New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-30
Mc(5raM Men
Half a Game
From the Top
Bill Ryan Driven From Box
i'm First Inning, but Slim
Sallee Is Fine Rescuer

8Ais1ANiN7Al, Juty ~o
vantage of the Pirates idleness the
Giants crept up to within half game
of the league leaders to-day, by beat
ing the Reds, 10 to :. Overcoming Pat
Moran's men proved to be as difficult
as it figured to, the teams going ten
innings before a decision was reached.
Both teams hit the ball hard and
fielded raggedly, eight errors In all
being committed the Reds making six
and the Giants two.
At the outset of the game, Bill Ryan
was on the mound for the Giants and
was opposed by Pete Donohue for the
Reds, but neither stood the gaf for
ing Ryan, made good as relief pitcher
and should have won his game
within nine, innings. Markle, the Sec
ond Red pitcher, was taker out in the
ninth for pinch hitter and Bob Geary
and Fred Coumbe were used up In the
tenth.
Howard Berry started the game at
second base for the Giants in place of
Johnny Rawlings, who was Ill, but in
pinch hitter and Rawlings, announcing
his readiness to play, finished the
game in his accustomed position.
Giants Lose Fine Chance
There was much ado but with mea-
gre results in the first inning, the
Giants making only two runs, whereas
they should have had five or six. Burns
led off with base hit to left and Ban
croft drew a pass. Donohue felded a
sacrifice bunt from Frischs bat and
wheeled for a throw to third to force
Burns, but the ball slipped out of his
hand and rolled away. so that every
one was safe and the bases we're filled.
Young pasted single to left, sending
Burns over the plate and Bancroft
walked home when Kelly got base on
balls.
Out went Donohue and in came Mar
kle. Meusel hit to Groh, who nailed
Frisch at the plate and Meusel was
doubled up at first, Wingo to Daubert.
Once more the bases were filled when
Berry walked but Smith ended the
inning with liner to Bohne.
The advantage was short lived, RYAN
being knocked out of the box before
he had retired a man. Neale reached
first base on Bancroft's tumble of his
high hounder and Bohne singled to
left. Meusel permitted the bail to skin
by him, so that Neale scored and
Bohne raced to second Groh singled
to center, scoring Bohne and Roush
hit the first ball pitched to him down
int IlGUt lSlU 1Oul Il!e 1NT THREE OdScS,
scoring Groh Here Ryan stepped
down and Sallee bobed up, Daubert
drove a long sacrifice fly to Meusel
and Roush cantered in.
Nfarkle singled to right in the sec
ord inning after Crane had been re-
tired. Neale was victim on strikes
but Bohne clouted the ball to the en-
bankment in left field for two bases
scoring Ma-kle.
Young Bangs Out Double.
It looked as though the Giants might
get q run or two in the third inning,
but looks were deceiving. Young led
off with a double to left center but,
having reached second. stayed there.
Kelly hammered the ball over the left
field fence. but. unfortunately. it was
foul by few feet. The length of the
drive compelled the admiration of the
fans, but that was all. Kelly then lined
to Roush after which Meusel expired
on q pop fly to Crane and Berry carved
the air.
Two were out in the fourth inning
when the Giants tied the score by
rushing three runs over the plate
Burns singled to center and Bancroft
singled to right. sending Burns to
third. Neale's return of the ball was
wild and Bancroft took second. A pass
to Frisch filled the bases. Young
dumped bunt in front of the plate
and Hargrave, fielding the ball, hurled
It over Daubert's head to the right
field corner of the lot, Burns. Bancroft
and Frisch scoring, and Young reach
ing third. Kelly here booted chance
to put the Giants in front by striking
out
The tie was broken in the sixth
Daubert opened the inning with a slam
to right for three bases Duncan
raised foul fly to Frisch. but Har-
! grave doubled to left and Daubert
counted.
The Giants took the lead in the sew
Frisch singled over Groh's head to put
the rally in motion. Markle detected
Young's high bounder to Bohne. who
threw the batter out, but Kelly hit the
left field fence on the fly for three
bases. scoring Frisch. Meusel hit to
Groh and Kelly was trapped between
third base and the plate, but scored
when Crane, who had horned into the
run up, hit him in the back with
wild peg.
With two down in the ninth, the
Reds evened the count. Neale beat
out a hit to Kelly and Bchne got three
bases when Young lost his fly in the
sun, Neale scoring.
Geary Gets Pounding.
Geary, assuming the pitching bur-
den for the Reds in the tenth, was easy
for the Giants. Smith singled to cen
ter and Causey, who ran for him. ad-
vanced CT 8 sacrifice by Sallee. Burns
singled TO center, Causey pulling up
at third, and Bancroft singled to left,
scoring Causey. That marked the end
of Geary and Coumbe came in. Frisch
promptly doubled to right, scoring
Burns and Bancroft. Frank tried for
triple, but was nailed.
After two were out in the Reds half
OF the tenth Duncan tripled to the
fence in right center, but persisted in
an attempt to stretch the hit into a
home run, being cut down at the plate
on Kelly's perfect relay of Young's
throw to Snyder.
The score: