New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Cuban Pitcher
Checks Local
Rally in Ninth
Luque Tishfe1s in Pinch
and Wins by A TO 3;
Douglas Loses Own Game
Bv r. r. Kelly

The fast fading pcnnant aspirations
of the Giants received another jolt
yesterday afternoon, when the local
the second game OF the series at the
Polo Grounds and the pace setting
Pirates gained two victories over the
hopeless Phillies. McGraw's players
are now six and half games behind
the league leaders and only two and a
half games ahead of the Braves, who
are in third place.
Senior Adolfo Luque, who pitched for
Cincinnati, held the Giants we'll in
check until the ninth, when they
staged belated rally. which was cut
short short with the tieing run on first base.
The diminutive Cuban allowed only
seven hits, three of which were punched
in the final inning. Luque did not issue
base on balls and was effective in the
pinches.
Shufflin' Phil Douglas, who opposed
Luque, was plastered for nine safeties,
and most OF these were put to ad-
vantage by the Reds. Douglas helped
to bring about his own downfall by
some slow fielding. He was taken out
in the eighth to allow Brown to strike
out for him and Slim Sallee turned
the visitors back in order in the ninth.
CINEIrln5 Draws Criticism
The game was marked by atrocious
umplring on the part of Big Bill Bren-
nan. who of1lclateo on the bases. The
arbiter made three poor decisions. The
prize ruling came in the fourth inning.
when he called Roush out at second on >,
force play after Rawlings had plainly
mutfed throw by Frsch.
Rawlings barely touched the ball and
the pellet continued on its way to the
outtlcld, but Brennan ruled that Rawi
ings had held it "momentarily. M re-
CURED by TIE rules"
The ruling did not affect the outcome
IN the least, as shortly after Fran,
Frisch made a nlarve lous diving catch
OF Duncan's line drive and doubled
Daubert off first base.
Douglas was trifle unsteady in the
second inning and the Reds showed a
run across. Roush led off with a single
to right. Daubert rolled one down to
Rawlings, who tossed the ball to Ban
croft at second. 1t looked as though
Roush was out By step, but Brennan
ruled otherwise. Roush then moved to
third on Duncan's sacrifice and scored
~ Wingo's fly to Burns.
Giants Tie in Fifth
The Giants tied the count in the
fifth on Meusel's triple and sacrilicc
fly by Rawlings, but the Reds wen
out in front again in the sixth, scoring
run on Bohne's two-bagger, Groh 5
bunt and Roush's fly to Meusel
WinSo opened the seventh for The
Reds with single to right. Kop.
hunted to the box, but Douglas was .
trife slow in fielding the ball and both
runners were safe. They moved up &
peg on another bunt By Luque and
Wingo crossed the plate after Burns
pulled down Neale's fly. The visitors
final run, which proved to be the de-
Gliding tally, came in the eighth on
Roush's infeld hit, an inield out and
Duncan's single to center
Frisch started the uprising in the
ninth with a two~basger along the lesl
field foul line ana Young beat cut a
roller to Bohne. Kelly grounded tc
I-uqae. and while Fyisch was being run
down between third base ard the plate
Young snrinted to tne Ear corner ans
Kelly reached second. Meueel sent
both across with single to right
Cunningham, who battcd for Rawlings
went out en- fly to Roush and Smith
rolled one to Luque.
The score;