New-York tribune., 1921-09-16

McCrnsu Men Add to Lead
BY Again Defeating the Reds
Marquard Batted. Out by
Old Teammates; Barnes
Effective at Critical Stages
By r. !. Kelly


guard, veteran of many big league
campaign, felt the fury of The pennant-
mad Giants in the third and final game
Of the series with the Reds this after
noon, and the New Workers gained
their eighth consecutive triumph by a
score of to 6.
The victory, combined with the de-
feat Of the Pirates at the hands of the
battling Braves, increased the lead Of
the Giants in the flag race to two and
a half games, and they left for Pitts
burgh tonight fully confident Of
clinching the penrant in their all-im-
portant three-game series with George
Gibson's players, which opens to-mor-
row.
Marquard was plastered rather free
ly from the start, but in the fifth inn
ing the Giants cut loose with hom-
bardment that netted them six runs
and clinched the game. Fred Coumbe,
Bob Geary and "Hod" Eller also
pitched for the home club during the
course of the afternoon.
Jess Barnes, who performed for the
Giants, was also bumped with consider
! able frequency, but he kept the hits
fairly we'll scattered except in the sixth
and seventh innings, in each of which
the home players punched three blows.
While Barnes was breezing along at an
easy pace his mates slammed the ball
to all corners of the inclosure for a
total of sixteen hits. Bancroft, Frisch
and Kelly each connected for three
safeties
Reds First to Score
!. Barnes's failure to pass the hard
Ehitting Wingo With two men on the
bases and two out in the second in
| ming helped the Reds to get off to q
one-r run lead. After Bressler had rolled
to Bancroft Daubert singled to center
and Fonseca flied to Meusel. Duncan
was hit on the left arm by a pitched
ball and Wihgo drove a single to right,
scoring Daubert. Wingo took second
! on Young's vain throw to head off
Bressler at third. Marquard ended the
inning by rolling to Kelly.
The New Workers came right back
in the third and went their opponents
one run better. With one out, Ban
croft got two bases when Fonseca
q hard rum, Frisch drove a long fly to
right, and when Bressler muffed the
ball Bancroft tailed and Frisch
sprinted to second. The Fordham
Flash took third on Youngs grounder
to Bohne and completed the circuit on
Kelly's single over second. Meusel
| flied to Fonseca.
Barnes was jolted for two safeties
in the home half of the third, and the
Reds tied the score. Bohne singled to
left Kopf slammed one off Barnes's
! IL l,.% %Ea Ir11
in time to nail the runner at first
Bohne took second on the play and
came home on Groh's wo-bagger along
the right field foul line. The next two
| batters went out on infeld grounders
Bancroft got three-bagger to start
the eventful fifth when his hit to left
took a bad bound and went past Fon-
SEGA. Dave rode home on Frisch's
single to the same field. Young beat
out bunt to Marquard, putting frlsch
on second. Frisch was caught off the
keystone, but after being run UP and
down the base line he finally reached
the help of an error by Daubert. Kelly
scored them both with s single to left
Keep Up Bombardment
Meusel poked another single to cen
ter and Rawlings moved the two run
nerS along With punt TO GIon. oHyoei
scored Kelly and Meusel with single
to left. Barnes sacrificed and Burns
singled to center, scoring Snyder. Ban
croft singled to center, and Frisch
finally ended the bombardment by pop.
ping to Bohne.
The Giants added another run, with
! Coombs on the mound, in the sixth.
This was scored on Kelly's triple to
|. right and wild pitch.
Barnes then eased up, and the Reds
scored two runs in the sixth on singles
by Daubert, Fonseca and Duncan and
an error by Bancroft. With Wingo on
third, Barnes famed Bohne.
The home players connected for a
few more hits in the seventh and scored
two more runs.
George Burns was called out on