The New York herald., 1921-07-04
GIANTS HAVE VIM;
BEAT BRAVES TWICE
Good Pitching in First, With
2 to / Score; Second Won,
10 to 5.
FREAK HOMER BY FORD
Ball Jumps From Burns's
Hands Into Bleachers-
Rawlings Proves Useful.
By WILLIAM II. HANNA.

AS long as they had lefthanders pitch
ing for them yesterday the fortunes of
the Giants prospered. and as they had
that physical sort in most of the after
noon they won two games from no less a
knotty problem than the Boston Braves.
The scores were to 1 for the first. a
game of good pitching-Nehf VS.. Nc
0ullian-and 10 to for the second
Barnes, Benton and Sallee VS.. Fillingim,
Scott and Watson.
The Giants had very much the air of
conquerors except when Barnes was
pitching. The Braves knocked Barnes
out in seething sixth inning and
pounded into the lead, but the Giants
rared up in turn and for Benton and
Sallee made enough runs to toss the
Braves back where they belonged There
was a bold contrast between and a far
cry from the qallty work of Nehf and
| McQuillan in the first game and the un-
stable and much battered pitching in the
second.
K The Giants had good deal of vim and
punch. though the day was sultry and
stewing. The lads perspired pretty
MOSTLY and turned shirt collars in as
far as decollete dictums permit, and
none entered into the spirit of the throng
more joyously or more perspiringly than
the newcomers the Messrs. Stengel and
Rawlings. late of Philadelphia.
I'm back in the big league" Stengel
remarked feelingly, and apropos OF the
change from his late abode. Between
chasing hits and trying to make them
Stengel had palpitant afternoon.
Southworth robbed him of hit by pluck
ing one off the wall. Rawlings was ex-
ceedingly useful to the Giants in both
games. He had getting on reduced to a
fne art. He got on six timee-efror,
base hit, three walks and hit by pitched
ball-made four runs and batted in one.
Queerest of Home Runs.
The queerest of home runs featured
the second game. George Burns didn't
make It, but he was an unwilling ac-
compliee. Ford hit liner to left and
George tried to catch 1t with a jump.
II bounced off his hands as II they
were granite and bounded into the left
field bleachers Burns looked as II he'd
seen a miracle and the spectators were
o. one mind-that there's always some
thing new in baseball
The Braves showed the way to the
plate in the first game. but only once
did they arrive there. Holke reached
first in the second inning on fielder's
choice. Bancroft getting Nicholson at
the plate. and Ford following with
three bagger which scored Holke.
Young misplayed this rap of Ford's. II
ne hadn't crossed Stengel 1t would have
been held to single.
Hart's Decision Helps Giants.
VI The Giants first run came in the
third and was the result of a poor deci-
sion by Umpire Hart. Rawlings was on
third and one man was out Nehf was
on first Burns hit to Ford. and Nehf
was forced Barbara threw to Holke.
who caught the ball while Burnss foot
was reaching for the bag. Hart called
Burns safe. and Rawlings crossed the
plate on the play.
The Giants won II In the seventh on
a single by Stengel and Rawlings's safe
one on a hit and run play Southworth
kicked Rawlings's hit and made a two
bagger of It. Stengel and Rawlings
therefore made successful debut In
New York. Rawlings made a run and
batted in another. Frisch's play at third
varied from gilt-edged to glittering.
In the second game a ball no more
than touched Cruises bat and new INTO
the upper grand stand for home run.
Rawlings in relaying the ball. when
there was no play. hit Bancroft on tne
back of the neck. TnatS part VI h'S
neck Bancroft never saw, but ne can
feel there perfectly.
Ford's fantastic homer. three singles
and a triple erased Barnes from the
narrative in the sixth and rolled four
men across the plate. Scott. Fillingims
relief. lived less than an inning. He be-
gan by hitting Burns after the Giants
had filled the kiosks on Filfineim. Ban
croft busted him for a hit with two on
bases and sent the Giants ahead again.
They stayed there. Watson. Mtchelrs
third pitching shift. felt the Manhattan
mallets in the seventh. Benton singled.
Rawlings walked. as was his habit;
Smith singled. Burns singled and Ban
croft tripled 10 the grand stand wall. AS
the Pirates lost, the Giants gained
game and half. The scores:
FIRST GAME.
EOgTON (N.) NEW YORK (Np