The New York herald., 1922-08-19
Giants Wallow in Hits
and TrOunce Cubs 17-1I|
Epidemic of Two Baggers and Other Things Nets Ten
Runs for McGrawmen in Fifth-Irish Meusel
Leads the Parade
by w. o. McGEEHAN.


CHICAGO. Aug lS.-The Giant expe-
ditionary forces in their first skirmish
at the Cubs park here took paste
at the pennant hopes of the inmates
by the score Of II to II. AS the score
indicates. the action was one of the
loosest ever fought in the major
league. Both sides used up their Wis.,
ible supply of pitching talent
The largest gathering of customers.
cash and credit. that ever was brought
together in this park saw the Giants
come through with ten runs in the
fifth inning after the Cubs had started
the game with a four run lead. 1t was
ladies' day at this field and thousands
of the so-called gentler sex were
parked in the outfleld. Anything that
went among the customers went for
total attendance is about $4,000.
Irish Meusel was the batting battler
of the game. IT was his homer that
started the parade of Giants in the fifth
inning. He got himself nearly every
cumulated. Pitchers from both teams
were walking in and out of the box all
through the game. If this sort OF thing
should keep up the Giants might be
stopped by the sheer wearing down of
the hurlers. However, none of them
was In for any length of time.
Giants Have Troubles Early.
The troubles OF the Giants accumu-
lated with considerable rapidity In the
Cubs half of the first inning. Arnold
Statz, the best golfer in baseball,
slashed hit to left field. Hollochef
landed single into the same sector.
Terry laid down a sacrifice which put
one Cub on third and another on sec
and and filled the younger Mr.. Barnes
with something that resembled perturba-
ton.
Ray Grimes slapped the ball down to
Bancroft. who threw TO Groh to head
off Hollocher, and Statz made dash
for the plate. He slid across 1t with
knee that had slsidded On him some time
back. STATE had TO be carried to the
dugout, but he brought across the first
run for Mr.. Wrigley's gun, consumers.
The younger Mr.. Barnes seemed to
be getting more nervous every minute.
He let go a wild pitch and Hollocher
scored. Then Clifton Earl Heathcote,
the hard boiled bird with the soft boiled
name, plastered a single to center which
knocked Grimes across for another run
and Virgil Barnes out of the game for
the rest OF the afternoon.
Rosey Ryan to the Front.
Rosey Ryan was the pitcher sent in
to relieve the younger Mr.. Barnes and
The grief in the Giant dugout The
form OF relief offered by Ryan was not
particularly effective. He missed Fri
berg, the formidable, Swede. Immedi-
ately thereafter Henie Krug pastered
\ ground rule two Dagger into the Gus
toners in left field. scoring Heathcote.
Irish Meusel tried to start the Giants
on their way In the second with a. two
basger in among the customers. Then
with two out Stengel got himself creased
in the ribs with a pitched ball and
Smith got base on balls. filling the
oa ases with Giants and Casey Stengel
with hope Davey Robertson was sent
in to pinch hit for Ryan, but DAVID
hoisted out harmlessly.
In the second inning the Cubs accu-
mulated another run with two out at
the expense of Paul Jonnard. the pail
one Of the lawn parties in the outheld.
Raw Grimes plastercd a single into left
and Terry scored.
The Cubs and their customers we're
thrown into state bordering on panic
by the developments in the third. Ban
croft started it with "a choppinS single
and Groh and Frisch drew bases on
balls apiece. Irish Meusel drove
single 60 center, bringing home Ban,
croft and Groh. Vic Aldridge caromeo
a ball of young's ribs and the bases
were filled again.
Chief Cheeves Is Sum moncd.
This brought on a consultation OF the
Cubs board of strategy and the net
result OF the findings was that Aldridge
should have the remainder OF the after
noon of to visit the pageant OF progress
on the lake front. Big Chief Cheeves.
the Cherokee Brave. was unwrapped
from his blanket and sent out to stop
the Giants.
Kelly. the first up. hoisted a sacrifice
ay and Frisch scored. Meusel came
across on Stengel's out. This put the
Giants within one run of tying It up.
The rally put considerable heart into
claude Jonnard. who frequently was
thrown to the lions In the face OF much
bigger leads.
The Cubs scored again in their half
of the fourth. Friberg got base on
halls. Krug sent one into the grass
souatters in center field for one OF the