The New York herald., 1921-09-22
Pound Pitchers Hard and Beat
Cubs 8 to Eight Twirl-
ers on Mound.
ny WILLIAM II. HANNA.


S=seiaI Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
CHICAGO, Sept 21.-Eight pitchers
ciuttered up the premises to-day In a
feverish game between the Giants and
Cubs game won by the Giants, 8 to 7.
All of the eight-four to a side-were
scratched and SCARED and roughly used,
more or less. except Toney. who finished
for the Giants and off whom no hit
was made. Shea was in only moment
and little was done to him.
As the Pirates lost the Giants were
particularly keen to take this one and
put themselves on the street called
Easy" They accomplished their pur-
pose, suffering numerous heart pangs on
the way The lead see-sawed, hits were
plsnteous and the pitching wabbly. The
Giants were a shade better in the time
liness Of their batting. They won with
rally in the eightg and George Burns
put in the finishing stroke.
Thirty-one men were used and 1t was
harum-scarum setto. The New York
pitchers did not appear to good advan-
tage here, and the fielding varied from
dine to finicky, but with their lead in
creased to four games it looks pretty
roseate for the Giants. Rawlings at
second was the fielding star to-day.
Kelly at first was strongly addicted to
AiAIoo4h6 0P S4AiAE3S. lie LII H1iA.
Wind Bothers FieIders.
A vigorous wind made it good for
right field hitters and bothered fielders.
Bancroft had the help of this wind in
lifting a single to centre in the first
inning. F'risch chopped to KelIiher one
of the kind he ordinarily beats. but he
went lame half way down and was
thrown out. Young singled to Flack and
this time the Chicago strong arm didn't
nail any body at the plate. Bancroft
tailed. New York's wheat in the mill
mounted to two runs in the second in
ming. and this Is how: Smith forced
Rawlings, who had singled. Martin
passed Nehf and Burns laced a beauty
to centre. on which Smitty pressed the
plate Each of the runs was made with
two out.
Between Nehf and Meusel the Cubs
did some froliclSing In their second. The
ball bounded off Barbers baton over
Kelly's arm. Sullivan lined to left and
Meusel threw uselessly to third when the
proper play was to throw to second and
hold Sullivan on first. Yet the Cubs
made only one run, for after Barber had
scored on Grimess prod to Kelly, O'Far-
rell was passed in the hope that Martin
would hit into double play or do some
thing equally welcome. He hit into a
double play.
The walloping the Giants gave Martin
his quietus In third. Frisch chopped an
other to the infield. and this time beat
1t. The wind took Young's fly away
from the outfielders and made 1t two
bagger. Kelly singled and scored two
and Meusel singled off Freeman. Right
here the rally collapsed. Rawlings
missed bunt and Kelly was picked off
second base on the play. A double play
on Meusel and Rawlings cut short the
festivities.
Bancroft's Error Costs Run.
Rawlings and Nehf turned Cubs back
with nice plays In the third, but Bar
croft fired low to first on Terry who
ran to second on the error. 1t cost a
run for Kelleher hit a rip-snorting liner
to centre field. Nehf was hit vengefuliy
in the fourth. but Meusel threw out Sui
livan when that player tried to stretch
a hit, and Bancroft made fast play on
Grlmess chop over the pitcher. He
threw to Kelly while running at tip
speed.
The Giants fell on Freeman In the
fifth for two singles and a double and
one run. Young and Meusel made the
singles and Frisch the double. Frisch
had TO leave the game on account OF
ldlltHceS. DCfTtlUeT, Il TeITulIs LOOK his
place at third The hits flew around
Nehf thick and fast In the Chicago fifth.
A double play was a life saver. for three
singles and a run followed 1t before
Nehf was replaced by Douglas. Doug
las struck out Twombly much 20 the
relief of all New Yorkers present.
Ticklish situations arose constantly.
The seventh had one. Kelleher singled
with one out Douglas pitched beau
tiful third strike to Barber. but Moran
called It q fourth ball-an exasperating
decision, to put II mildly. The passing
OF Grimes filled the hooks with two out
and brought up Bob O'Farrell. devil
with the ash. The devil with the ash
singled, jolted two runs home and tied
the score. Percy Jones. pitcher. and not
expected to hit. also nogged Douglas for
a hit and put the Cubs two runs ahead.
Douglas PASSES Out.
Sufficiency for Douglas. Shea took the
rubber and Flack flied to Meusel. end
irg a costly inning. Moran was Impair
tiaL He called fourth ball on Meusel
II, the eighth. which had all the ear
marks OF a strike. This and Kelly's hit
Put two on with none out and gave Raw
lings chance TO strike for his affairs
and his fires. He did just that--a sting
Ing single which sent in Kelly. With
Rawlings's hit the seventh pitcher OF
the day made his appearance-namely
Ponder OF the Cubs.
Smith ripped single loose from Pom
der's pitching and sent in Meusel with
the tieing run. Burns cracked one
through short, and Rawlings and Stengel
scampered to the plate. The Giants
were now two runs ahead. The Cubs
weren't the only club that could make
four runs In an inning. The last half
OF the ninth was full OF kicking.
Moran's decisions displeascd the home
folks. Toney walked two In this inning
but struck out three.
The score.