New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-04-23

homers. Earl Smith set the pace fol
the ball so viciously that it sailed int
lower stands.
This smash tied the score, 20 it was
big day, take It all IN ali, for the
imitators Of Babe Ruth. Each day the
ponderous slugger Of the Yanks steps
to the plate with the idea that he Is
the one and only deliverer Of four-base
blows. But tho records show that the
Babe is going to have = mighty battle
with Long George Kelly, Of the Giants,
and the two Meusel brothers.
As matters stand now, Kelly and
Ruth are running q dead heat. Each
has pounded out four home runs, with
the two Meusels only one lap behind,
with three to their respective credits
Kelly Hits Mighty Clout
The ball game perpetsated yesterday
in Upper Harlem would have been
sad affair had II not been for these two
exceptional drives. And Of the two, the
one Long George connected with was
the greater. The ball this lanky person
hit paid no attention to the bleacher.
ties In left. It wendell its way most
gracefully and effectively over the
heads of the boys that know the game,
shining for the al" tower that domi..
mates the elevated structure, and fell
into a new broken street beyond.
The noises which are wont to emanace
from the tower were out-whistled Dy
the noise that greeted Kelly as ne
carried over the winning run with MS
lanky strides.
The Phillies were the first to do
damage. In the opening inning Casey
Stengel, who took his usual pains to
At~& In a e
as ever, inveigled Jess Barnes into CIV
ing him a pass. Johnny Rawlings
sacrificed neatly and Cy Williams sent
such a fierce bounder 1T Fordham
rank Frisch that it went for hit,
putting Stengel on third.
Meusel, brother Of the Yankee Bob,
sliced bad grounder to Bancroft,
following a double steal. which cut
down Williams, and on Bancroft's boot
Stengel Tailed.
Smith Commits q Ruth
The Giants struggled hard against
the fine pitching Of Red Cecil Causey,
who was once their pal, until the fifth
episode, when with two men disposed
The ball Earl hit lodged family in the
farthest corner of the lower right field
stand. 1t was not sky-scraping fly,
but one of those smacks which have
a low, straight forward course.
This smash tied the score into all
sorts of knots and there was no one
capable Of unloosing them until Long
George Kelly came very much to the
front with his crash that won the game.
Red Cecil Algernon Causey, although
he lost, pitched a very creditable game.
unfortunately for Cecil, two Of these
safeties went out Of the lot and beat
him.
Goldie Rapp, after failing to connect
properly after some eighteen chances
ut the bat, came to his own in the
seventh inning by slamming the ball
past short for single.
Jess Barnes did ycoman work in the
twirling duel with Causey. Jess per-
nitted only six hits, but not one ball
travelled for an extra base. The Phils
outhit the Giants, but the McGrawmen
delivered their punches IN more timely
and mightier fashion.
George Kelly was the only man on
either team to get two hits, so alright
was the pitching. The Giant first base
man produced ciean-cut single In his
first appearance at the bat in the Sec
ond inning, as q prelude to his home
run winner in the seventh.
Cy Williams, who spoiled many a
game for the Giants when q member Of
the famous Cubs, was there yesterday
with all his old-time wares. He raced
hther and yon about the outfield nab
bing flies, and in the ninth tried vail.
antly to produce q home run, which
would have tied up the game. Honey
Walker, who was playing tar back in
right, managed to get under tho lofte,
Williams shot just in time.
The score: