victory of McCraw Men
By r. ]. Kelly


which is only two short weeks away,
the National League pennant for the
season of 1921 will be flown from the
flagstaff at the Polo Grounds next year,
for John McGraw's players increased
their lead to four and half games
by another decisive triumph over the
faltering Pirates in the second contest
of the series here this afternoon. The
final score was to L.
More than $4,000 fanatics attended
the game. The stand and bleackers
were filled to capacity and several
thousand stood behind ropes in the
outheld, making ground rules neces-
sary. 1t was the tenth consecutive
victory FOR the Giants and the seventh
triumph of the season for the brilliant
Artie Nehf over the former league
leaders.
With the teams deadlocked at / to l
in the eighth inning Frank Frisch drove
out a three base hit with two men on
the bases and thereby clinched the de-
cision. The Giants added three more
runs in the ninth. but these tallies
were entirely superfuous.
Ten Hits OFF Nehf
! Nehf was bumped more freely than
on his previous efforts against the
Pirates, being found for total of ten
hits, but he kept the safeties widely
scattered and pitched with the utmost
effectiveness in the pinches. Nehf was
accorded the same alright support
that has characterized the playing of
the Giants since they first started
their sensational ascent toward the
pennant, and he well deserved a shut
out. The home team scored it's only
run on a circuit clout by George
Whitfield in the fourth inning.
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but seven of these figured in the runs
scored by the New Workers.. Until the
eighth inning Harold Carlson held the
Giants pretty we'll in check, but he
weakened badly toward the end and
finally had to be removed in favor of
Johnny Morrison in the ninth.
The Pirates had two men on the
bases with none out in the first inning,
but their failure to sacrifice prevented
them from scoring at least one run:
Bigbee, the first batter, got an infield
single when Kelly failed to cover first
base on grounder to Rawlings. Carey
bounced one over Frisch's head for a
single, sending Bigbee to second Burns
made neat catch of Maranville's line
drive. Burns also pulled down Whit
ted's long fly to center and Bigbee
easily sprinted to third after the catch.
Carey stole second, but Cutshaw rolled
TO Mem Tor the thlrd out.
After going out in order in the first
three innings, the Giants passed up a
great chance to take the lead in the
fourth. George Burns got a two-bagger
when his drive along the left field line
rolled into the crowd. Burns took third
on Bancroft's neat sacrifice bunt in
front of the plate. With the infeld
drawn in, Cutshaw made me stop of
Frisch's bounder and Burns was caught
between third base and the plate. While
Burns was being run down Frisch raced
all the way, to second. The Fordham
Flash was left stranded when Young
went out on fly to Carey.
Whitfield Hits Homer
George Whitfield, who plays right
field for the Pirates when the oppos-
ing pitcher is a left-hander, put the
home club in the lead in the fourth
inning when he connected with one of
Nehf's offerings for home run. The
ball hit the top of the left field fence
and then bounded into the street. There
and none out Nehf imme diately tight
ened up and the next three batters
went out on infeld grounders.
The Giants had another fine oppor-
tunity to score in the fifth when they
bumped Carlson for two hits. After
Kelly had grounded to Maranville,
Meusel singled to deep short. Rawl-
ings flied to Carey, but Smith drove
single to right, sending Meusel to third.
Nehf failed to come through with the
needed hit and was called out on
strikes
Nehf was also jolted for two safeties
in the second half of the fifth but the
Pirates failed to shove a run across.
with one out, Carlson surprised the
populace by driving single to center
Bigbes followed with another to right,
but Carlson pulled up at second. Ban
croft made a splendid running stop of
Careys bounder toward left field and
cut down Carlson at third with fast
throw to Frisch. Meanwhile then
ended the inning by popping to Rawl
ings.
Whitfield opened the sixth for the
Pirates by beating out bunt toward
third base. Cutshaw tried to sacrifice,
but Nehf fielded his bunt and cut off
Whitfield at second. Barnhart flied to
Burn in center and Grimm forced
Cutshaw on a grounder to Rawlings.
The Giants suddenly came to life in
the seventh and tied the count by scor-
ing one run. They might have had at
least one more were it not for SEN
sational play by Meanwhile and
Grimm. Ross Young led oc with a
three-bagger into the crowd in center
field and Young easily Tailed after the
Meusel lifted a fly TO Whitfield in right
field and Young easilj tailed after the
catch. Rawlings bounced potential
single over second base, but Meanwhile
made great stop while on the dead
run, stepped on second and then threw
to Grimm. The throw to first base
was high, but Grimm speared the ball
with his gloved hand for the compile
ton Of the double play.
Snyder Turns Trick
Frank Snyder started his mates on
their way to victory in the eighth by
clouting a single to left with none out
he moved to second on Nehf's bunt
to Grimm. Burns drew base on
balls. Bigbee made a splendid running
catch of Bancroft's fly, but Frisch
came through with his three Dagger
into the right field crowd that sent
Snyder and Burns across. Barnhart
caught Young's puzzling pop fy for
the third out.
The New Workers chased Carlson to
the showers in the ninth inning and
damned three more runs across. With
none out Kelly converted an ordinary
single into two-base hit with q
great sprint. He rode home or
Meusel's single to center. After fail.
ing to bunt on two attempts Rawlings
dropped another single in right center
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