New-York tribune., 1921-06-13
Stocks Double Turns
Tide After McCraw's
Players Score Twice
i'm the Final Inning
Spec a Dispatoh 70 Tho Tr.bta1le


ST. LOUIS, June 12.In p game that
bristled with exciting moments the
Giants were beaten to-day by score
of to 5 by the fast-coming Cardinals.
1t was the Giants fifth consecutive
defeat and the Cardinals ninth consec-
utiye victory. Jess Barnes opposed
Bill Pertica at the start, but Jess did
not go the route. while Pertica did.
Jess was pulled out with the Giants
trailing by one run in the eighth in
ming to make roors for a pinch hitter.
Slim Sallee replaced him and stuck
until the Cardinals began their big
push" in the ninth that won the game
for them, When he was yonked to let
Fred Toney finish.
Exciting as we're the innings from
the first to the eighth. the big thrill
was reserved for the ninth. In the
Giants half of the last round, Curtis
Walker playing in right field in place
Of the disabled Ross Young, doubled
to right center and Johnny Monroe,
playing second base in the new ar
rangement of the Giant infeld. ham
mered the ball into the right field
stand. Those two blows, delivered with
the Cardinals leading by score OF
ice for the Giants, but the Cardinals
were not beaten, by any means.
Hing Replaces Brown
Clemons was first up in the home
teams half of the ninth and he shot
| a single to center. Dilhoefer was put
on first base to run for the slow-footed
for Pertica. At this point John Nc
Graw pulled Brown out of center field
and assigned King TO that post in the
event that there would be occasion
! for some throwing. Mann laid down
bunt in front Of the plate and beat
it out.
Janvrin batted for Jack Smith, and
after he had bunted two fouls Sallee
| was taken out and Toney rushed in
Janvrin grounded to Kelly and Four
nier was an easy victim on pop fly
the ball to right field for two bases
and Dilhoefer and Mann clattered over
the plate with the runs that decided
the pastime.
Burns set the teams in motion by
| hitting the first ball delivered to him
| by Pertica into wight field for single
| Lt.van came up with a fine stop OF
+ Bancroft's grounder and threw tc
Hornsby, forcing Burns. Frisch crashed
one TO right center for two bases anc
| Bancroft scored. Brown expired on 6
pop fly which Stock gathered in ane
McHenry raced to deep left center fol
a one-hand catch of a smash from
Kelly's bat.
The Giants held TO this slender lear
until the sixth, when the Cardinal:
took it away from them. Fournier
who had tripled in the first inning ant
been robbed of another by Brown il
the third inning, led off with double
to left center Stock sacrificed ane
Fournier dashed to third, whence h,
scored on triple by Hornsby. Frisct
made leaping catch of blazer from
Sohultz's bat, but McHenry doubled
to center and Hornsby counted.
Hornsby Argues in Vain
The Cardinals had an opportunity
to score in the seventh but tossed i
off. Clemons singled to center, bu
Pertica, attempting 60 sacrifice, bunte4
fly TO Kelly. After Jack Smith hac
flied to Brown, Fournier walked ant
Stock beat out a slow roller to Ban
CT oft and the bases were filled. Horns
by, however, hit to Barnes and wa
thrown out. The decision on him wa
close and he argued long and loudly
with Umpire Quigley, but, of course
to no avail.
Pertica had few uneasy moment
in the eighth. Young batted for Barne
and was called out on strikes, bu
Burns walked. When Bancroft followed
with a single to left, murmur of ap
pIehenson arose from the crowd, bu
Flisch lifted short fly to McHenr,
and Brown raised long fly to Jac!
Smith.
The score: