The New York herald., 1922-07-21
VISITING FIREMEN
MARCH TO VICTORY
Chicago Is Handed First Game
of Series With New
York, A to 2.
ny DANIEL.

by DANIEL.
It's a shame to charge any more
crimes against that celebrated bovine,
but as . matter of fact the whole thing
traces back to Mrs. Leary's COW. If
that intractable four legged dairy had
not kicked Chicago out Of the shanty
class into the major leagues. pinch
back coats and real fire department.
there would have been no smoke eat
ers' nine out that way.
And. pursuing the more or less logi-
cal trend Of history re!entlessly If the
Chicago "vamps" hadn't got to playing
ball they never would have got a
chance to accomplish the momentous
feat which they recorded over at Eb-
bets Field yesterday afternoon. They
nosed out our Fire Department team
in the first game of series Of three
by to 2.
Ten thousand damp citizens howled In
anguish through intermittent showers
for our gallant firemen to save the
che-ild. but they couldn't save it lick.
Traced to Spontaneous Combustion
An autopsy, inquest. or whatever 1t is
they hold after the hook and ladder boys
leave the scene. showed that the fire
was due to internal, spontaneous COM
hrstion right in the thick of the local
ranks. In the fifth inning. with New
York leading by to and everybody
sitting In the stands as pretty as could
ha \. ,,tt tol,1
blazed up like a lumber yard The
clouds which hung heavy and dark over
Flatbush played hose on Marshall.
but he kept blazing away until he had
lost his control, his equanimitv, his
savoir faire--practcally everything ex-
cept his uniform, and that was In tremen-
dous jeopardy.
While Marshall was burning the lead
away an honest but erring young fire.
man by the name of Berkeley, out in left
field for the New Yorks, who had made
a fine catch in the third with two out
and the bases full, tossed a handful of
kerosene on the mess, threw In a mute
and inglorious muff of a liner. which
sent two Chicago lifesavers over the pan
and put the che-ild beyond reach. The
Windy City vamps soon got another run
In that round. the whole business on
just one measly flea of a hit. which was
meant to he a sacrifice bunt In the first
place. As fast as the runs were pushed
at them the visiting firemen accepted
them, and not so much as a word of
thanks.
Marshall Hits Two Batsmcn.
Fireman Marshall hit two batsmen
and passed two more in that terrible in
ming. He started the rumpus with right
shoot to Schwind's fifth rib. Then he
walked Givens with four In row.
Barnele. of whom much more anon, tried
to sacrifice, but Marshall fielded the bunt
as IL 1t We're ffN yards of heavy hose,
and the peck was hit, with the bases
full and nobody as Snuch as out.
Cholmondeley Sylvan Of Chicago
then sent his liner 1t Berkeley. 1t was
not what could be called an easy liner.
nor was 1t what might be termed
terror Berkley got both hands on the
beak of the ball, but let go pronto. so
that Schwlnd and Givens scootcd over
the plate and Bernele got to second.
An inheld sacrifice by Lebbin, an aerial
sacrifice by Nicholi. and another run
was in. with Cholmondeley on third.
While the heavens wept and the nor
rified ten thousand howled. Marshall hit
Stalman on the sixth rib and then
walked Maager and his double A. to fill
the bases once more. But Mancuso-
good old Mancuso-fied to O'Brien and
earned n vote of thanks from the home
lodge. The fire was stopped. but the
che-ild was incinerated.
Visitors Score In First.
Chicago opened the game with run.
Schwlnd singled to left shortly after
Mayor Hylan had thrown out the first
ball, went all the way to third on a
wild pitch and home on Bernee's slam
to right. This man Bernele. who got
four hits went South with the White
Sox last spring and he worked as If he
still were with the White Sox Not that
he was any too good for his company.
The boys played big league ball.
Zack Wheat rarely has made finer
catch than the one with which Givens
robbed Kinsley in the sixth. Heinie
Groh never did any better than Kinslc
did on Stallman's hot grounder in the
second. The game was chock full of fine
baseball. pepper and sensational plays.
and those who saw the shindig vowed
to be on hand again to-day and to-
morrow. The Honor Fund of the local
fremen Is the beneficiary and 1t is en-
titled to all 1t can get. The score:
cHIGAGo. IS NEW YORK = .