The New York herald., 1922-09-19
GIANTS PASS LAST
CRISIS In SAFETY
Beat Reds, Z to ,, While
Pirates Are Getting Even
Break With Phils.
BY DANIEL.

what may be regarded as the five
star iinal croocial situation of the many
croocial situations encountered by the
GIANTS this season was passed in safety
by them yesterday afternoon. While
The New Yorks were winning all the
way from the Reds at the Polo Grounds
py to 2, the Pirates were getting no
better than an even break against the
strangely aggressive Phillies.
As result the Giants are six games
IN front, firmly entrenched against the
attack OF the C6rsairs, who arrive here
Tomorrow for series of three games.
John McGraw's agile athletes are down
Tor rest to-day, and will spend the
morning listening to pithy anecdotes by
John and the afternoon rolling hoops
anl marbles.
Had the Giants been beaten yesterday
: and had this sinister development been
accompanied by double triumph for
The Bucaneers-the gasping. anaemic,
asthmatic hopes OF the Smoky City
would have received n strong shot of
oxygen. The Pirates would have sailed
into New York only four games behind
the Giants, with the realization that
three straight could put them only one
to the bad and right In the thick of it.
But Jack Scott's fancy fllnging against
the Reds and the left handed malevo-
lence of Weinert in Philadelphia put the
Pirates on the ropes, their race practi-
cally run-and Barney Dreyfuss going
down for the third time.
A Few of Those ssIfs."
AS they stand this morning the Giants
have Won So games and lost So, for
percentage of .6l0 while the Pirates
have won 81 and lost 60, for $3.50 Should
the Pittsburgh club go plumb loco and
win every enc of its remaining eleven
games the Giants would have to win
only seven out of their remaining
thirteen contests TO take the flag. The
standing would be: New York. won,
93 lost 61 percentage. .604. Pittsburgh.
won, 90; lost, 90; percentage. .597.
To come back to that shindig of yes
terday on the Harlem pasture--it was
played in a carnival setting. Before the
Giants went into the field they were
informed by McGraw that they had won
the toss and would open the world
series on their home lot irrespective of
who won the American League pennant.
This succinct announcement, coupled
with fine pitching by Scott and the
county fair time pep in the air. made
wonderful tonic for the world cham
pions. They fielded with agility, adroit-
ness and elan, and they hammered
Johnny Couch with virility and timel-
TESS in two crashing rallies-ones for
four runs In the second and another for
three in the sixth.
What with the home club cavortng TO
an easy victory, big Pancho Snyder
soclSing a home run into the right field
stand with two on in the second and
Ernie Quigley clearing the Cincinnati
dugout in the flfth--what with that and
Snyder starting to run of the field in
the eighth inning, thinking it the last
while two more or less esteemed citi-
zens snored loudly in the first row OF
the grand stand II was pretty much a
frolicsome afternoon.
~ Couch Becomes ssDowny.v
Couch. who has made himself one OF
the leading pitchers in his first season
in the National League. had made
trouble for the Giants in previous meet
ings. But yesterday the New Yorks
changed Couch's front name to Downy.
Snyder's crash converted Couch into n
daybed and Davy Bancrofts single
which drove in two runs in the sixth
changed him into luxurious chaise
Tongue The New Yorks were hoping
that Pat Moran would stick TO his seles-
ton for the route but Pat held up the
game for five minutes in the seventh
while messengers were dispatched TO To-
cate Harper. who was wanted as hit
ter for Couch.
Harper who was among those exiled
by Quigley, had gone to the clubhouse 10
beat the gang TO the hot water. lie
had to dress again and scoot out TO an
other meeting with Quigley. While the
umpire managed TO conceal n smile un-
der his austere exterior Harper famed
industriously. Clin Afarkle-old Pomp-
ador cliff who used 20 be Yankee
finished the game.
Meusel opened the attack In the sec
ond with triple TO right center and
scored when Young drove red hot hit
to Bohne. Kelly forced Young, who
with his usual agility. plussed up -
double play by crushing into second.
Stengels hit to short put Kelly on sec
ond, and then came Snyder with his
wallop into the right field stand for his
fifth homo run Of the season.
Mcusels single and Young's double
went to waste In the ne&t round. Couch
was strong in the fourth and he was
lifted out Of trouble with Bannie on
third in the fifth when Quigley called
Meusel out on strikes. But the sixth
saw the clouting Giants get after
Downy again. Young opened with hit
10 short. Bohne certainly spent one
miserable afternoon out there in Cave
noy's place. Kelly hit TO right, putting
Young on third. and Stengel singled TO
Bohne. ecoring Ross. Snyder sacrificed
and scott walked. filling the bases
Bancroft met this situation with "a
pretty single to right. which drove in
two runs and set the stage for Seotts
faux pas on Rawlingss ny to Burns.
a home run by F'cnseca into the loft
field bleachers gave the Reds their first
run in the fourth. and a double by that
same sweet singing Portuguese. passed
ban and pinellis infield out landed the
PODS their second tally In the seventh.