The New York herald., 1921-09-10
Victory Lifts New Yorks to
Within Percentage OF
.O0O222 of Pirates.
by WILLIAM b. HANNA.

An all around defence OF good field
ing and pitching made scoring too much
of task for the Dodgers yesterday on
one Of their periodical visits 10 the Polo
Grounds and they didn't play like a
team which had been laying heavy
hands on the Manhattanites all season
The Giants hit cogentiy, though not
heavily, In two innings. in one OF which
Dutch Ruether passed two men and
made two wild pitches. Hits. passes
and good and timely fielding plays made
II easy for the Giants. They won. 10 :.
Ruether relieved Cadore. who was
knocked out in the first inning and al
most before the fielding practice had
ceased. Burns and Bancroft tossed base
hits into the background. and out came
Cadore. Rapid fire decision by Manager
Robby. More intellectual pep. that, in
the rotund boss's dome than In his
trained troupe exhibited in a physical
way.
The Giants grouped three errors in the
second inning and frankie Frisch. nor
mally an ace and a ringtaied roarer.
startled. even Mortified. the fans by
making two of them, both bad throws.
After that the Giants fielded neatly and
rather sprucely, though the game In its
general scope lacked lustre.
Able to distil but one run from one
the Dodgers didn't show much heart for
the game after that. The Giants played
with good spirits in game running
more to the commonplace than to the
brilliant. They hustled and were con-
fident and clipper.
With the scoreboard showing that the
Pittsburgh colors were being trailed in
the dust the pad and pencil hounds
fisl1ed out their paraphernalia and fig
ured that the Pirates were leading by
.000222. These are days when the PEN
nant is won every day around these up
to date diggings without waiting for the
end OF the season.
The percentage OF the two teams car
1ted out is as follows:
Pittsburgh ................... -60606l
New York. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .6O5S39
The Giants made four hits and two
runs in the first inning. The hitters
were Burns, who. with Meusel, shoul-
dered the heftiest bat; Bancroft Kelly
and Meusel Toney had to put up with
q good deal in the way OF seamy sup
port in the second and went through it
in an unruff1ed style which was credit
to his heart and head.
Rawlings kicked Wheat's ground ball
high in the air and Myers scratched a
hit to Frisch. Rawlings threw SchUandt
out and Wheat scored while Frisch was
fielding Kilduff's tap over Kelly's head
Frankie was still wondering what 1t
was all about when Kruger hit an
other one to him and he threw that one
wide. frankie had diversified aims, as
1t were.
Ruether hit the ball hard, but Ban
croft got ii near second base. He came
near to making an error on It. for he
threw it low at close quarters to Raw
lngs. who made n splendid play on it.
though not showy and therefore not ap-
preciated by those whose idea is fire.
works or nothing. Rawlings made a
quick shift OF hands. took the throw
and from that position piloted difficult
peg to Kelly for double play. The
double play headed Off run. stopped q
rally and helped a great heap.
The Dodgers jumped Toncy for three
hits In the fifth inning, but the first two
were separated by double play, rem
dering the third innocuous. The Giants
made a run in that inning on pass to
Toney and a three bagger by Burns.
Wheats two bagger, an out and
Schnandt's fly TO Burns gave the Dodg
ers one In the sixth. In the seventh
Kruger doubled his way to second and
tried to score when Olson singled to left.
IT would have been the tying run. but
Meusel threw accurately and nipped
Kruger.
The seventh settled 4. A pass to
Burns. who was forced by Bancroft.
Frisch. in the deadly clutches of an or
day, fouled 70 Schmandt. Young
walked, his first visit to the base. Kelly
singled and shipped him TO third. Kelly
broke away for a steal and was chased
by the Dodgers. who had to keep one
eye on Young. II must have been their
blind eye. for before they knew II Young
was back on third and Kelly on second.
Pursued and pursuers were still pant
ing when Ruether let fly a wild pitch.
Young scored Meusel singled and scored
Kelly. the last important act of assres-
sion OF a game OF prevailing tameness
and only few high spots The score: