The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-06-02
GIANTS WIN TWICE,
BANCROFT STARRING
Shortstop Hits Homer, Triple,
Double and Single in
Second Game.
BY DANIEL.

George Kelly hit hts ninth home run
of the current season of long range FIR
ing at the Polo Grounds yesterday after
noon. Great was the ado thereover. AMI
very properly, for not only had Kelly
propelled the ball into the left field
bleachers for the first time since May
-, but he had tied Emil Meusel. some
times called Irish for the leadership
in the National League section OF the
clouting carnival.
But before the day was done Kelly
ana his homer went into eclipse. Even
the fact that the Giants twice had wal
loped the feeting Phillies Into submis-
| sion. by to 2 and 8 to 3, was dinmed
for the time by the startling batting
| achievements of Davy Bancroft In .he
second game. The New York shortstop,
who had got only one triple this year
and had not poled out four baser in
several seasons, drove out homo run.
And that wasn't all. Not by jugfu'--
IL VIC may be pardoned for the possibly
Illegal referene.
In four successive trips to tn plato.
after he had gone hitless i'll the flrst
contest BanrOft slammed his way
around the cycle. He got single
triple. a home run and double IN the
order name1-an average of 1000 per
cent-a collection good for ten bases.
an accomplishment which comes to
player only ever so seldom--a sequence
of batting deeds which drove In four
runs.
Faints After Scoring.
There was a tinge of the dramatic to
Bancroft's startling hitting. He might
have made home on his triple In the
TIL tvpf lint nOlqn
coaching off third. played safe and held
Davy at the hot corner. When Ban
croft dashed out his long drive In the
fifth he was determined that 1t would
be homer He had hoped for one all
season. AS the ball dropped into dis
tant right centre and Williams and Lee
went sooting after 1t Bancroft dashed
around the bases like mad. As re
rounded third the ball came wlnging
toward home. 1t was a tingling raHe'
and the man was the winner.
Bancroft had to slide home to make
it. He hurled himself at the rubber and
wrenched his side. Lying over the plate
he emitted a groan. A look Of intense
pain came into his face. He rose, limped
to the bench and there fell In faint.
When It came time for the Giants 10 go
back into the field John McGrnw wanted
to send Billy Patterson to short. but
Bancroft, as game as they come, refused
to be taken out. Into the field he went
again, and when he came back he poled
out a double. There was no stopping
this former Phillie in his perhaps be-
lated celebration of his release from the
Bastile OF the league.
1t may have been the soft opposition.
il may have been the inherent class or
the Giants resurgent after the poor at
fair OF the day before. But the New
Yorks played rings around the Phillies
in both games and behaved like cham
pions.
In the second contest, II contest II
may be called RUDE Benton left handed
the visitors into knots. His slow ball
vns almost as baiiling ms the famed
specialty of Nap Rucker. His curve was
deceptive and his change of pace was
remarkable He allowed the Pnillies only
three hits. a single by Dots Miller In
the first, a triple by Lee in the second
and fiulSy one baser by Meusel IN he
ninth.
In the Elk innings following the sec
ond Benton did not allow q hit or run
faced only eighteen men In spite of
pass. for this was cancelled immed-
lately by a double play. Benton's chief
assistant in beating back the Phiilies
was Goidie Rapp, who flashed n SEN
ational game in the Held In potn ehds
Of the double header.
George Smith, once a Giant, again
was knocked out OF the box In the clos
ing argument and gave way to Baum
gartner. II was in the fifth inning that
Smith got the recall, a hectic round
which gave tho Giants five runs on
homer. three doubles and single. The
inning opened with the score tied at z
all Benton started the rally with
double 10 centre. started st. and startled
himself and the onlookers. Burns's IN
field out sent the RUDE to third. which
he left for home when Bancroft oe-
livered his four base blow.
Peters's wild throw to first on Frisch's
tan sent Frank all the way 70 third. He
scored on Young's double to right. Exit
smith enter Baumgsrtner OF left handed
oersuasion. Kelly greeted the newcomer
with a two Dagger 70 left and scored
Young Walker was tossed out by X
Miller but Rapp singled 20 Wrightstone
ana sent Kelly home. That took all the
competitive interest out of the game ana
centred attention on Bancroft.
In the first game II was Buddy Ryan
against Jimmy Ring. They went the
route. with Ryan having All the better
20 ~ fro-, tho start Kelly with his
hoyne run. Young with triple and a
sirgIa Brown with double ana single
and Frisch with n three baFger we're the
hitting heroes OF the fracas.
Rvan was in trouble only In the NTH.
which cav the Phillies score twice on
singles by Dots Miller. Meusel and Lee
and Rings double.
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