The New York herald., 1922-09-07
GIANTS AND BRAVES
TIED WHEN IT RAINS
Double Header Halted i'm Fifth
Inning of First Game
With Score / to /.
by DANIEL.

BOSTON, Sept. 6.-ItS hard TO say
whether q terrific rainstorm which con-
verted Braves Field into a lagoon this
afternoon was a stroke of good fortune
or hard luck for the Giants There was
to have been another doubleheader with
the last place Braves. but after the New
Yorks had gone five innings to tie at
to / in the first game. the downpour
made further play impossible.
As far as 1t went the contest was a
pitchers battle between Jess Barnes
and--John Watson-and neither had
much on the other. Each gave four
hits. Barnes might have gone on to
a triumph. but might have" and
should have" are slippery as cells for
the world champions these parlous days.
Watson seemed to have something on
the ball-in fact, It was charged by the
Giants that he had something besides
his speed and his curves. When the
game was washed out Paul Sentelle and
Bill Klein. the umpires. were keeping a
mighty close watch on Watson to detect
rubbing and knicking.
While the rain made Barness pitch
ing go for naught it gave further rest
to Arthur Nehf. who was slated to start
the second game and was not at all
as clipper as he wanted to be. In 50
far as the Giants fortunes in the cur
rent hot race are concerned 1t seems
just as well that the program was cur
tailed, for both games without doubt
will be played off at the Polo Grounds
and John McGraw's pitching staff can
not possibly sink any deeper into the
slough of ineffectiveness than the level
which 1t occupies now.
Average Attendance $500.
In so far as that detestablc question
of finance is concerned both the New
York and Boston clubs will profit
greatly by the rain of to-day and the
transfer of two games to Harlem. Yes
terday the doubleheader drew 5000 paid
and this afternoon there were no more
than 1900 out to see the surprising
double winning Braves and the well
known champions of the entire universe
The average attendance here this year
has been 2,500.
The Giants should have won that short
game to-day, but tickle dame fortune
seems to be taking a keen delight In
giving them the merry ha-ha. A pass
and a flea bite hit which would have
been a third out il Barnes had made a
faster move led to the lone Boston run.
L came in the first inning, right on top
OF the tally made by the Giants.
Powell opened with a liner to Young
and Kopf flied to Stengel. Barnes
worked hard on Cruise-altogether too
hard 1t seemed. and passed him. Roser
topped the pill weakly to the right Of
Barnes. The pitcher hesitated just long
enough. waiting for possible move by
Groh. and then fielded the ball. Roser
beat the throw by a feline's feeler-
and there were two on
Then Cruise Cruises Home.
Barbare. who did a lot of damage to
the New Yorks in the short series.
slammed a single TO left and Cruise
cruised home. Gibson vas easy for
Barnes-but damage which should not
have been done already had gone into
the records.
A pass to Bancroft started the New
Yorks toward their run. Groh, who Is
hitting in tough luck, forced Bannie and
Frisch lifted a skier TO Powell With
two strikes on him Irish Meusel crashed
a long hit to center. which sent Heinie
to third. With two strikes on Young.
Ross soaked the leather to center for a
single and Groh scored while Irish can
tered to third. But there Kelly left him
with fly to Cruise
The Giants had chance in the second.
but again dame fortune ~nickered. With
Stengei gone Earl Smith laced a double
- left. Roser Juggled the ball on his
glove top then let IL get away from him.
Once up with the pill the new outf1eIder
cuffed IL about until Smith had rot 70
third. Barnes slammed a liner into
Gihsons hands and Smith was double
OFT third. After that only one Giant
reacned first base. Frisch singled to
Ford in the third.
In the fifth inning. with the Braves
up, 1t got so dark that the outfielders
could not see the ball when It left the
bat. When Cruise connected Meusel
could not make out the fast travelling
Pill The Giants in the infield shouted
10 Irish and he began to circle about
searching the jet above. Finally he
saw the leather and made a remark
able move for II. catching IL brilliantly
In the murk
The Giants left tonight for Phila-
delphia. where they are down for three
games tomorrow. Friday and Saturday.
They are scheduled to appear In Flat
push on Sunday and open their long
home stand on Monday. Boston saw
them to-day for the last time this year.
The New Yorks are not compelled to
come back here for the two postponed
to-day. In fact. the Giants are not COM
PEELED TO play those contests at ALL un-
less the league finds that they should be
played or to insure a square deal to
some other club fighting for the flag
The score:
NEW YORK CN.) BOSTON my