The New York herald., 1921-05-08
BIGGEST CROWD
SEES GIANTS IN
3 TO 1 VICTORY
Dodgers Give Rare Exhibi-
ton of Fly Ball Hitting
Before $4,000 Fans.
TONEY EFFECTIVE In BOX
Honey Hits a Homer and the
New York Infield Per-
forms Nobly.
ny WILLIAM b. HANNA.

They clinched again yesterday in a
game for blood, the Giants and the
Brooklyns, and the Polo Grounds had
all ii could do to hold the banked
thousands. The Giants won. 3 to l.
won with the admirable pitching of
Fred Toney, a superlative infield and
outfield defence. and with the cogent.
opportune hitting of Burns, Frisch,
Young and Kelly. They are gradually
eating into that Brooklyn lead and
have reduced the Brooklyn advantage
in games won from 4 to 0 to to 2.
Manager Robby Of the Dodgers ap-
peared on the field in glasses almost
as big and round as he is, and with
them he saw all too well. He saw his
mon go out on fly balls twenty times.
Hitting upward as copiously as that
isn't likely to win a ball game. and
Toney outdid Sherrod Smith in a game
we'll pitched by the portsider himself.
The Dodgers had what might be called
a high old time but what fun there was
in their excess of raps to the upper
realms was had not by them, but by
Toney and the other Giants. George
Burns prominently among them. for
George alone shared seven fly balls. He
shared them all over the range and was
a coartist with Bancroft and Frsch in
brilliant scheme Of defence.
$4,000 mt Grounds.
The attendance was 3S. .000-estimated.
1t was bigger than any previous crowd
this year. and there have been previous
crowds of $4,000. Only the club officials
know whether this was the biggest at
tendance the Polo Grounds ever had
biggest baseball attendance. Anyway
the whole bleachers were filed. for the
centre field curtains were lowered. anc
when fans are parked upright against
the bleacher signs. as they were yester-
day, they are packed in pretty much as
the widely known sardine.
A noisy throng. too, full Of whoops
and roars and quips and pep-emitting
a yell or yelp as readily as paper
crackles In the wind. New Yorkers. II
appears. have taken Il leaf out Of the
Brooklyn book, for yesterday the
Dodgers were gayed and booed as the
game began-a noisy, senseless. empty
headed procedure. for no reason what
ever unless 10 make a noise or some
senseless notion OF reprisal. That part
Of the racket. praise be. was confined to
a comparative few and didn't last long.
Occasion for Manhattan enthusiasm
and jubilation-which were acute--came
In the first inning and lasted. for the
Giants always had the upper hand.
Brooklyn's only run was a home run by
Konetchy In the fifth inning, whereas
the Giants scored twice In the fret in
ming and once in the eighth. They had
keep Brooklyn from breaking through.
but they did that not only 10 the queens
taste but the entire approval Of the
common people.
Giant InneId swung Round.
II was noticed that the Giant infeld
was swung around to the right fairly
well. presumably 10 guard against an
Brooklyn penchant for centre field jab
bing. There was a wide gap between
Joe Goldle Rapp and third base. yet
Kilduff's was the only ball hit between
him and the bag, and he couldn't have
stopped II except by playing on the line.
The elastic playing OF the New York in
field enabled II TO stop everything or
consequence. 20 right or left. but the
way the Dodgers were popping flies tho
nfielders could have played In tandem
l0ElldtlbI anu bftu tlhdA " AAit pNId-
sion.
Burns opened the first inning with a
single or Smiths glove and was forced
BY Bancroft. Frisch tripled to the right
field bleachers and after batting BAN
croft home was batted home in turn by
Pep Young.
Brooklyn's defence In the fourth
bulged with errors. vet the Giants didn't
score. Kellys single began IL Hy
Myers caught a fly and made a quick
throw to first 10 pick Off Kelly. The
ball went through Koney's legs and
Kelly scuttied 70 second Miller grabbed
the bali after backing UP Honey and
bounced poor throw 10 second. where
upon Kelly uncolled himself from the
ground and galloped to third. Snyder
left him there.
Brooklyn's best effort was In the fifth.
Koney put a home run In the left field
roost from the top OF the barrier. Some
honest fan grabbed the ball and put Il
right back--ln his pocket. Kildur
doubled after Myerss foul. and Neis
ran for him Miller drew four balls,
Continued or THIRD Pd0e.