The New York herald., 1921-06-01
Quakers Make Three Home
Runs and Win From the
Giants, 10 to 5.
MEUSEL GETS HIS NINTH
Passes George Kelly for Ma
tional League Leadership
i'm Four Baggers.
ny WILLIAM d. HANNA.

Another of those long. big scoring
and tiresome-in spite of the free hitting
ball games was played at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. and the Phillies won
this one, 10 to 5. One OF the things
that made it tiresome was that the
Giants lost but whether or not 1t is
worth considering seriously in con-
sidering the welfare of baseball
whether the fans aren's getting their
fill of these hodge-podgs games, with
their overabundance of home runs
epd their cloying quantity of indiscrimi-
nate hitting.
There's been a lot of this sort of
baseball this year, which has detra cted
from-decreased-the finer points OF
baseball. which has made for helter-
SHELTER action at the expense of the
science of the game The fans may
like ii as a steady diet, but 1t is very
doubtful Right now some OF them
are jaded.
There's an outside as we'll as an
inside to a baseball, and there's no use
descantlng on any new found vivacity
OF the horsehide when pitchers are COM
PEELED to accept handcaps imposed by
restrictions of the last year or two.
The National League, alert to the situ-
alton, proposed the use OF a rosin bag
So pitchers could get better grip on
the ball to combat the increased diff
culties of their work caused by tne
glossy surfaces of baseballs and the
fact that they have TO throw white
ball nearly all the time. things which
have led to much Of the pell mall slug
ging, pell nell slugging which certainly
hasn't improved the game. But the
National League suggestion was a Ma
tlonal League suggestion and the Amer
ican League turned in down.
Meusel InIScs Ninth Home Run.
However, there are some real home
run hitters. such as Ruth, Kelly and
the two Meusels, lads who can bust 'em
under any conditions. Emil Meusel of
tne Philiies made his ninth homer yes
terday as one of three grand tour
knocks from Phillie bats. He now leads
Kelly by one. Bruggy and Williams
each made one. Bruggy made his inside
the playing field. Young fell on his
stomach while trying TO intercept tho
gleeful bulb and 1t was messed up con-
siderably before it ever got back to
nome mother and the diamond
The New York attack was a flat wheel
affair all through. with the Giants a.
good deal perplexed by Meadows. The
oespectacled dynasty lasted into the
eighth inning; Barnes was on the throne
only SIX Two home runs in one inning
flashed the Intelligence to the world that
It was time to dispossess him.
Two New York plays, well conceived
but with toes stubbed in execution
went wrong and went far to bring de-
feat. In the third inning, with Burns on
third. Bancroft on first and nobody out
one OF those bunt 'em in plays McGraw
is fond of was tried. Frisch hunted
ansinch and half too far, and as Jack
Mflfer made sweet play on the bunt
Burns was thrown out at the plate.
Fifth vital Inning.
The fifth was vital inning and the
Giants had a chance to turn the tide
here. Burns was on third, Bancroft on
second, Frisch on first. nobody oUt.
Young hit safe fly to short loft. but
Burns wasn't sure it wouldn't be caught.
He paced in slowly with Bancroft whlz-
zing around third. 1t was plain enough
10 Bancroft that 1t was q safe hit.
Burns scored, but he he'd Bancroft
back by slowing up. The latter had 10
come wide with Burns crossing the plate
right ahead of him, ana NIausers throw
10 Bruggy nailed Bancroft. AS Meadows
struck out Kelly and Walker Tho BURNS
Bancroft debacle enabled the Philllcs 20
get by the inninz with n miniuurn OF
damage. The score: