New-York tribune., 1921-08-12

tlOSS tWO DdtLleS OF yesterday lOT Ct
the only term to fit the occasion.
Each team fought every inch of the
way for victory, and 1t is perhaps no
more than right that honors should
have been divided The Dodgers won
the first game by score OF to 3,
while the Giants captured the second
contest after thirteen innings of spec
tacular conflict by score of s to D.
Unfortunately for the McGraw men,
the Pirates took both ends of a double
bill with the Chicago Cubs, so the New
Workers are now three and half games
behind first place.
1t Is a shame to be forced to blame
George Burns for the failure of the
Giants to make a cleanup with the
Flatbush aggregation, but truth de-
mands that George should shoulder
the greater part of the onus, with Car
tam Davie Bancroft and George Kelly
running a close second
Bancroft's Costly Muff
Burns allowed two singles to trickle
through his legs in the first game, and
each OF these slip-ups cost a run. Ban
croft muffed a throw from SNYDER
when a double. steal was on, and an
other Brooklyn run resulted Kelly
made costly wild heaye
30 much Tor the shortcomings of the
Giants on the defense. On the ofense
they were considerably wobbly too in
this first game despite the fact that
Uncle Robbie was obliged to call three
pitchers into play. The weakest men,
Der Of the batting array was "Irish"
Meusel, whose acquisition q short time
ago was heralded in some quarters as
meaning the cinching Of the pennant
for New York.
In the second inning Of the opening
clash Meusel tanned after the first two
Irish forced Kelly for the third out
with runners on third and first, and in
the seventh he hit into a double play
with all bases occupied, retiring the
side. In the second game Meusel was
at bat six times and made marry q hit,
being purposely passed once
The Giants were the first to score
IN the opener, getting two runs il the
third inning, when Frank Fordha1n
Frisch knocked homer into the left
field bleachers with Burns on base as
the result of a bunt The Dodgers
gathered one tally in the fourth on
pass to Griffith, single by Wheat and
an error by Bancroft.
Uncle Robbies men tied the score in
the fifth through base on balls to
Miller and Ruethers single to center
the fence.
In the sixth the Dodgers shot into
the lead. Griffith singled and went to
second on Kelly's wild throw to Ryan,
who was covering first. Wheat tripled
scoring Griffith, and Zach Tailed on
Myerss sacrifice fly to Meuse.
Giants Get Run Back
The Giants got one of these runs
back in their half of the sixth and
caused Ruether 10 be yanked from the
box. Rawlings walked and took sec
ord on Snyder's single to left. With
Schupp pitching for Brooklyn Ryan at
tempted to bunt, but forced Snyder at
second, Rawlings going to third,
whence he scored on Burns's slow
bounder, which forced Ryan.
The Dodgers made their last run in
the seventh after two men had been
retired. Johnston singled to center
and went on TO third on another Of
Burns's blunders. Griffith beat an in
field hit and Johnston crossed the
plate.
The second game was a thirteen-reel
thriller, the Giants starting out as
though they were going to make short
work OF Mil ius, the Dodger pitcher and
then quieting down long enough for the
Flatbushers to catch up and finally 20
ahead. Then the McGraw nine got their
second wind and battied valiantly until
they tied up matters in the ninth. In
the eleventh each side scored a run, and
in the thirteenth the Giants finally
pulled the game to their side Of the
ledger, thanks to q pass to Burns and
triple to the left field fence by Ford
ham Frisch.
The Giants counted twice in the first
innng. Burns doubled to left and Ban
crnff yCa1kad Fri spd out bV