The New York herald., 1921-08-03
CARDS SCORE FOUR
AND BEAT GIANTS
Barnes Collapses i'm Seventh
and st. Louis Wins
by 6 to A.
TIMELY TRIPLE BY STOCK
Meusel Fails to Take Advan-
tage of His Opportunities
at the Bat.
TIMELY TRIPLE BY STOCK
nv PANEL.

Special Despatch TO THE NEw YoRK HERALD
ST. Louis, Aug. 2.---Jess Barnes's coll
lapse In the seventh inning developed
four runs for the Cardinals this after
noon and incidentally, stinglng defeat
for tho Giants. with the score to 4.
As the Pirates did not get into action
with the Phillies the lapse here sent the
New Yorks only another half game be-
hind the Pirates. who now ho.d a lead
OF a game and q half.
New York played good ball behind
Barnes, but IL could have played better
ball. II could have accorded better sup
port TO the right handler in several
pinches. Nteusel and Rawlings had
chance to do something in the third
round when Young reached third. They
failed. In the fifth Frisch doubled with
one down. but Young and Kelly left
him stranded higher than a Mississippi
stern wheeler on a sandbar. The ninth
saw Frisch double again. this time with
two gone. Hope flickered. then was
enuffed out as Young raised a pop to
Hornsby
There was plenty of zip TO the Giants
start They went right out after Jeff
Pfeffer. who had not faced them since
the spring of 1919. and knocked the old
in before the Giants were checked by
Bill Bailey. who succeeded Pfeffer. The
left handler gave only three scattered
hits and nothing like a run until the
seventh, in which the Giants got two
hits and run. They had Bailey wab-
bling and Meusel faced an opportunity
to send him into retreat.
MeuseI Disappoints.
But again Meusel failed. The new
Giant has been very sad disappoint-
ment as a hitter. He hasn't done
thing since his second game In Pitts
burgh. but he is bound to come out of
his slump. And when he does the Giants
won't have so much trouble winning
ball games. There was great improve
ment in the dash and spirit of the New
Yorks to-day, but there still is room for
more pepper.
A triple by Stock was the blow which
knocked the Giants from their perch in
the seventh. 1t was a resounding crash
TO right with two gone and two on.
Lavan started it all with a single 70
centre and went to third on q double
by Clemons. Mann went in to run for
Clemons and Schultz came to bat for
Bailey. Barnes passed Schultz, filling
tho bases, and put himself In no enviable
position. Rawlings saved the situation
for the time being by running into right
field for Smiths fly and holding Lavan
on third Heathcots's sacrifice TO Young
scored Lavan. Stock smashed out his
triple and scored Mann and Schultz, and
Stock himself dashed home on hit by
Hornsby Fournier forced the second
baseman.
The rally was ever, but as things
turned out II went far enough to beat
the Giants and send Barnes to the club
house. Ryan finished the game. Walker
finished for the Cards and finished well.
Pfeffer lost no time in acquiring
trouble in the first inning and after ne
had faced seven men. passed three or
them and yielded hits TO two, the former
citizen of fFlatbush was removed IN
favor OF Bailey. Three Giants crossed
the plate in that frame Burns walked
and stole second. and Bancroft walked
too. Buras went to third after Frisch's S
ay 10 Heathcote and then Bannie stole
second. Young popped to Stock and
when Pfeffer got two strikes on kelly
the situation looked to be worth ABOUT
five kopecks.
But Kelly was there. He was there
70 the extent of a double TO left when
drove In Burns and Bancroft. PIeffer
nassed Meusel on purpose to get at Raw
Iin1s. Then Johnny resented the impu-
fatIon with a hit TO left, which scored
Kelly. McHenry fumbledN the ball ana
let Rawlings to second and Meusel 70
third. At this stage Brancn hickey
relieved Pfeffcr.