The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Thinks 1t Is Arranged for
His Pitchers to Toss
Lively Ones.
HOPES TO SOLVE MYSTERY
Homer by Phil Douglas Is
Considered an Important
Clew by Investigators.
BY w. O. McGEEHAN.

Inc suspicious OF BARNEY DTeyLuSS
owner of the so-called Pirates, were
aroused yesterday when the Giants
beat his team by 13 runs to at the
Polo Grounds, FIVE of the thirteen runs
being homers. OF the home runs
Pancho Snyder got two and Irish
Meusel, Heinie der Groh and Shufilin
Phil Douglas one each. Mr.. Dreyfuss
might have considered the first four
home runs in the nature of coinci-
dence but when Shufflin' Phil Douglas
gets to hitting them Mr. Dreyfuss
feels that he is justified In suspecting
foul play.
Mr.. Dreyfuss has his own theory on
the mystery of the home run epidemic
which eliminated in the four base
blow by Douglas. After the game he
had surveyors measuring the foot
prints of Shufflln' Phil Douglas and
had secured at great expense the ball
that had been knocked into the right
field stands. This may furnish the
clew.
II is the theory that the Giants have
heen taking advantage of the fact tnat
tho manufacturers of the baseballs are
mixing the dead balls with the livery
ones in order that the hitting may DC
reduced TO comparative normalcy. Inc
Giants are suspected of having dealt out
the lively balls to the visiting pitchers'
while they let Phil Douglas heaVe tie
dead ones, hence the difference IN tne
hitting, eighteen swats by the uian's
and only five by the Pirates.
Another Great Mystery.
& Mr.. Dreyfuss is said to be non-com-
initial In regard to the result Oh ms III
vestigation. ",The mystery Is very mys-
+erious. he is quoted as saying. When
Douglas is doing it something is pretty
loose in Denmark. The mystery must
he solutioned even if 1 have to wear
false whiskers myself. -,
Carlson, Scandinavian, lasted until
Snyder's first home run. Hamilton a
1efthander. was the victim of the Giant
catcher's second home run. the SO
called Pirates called Yellowhorse, the
,Choctaw medicine man, from his WIZ,
wan to make medicine poWeriu'
enough to stop the Pale Faces or Man
haitian. To the credit of that scion OF
n vanishing race he held the Giants foi
one inning with his vanishing drops.
The petulant pop of the Giant baseni
started as early as the first inning
Bancroft and Frisch singled 10 ierl
With Groh striking out, Bancroft an'
.T'risch started to pull a double steal, an'
Bancroft scored when Traynor maze
wild heave. This brought up Irish Meu
sell who shot a home run into the lowe
right field stands.
"a In the second inning Little Orphan
Casey Stengel singled to right. witt
SNYDER out Shufflin' Phil Douglas hi
one against the left field fence. VIII
the average player 1t would have mad
about three bases, consequently Dougla
managed with his conservatism in tn
matter cf locomotion to contract it int
a. single. 1t was at this point that tn
suspicious OF Barney Dreyfus wer
aroused. He is alleged to have said
Something is loose. l am smelling
mice"
One of Many Homers.
In the fourth Young drove a three
bagger to the left field corner. witt
Kelly out Stengel singled to right, scor
ing Young Snyder at this point lofteC
his first homer of the afternoon into thu
right field stands ard scored himself anC
Stengel Carlson also went out of th'
lot after that and was replaced by thu
left hander, Hamilton.
Snyder continued to run amuck in th'
sixth, when he shot his second home rur
into the right field stands. With Doug
las and Bancroft out Frisch got bas,
on balls. Then Heinie der Groh joineC
in the home run debauch, sending on,
on a line into the right field stands
These did not excite any suspicious OF
the part Of Mr.. Dreyfus. He accepted
them sorrowfully. but without raisin:
squawk.
Then came the seventh. With one ou
Cunningham, who had replaced Stenge
at the first approach of right handler
singled and Snyder got base on balls
This brought 20 the plate none other than
Shuffiin' Phil Douglas himself. To the
utter astonishment OF the customers Bill
banged one into the right field stands.
At this feat Mr.. Dreyfuss felt that
his suspicious were confirmed. "Now ]
know that something is loose with those
basebaIls." he said. "There is a Niger
In the wood and coal yard and won't
rest till we shall nip him in the bud"
After che ball flopped In among the
customers Phil Douglas shuff1ed all
around the bases. He said afterward
Ethat it made him dizzy. He is not ac-
rcustomed TO going all the way around
the corners
In spite OF Mr.. Dreyfuss's suspicious
regarding his home run, the friends OF
Douglas are sure that IL was absolutely
unintentional on Phil's part and that
even IL Mr.. Dreyfuss can establish his
theory In regard TO the lively base
balls, Douglas will be cleared. Phil never
got to first base with malice aforethought
in all his career, they claim. The score