New-York tribune., 1922-05-23

tneir once fashlng championship 100
fortune up to this total when they
to-day by the score of to 2.
The part the Giants liked best to-
day was escaping the sela after the
ninth and getting away from "1nsurance
Man Eppa Rixey's battling southpaw
shoots, which they were able to trans
form into only eight meagerly scat
tered hits.
1t was the second day in succession
the Moran men have had the rude
haw-haw on the New Workers.. Further
more, these Reds are playing about
the best ball in the circuit at present,
and going like all mischief. II was
their sixth consecutive success and
their tenth victory out Of twelve games
with the Eastern clubs.
Art Nehf also took part in the gam.
He was the Giants southpaw, but i
was not his best brand Of left-handed
weather. In the seven innings he
worked he yielded nine hits, which the
Reds so adroitly punched that they
did a lot Of damage to the visitors.
Bill Ryan was sandbagged for three
runs when McGraw sent him to the
hill in the eighth.
Triples by Frisch and Kelly, in the
first and fifth respectively. gave the
and a sacrific fly sending these base
hltters across the pan. Meusel also
got a triple, but it came in the ninth
with two down, and Kelly then rolled
out to Bohne.
Cunningham Still in Center
Cunningham was used throughout
the game in center, it being McGraU's
intention to keep hm there for
while for thorough trial He did
not make any hits. but iclded ex-
cellently.
The Giant inheld was about 100000
off their million dollar" form. Groh
slid around on his chin trying to reach
hits that sneered az MIN as they
scooted BY. Bancroft was guilty Of
two bad throws, while Ross Young
made "wuzzy' muf of an easy A..
Young was yanked Cor pinch hitter
Rawlings in the ninth, and it was
Quite surprise,
Frisch's triple and Rixey's Wild
pitch gave the Giants a run in their
half of the first, but the Reds grabbed
it back, and a little more, before the
inning was over. Burns banged
hard bounder down the grass at tho
Cincinnati target, Heinie Groh. and
got single by beating the little third
flied out, but Duncan and Bohne sin
gled in succession, Burns scoring.
Harper's grounder knocked Frisch 10
g sitting position. but he managed 10
get the ball TO Bancroft in time to
force Bohne. although Duncan scored
Bancroft tried to make double
killing on this play. but only succeeded
III cutting loose wild throw to first
that gave him an error ard moved
Harper to second. Hargrave walked
but CaVeney put period to that chap
ter by tanning
The Reds were enabled to add an
other run in the second. when Bar
croft put Pinelli on base with Wild
and Burns added to Bancrofts dis
comfture by slapping vicious
grounder that trickled through Bannv's
hands but was called hit by the Of
fetal scorer This put Pinell on third
where he got chance to prove his
speed by scooting home safely when
Daubert laid down a perfect squeeze
play, sort of bunt that was fielded
BY Nehf ard thrown to Snyder al the
plate just a second too late Bancroft
then ran into left and took Duncan's
fy over his shoulder. doubling Burns.
who had previously advanced to second
Giants Score One in Fifth
The Giants crawled up notch n
the fifth. Kelly opened with triple
off Rixey and Cunningham's long sac
rifice fly TO Harper sent him home
But Snyder and Nehf we're easy outs
In the sixth Hcinie Groh delighted
the "razzing' multitude by getting
caught off first base after he had ma0e
his second single Of the afternoon. A
quick throw by Rixey to Daubert did
the trick.
In this round the Reds mAced Nehf
for another counter and would have
had more had not Sammy Bohne been
picked off first base, after he had
opened the round with q single. Har-
per then walked and came home when
Hargrave sent a triple out to Eppa
Rxeys insurance sign on the right
field hoardings.
Nehf departed when SINNERS pinch
nit single for him in the eighth,
although nothing approaching any
scoring developed from said single.
This brought Ryan to the mound in the
eighth and the Reds wrecked him with
three hits and three runs. Young CON
tributing 4 costly muF of Bohne's easy
ny. paving the way for much New
York grief when Harper, Hargrave and
Plnelll followed with singles.