The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-05-05
TRIPLE BY CASTOR
TOPPLES DODGERS.
Sends In Two Runs and Leads
to Victory for Giants,
Score 3 to 2.
HECTIC RALLY IN EIGHTH
New Yorks Come Back Strong
After Brooklyn Scores
i'm Fifth.
by DANIEL.

His name is Aleck CASTOR. habitat
Teaneck. ". J., hitherto unsung except
in March raptures from Dixie. He did
1t. With one powerful sweep OF his
,ethal bat at the Polo Grounds yester-
day afternoon this new Samson of the
Giants sent structure OF triumph
I crashing on the heads of the Phillistines
from Brooklyn. With one blazing liner
\ three base hit which scared the gloom
of a cold, raw afternoon like a comet
and found the farthest reaches OF right
centre-Gaston played the hero role in
the defeat Of the Dodgers by to 2.
He was rushed into the conflict in the
midst Of snarling rally In the eighth
inning. this new catcher who came to the
New Yorks from the wilds of New Jersey
by way OF Milwaukee. Tt had been
Arthur Nehfs turn to bat, but with
Dutch Ruether. another left handler.
pitching for the enemy 1t was found
expedient to hasten right handed pinch
hitter into the breach.
CASTOR found Lee King on third base
and Goldie Rapp on second. with Brook
lyn leading by 2 to and apparently
headed for its twelfth successive victory.
One Giant had gone out Three leading
lights OF the New Yorks-Frisch. Young
and Kelly--had failed to get to Ruether
I with the bases packed only an inning
before. Surely, II was n nerve wracking,
grit testing assignment to hand to a
rookie
Sends Two Runs Home.
And CASTOR came through. With one
strike called, he took healthy swing at
a fast inshoot, which came kissing for
the heart of the plate AS the ash met
the leather and the ball sped on its way
both King and Rapp scored. and the
game was tied into a Gordian knot.
( Wbila Nafc a nd Mvore cpiIrriad for the
elusive pellet CASTOR raced for third, and
5000 fans rent the air with cheers and
groans--cheers from the Giant adherents
and groans from the hardy Brooklyn en-
thusiasts, who had taken victory For
granted.
1t was then that George Burns, who
already had got three hits, earned him
self the secondary laurels of the day.
CASTOR was taken out to let Monroe a
faster man. run for him. Burns slammed
liner just high enough for Ruether to
reach with the tip of his upstretched
glove and to defect it into right field
In trice Monroe was across the rubber
with the winning run. Not content with
one base. Burns kept right on for Sec
ond and was nipped. Bancroft was
thrown out by Johnston and the rally
was over-but It already had achieved
the downfall of the Dodgers, who had
a few days back.
In OR list of New York heroes let us
no<5forget King, who was a hitting
Titan all afternoon. King opened the
raifv with a double to left-that after
he had got double and single. Rapp
lifted "A teasing, tantaliZing fly, which
swirled in the cross currents while Miller
w>ited below In uncertainty. In the end
the ball fell where Miller wasnt--and it
W n hff with I<fnor EFT on
second.
Snyder followed orders and laid down
a neat sacrifice bunt toward third,
which advanced both runners. Then
came CASTOR and pandemonium--a
rookie and victory. which was held safe
by Jess Barnes while the Dodgers
ranted and snarled through the ninth.
A single by Kruger In the role of
pinch hitter made some excitement as
the game rushed to a close.
That eighth inning rally of the Giants
was born of the disappointment of many
a previous rally quashed. the smart of
four setbacks and another apparently
irrfnirent. the fury OF an attack which
brewed all afternoon. IT was In the
hItn inning that Brooklyn got It's two
runs and sent its supporters into wild
transports Of Joy which found express
sion in showers of torn papers.
vi loOT iuilH6s INydA Hdd
the Dodgers to one hit--a triple by
Ruethcr in the third. But the pace was
too hot for Ryan and he faltered. After
Bancroft had robbed Myers of hit to
oren the NTH ISildrff singled to left.
Nillers infleld out put Pete on second,
whence he scored when Ruether drove a
hit TO left. on the throw-in the pitcher
advanced to the midway. Olson singled
to centre and Ruether was on third.
Giants Caught FIatfooted.
Then came a double steal which sent
Ruether over the pan and certainly did
the Giants no credit AS Olson darted
for second Snyder made a throw TO
Frisch. The Fordham Flash seemed to
forget Ruether IN his mad endeavor to
get Olson and the run was In.
Ruether was not the pitcher who had
scored twice over the Giants In Brook
Ign. He was found for thirteen hits
and was I'm trouble most OF the way.
But until the eighth he was very effect
I'VE with men on bases. In the seventh
Brown, batting for Ryan. singled, Burns
/. did likewise, Bancroft walked. and the
bags were full With the strongest hit
ters OF tho New Yorks coming Brook
lyn's lead did not look to be worth
eight OF Trotzky's aluminium kopecks.