The New York herald., 1922-06-01
RYAN AND MEADOWS
IN PITCHING DUEL
George Kelly and Dave Ban
croft Toss Away Hard
Fought Game.
HENLINE HITS A HOMER
New York's Single Tally
Scored by Frisch in Open
ing Inning.


PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Two MEM
bers of the Giants infield fell down on
Bill Ryan in the eighth inning Of a
pitching duel which Bill was waging
with Lee Meadows to-day, ana the
Giants were beaten in tie last game
of the series by score of to l.
With the count knotted in the
eighth, the Phillies scored two runs.
chiefly because George Kelly dropped
tie ball at first base and Dave Ban
croft, electing to make a force play at
second base, unassisted. lost double
killing which would have retired the
Phillies without run.
Walter Henline, whose bat was a
potent factor in the defeat OF the
Giants in the morning game on Deco
ration Day, lad another effective day
with the stick. for his home run in the
left field bleachers in the fifth inning
overcame a one run lead which tie
Giants had established in the first
inning, and his single in the eighth
started the PLillies toward the two
runs which earned the victory for
them. BY winning to-day's game the
Phillies took two Of four from the
champions.
Following the extinction Of Bancroft
in the first inning on hard hit ball
skillfully handled by Fletcher. Frisch
banged single to right center ard
Groh got a hit on ball which Leslie
barely knocked down. Young singled
10 left. but Lee was playing in close
and Frisch was compelled to draw up
at the far corner. so that the bases were
filled.
Frisch Scored in First.
Young was forced on Meusel's bounder
to Parkinson, but Frisch scored on the
play and Groh cantered to third.
Chances for further scoring were dis
PEELED when Walker caught Kelly's high
fly close to the right field wall.
Three healthy one base slams didn't
get the Phillies anything in the fourth
inning After Walker had been re-
tired Wrightstone singled to left. but
perlshed when he tried to stretch the
hit into double. Meusel whipped the
ball on line to Bancroft. Williams
singled TO right and Lee singled to left,
sending Williams to third, but the run
ners were left when Cunningham
gathered in fly from Parkinson's bat.
A shot by Cunningham carried into the
left field beachers I'm the fifth hing,
but, striking the lower seats, hVpped
out on the field again. The umpires,
Pfirlnan and KLEIN, ordered Cunning
ham to pull up at second. This caused
the Giants to argue at length and with
much gusto, but their protests were in
vain. for the ruling stood as 1t was
made. Snyder's out on grounder to
Parkinson sent Cunningham to third,
hut that was as far as he got, for
Ryan fell victim on strikes and Ban
croft was thrown out by Fletcher.
HenIine Hits n Homer.
Henline tied the score unassisted in
the Phillies half of this inning by ham,
mering the ball into the left field
bleachers and making it stick. Each
side got a man on base via the pass
route In the sixth inning. but nothing
came of it. F'risch singled to center in
the eighth, but two were out and he
was picked off first base by Meadows.
Henline led off for the Phillies in this
inning and poked a single to left. Kel-
ly. fielding Meadows's sacrifice bunt,
lost his grip on the ball as he tagged
Meadows on the line. The pellet fell
TO the ground and both runners were
safe. Walker expired on Snyder's splen-
did catch Of his foul close to the grand
stand. wrightstonc hit to Bancroft
who, instead OF tossing the ball TO
Trisch for a force play on Meadows.
ran over and stepped on the bag him
self. He then threw 20 Kelly. missing
q double play on Wrightstone by step.
Williams followed with a single to
center, scoring Henline and sending
wrightstone to third. and Wrightstone
scored when Lee handcuffed Bancroft
with a smash that went for base hit.
Parkinson closed out the inning with a
fly to Meusel.
The Giants tried a rally In the ninth
but succeeded only in setting the stage
for a fashy finish by the Phillies. Groh
and Young singled and moved up on
Meusel's out on grounder to Parkinson.
Walker shared Kelly's fly close to the
right field barrier and then. with a
line throw to Henline, doubled up Groh,
who had tried to score, at the plate.
The score:
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