New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-15
Giants Win Seventh Straight Game
Douglas Turns
Back the Reds
In Easy Style
McCraw's MauIers Batter
Markle and Rixey and Tri-
u1nph by Score of 10 to /
By r. I. Kelly

CINCINNATI, Sept. M.--Shufiin Phil
Douglas, whose work on the mound has
been one of the potent factors in Man
ager McGraw's drive for the National
League pennant, pitched the Giants to
their seventh consecutive victory in
the second game Of the series with the
Reds this afternoon. The score was
10 to /. AS the Pirates again defeated
the Braves, the New York team is still
leading the Pittsburgh club by game
and half.
Douglas allowed only six hits, two
of these coming in the second inning,
when the home players scored their
only run. Phil was helped consider
ably by some fine support and with
the exception of the second, fourth and
ninth innings, not q Red advanced be-
yond first base.
The Giants slammed out eight hits
off the combined offerings of Eppa
Jeptha Rixey and Cliff Markle, former
Yankee. Rixcy was pasted hard from
the outset, but in the eighth inning
he was chased to cover and the New
Workers. continued the attack with
Markle in the box. They scored seven
runs in the eighth round and cllnched
the decision.
Young Chased OF Field
Snyder and Meusel each drove out
three hits. Ross Young connected for
two safcties in as many chances before
he was chased from the game in the
fourth inning, following a dispute with
Umpire Hank O'Day on a decision at
the plate
Rixey was bumped for two hits in
the second inning and the Giants
gained one-run lead. Young opened
by beating out a, bunt to the box and
took third on Kelly's single to left.
Meusel flied to Bressler and Young
sprinted home after the catch. Raw
lings forced Kelly at second a
grounder to Groh Snyder popped to
Kopf for the third out.
The Reds came right back in their
half and tied the score. After Daubert
had lifted to Burns, Fonseca shot a
single to center. Duncan followed with
another single to the same spot, send
ing Fonseca to third. Wingo grounded
to Rawlings, who tried for double.
play, but Wingo beat Bancroft's throw
| to first and Faaseca crossed the plate.
Rixey ended the inning by forcing
Wingo on roller to Rawlings.
J, The Giants broke the deadlock in the
fourth by scoring two runs. Frlsch
led off with a single through Daubert
and Young drove hit to left. Both
Daubert. Meusel bounced single
over Rixey's head, scoring Frisch and
putting Young on third.
Poor Decision by O'Day
Rawlings hunted to the box and
have beaten the pitchers throw to the
plate, but O'Day ruled otherwise.
Young rushed at the umpire, and after
emitting a few choice remarks was
banished from the game. Snyder
singled to left, scoring Meusel, but
Douglass lined to Bohne.
Meusel moved over to right field and
Cunningham was sent in to play lett
in the last half of the fourth. Douglas
found himself in difficulty in this in
ming, but managed to hold his op-
ponents scoreless.
With two out Fonseca drew base
on balls and moved to third on Dun
cans double to left. Wingo was pur-
posely passed. filling the bases. This
piece of strategy worked successfully,
as the weak-hitting Rixey grounded to
Frisch.
Kelly opened the riotous eighth with
a single TO center. He took third when
Meusel bounced a safety to the same
field. Rawlings dropped single in
left, scoring Kelly. The bases were
filled when the heavy footed Snyder
beat out bunt to Groh, after Markle
had replaced Rixey in the box. Doug
lass short fly to right was good for
hit and Meusel Tailed.
Rawlings Is Forced Home
Burns walked, forcing Rawlings
across the plate. Snyder scored and
the other two runners moved up peg
/ on Bancroft's long fly to Duncan.
Frisch followed with a single to right,
scoring Douglas and Burns. The Ford
ham Flash completed the circuit on
Cunningham's single to center. The
+ bombardment came to a close when
Kelly and Meusel went out on inficld
grounders.
The crowd razzed Pat Moran IN che
fourth when he allowed Rixey to bat