The New York herald., 1921-07-08
GIANTS BEATEN BY
SCHMANDT'S HOMER
Drive to Left Centre in Tenth
X Gives Brooklyn Victory,
M ~ z toN6.
LOCALS TIE IN EIGHTH
Kelly's Triple Achieves It
Sizzling Weather. Rivalled
by Game. @
By DANIEL.

BY DANIEL.
One lusty clout of a mean looking
clayrnore yesterday achieved for Ray
schmaudt what he had been straining
for ever since he rose to the proud es-
tate OF e regular among the famed
Dodgers AS he watched rome run
crowd on home run in a lopsided season
OF terrific hitting it had been the first
basemau's fond dream TO hurl himself
into the public notice In pinch. It
had been his wild aspiration TO hit a
homer. too--to hit It in ticklish sit
uation. And yesterday at the Polo
Grounds with one swlrling swing OF his
bat Schnlandt arrived, and the Giants
We're wrecked again by to 6.
Sohnandt certainly selected fine
place into which to inject his lone home
run of the year. 1t was in the tenth in
ming Charts and Dodgers were dead
locked in the throes of a to 6 tie. 1t
was the peak of a seesaw. rip snorting
sizzling struggle-the climax of sensa-
tsonal series of rallies and counter raj
Hes The Giants, after gaining an early
lead had been overtaken and passed but
through a triple by George Kelly had
tied in xhe eighth inning.
Ten Thousand face swabbing, soppng,
enervated remnants of what had been
humans dropped in soggy expectancy as
Schmandt dragged himself artd his bat to
the plate--expectancy Of the third out and
another batting rally by the New Yorks.
Bill Ryan had disposed Of the great
Wheat BIZ the air route and had famed
baffled Myers. who in desperation had
hurled his bat at the elusive ball.
Schmandt. overheated and more nervous
than ever looked like a ready victim.
too
Away Goes Schmandt.
But it Wns Ryan who was the victim.
Sclrmandt picked out a good one and
soaked it to the fence out in left centre.
The ball passed about yard to the left
Of Burns, and he made a Wild lunge for
H. But It kept right on speeding for the
barrier while Schmandt kept right on
euooting around the bases. As the bail
came up 10 Earl Smith at the plate
Schnlandt made r dive for home and fell
exhausted. He had won the game
a 1t was not exactly certain at that
time that Schmandts blow had won the
Day for the Dodgers But 80 it turned
out for i'm their half the New Yorks
were turned back by Sherrod Smith.
Kelly's single after Young had gone out
created some excitement. but Brown and
Rawlings were easy--and so went an
other game from the grasp of the
Giants
Sometimes Fate or Destiny, or what
ever it is which governs ball games.
gets lopsided view of things and puts
on a misat Yesterday was "A fine time
for one OF those snoozy. slow moving
Mexican affairs, with plenty OF time for
zargling pop and gulping gobs OF ice
cream Ii was hot down there on the
south bank Of the Harlen---hotter than
a swig OF Jamaica ginger and as humid
as a plunge into the surf But Fate or
Destiny. or whatever it is, staged one
of those UP and at 'em battles whlcn
made men stagger on their way out.
Miller HITS Two Triples.
'rbe game get out TO rival the weather
from the opening inning, in which, the
Giants got to Dutch Ruether Tor three
,ups and what looked like a winning
lead. less Barnes was going along like
victor but in the fourth he stumbled
horribly and Brooklyn shot over Tour
runs. The Dodgers broke out in rash
of trinles. Miller getting two and john
ston and Ruether one each IN the three
rounds which led up to the seventh
The fifth and sixth developed addl-
tional taIIies for the Dodgers, so that
when the Giants went to bat in the
eighth they were three runs to the
baa--and Ruether working in great
form. he had pitched four hitiess ana
rlnless innings and had yieided ohly
four blows.
put tine eighth brought a savage rally
M the Giants and the recall tor hus,
ther. A peculiar game, basebali! II 81
bapoened with two down. Frisch slngled
ia centre and Young beat out nit u
tho heated Puether, When Kelly tripled
10 Ieft centre and sent in two runs the
harried Ruether was excused for inc
day and Smith, another laft hauaer'
,,ounted the rostrurn. Brown singled 10
light and scored Kelly with the run
hat made the fight d draw rawlings
flied to Myers, and the rally stopped.
snyder Doubles In Ninth.
In the ninth snyder started with a
eouble and il looked like curtain tor
Rfooklyn. Walker came Ia TO run Tor
the catcher. Nearly everybody expected
4 pinch hitter for sally. who had tekeA
the place OF Barnes in the fifth. Bui
old Sal hit for himself ana forced Sny-
der As tho veteran rounded first ne
hurt an ankle and had TO be taken out
enywsy Monroe ran for him. Burns
forced Monroe. but Bancroft got q hit
to short. and there still was hope. This
was shattered by Frisch's boundsr 10
Olsen, which forced Banfiie.
New York got its three runs ia the
first with the help of doubles By Young
and Kelly Burrs walked and was
forced by Bancroft. who reached second
on Olson's wild throw to first a Wild
pitch put Bannie ON third Friscn
walksd. and then came two runs with
n double by Young. Kelly drove a two
bagger to ioft and the total was 9.
Fielding features were Young's great
catch Off Johnston in the third and
Myers's remarkable catch of Friscn's
long drive in the same inning Olson
was chased for arguing with Mr.. Hart
The score.
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