New-York tribune., 1921-04-11
Circuit Smash
BY Kelly Puts
Contest ON Ice
Long George Hills Homer
With Two Bases Loaded;
Bancroft Back al Short
By r. ]. Kelly

nc NldUI3 ndDuCu lNc senators HIl
other trouncing in the final game of
the series at the Polo Grounds yestcr-
day afternoon and thereby made it
six victories in the seven games
played The final score was 7 to s
Long George Kelly decided the issue
in tho sixth inning, when he crashed
home run into the right-field stand
with Frisch and Walker on the bases
The Washington players outhit the
home talent, but the Giants used their
safctics to better advantage. The new
Workers punched three hits in the
fourth and five more in the sixth
while the Senators hits were scat
tered through seven innings. They
staged threatening rally in the
eighth inning, but were stopped short
after they had come within two runs
OF tying the score.
jim Shaw pitched the first five in
nings for the visitors He was found
for five hits, but the big crash came
in the sixth after George Mogridge
former Yankee, had taken the mound
1t was while Mogridgc was on the
mound that Kelly slammed out his
home run. Senor Jose Acosta occu-
pied the box in the final inning and
held the Giants hitlcss.
Fred Toney in Fine Form
Big Fred Toncy was in fine form
and he held the Senators to three hits
until he gave way to Southpaw Artic
Nehf in the sixth Nchf was unsteady
and was pounded very freely, but he
frightened up in the eighth after his
opponents had showed four runs
across.
Dave Bancroft was back at his old
position for the first time in almost
two weeks. He is fast rounding into
playing condition and he will proba-
bly, be ready to take nart in the open
ing game at Philadelphia Wednesday
Bancroft remained in the game for
only four innings, and during that
time he handled four chances without
a slip.
The Giants jumped off to their usual
early start and took a one-run lead in
the second inning. After Walker and
Kelly had grounded to O'Rourke. Eddie
Brown drove q two-bagger to left field
and Rapp scored him moment later
with single. Rapp dashed to second
on the throw to the plate, but Smith
went out on a fly to Milan
Shaw started to waver in the fourth
inning and the Giants promptly showed
two more runs across. With one out
Walker shot single to center and
Kelly drew base on balls. Brown
foulcd to Shanks. but Rapp again came
through with single to center. scor-
ing Walker and Kelly Smith followed
with another single to right and Rapp
sprinted to third. Smith and Rapp at
tempted to engineer a double steal, but
the latter was trapped between third
base and the plate and was run down.
Frisch Opens Fireworks
Frank Frisch paved the way for the
big explosion in the sixth by slam
Walker bunted to the box, but both
runners were safe when Mogridge made
a wild heave to first base Kelly then
connected for his circuit clout scoring
Frisch and Walker ahead of him.
Brown poked a hit through Harris, and
Rapp, the next batter, went out on a
fly in front Of the plate.
Mogrdgc almost threw the ball into
the grandstand in trying to pick Brown
off first base and the latter sprinted
to third. Nehf resumed the lombard
scoring Brown. After CASTOR had
popped to Sharks, Burns connected for
another single to left, but Monroe
grounded to Judge for the third out.
The Senators had previously scored
a run in the fifth on base on balls
and double by Bower, who had been
sent in to bat for Shaw. In the eighth,
however, they slapped the ball to all
corners of the lot and jammed four
runs across the plate.
With one out, Harris reached first
base on an error by Kelly. Shanks
hit a two bagger, scoring Harris, and
O'Rourke singled to left. sending
Shanks across. Picinich flied to Burns,
but Miller, who batted for Mogridge
tripled, and O'Rourke Tailed. Miller
scored when Judge connected for an
other three-bagger. Nehf famed Milan.
The Giants Will play two more ex-
hibition contests before leaving for
Philadelphia tomorrow night for the
first game of the championship season.
They will meet the Princeton Uni
versity team at the Polo Grounds this
afternoon and the Fordham nine to-
morrow afternoon.
The score: