The Washington times., 1921-09-18
KIT BANE RETAINS FEATHER TIILE-GANTS LENGTHEN THEIR
Giants TrOunce RiUdLs
Victory Cinches Flag
Twenty live Thousand See McGraw's Men
Defeat Pirates to For Tenth Straight Win.

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tnITTsBURGH, Sept. 1.-THE q
on first place in the National
= burgh again this afternoon, 8
the Pirates to four and Q half
straight win.
The Giants now have but ten mo
seasons schedule. The Pirates are
more contests. II the Giants win
Pirates would yhAve to take clever
called on to play to finish on top.
Five of the Pirates remaining
games must be played against the fast
travelling Cardinals. VA
Art Netf pitched in brilliant style
for the Giants this afternoon and al
though he yielded ten hits. managed
TO keep them well scattered. Nehf
has faced the Pirates seven times this
year and has beaten them each time.
II whitted Hits Homer.
A home run by George Whitfield in
For six innings the game settled
into a pitchers duel between Nehf
and Harold Carlson. In the seventh
the Giants started to locate Carlson's
offerings. A triple by Young and a
sacrifice by Meusel gave them a run
in this frame. In the eighth inning
they got two more when Snyder SIN
gled, Burns walked and Frisch sent
them home with triple. A double by
Kelly and a single by Meusel In the
ninth sent Carlson to the showers.
Morrison replaced him. Singles by
Rawlings and Burns Melted three
runs in the final inning.
Pack Forbes Field.
Interest In the series is at fever heat
here and a crowd of more than $4,000
packed Forbes Field for todays game.
The immense throng surged onto the
field making ground rules necessary.
prevent a recurrence Of yesterdays
incident when pop bottles were thrown
at Umpire Mccormick.
Catcher Earl Smith Of the Giants
was banished from the game in the
fifth inning for arguing too strenu-
ously with Mccormick over a ball
called on Maranville. Snyder re.
placed him.
The Giants win play their last game
! Of the series here Monday.
For six innings the game was q
pitchers battle between Art Nehf
and Herbert Carlson. Starting with
the seventh, the Giants began to
find the Pittsburgh hurier's offer
ings and battered him from the box-
early In the ninth inning. Morrison
4 completed the game. .hsH,I
Burns fouled to Grimm for the
first out of the game. Carlson
threw out Bancroft. Frisch grounded
to Cutshaw. Obs Ut
Bisbee started the Pirates frs. In
ming with q single, Carey singled.
Maranvflle and whitted flied TO Burns,
Eisbee taking third after the catch.
Carey stole second. Nehf threw out
Grimm made a wonderful one
handed catch Of Young's foul in the
Giants second. reaching into the
stand to make the play. Kelly famed.
Meusel flied to Carey.
In the Pirates second Barnhart
flied to Rawlings. Grimm flied to
Frisch. Schmidt singled. Carbon
flied to Burns.
The Giants went out In order in
the third. Rawlings flied to Bigbee.
Smith famed. Nehf lined to Whitfield.
The Pirates were retired In order
in the third. Bigbee rolled to Kelly,
| tossing to Nehf for the put-out. Frisch
threw out Carey. Maranville flied to
Meusel.
Burns started the Giants fourth
with double. Bancroft sacrificed,
Schmidt to Grimm. Frisch ground.
ed to Cutshaw, who threw 70
Schmidt to head off Burns. Burns
was run down, Schmidt to Barn.
hart. Young flied to Carey.
Whitfield, the first man up in the
Pirates fourth, hit a home run.
Nehf threw out Cutshaw. Barn
hart grounded ito Bancroft.
Kelly grounded to Maranville in the
Giants fifth. Meusel singled. Carey
got Rawlings ny. Smith singled.
Nehf famed.
In Pittsburgh's half Of the fifth,
Rawlings threw out Schmidt. Carlson
singled. Bigbee singled. Carey forced
Carlson, Bancroft to Frfsch. and Ma
ranville flied to Rawlings. Smith, the
Giant catcher, was banished from the
game by Umpire Mccormick for pro.
testing over one Of his decisions.
Snyder replaced him.
The Giants went out in order in
the sixth. Burns flied to Carey.
Bancroft grounded to Grimm. Carl.
son threw out Frisoh. 4
Giants Tie Score.
The Pirates failed to score In
their half of the sixth. whitted
hunted. but was forced by Cutshaw.
Nehf to- Bancroft. Barnhart flied
to Burns. Grimm forced Cutshaw,
Rawlings unassisted.
The Giants tied the score IN the
seventh. Young tripled, Kelly was
purpose,y walked. Meusel flied to
Whitfield and Young scored after the
catch. Rawlings hit into double
play, Maranvilie to Grimm.
In Pittsbdrsh's seventh. Schmidt
flied to Young, Carlson singled, but
was forced by Biebee, Kelley to Bar
croft1 Bigbee was out stealing, Sny.
der to Rawlings. N
| The Giants went into the lead In the
eighth, scoring two runs. In the ninth
they sent three men across.