The New York herald., 1921-07-26
METHUSELAH CAREY
0VERCOMES GIANTS
Veteran 0utfielder With Bad
Legs Nabs Eleven Flies and
Pirates Win, 6-3.
DOUGLAS HAS OFF DAY
Is Displaced by Sallee in Sew
enth, When Winners Clinch
Game for Adams.
DOUGLAS HAS OFF DAY
Bx DANIEL.


Special Despatch to THE New York HERALD
PITTSBURGH, July 25.-Methuselah
Carey. reported crippled and baseball
centenarian. and Babe Adams, another
well known member OF the G. A. r. of
the Majors. this afternoon combined to
hang the crepe on the Giants inau-
gural of their Western trip. Adams
was not as crafty or effective as he
usually is against the New Yorks. but
he did not have to be TO pitch the Pirates
to victory by 6 TO 3.
It was Carey whose sparkling defence
saved Adams and the rest OF the Pirates
from eclipse before 10000 fans. the big
gest week day crowd seen here this sea-
son. 1t was Carey who cracked out two
doubles and single and stole a base to
take the stellar role on the attack 1t
was this old man with bad legs who
gave a great imitation of bounding
antelope. He leaped hither and thither,
he dashed back and forth with speed and
precision, and unerring eye and clutch.
and speared no fewer than eleven flies,
many Of which were hard chances and
looked like sure hits. With Adams ex-
ercising a Svengan like spell 70 make
the Giants hit out to centre, 1t was
tough, tantallzing afternoon for the
Giants.
Carey's eleven putouts came within
two of the record. -Four Of the flies came
from the bat of Burns, three from the
bludgeon of Kelly, two from Cunning
ham and one each from Young and
Rawlings-quite days work
Day for Douglas.
While. Adams and Carey were holding
the Giants to nine hits the Pirates were
having no particular trouble with Phii
Douglas. 1t was plain from the start
that the Shuffier was not going to have
one of his good days. He had world
Of stuff and pitched peckful of strikes,
but the Corsairs had knack of out
gessing Phil just when it looked as II
he had them in trouble.
There was a vicious Pirate assault for
two runs in the opening frame, another
sharp attack for a run in the fifth and
then a slam for another in the sixth.
The seventh saw Slim Sallee mount the
rostrum, and the lefthander was
thumped with vigor and effect for two
tallies, which clinched the argument. il
any argument still existed
AS for the Giants they saw every
break going against them. 1t was just
not their day. They got a couple of
hits In the first and then, with two
gone, Kelly lashed q liner into centre.
liz was a QOuDlG IL ever we SdW one, Jul
of course that killjoy Carey had to go
after it like Speaker at his best and
knock that little rally deader than
brass knob.
1t was in the fourth inning that the
Giants finally found Adams. They
slammed the veteran right handler for
four hits, but all they could CLEAN out
of that outburst was one nieasly run
Yes, Carey had a hand in the plot.
- II. - &l.Ax,
Kelly made his second valiant effort,
and again Methuselah got the ball, and
kept both runners from moving. Cum
ningham forced Young, putting Frfsch
on third. Rawlings came through with
a hit and scored Frankie. Snyder
bounced single off Barnhard's glove
and when the ball skipped into left field
Cunningham tried to score. but the
throw beat him by yards.
There was another lusty attack on
Adams in the seventh, which netted two
runs and put the Giants within one of
tie. Then came the Pirates in their half
with two. and the Clans were beaten.
Last Chance for Giants.
Cunningham opened the seventh with
bounder to Marauville, who made his
second wild throw Of the day. Raw
lings hit to right. putting the outielder
on InlTus snyder banged n uOuDie 10
right and scored Cunningham, Rawlings
reaching third. Causey was rushed in
10 run for the ponderous Snyder and
rally was on tap Earl Smith dashed
10 the plate to WELD menacing clay
more vice Douglas. IL was up to Adams
to show whether he was there or there
about. He pitched as close as he could
get TO Smiths chest and finally Smithie
lifted fly to Bigbee. Rawlings was
held on third.
Burns then raised high one to
Carey and sent the runner in. When
Bancroft hit to left there was renewed
hope. but Frisch. whose recent efforts
at lining them out have not been
crowned with success, popped 10 Cut
shaw and away went the Giants last
chance. In the eighth all three batters
lifted to Carey.
The Pirates got two in the first. Big
bee beat out a hit TO Rawlings and
Carey singled to right. putting Bgbee
on third, whence he scored on Maran-
villes infield out. Cutshaw's single into
short centre scored Carey all the way
from seconds In the fifth Carey doubled.
stole third and came home on Maran-
villes sacrifice to Young. Barnhardt's
triple and GrimIn's sacrifice to Young
gave the Pirates another In the sixth
Barnhardt had tripled in the fourth with
nobody out, but Douglas had disposed
of the side without score. II was the
one bright flash in Pills performance
Sallee. In the seventh. was greeted with
double by Carey Maranville beat out
hit TO Kelly. and while the Giants
were busy asleep in an argument with
Mr.. Emslie, Carey scooted home. Cut
shaw sacrificed, then Whitted singled to
centre and the Rabbit scurried over the
plate. The score:
NEW YORK CN) PITTSBURGH tN)
ab n a 81 alb n n
Burns,h. 30Q Z 00lBigbeeif.. 511 2 O0l
/ HnnnIf nf nICnrnv 81 A 2 IL q