New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-17

have been the same.
While our Giants were being riddled
and scattered by Brooklyn's drumfire,
a sequel to the tragedy was being
written on the scoreboard across the
field. The little white figures on their
Mack background told OF fittsburgh's
defeat in the first game OF a double
kaader at Philadelphia. Then they went
" to record the Phillies valiant e'sv-
t~inning battle to take the second
hame. That they had fajled was not
Known to the Giants until after their
twn fate was sealed, SO the local flag
hunters did not lack for incentive to
20 out and win.
This morning there are five and
half games on the Giants chest, to say
Nothing OF 20. no, no, and bottle of
gum that is dripping stickily into the
works. They are exactly that many
games in the wake of the league lead
ing Pirates.
Refuse to Admit Defeat
The distressing state Of things this
morning can be laid on the doormat of
the Brooklyn club. Uncle Robbie has
done us wrong His men were beaten
twice yesterday, but the fact did not
percolate through their Flatbush con-
Most visiting ball clubs would have
taken the hint in the eighth inning,
when the score stood to in favor
of the Giants, and called it a day.
Did these flamboyans optmists from
Brooklyn do any such thing?
They did not. They kept Flooding
on through the gathering August twi-
light, pleasantly oblivious of impending
defeat. They waited until tho ninth,
that Nh
rise up and mace our Giants just when
the latter were preparing to check up
the days spols.
These Dodgers even waited until one
man was out in that fearful frame be-
fore they unleashed the torrent that
swept Manhattan's hopes into the
sideways of despair.
We might as we'll tell the bad news
first and get the still ing story of that
ninth inning off our mind Kruger
opened it with hot single to right but
was forced at second when Burleigh
Grimes tapped to Bancroft. Some Of
the customers started to trickle toward
the exits at this juncture, but they lit
tie knew what was coming.
Olsons Homer Ties Game
Among other things that was coming
was Ivy Olson. All Ivy did was to
greet Bill Ryan, who had succeeded
Art Nehf in the box in the
sixth inning, with rollicking
home run that found mooring in the
right field bleachers. Grimes drifted
home in front of Ivy and the score was
tied.
If there was a Giant rooter in the
stands at this time he didn't mention it.
He couldn't because of the din the in
mates of Flatbush were making. This
lugubrious legend is short and sour.
That's about AL that can be said for it,
Jimmy Johnston comes along and the
only difference between his act and Ivy
Olson's is direction, which really
doesn't matter much. Jmmy's homer
took port tack and landed among the
far-fung folks in the little green
stand that snuggles in the shade
elevated structure.
The ball didn't look as tn IT,
was going to make the grade nrst
and Irish" Meuse was backed against
the wall waiting for it. The rotund
figure of Uncle Robbie pvoted slowly
about as the ball fed across the sky.
AS II ncared the top Of the wall the
Brooklyn leader raised one arm in an
herolc gesture, It was Wild swing.
"G'wan over." beloved Robbie; and
over it went. 1t didn't come back, and
neither did the Giants in their half of
the ninth.
Drive Out Nehf in Sixth
Arthur Nehfs port side delivery had
the Dodgers dazzled until the sixth inn
ing. only three hits being garnered by
the enemy up to that session. When
III Arthur blew up, which ne did very
efectually in the SIXTH he seemed TO
take several sections OF the team with
him.
Olson and Johnston opened the sixth
with successive singles. Hood batted
for Nels and caromed a freak single off
Nehf's shins. filling the bases. In this
crisis Nehf relieved his system Of a
Wild pitch, on which Olson scored.
Wheat then ripped off sizzling single
TO center, scoring Johnston and Hood,
and came hora himself a minute late r
on Schrla nj S double to left.
Until these four runs were mt
across the Dodgers looked like a
beaten club IN the fourth inning the
Giants had opened lusty attack on
Grimes that gave them two runs.
Frisch singled to center and stole
second. After Young and Kelly had
died Meusel was walked Intentionally.