The New York herald., 1921-08-07
BY DANIEL.

Special Despatch 10 THE New York HERALD
CHICAGO. Aug. 6-Bill Ryan's at
tempt to sneak over a third strike on
O'Farrell with two out and the bases
filed In the fourth inning this afternoon
proved fatal, for OFarrell poled the ball
over the right field wall and provided
the Cubs with a much needed victory.
The score was 7 to 4.
The Giants needed that game far more
than did the Cubs needed 1t mighty
badly, particularly in view of Brooklyn's
victory over Pittsburgh. But the Cubs,
though they are going nowhere. and
getting there fast, absolutely ignored
the New YorlS's need and grabbed a
game which should have gone to Nc
Graws men. The Giants fought with
vim and pepper and determination,
though not always with precision.
1t seems to be the i'll fortune Of tho
Giants to suffer that way wherever they
60 Those who have been watching the
Cubs here all season say that their cx-
hibition to-day was far away their best
Of the year. especially as regards dash
and life. They couldn't do 1t. or
wouldn't do 1t. for Johnny Evers. who
accuses some OF them OF laying down.
but they did It to-day for Bill Killefer.
the new manager. who thoughtfully let
O'Farrell do the catching and. incden-
tally. the home running. The only balm
in Gilead for Giants was that favor ex-
tended to them by the Dodgers.
Virgil Cheeves went the route for the
Cubs and did we'll. He held the Giants
to nine hits. He had a bad spell in the
fourth. which saw the Giants score three
runs and assume what looked like a
safe lead. At that stage Ryan was
pitching like an eighth wonder Hol-
u. t., lsfA 1T O.. r., 4 ~.
first. but all others had gone out in
quick order. But that sad. dismal. dark.
dour fourth. oh, what a headache for
Bill! After that session he had enough
and Phil Douglas finished the game, fin
ished it in hard luck.
Meuse1 Comes to Life.
The bright development on the New
York side was the recrudescence of Emil
Meusel as a hitter Meusel had not hit
safely in the six previous games and
had made only ten hits in forty-nine
times at bat. But to-day he came
through with double and a single.
drove in his first run for New York and
scored one. Frisch with two singles
and a double was the most effective
against Cheeves.
New York's scoring machine swung
croft opened with single to right. The
hit and run was called for and as Ban
croft dashed for second. Frisch sent a
bounder at Kelleher. What looked like
a double play WAS killed pronto. for the
pellet bounced over Kelleher's head and
put Bancroft on third base. Young
lashed one at Kelleher, who fumbled
long enough to lose his play at second.
Bancroft scored
A steal was next on the tapis. and
Frisch would have been nipped at third
but for Deals dropping the ball. The
Cubs were ratified. A double steal was
called for. and after n long series OF
runs hither and thither. Young was
nippcd and Frisch was left on third.
Kelley walked. Meusel chose this situa-
ton into which TO throw his first hit in
seven games. and singled to right, driv-
ing IN Frlsch and sending Kelly to third.
While Rawlings was forcing Meusel,
Long George darted home with the third
run. Rawlings was out stealing.
with the help of O'Farrelrs homer,
Chicago lost no time IN clouting i,s way
to the lead in It's half. Ryan was pasted
right merrily for four hits. three OF
them coming In succession, and five
runs. Hollocher singled to centre and
went to third when Kelleher did likewise.
IIollocher scored when Grimes planted a
hit In left. Barber advanced the rum
ners with a sacrifice. and Maisel made II
two out with pop TO Bancroft.
Deal walked. filling the bases and put
ting Il squarely up 10 O'Ferrell. The
catcher met the urgency OF the moment
with clout over the garden wall. -Four
runs crossed the plate. Bancroft drove
the ball over the right field wall in the
fifth. but IT went foul by several yards
Then he lined to Grimes. who made a
renarkable catch close 10 tho ground
for the third out. Cunningham sin gled
az hitter for Ryan, but was forced by
Burns.