The New York herald., 1922-07-23
Fields Brilliantly and Drives
In Reds Winning Run
Douglas Unsteady.
RIXEY NEVER LET'S DOWN
Cunningham, Hit on Head by
Ball, Continues in Came
Losers Battle Umpires.


Special DsspGtch to THE NEW Yonx HrnArp.
CINCINNATI, July. 22.-The Giants
could not get past Eppa Rixey to-day
and dropped the fourth game Of their
series with the Reds by a score of
s@to 2. They reached the big left handler
for eight hits, but could not bunch
them, while the Reds had better sue
cess in getting their blows in clusters.
and damaging bases on balls Off Phil
Douglas and or Bill Ryan. who went
into the pitchers box when Phil was
yanked for a pinch hitter in the eighth.
The Giants found much to kick about
in the work of the umpires, McCor-
mick and Rigler. In the fifth inning
Rigler ordered Ross Young from the
coaching lines and In the eighth Nc
Cormick put Johnny Rawlings out Of
the game.
Douglas was wild at the outset of the
game and gave a base on balls to Burns,
first man up in the Reds half Of the
first inning. With the aid. Of a short
passed ball Burns negotiated a steal of
second base and scored when Daubert
poked a single to left. Duncan sacrificed
and further trouble loomed for Douglas
when Harper got hit on high bound
er through the box, Daubert dashing to
third.
Score Tied Early.
Red hopes for the inning were blasted,
however, when Fonseca hit into a double
play. engineered by. Rawlings. Bancroft
and Kelly. The score quickly was tied by
the Giants In the second round.
Meusel tripfed to left center and
crossed the plate on sacrifice fly by
SINNERS. which Duncan caught as he
plodded UP the embankment built
against the left field fence. Kelly singled
to left. but Cunningham expired on
short fly to Duncan. and Kelly's attempt
to steal second went awry
In their half Of the second inning the
Reds put two runners on the bases and
left them there. Douglas tightening UP
in time to prevent scoring
After Hargrave ha. been removed
Pinelli got a base hit when bancroft,
after one hand pick up Of a shot over
second, could not get the bali to Kelly
in time to retire him. Caveney singled
to right. Pinelli stopping at second,
whereupon Douglas put or the brakes.
Rixey shatterd the air with three ter
rifle swings and Burns was called out
on strikes.
Rixey registered two strikeouts in the
third hiring. Snyder being called out
and Douglas tanning. Bancroft then
beat out a hit to Caveney and Rawlings
sii gled to left, but Rawlings was forced
at second when Fonseca made great
play on a rap by Frisch and tossed to
Caveney.
A pass to Daubert starting the home
half of the thi d opened the way for
the grabbing OF the lead by the Reds.
Daubert scores.
with hit and run play on Duncan
singled to left and Daubert legged It to
third. whence he scored on Harper's
sacrifice fly to Cunningham. Fonseca,
however hit into a double play.
A single by Caveney and Bancroft's
tumble Of Rixey's grounder with two
out In the fourth inning gave the Reds
a chance for further scoring, but Doug
las knocked down poke by Burns and
threw him out.
Cunningham was hit on the head by
a pitched ball in the fifth inning, but
after resting a few minutes he insisted
upon remaining In the game.
Snyder singled to left and Cunningham
pulled up at second. Harper muffed
Douglass short fly. but threw the ball
to Fonseca in time to force Snyder.
Cunningham reaching third.
Bancroft singled to center. scoring
Cunningham. and Douglas stopped at
the middle bag. Fonseca backed into
right center for RawIings's fly and
threw to first base to double Bancroft
off that bag. Rawlings got into the
way OF the ball and II hit him and
Bancroft was called out because of the
interference.
The Reds got man on In the sixth
and again in the seventh, but each time
with two out and no damage resulted.
Pinclli strollcd In the sixth and stole
second, but Caveney expired on fly
to Cunningham. Daubert singled to
left In the seventh, but was nipped
when he tried to steal second.
CASTOR. who batted for Douglas In
the eighth inning. singled to right, only
to be forced by Bancroft. Banny tried
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