Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-07-29
PIRATE FANS ARE
|RATE OVER DEAL
Victory Of Giants With Meusel's
Three Safeties Causes
Furore in Smoketown
EVEN BREAK FOR MACKS


ing for more reasons than one. The
principal reason is due to the fact that
Yesterday the Giants vanqushcd the
Pirates for the third successive time,
and right in the backyard of Barney
Drcyfus. The other reason is the trade
that brought Irish Meusel and pros
rerity 70 the Giants.
Since Irish joined the Giants they
| have played brilliant sort of pastime.
In the two games in which he has
| played Meusel has seen his new team
| mates rise up in the last innings with
all their might and swat the pesky
buccaneers right where It hurts most.
And that swatting hurts the Pittsburgh
fans more because Meusel is n mem-
bcr of the team doing the swatting.
Yesterday he banged out three rollicking
singles.
According to President Baker. Of the
Phillies, he offered Mcuscl to the
Pirates. Braves and the Giants. The
first named did not want him, the Sec
ond made an effort that could not COM
pare with what the third offered and as
a result the trade was made with the
Giants.
Since that time the Pirate fans and
papers have been wailing loud and long
that the Phils have been aiding and
sbetting the Giants in their struggle
for the pennant. These walls led to IN
energetic statementS from President
Baker yesterday that closes the matter
in so far as the Philles are concerned.
But the Phil leader will never be for
given by the citizens of Pittsburgh.
| They are firm in their belief that every
| body Is against them and more par
ticularly the Phillies.
Late Rally Wins Again
1t was the same story yesterday as
on Wednesday. Youth Glazner, who
has been doing some mighty fine twirl-
ing lately, did the same yesterday for
eight innings and then fiivvered badly.
with the result that the Giants scored
four runs and copped the game. Barnes
had been knocked out of the box in
the third and the Pirates held a 4.to .
i advantage going into the ninth. Then
came the debacle that sent the Giants
back to their hotel winner.
This mornings averages show an
eight point lead held tcnaciously by the
Pirates over the Giants. n mighty un-
comfortable lead with the Bucs evil
IDENTIFY in slump and the Giants going
decide the fate of the leader \ win
and the Pirates will breathe a little
easier, a defeat and they will be in a
tie for first place.
In the American League the front
was quiet. both the Indians and the
Yankees scoring victories. The former
however. had a very bad scare. winning
out in the ninth by a margin of a run
after being tied from the fifth inning
on. Jim Bagby. the star of the staff
last year along with Stanny Coveleskie,
was on the mound for the Clevelanders.
1t was the first game in which Bagby
has been the starter for more than n
month. and while he was hit viciously
throughout, especially in the second and
third, when all the Red SoX runs were
scored. he tightcned at other times and
held the Bcaneaters at bay.
Graney's Heroic Run
Jack Graney was the real hero OF
the pastime. He scored all the way
from first on Smiths single by using
his head and eyes. Mcnosky threw the
ball in from left field and it landed near
the pitCher's box. No one being there
10 receive the pellet and Graney taking
cogniznncc OF the fact sprintcd home
with what proved TO be the winning
tally.
Inc Browns were never in the game
with the Yanks. being held to four
safeties by Waite Hoyt, twirlinG his
best game of the season. Davis, who
started hurting for the St. Louisnns
was knocked out Of the box in the third
while Kolp. who succeeded him, wa'
touched rather lively.
After playing the kind of baseball II
the first game that used 20 make the
old As thing of beauty and a JOY
forever, Connie Mack's 1927 outfit re-
verscd itself in the second game nnt
split twin bill with the Tigers
Eddie Rommcll, the handsome one. wa
on the mound in the first game, and h'
displayed n brand Of tight pitching thai
won him the verdict.
Whitley Witt. who has found hi
batting eye since depositing his luggage
at Twenty first and Lehigh on las
Tuesday. was the main squeeze in thu
first game. lie banged out n doub" il
the ninth with Joe Dugan pcrchod OF
second that scored the winning run
In all Whitley had two safctics ONT o
four trips to the plate. Excellent field
ing by Jimmy Dykes and Chick Gnllo'
wav had much to do with kecpns
Tiger cleats from the pentagon a. TEL
safcties were made off Rommell Ter
Of the visitors were left stranded OF
the bases.
Ty Cobb Returns to Game