The New York herald., 1922-06-20
JAPAN INFORMED OF .
UNHAPPY INCIDENT
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'Oil' Smith Hits Homer, but
Is Unable to Win Game
Alone.
PHIL GETS IN TROUBLE
Cards Obtain Lead in Early
Innings and Maintain Their
Advantage to End.
PHIL GETS IN TROUBLE
ny w. O. NIcGEEHAN.


'.The honorable New York Giants
have lost the pastime Of the American
people to-day because the honorable
Cardinals have won same. The sta
tistic of the game which have re-
ceived from the honorable Sam Crane,
the officious scorer. are for st. Louis
and but for the Giants. This defeat
caused many amazements."
The above sent out from the pest
box at the Polo Grounds yesterday by
Mr.. Taiichi Hara to his paper, the
Toxic NeUs, tells the story. Shuffiin'
Phil Douglas, brooding over the false
insinuation that he hit home run
purposely during game with the So
called Pirates, was not himself yester-
day. He was socked in the first and
third innings hard enough to give the
Cards lead that could not be cut
down. 81
: "Of" Smith was one Giant who re-
fused to concede defeat "Oil' drove in
two runs with smash in the second in
ming. and in the ninth he drove home
run into the upper tier of the right field
stands. but he somehow seemed to lack
the kick to win the ball game all by
himself. Rogers Hornsby, the Cardinal
slugger. was a mere spectator yesterday,
going through the entire afternoon
without accumulating a hit.
The troubles of Shufflin" Phil started
immediately. FIack the first man UP,
singled to right. Chicago Jack Smith
rolled bunt down to first by way of a
sacrifice. Shufflin' Phil moved over to
the line and made an heroic attempt to
stoop. But. .Shufflin's fill is not built for
stopping. His diaphragm was twisted In
vain. for the ball eluded him and the
bunt went for single.
Hornsby Scores n Run.
Hornsby slashed hard one at Frisch.
who is third baseing these days. 1t
knocked the Fordhamite into a sitting
position in which pose he threw to Sec
ond, forcing out Mann, who was sent
in to run for Flack. McHenry singled
to right, scoring Smith. With Jacques
Fourier out Stock poked one to Ban
croft, who threw to first. Kelly dropped
the ball and Hornsby scored.
The Giants tied the game In the Sec
ond. Irish Meusel bounced a hit off
I.avan's shin, which was considered a
pretty fair shot, as the shin Is so thin
as to be practically invisible to a man
near the home plate. With Young out
Long George Kelly bunted toward third
and made first in two or three long
strides ahead of the ball. With Stengel
out, 'Oil'' Smith cracked one to left CEN
ter. scoring Meusel and Kelly
Upholding the honor and dignity OF
the Smith family. Chicago Jack Smith.
who Is absolutely not related to on
Smith. cracked triple to left center.
Hornsby was thrown out by Bancroft.
McHenry lifted one out to right field, a
long way from Young. but Pep threw his
feet into high and got under the ball. do
ing a complete and graceful nose dive,
but coming to the surface with the pill
in his talons. Smith scored on this
stunt.
Jacques F'ournier singled to right and
went to third when Stock shot hit
through the place where Bancroft
usually is, but not yesterday. Stock got
TO second while Meusel was contemplate
ing returning the BALL Ainsworth
brought in Fournier and Stock with q
smash to left
Umpire Examines Ball.
During the Giant half of this inning
Umpire KLEIN began to examine the
baseball being heaved by jeff Pfeffer,
who was hurling for the Cards. He could
not discover any malignant bacilli or
anything else on the pellet so the game
went on. Jeff, you will recall, used to
be one Of the idols of Flatbush, before
Uncle Wilbert Robinson traded him to
Branch Hickey for bird dog. or some
thing of the sort. Robbie thinks that
he got stung on the bird dog and Hickey
Il 1a.-fx kA oAf OF A, 1rA
pitcher, so 1t looks like a fairly even
transaction. y
"Oil" Smith tried to start the Giants
into making a noise like a batting rally
in the ninth. With great vim and
vehemence "Oir' socked Mr.. Pfeffer for
a home run into the upper tier OF the
right stands. Immediately after Shin
ners. replacing Virgil Barnes, who had
replaced Causey. got himself creased by
pitched ball. But the rally ended with
"Of" Smith. He was the beginning and
the end OF It.
Mr.. Taiici Hara says that there Is
great interest in Toxic in the Giants and
baseball in general and he is instructed
10 write full details. He Is to study how
TO box a score.
To-day for instance. said Mr.. Hara,
ct have found an astonishing item. An
American gentleman in the back seat
there was obliging enough to inform me
that Mr. Klein. the umpire, was blind.
This win be of great interest in Japan
for IL will enable us to give employment
TO our blind old geptlemen. there being
many sightless persons In Japan.
Il find that the persons In the
audience are very considerate to the UNI
pires and pay them proper reverence.
heard one man offer, to buy Mr.. Nc
Cormick. the other umpire, pair OF
epectscles. Surely this is evidence Of a
kind heart"
The score:
ST. LOUIS tN) [. NEW YORK (N)
alb ae alb T h 20 a o
Flack,rf.. 10t 0 00IBcroft.ss. 502 Q 20
Mann,cf. 400 00lRIings, ,2b sol 10
j Sm'h,rf 423 I 00lFrlsch ,3b. SOL 10
H'nsby.2b 3 IL 40lMeusei.if.. 412 2 90
M'H'ry.lf 401 . 00lYoung.rf. 400 2 OIL
F'nier, ,1b. 41 4 10 00lKelly. .1b... ~ 2 10 . I
stock.3 .3b.. ~ S0IstengeLcf. 400,1 90