The New York herald., 1921-04-23
KELLY AND SMITH IN
HOME RUN MATINEE
Their ClOuts Constitute Punch
Lethal in Giants 2 to /
Victory Over Phillies.
FOUR IN ROW FOR GEORGE
Collision Is Averted Through
Brotherly Love of Backstop
for Barnes.
By WILLIAM u. HANNA.

Home runs are as serviceable means
OF winning a ball game as any other
when no other means OF winning comes
TO hand. In fact, the home run ever
will be popular institution. and some
people maintain that It is the acme OF
science, the supreme of subtlety. the
apotheosiv Of flnesse. BE all OF which
as 1t may it is a way of winning as en-
1oyable al 1t is beautiful and useful. and
with the, Giants yesterday It was the
punch lethal in a to / victory over the
hard to auell Phillles and extremely
pleasing to Giants and rooters.
Brawn carried the day and decided
the issue In a we'll pitched battle Of
pitchers. The Giants won with two
punches le.hal or two punch lethals. as
the grammatical case may be. Which
Is to say there were two home runs.
The Giants made but two scores. and II
happened that each was home run. the
FIRST and rabust timely punch by Earl
Smith into the lower corner of the grand
stand, the ether n punch just as robust
and just as timely by George Kelly into
the left field bl7achers. That's how
come the Giants Won.
George Babe Ruth Kelly has now un-
hooked four this season. Every time
Ruth hits one he hits one, or vice versa.
his to left and be 1t right. left or
straight down the nave each wields a
wicked mace, a lignum vita wagon
tongue with TNT-an kick, and each.
when carrying said hard weapon. is
handy to have around In, the praise
worthy pursuit of promoting New YorlSs
interests against the designs of the COM
mon and provincial enemy.
Tame and MethodicaI Game.
As such games often are. this one
was for the most part tame and
methodical. The pitching OF Barnes ana
Causey was excellent-first class work
there, but nothing very stirring 6tner-
wise save the two home runs. The
Phillies made their first and last run IN
the first inning, when an error allowed
them 70 score Stengel reached third
on a pass Rawlingss sacrifice and Will
.anls's single and scored when Bancroft
funbled Meusel's SKINNER
ONLY in the ninth inning did the Phil
lies make as many as two hits OFT
Barnes. Both of these were wasted.
Only in the seventh inning did the
Giants make as many as two hits OFT
Causey One OF these was wasted. one
of the six hits off Barnes wouldn't
have been such but for the brotneriy
love Fielding or BARNES iiAS SobeiN
stop. Both tried to grab the ball. They
found themselves in each others way
ard then to avoid cracking heads smith
took Barnes in his arms. presence OF
mind which averted collision but pro-
NOTED q base hit
OF the whole Quaker clan Stengel IN
the first inning was the only one 10
start an inning by reaching first base.
which tells how well Barnes pitcheo
THE Giants scattered two hits over four
innings, and then In the fifth. with Two
out, Smith drove his screamer into the
grand stand
Kelly Hits Free. Ringing Rap.
Two innings later. and with one out
Kelly hit free. ringing rap into the
other rocst. Rawlings singled with one
out In the ninth inning. Cy Williams
landed with dangerous force. IL nap
pened that Walker was playing ;ust
about right for the Philly slugger ana
rnado good catch baaS under the
shadow of the blsachers Untold trouble
vanished with that Srapple. for Meusel
followed with an infield hit. wright.
stone grounded TO Rapp. who stepped
on third for a force and the finish.
The score: