The New York herald., 1921-03-28
SHOCKER SHOCKED
BY GIANT BATTERS
McGraw Men Gather 13 Hits
From Brown Pitcher and
Win by 3 to 1.
BY DANIEL.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD.
New ORLEANS, March 27. - Urban
shocker. Nemesis. Jinx. hoodoo and
about everything else that Is malevo-
lent for the Yankees. this afternoon
learned that not ell which Is labelled
New York is easy for him. Shocker
pitched for the st. Louis Americans
against the Giants to-day before 10000
fans. and the New Yorks almost
knocked him out of his uniform. They
pasted Shocker. his spit ball. slow ball
and curve to all parts OF the local ball
park and beat the Browns by TO I.
Tho Giants should have scored at
least twice as many runs as they did.
as they gathered thirteen hits--oll Of
them. by the way singles. But they
npllified many of their eafeties by talk
ing chances which worked against minor
laaguers but were not SD successful
against the Browns. The New Workers.
-an out every chance to its ragged fin-
ish and tried all sorts OF stunts on Tie
paths---all Under orders from John Nc
Graw. who evidently was determined TO
lift his club out OF the doldfuns into
which 1t fell against the Athletics. I'et
us venture that Mac succeeded.
Shoclser was about as easy . pitch
ing proposition as the Giants have faced
this month. His slow ball fooled : few
of the Giants on several oocasions, but
as the game wore on they got wise to
It and began to hammer it through the
infield. The spitballer worked for six
innings. in which he was found for
eleven hits and all three runs. Bayne
pitched the seventh for the Browns and
Burwell finished the game.
Nchf's Fine Box Work.
There were numerous happy develop
ments for the GiantS--ard the happiest
by far was the fine pitching OF Arthur
Nehf and Slim Sallee. Nehf went five
innings, and In spite or sore foot.
which hurt like the mischief every time
he drew his right on it. he showed some
OF the stuff which made him famous.
His fast bali wes In hne working order
and he had control. with the result that
he gave only three hits; two of these.
following pass. gave tho Browns their
run In the fifth.
In the first inning Nehf disposed OF
the enemy In order. Sallee yielded a
single In tine seventh and another In
the eight--and that was all The vet
eran had his control with him and he
pitched with his head as we'll as with
the old left. He certainly looked good.
Probably nine-tenths of the onlook-
ers appeared to have personal grudges
against the Giants, who are not liked
in this city. Because OF New Orleans
affiliation with the Cleveland club its
sympathies veer toward the American
League. Great was the chagrin OF the
fans, therefore, when George Sisler,
batting champion of the johnson cir
cult, came to the plate four times and
got nary hit.
Sisler had been billed all over the
city and very little had been said or
written about the Giants. But as fate
would have 1t, Curtis Walker, Giant out
fielder. just up from the bushes, won
the batting honors OF the afternoon
with three hits and Sisler failed 10
drive a ball out OF the infleld
The first sacker came near breaking
into the hit column in the eighth. but
Kelly was very much on the job. With
Gerber on first by virtue of a single
Sisler drove a terrific liner right over
first. The smash was labelled a hit,
but Kelly made a fast move and ac-
complished an unassisted double play.
Bill jacobson was another Brown bat
ting star who could not locate the New
York pitching.