New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Recruits Help
Giants Defeat
Redlegs Twice
Walkers Pinch Double Wins
First, 81; Cunningham
Star of 90 Second Victory
By Charles A. Taylor

Curtis "Honey" Walker, Of Beeville
Tex, and Bill Cunningham, recently Of
Seattle, both center folders, were the
prime movers in the double victory
scored by the Giants yesterday after.
noon Mt the Polo Grounds over the Gin.
cinnati Reds. The final count in the
first game, which went the regulation
nine innings, was 8 to 7, and of the sec
ond contest, which was abbreviated te
five innings because Of the Importance
OF the Reds catching a train, 6 to O.
Beeville Walker won the first game
in the eighth inning, when he appeared
as pinch hitter for Slim Sallee with
the bases full and one man out. The
score was tied at Gall when Hone
smashed the ball far over the head OF
Duncan in left for two Dagger, which
registered Kelly and Cunningham.
Seattle Cunningham was just about
the whole show in the second game
which, in contrast to the opening bill
was decidedly one-sided affair, with
Wild West Bill playing one side. Long
George Kelly reaped his fifteenth
homer in the first battle and Young
homer as a big Lacquer in the train
catching affair. Bill also hit two
singles and made a most thrilling
catch, which spoiled triple for the
other fellows
There were some thirty odd thousand
on hand to welcome this "break in the
luck" for the Giants.
The first conflict of the day was one
of those old-fashioned nip and fuckers
where runs were plentiful and the
issue ever in doubt. The Giants ac-
cumulated lovely lead of two runs off
their old pal, Rube Marquard, in the
first inning, Bancroft opening hostili-
ties with triple, which sped past
R0ush in centre. Frank Fordham
Frisch bounced one to short, which
Bancroft. The wild toss landed up
against the screen in front Of the
press box and Frisch frisked to second
frankie next stole third and scored on
Young's sacrifice fly to Neale.
Kelly's Homer Comes in Sixth
The Reds picked up one run in the
tired. Hargrave tripled to left and
crossed the plate on Cranes single
over second. The Giants pecked away
at Marquard for another run in the
fifth, double by Nehf and a single by
Bancroft being the agents. Still an
other tally dropped into the Giants
lap in the sixth through the medium of
Kelly's tremendous crash over the left
field fence.
In the Reds half of the seventh an
entirely different aspect was placed
upon the gar.e, for the Moran nine
tailed twice. Bressler, batting for Mar
guard, walked, and Neale beat out a
hit to Rawlings. bonne forced Neale
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scored Bressler with fly to Cunning
ham. Bohne stole second and counted
on Roush's single to centre.
But with Donohue, a youngster,
pitching for the visitors the Giants got
these two runs right back in their half
of this seventh. With one out Nehf
singled to center and Burns walked
Bancroft banged a single to right
center, which brought Nehf over and
put Burns on third. Frank Frisch
then squeezed the second run across
the plate with bunt to Donahue
The Reds were undismayed and in a
their way to the credit Of Pat Moran.
This happened in the eighth, which
Jake Daubert began with a triple to
left center, Bancroft made a clever
stop of Duncan's hot grounder, but
could not prevent Daubert scoring.
Bancroft also tossed out Hargrave.
Crane doubled to right, and Kopf, bat
ting for Donahue, drove the bali into
the left field bleachers for homer,
tying up the score.
Second Game Shared Easily
With Hod Eller pitching for the
Reds the Giants once more got busy
with their mallets and produced the
two runs that won the see-saw game
Kelly singled to center and went to
second on passed ball. Bill Cunning
ham beat out bunt past Eller, ad-
vancing Kelly to third. Rawlings lined
to Crane, who almost caught Kelly off
third after the catch. Smith, hitting
TOR Snyder, was purposely passed and
then McGraw sent up Honey Walker to
bat for Slim Sallee, who had relieved
Nehf in the eighth. Walker smote the
ball against the left fence for a double
and the two runs needed for victory
were the result.
The Giants won the second game in
the second inning when they drove
Goumbe, a .southpaw, from the box.
Young doubled, and Kelly hunted
safely, Young taking third Cunning
nam, the aforementioned, hit the first
Dali pitched him into the right field
stand, scoring Young and Kelly ahead
OF hlm. Coumbe was removed in favor
or Geary, who retired the Giants in
order, but enough damage had been
done. not to mention the three addi-
tional runs the McGraw men secured
in the fourth.
AS for the Reds in this second game
Sney could do nothing with the curves
of Jess Barnes. vs.
The score: