The New York herald., 1921-03-13
Davy Bancroft Stars
in Victory of Giants
Texas Fans Grow Sceptica Regarding Shortstops Re-
ported Ailment After Watching His Work
at Bat and in Field.
by DANIEL.

Special Despatch 70 THE NEW YORK HERALD.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 12.-At the
close OF the Giants victory over San
Antonio this afternoon by 7 to Davy
Bancroft was besieged by quite dolege-
tion OF the local citizenry---principal
burgers who are addicted to chlroprac-
tic, OF which this is q national strong
hold. They sought information as to
the exact nature Of the ailment from
which Bancroft WINS reported to be suf-
fering. They desired to contract a
similar trouble--and they did not seem
to care how they got it---oy the laying
on OF hands. inoculation. or the simple
swat OF a bat
Any doubt which may have existed as
to the shortstop's ability and ftness to
take his place In the batting order was
dlssipated by him in short order He
remained in the contest for Ave innings
During that period he came to bat three
times. His frst trip to the plate netted
him three base hit his second got him
a pass and his third brought him
double. For sick or any other kind
Of ball player O batting average of 1000
per cent, with three extra bases thrown
In. Is regarded rs quite recherche, don't
you know. Bancroft got four chances
In the field, and he made tho most Of
them. In the third he went back OF
Rapp to rob Patterson OF a hit With
a sterling stop and a great under
hand throw. Bancroft Is there That's
settled.
The victory gave the Giants a clean
sweep of the three games thus far con-
tested. with the last scheduled for to-
morrow. Though 1t was an easy tri-
umph, II you want to call 1t that, 1t was
by far the closest and most interesting
OF the set For four innings it was a
nip and tuck battle. with the fans see
ing visions of victory over the New
Yorks and cheering their favorites for
everything and nothing In particular.
Zimmatore pitched fine ball for the
Bears in those four rounds. giving only
three hits-one in the first and two In
the second.
Texas Hopes Scattered.
Then came the fifth and the grand
scattering of the local visions. After
Jess Barnes had gone out an innocent
looking pass to Burns started things
for the San Antonios and soon devel-
oped one OF those Southern tornadoes,
which blew Zimmatore off the mound
and put five runs into the Giants
score. Three doubles and O. couple OF
singles figured in the grand attack.
Bancroft was the real trouble maker.
for he followed Burns with n double
to left. George lit for home On the
hit and would have been nipped at the
plate by Booe's throw II Whitney had
not dropped the ball. That was run
number one. Gross was sent into run
for Bancroft after the latter had got
to third on the throw-in. Frisch
spanked double to short left and
scored Gross. Young singled behind
third and sent Frisch TO the hot cor
ner. Kelly then rammed a torrid two
bagger to left. sending F'risch home
and putting Young on third, whence
he scored on n wild pitch.
Brown forced Kelly at the plate and
recahed second while Long Gus was
being run down. Rapp beat out hit
to short When Patterson let Snyder q
bounder get away from him Brown
registered at the plate. but Patterson
landed Rapp at third.
In tho sixth the Giants got two more.
Walker. who had taken Burns's place,
singled to left. Gross lined 10 Fuller.
Frisch was hit by pitched ball and
young walked. filling the bases. King,
batting for Kelly, singled 70 centre and
scored Walker and Frisch.
San Antonio escaped a shut out In
the seventh on pass TO Booze. single