The New York herald., 1921-05-20
GIANTS WABBLE AND
CUBS BEAT THEM, 5-S
Witless Work Includes Unique
Base Running Act by Dave
Bancroft.
YORK STRIKES OUT EIGHT
Chicago Southpaw Lets 60
With Hopping Speed-Kelly
Hits a Double.
YORK STRIKES OUT EIGHT
BY WILLIAM b. HANNA.


"A hopping fast ball, with just enough
Of curves and change of pace to keep
the batters from getting familiar with
the southpaw speed. did more than any
thing yesterday to break the Giants
winning stretch. The Cubs beat them,
to 3, in a game containing some real
bad work by the Giants and pitching by
soutnpaw York of the Cubs, which was
the most puzzling they have seen come.
arrive and shoot by this season.
York struck out eight men in five and
a third innings Particularly did he
have Pep Young on the hip, and any
body who can BATTLE Young as com
plete1y as York did is unreeling a warm
and elusive line of stuff. Young struck
out three times. The Giants were dis
posed to grumble over called strikes by
Umpire Quigley, but Quigley's vision was
all right. 1t was the batters who were
fooled
Cheeves, John Evers's first pitcher.
faltered IN the third inning, and il was
then York was called in. Johns young
boxmen are disposed to flighty flurries
and have to be watched with close and
discriminating judgment. York came
through, though he had unsteady mo-
ments. Unsteady moments were pro-
vailing fault of pitchers, including Ar
thur Nehf Nehf, however, was not hit
at all harshly. but did have poor sup
port in the field and in base running.
Giants Bats Were Spongy.
The Giants bats were spongy. and
their errors were costly, mortally so. A
muffed fly by George Burns donated a
run to the ursine cause. failure OF
Nehf to touch a bag with his foot In
rsx "a 1.l 80 rxyflI
pitch landed third on the hearthstone,
a fourth bounded blithely from third to
the plate when throw by Frank Snyder l
bounced off his head or elbow or some |
hard part OF his upper anatomy, and he l
was even grateful for thus being swatted /
Time was when runner hit by thrown |
ball was out He's out now if the ball |
hits him hard enough and on the button, /
but 1t was just this Cubs drafted luck |
not to be so hit.
A blundering day for the Giants, with
me most picturesque blunder by Dave
bancroft. Smart players sometimes
commit the most witless plays. Ask
John Evers. He did 1t once IN worlds
series. Bancroft in the third inning.
with himself on third. Frisch on second.
two out and Kelly trotting to frat on a
fourth ball, wandered in from third. to .
me CONSERVATION OF spectators and other I
Giants. O'F'arrell, Cub catcher. could |
hardly believe his eyes but decided to
and stepped up the line and tagged Ban
croft out.
Judged by his actions. David's wits
were wool gathering. The term is
euphemism. The fans have a shorter
word for It. David when tagged out
scratched HIS head and asked Quigley |
what the play was. Apparently he was !
under the impression that ne was forced !
IN, that the bases were filled and that \
the count on Kelly was three and two /
when he 5auntily moved for the plate. I
making a detour on the grass, as IL to /
enjoy fully the spring verdure
Hope Giants VIII Do IL Again.
Bancroft's out retired the side instead |
OF there being three on bases with two
out. 1t relieved York OF an awkward /
predicament, not lessened by the moral l
effect. If York is susceptible TO such |
things Messrs. Breadon of tho Card- !
nails, Baker Of the Phillies and Dreyfuss I
of the Pirates sat in the upper box and |
passed the following unanimously:
"Resorred, That we hope the Giants
do that when we play 'em"
Out OF eight bases on balls, a wild |
pitch and smattering Of hits the
Giants made but three runs Burns was
thrown out at the plate IN the first in
ming on a projected double steal. Nehf |
scored IN tne thlrd on a DnSe on DallS /
and hits by Burns and Bancroft. and /
Burns followed him in when York let /
loose a wild pitch. Two walks and
Reily's double sent in Bancroft in tho
eighth.
Burns dropped fly in the first of the |
sort not hard for him. Hollocher was |
on second at the tt7ne and scored on the
error Nehf in the third didn't touch /
first when he took Keilys assist, which |
dereliction gave Hollocher a life. Terry |
and Grimes singled and Nehe let loose |
a wild pitch. Two runs.
Terry walked In the sixth. Grimes sin
Rled and Maisers bunt forced Terry. /
Nehf to Rapp. Sullivens hit TO right |
sent In Grimes and sent Maisel 20 third /
where his brother. Fritz. used to hang |
out. On Sulllvan's dash 10 second az
part Of n plotted double steal Snyder i
had Maisel nipped of third easily until |
he csromed the bah Off the ChicagoaD's |
knob. Walker and Young made fine \
sliding catches so New York's game /
was not entirely without lustre. The I
ecores
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