New-York tribune., 1921-03-21
Speaker Wins
Game i'm Ninth
With a Homer
Coveleskie and Bagby Go
at Top Speed to Trounce
Giants i'm Close Battle
BY Charles A. Taylor

Speaker is UP to his old tricks. The
manager of tho worlds champion
Cleveland Indians turned the tide
against the New York Giants here this
afternoon by driving the ball over the
right field fence In the ninth inning.
This terrific smash Of "Spoke's" tied
the score at 2-all, and before the
Giants could recover from the shock
Smoky" Joe Wood had worked around
the paths with the winning counter.
1t was magnificent game, and the
fact that fandom hereabouts regards
the Giants as certain winners In the
National League race brought out more
than 10000 fans, much larger number
than the stands could accommodate.
Hundreds were forced to squat along
the outtield foul lines and back OF first
and third bases.
Manager iris was determined to win
this particular game even II he lost all
the remaining exhibition contests.
This was made evident right from the
start, when Stanley Coveleskie was
picked to do the pitching. Covie
twlried four innings, and although he
allowed single and double in the
iirst frame he steadied quickly, and
held the Giants runless during his
reign on the mound. jim Bagby sue
ceeded Coveiese, and 1t was off Jim
that the McGraw men made all their
runs. young left-hAnder named Nell
son Potts pitched the ninth inning for
the Indians.
iris Breaks Nehfs Heart
The Giant twirlers were Bill Ryan,
Arthur Nehf and Jess Barnes. RYAN
pitched four innings, Nehf four and
half and Barnes half, Jess going to
the relief of the southpaw in the
"'croocial" ninth. Ryan allowed three
hits and one run, while Nehf held his
opponents hitless until Terrible Iris
lifted the ball out of the lot.
The New Workers. treated Covcleskie
! bit roughly at the outset, Burns sing
ling on the second ball pitched and
bancroft following with double over
Speakers head, which put Burns on
third. 1t surely looked dubious for
Cleyeland's star boxman ut the mo-
ment.
! Coyie is noted for his ability to crawl
out of just such ticklish situations, and
he proceeded to crawl out of this one.
Honey" Walker drove grounder to
Sewell, and after chase, involving
both Bancroft and Burns, Bancroft was
finally caught, Burns remaining on
third. Ross Young famed and Long
George Kelly flied to Speaker.
The Indians were more fortunate
than their rivals in their half of the
first, for, although they made the same
number of hits as the Giants, they
managed to manufacture a run out of
them, the old sacrifice being rcspon-
sible Jameson, the first batter.
singled to left and went to second
when George Burns let the ball roll
through him. Wamby sacrificed and
Jameson continued his journey to
third. Speaker, the irreprcssible,
right.
Giants Take the Lead
The Giants took the lead in the fifth,
when Bagby went to the box for the
champions. Rapp singled to center and
sped to second on wild pitch. Smiths
safety to left put Rapp on third, but
Bill Ryan grounded to Lunte, and
"Goldie" was run down between third
and home. Burns, somewhat peevish
over his error, smashed wicked liner
to center, and Smith and Ryan hurried
over the plate.
There was no more scoring by either
team until Terrible iris came to bat in
the ninth and made the count all even
with his home run. Joe Wood, next
up, drew pass from the chagrined
Nehf and reached second on Scwcll's
infeld out. Burns, who had relieved
Doc Johnston as the Cleveland first
baseman. worried another pass out of
Nehf, and McGraw sent Jesse Barnes
to the mound.
Terrible Iris countered by taking
Chet Thomas from the coaching line
and putting him in to bat for Lunte.
md Wood Tailed the winning run after
che catch. Burns made fairly good
throw to the plate to head off the run,
but the ball took a bad bound and
eluded Snyder.
Manager McGraw surprised every
body by playing Ross Young at second
base and Honey" Walker of Beeville
in right field. Ross was originally an
infcldcr and he showed he had not for
gotten how to conduct himself around
the inner works by his perfect handling
of seven chances.
George Burns was the leading hitter,
with three singles in five times at bat
Bancrcft's double in the first was the
only extra base blow struck by the
/ Giants.
Johnny Monroe, rookie second base
man, was painfully hurt before the
gams. Ross Young, while swinging his
bat accidentally hit Monroe on the
jaw. BY strange coincidence Monroe
was wearing Frank Frisch's uniform, as
it appears McGraw planned to play
Johnny at second. Frisch announced
tonight that he was going to burn his
"hoodoo' uniform.
The Giants will travel to Fort Worth
theirs. of the Texas League
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