The New York herald., 1922-07-29
CARDS CHANCES FOR
FLAG SLIPPING FAST
New York Makes 1t Four Out
of Five-StOneham Is
Optimistic.
9th HOMER FOR HORNsBY
McGrawmen Take First Game
8 to 4, Then Drop the
Second 4 to 8.
BY w. O. McGEEHAN.

NiaHtS ana tHe CdTulHdlS eIlueu III Il
drawn battle at the Polo Grounds yes
terday, the Giants taking the first
game Of the double header by s to
and the Cardinals winning the second
by to 3. This makes it four out Of
five games for the world champions.
1t also makes an optimist out Of
Charles A. Stoneham, president of the
Giants.
During the intermission Mr.. Stone
ham wandered into the Stevens Frank
furter Abattoir under the catacomps
and placed his arm, around the neck
OF Harry M. Stevens. the presiding
genius. Harry, we must start to plan
that restaurant and cabaret for the
distinguished guests and pests who
will be entertained by the Giants at
the next worlds SERIES.
When the rain drove Mr.. Stoneham
back to the abattoir after the nth in
ming of the second game Mr.. Stoneham
said: 1--WE won't start to build that
entertainment hall for week or so,
Harry. We had better give little more
thought to it,"
$4,000 Customers After Bargain.
Bargain day brought about $4,000
customers to the grounds. They saw
some history and some possible his
tory in the making. Rogers Hornsby
hit his twenty-seventh home run of
the season in the first game which ties
the National League record made by
Ed Williamson of the White Stockings
The customers also saw the Giants
taking a toe hold on the pennant for
the current season.
Despite the threatening weather the
Giant management. vas reluctantly
compelled to announce at o'clock that
there were no more grand stand seats
to be occupied and some thousands were
turned away. Among the distinguished
guests were Judge Kennesaw Mountain
Lands. attended by Louis Mann. the
human phonograph. and Samuel Com
pers, who was said to be witnessing
the distressing labor conditions under
which the oppressed athletes in organ
lied baseball are working.
The Giants continued their batting
streak In the first game. but in the
second Jess Haines stopped them abb
ruptly and kept them all away from the
home plate until the ninth inning, when
the Giants were battering him to the
ropes and came within one run Of even
ing 1t up. The second game had to be
called for a half an hour at the end of
the fifth inning, with the Cardinals
leading by to 0, and all but about
$4,000 of the customers left the grounds
flat.
The Cardinals started with a rush in
the first inning of the opening game
Flack drew a base on balls and took
second on Stocks out. Jack Smith
slammed Rosey Ryan for a triple to
right center. scoring Flack, and scored
himself on Hornsby's sacrifice fly.
In the second inning Jaques Fournier
plastered a two Dagger to right center
which made Casey Stengel emulate the
agile grasshopper to nail. Jacques went
to second while Specs Torporcer was
being thrown out. Clemons dumped a
single to short right and Jacques came
home.
MeuseI Hits for Circuit.
Irish Meusel, own brother to Battling
Bob Meusel of the Yanks, scored the
first run for the Giants in the fourth by
upsetting some of the customers In the
right field stands with home run. In
the fifth inning the Giants proceeded
with the assassination Of Mr.. Smoke
Doak and made thorough job Of II.
Bancroft started the parade with a
double to left. Johnny Rawling stepped
aside. being th' wa out by Stock.
frisch singled to .e~- ir and took Sec
ond when Jack Smith, made a wild re-
turn. Then the Fordham pride stole
third. McMeusel tripled to right CEN
ter and scored F'risch, which put the
Giants right back In the game with
III, Cards. He scored on Young's fly.
Kelly and Stengel continued the march
with singles. "Oir' Smith extended the
line of march with a double which
scored ITEM both.
After this procession farsighted GUS
toners began to consider setting aside
little sum weekly toward their world
series seats at the Polo Grounds.
The historic home run of Rogers
Hornsby came in the eighth inning.
IL was healthy sock into the left |
field bleachers. When the news went
out among the customers that II had
tied record Hornsby got quite greet
ing IT shocked one of the visiting |
literary men, who said. Hey. amt this |
town got no civic pride that 1t roots
for the opposition?'
In their half of the eighth the Giants /
countered with two more runs. The
Industrious Mr.. "Oil' Smith tripled to
tcnteI. Win ItOSey Ryan out bancroft |
got base on balls and Jawn Rawlings
was smacked on the rib by pitched |
ball. filling the bags with Giants.
Frisch dumped one In front OF the dish
and beat It to first while Smith scored \
and Bancroft came home when Stock
committed wild peg.
In the second game Jess Haines
seemed TO have the Giants stopped. The
Cards had accumulated four runs by the
end OF the fifth, when the deiuge came,
and the Giants could do nothing at all |
with Haines. The four runs were batted
In at the rate OF one per inning, with the |
exception OF the third
In the first inning Fiack got his
base on balls and after Stock was out
Mann socked Art Nehf for n triple to
right, scoring Flack. In the second,
with one out. Ainsmith got as far as
second base. when Casey Stengel dropped
q fly.
In the third inning the customers were
----rrained by a little sand throwing
accompanied by what is called repartee
for want. OF better name in the ma
tional pastime. Stock singled against
the right field wall and tried to make
IL two bagger. He was caught at
second on close play by an accurate
throw by Young. Umpire Sentell told
him he was out.
Stock told Umpire Sentei something,
but he said II with sand. the same sort
Of sand that Babe Ruth used In his
eloquent conversation with Umpire