The New York herald., 1921-05-23

the start and II WAS red fire battle
between two teams in the pennant hunt
1t packed the stands to the $1,000
point. and that dense girdle OF fans
saw fine work in pinches, excitement
and eleventh hour hitting to safety.
Spectacular entry the Pirates made and
played with the spirit and enthusiasm,
even to flopflaps and other acrobatic
rejoicing when fortune came their way
N the shank of the evening. which car
RES team far along the pennant road.
Giants Lead to Eighth Inning.
The Giants held a scant lead up TIL
the eighth inning scant but safe look
Ing. In view OF piucky and effective
pitching by Barnes. The Pirates
though. were gathering strength. They
batted themselves into a tie In the
eighth, which didn't last long. In the
same inning the Giants took the lead
again. but In a slugging ninth inning
the Pirates made six runs to the Giants
three
The New York pitching sagged. and
neither Sallee nor Toney. relief men.
was able to hold the Pirates after
Barnes had careened in the eighth.
Barnes. who left the box reluctantly
mad done some gritty pinch pitching
and couldn't have Jared any worse than
his successors. Wilbur Cooper the ac-
compHshed southpaw. was not the abso-
lutte master OF the Giants, but outasted
McGraw's pitchers and had enough left
to take his team safely over the ninth.
Pirates Play Smart Baseball.
The Pirates played smart baseball
keeping close watch of everything and
being quick to see and do. The Giants
weren't any the less on their toes and
theirs was good. fast game. Home
runs played a big part. There were
four. OF which three were at critical
times. Whitted in the eighth inning
made the first and tied the score with
it. George Burns made the second also
in the eighth. and sent the Giants to
the front again. Maximilian Carey made
the third and put the bushwhaclSing
party one run ahead. Frank Snyder
made the fourth. this one the Giants
dying kick.
Cutters in the lower stand greetea
the Giants with sarcastic cheers when
they finally retired the Buccaneers in
the ninth, sarcastic cheers for players OF
INFINITELY more sportsmanship and sand
tnan those who gave them. Good plays
came often. There was one by Pitts
burgh in the first inning Burns dou-
blcd, Bancroft sacrificed and Frisch's
fly to Carey brought Burns home Frisch.
'AS bANt4 ~ NAiS pay WITH poor JuQE-
ment. tried for second on Carey's throw
70 the diamond. The play was for
Frfsch. not Burns. Maranville took the
throw close to second and had only to
lob Ii back to Cutshaw to head off
F,risch.
Frfsch made a beautiful pickup in
the second inning with Cutshaw on third
ana the Pirate was run down. Barnes
struck out Tierney In the fourth inning
and left n m third Ir-
ne struck out Bigbee with two on bases,
PASSED Carey and outgeneralled Maran-
Vile. The Rabbit missed a wide curve
then popped into the air on fast one.
Frisch made a really wonderful stop
with his glove close to the ground In
the seventh. then overthrow trying for
force. The error did no harm. Young.
In the fourth, tried for third on Kellys
single left A splendid throw by Big
bee cut him down. That was a severe
check to the Giants. for there was none
out at tho time.
Bnncroft's Fine Fielding.
The best fielding play Of the game
was Bancroft's on Whitted. in the
fourth. in which the Buccaneer gent was
outwitted. He was stealing at the time
as part OF a play by which Cutshaw was
70 slip from third. Bancroft jumped
for the throw and saw thtat he couldn't
get Cutshaw al the plate. So he jumped
for Whitted and tagged him quick rs
flash. with Cutshaw yet a yard from
home.
The Giants clawed Cooper spitefully
In the seventh. but only two OF their
swfpes went safe. Kelly made one and
scored on a sockdolager smack by Sny-
der which Bigoee lost In the sun. Cut
shaw singled with nobody out in the
eighth. 1t was one OF four hits by that
irrepressible. Whitted. another insatia-
BILE old timer with the CAD, smacked u
home run into the grand stand. Nearing
first, he turned 10 the New York bench
70 pass the ironic ha ha or snething
OF that nature to the athletes parked
thereon.
Tierney made n hit and Barnes was
yanked. Fms. appreciative OF the pluclxy
way he had been conducting tough as
signment cheered him. He did his best
10 the limit OF his ability, and that's no
negligible item In this vale OF tears
Burns skewered a homer into the left
field stand in the ninth. but Cooper bore
down on the next three.
The Pirates set about in the ninth 10
treat Sallee rough and didn't lose any
time about II. Bigbee flounced a single
over Kelly's head and Carey hit a
tremendous home run far down In the
left field bieachers, one worthy OF the
most Brobdignagian OF BATE. Somer-
saults and high links In the Pirate lair.
Handsprings and high jinks. II was n
pleasure TO watch their exuberant
pranks. They were a happy band of
hustlors
They weren't through hitting either.
Maranviile walked and Cutshaw doubled.
Toney replaced sailec. whitted rae
10 rrtn nrf Hs
Sitiff. New Rochelle native, who re-
ceived gold watch before the game,
sent a sacrifice fly 10 King. and
Cooper doubled. The Pirates needed
four OF these six runs, for In their half
the Giants, not recognizing defeat made
three runs on hits by Kelly and King
and Snyders homer Into the left field
seats.
Not the least meritorious work OF the