The New York herald., 1922-05-17
CHEEVES REPEATS
AGAINST GIANTS
New York Starts Rally in
Fifth, but Is Unable to.
Finish 1t.

Special Dispatch to THE Nnw York HERALD.
CHICAGO, May 16.-F'inding themselves
once more baffied by the slants of Virgil
Cheeves. the Giants dropped the last
game OF the series with the Cubs to-day
by a score of to 2. Cheeves is the
young man who whitewashed the champs
in the opening game Of the series, and
he very nearly duplicated that feat to-
day. for only in the fifth inning were
they able to cross the plate.
In that round they pounded him hard
and seemed on the way to winning the
game, but Ray Grimes put the crusher
on their attack with a great catch Off
Irish Meusel. In all the Giants could
get but six hits, two Of which were made
by Dave Bancroft.
Starting his first game of the year.
Fred Toney loomed up in rather good
form but the Cubs hit him hard enough
in the first and third innings to win the
game. The big fellow did not have a
very good day for his debut. for fine
rain fell during most of the game. max
ing the ball slippery and at times diff
ficult to handle. Toney gave four bases
on balls, and one of these paved the way
for the scoring of the Cubs first run,
which was rushed over the plate in the
first inning.
Base on Balls Costly.
Having disposed Of the first two men
TO face him in the opening round, Toney
couldn't keep the ball over the plate for
kelleher, who walked. Grimes followed
the pass with two base slam to the
score board, Kelleher racing all the way
to the plate
The Cubs seemed well on their way
to another run in the second inning
when. with one out. Terry smashed a
singls left and went to second when
Toney cut loose with a wild pitch. The
big pitcher then settled down and retired
The side. O'Farrel hit to Groh and Terry
was run down between second and third,
while the best Cheeves could deliver was
foul fly to Snider.
STATE led Off in the third inning with
slow roller to Friscl, beating out the
throw In "A great burst of speed. Young
grabbed Hollocher's liner. but Kelleher
banged a double down the left field foul
line scoring State. A slam from
Grimes's bat went over Meusel's head as
Irish tried for bare hand catch of the
ball. and was good for brace of sacks.
While F'riscf and Kelly were disposing
u,
there he was left. when Groh stopped
Maisels smack with his chest and
pouncing on the ball got it over to Kelly
in time to retire the hitter.
In the fourth Cheeves accomplished
the feat of retiring the side on strikes
Groh and Young were called out, but
Meusel took swing on the third one.
Dazzling Catch.
Young engineered tho greatest play
OF the game In the fifth inning when
at the edge OF the right field barrier he
leaped into the ozone to catch with his
gloved hand a blazing smash by Hol-
locher. On his way back to earth Young
bumped the wall but the impact failed
to jar the ball loose from his grasp.
Cheeves began the sixth inning by
tanning Toney. after which the Giants
fell OH him for two runs. That they
didn't score more than that was due
chiefly to a splendid catch of Grimes of
a stab by Meusel.
Bancroft and Frisch singled to center
In rapid succession and Groh singled
to right center. Bancroft scoring and
Frisch Logging 1t to third Young OBJ
liged with a double against the right
field wall. on which Frisch scored and
Groh took third. There the rally ended,
for Grimes speared Meusel's liner with
his gloved hand and Kelly struck out.
The Cubs made an earnest but futile
try after run In the seventh inning
after Toney had got rid of two of them
Keleher got a base hit on "a ball that
glanced of Frisch's shins and Grimes
worked Toney for a pass but Barber
expired on fly to Young.
The score: