The New York herald., 1921-09-26

special Despatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 25.-The timely
batting Of Meuscl. who has made eight
hits in the last two days. gave the Giants
9 winning supply OF runs this afternoon
and won a game which is likely TO go
far toward clinching tho pennant for
them. The Giants won, 5 to 2. and two
two baggers by Meusel batter in four OF
the runs, two in the first and two In the
last inning.
The Giants wasted many chances to
scoro and twelve were left on bases.
Douglas was hit hard through the mid
ganla stage, but he pitched smart game
and plucky one. He was good with
men on bases, and lot of them were on.
lie had stanch support especially from
the peerless Bancroft.
Great roars from the populace greeted
the Yankees overwhelming score. Said
populace wasn't so keen about seeing
their Cardinals lose TO the Giants.
Burns took q walk In the first inning
and went pell nell TO third when Frisch
lashed single to centre. He beat Horns
by's throw to the plate when Young
grounded slowly TO that distinguished
guardian OF the Keystone. Hornsby made
a witless play in tryins FOR Burns at all.
tor he gave Young life. and Meusers
double to the right foul line sent Frfsch
and Young flocking to the homo ledge.
Three runs as the first course made the
Giants fec! u warm glow within. The
glow increased when Douglas survived
rhe first without hit being made off
him. The unstudied grace with which
he stood in the box and caught Four
nier's fly, the while disdainfully waving
Frisch and Bancroft away. was the last
word in attitudes.
Douglas Impnssablc and Impassive
Furthermore, the courtly Mr.. Douglas
frisked his vis-a-yis for a single In the
second 1t was no fault of his, but of
his h,rIess confreres, that the Giants
didn't score In this inning. Haines re-
formed greatly in the second and third
and held the Giants to ciphers. but as
Douglas was impossible as well as inn
passive the three runs of the Giants
loomed large IND insurmountable.
There was no hit off Douglas until
Hornsby. with the luck which goes to the
succagsful. scratched a safe fly In back
of Rawlings in the fourth. Rawlings
tried hard for 1t. Nobody was out, but
despite the strident chorus OF the mob
Douglas shot his splitter up, tipping and
Gliding, and struck out Mueller. Ban
croft fumbled McHenry's slam across the
carpet, but recovered Instantly and
forced Hornsby. McHenry singled cleanly
and up came Tubby Clemons, walloper
of parts. He flied high to Rawlings and
that was an end of that.
The fifth inning was not as soft as
its predecessors. Douglas slumped and
the Giants had to sit steady in the boat.
As 1t was, the Cardinals broke through
for a run. They did this on hits by
Smith, Fournier and Iornsby. Jack
Smith was on first when Fournier sim
gled. Smith turned second. slowed up
as Young came UP with the ball, pitted
his speed against Young's whip and won
the duel. although Ii Frisch had held
the ball which came to him on the
bound. he'd have nipped the fleet Car
dinal traveller at the third turning.
AS the game advanced things looked
more and more parlous for Douglas.
Fine fielding. In which he did his share,
saved him In the sixth.
McfIenry opened with two base hit,
and when Lavan snapped a grounder to
short Bancroft passed 1t to F'risch, who
McHenry. Clemons sim
gled and put Lavan on third.