The New York herald., 1922-05-24
GIANTS LAST TEN
INNINGS, BUT LOSE
Couch Wins His Fifth Straight
With Reds by 6 to 5
Score.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
CINCINNATI, May 23. - The best the
Giants could do to-day was to force
the Reds into the tenth inning to win
the third game of the series by score
of to 5. 1t was the Giants fifth con-
secutive defeat and the Reds seventh
consecutive victory.
In addition to being the fifth game In
a row won by Johnny Couch. who hurled
for the Reds, Couch not only held the
Giants attack to six hits, three of which
were hammered out by Bill Cunning
ham, but he drove in three of the Reds
runs with two of the three blows he de-
livered.
Fred Toney was knocked out of the
box in the seventh inning and Cecil
Causey. who finished out that inning,
was derricked for a pinch hitter in the
eighth. Pat Shea finishing the game.
Toney yielded two hits in the opening
round, but they went for naught when
he suddenly put on the brakes. Burns
was made way with by Bancroft and
Kelly, but Daubert banged single to
right and Duncan banged one to left.
Then big Fred shut down on the Red
attack. Bohne flying to Meusel and Har-
per expiring on a grounder to Frisch.
Fine Support Checks Giants.
Fine support behind Couch held the
Giants in check for two innings. but in
the third they broke through and scored
a run. At that. their hitting In this
inning was nothing to boast Of for they
started we'll and then petered out. Cum
ningham. who was first at bat In the
third, doubled down the left field foul
line Smith drew a base on balls and
Toney, after twice bunting in an attempt
to sacrifice, switched and slammed a
long fly to Harper, Cunningham going to
third on the catch. He scored when
h Bancroft hoisted a sacrifice fly to Burns,
but Smith was forced at second or
Frisch's rap to Bohne.
Cunningham tried to start something
in the fifth inning when he singled to
left after Kelly had been retired, but
Smith hit into a double play. The Reds
went to the front in their half of this
inning. Couch driving over the plate the
runs which put them in the lead
In the seventh the Giants grabbed the
lead. Groh walked and raced to third
on Young's double to right center. to
score a moment later when Meusel hit
to Bohne and was thrown out. Young,
who reached the far corner on this
play, scored on Kelly's sacrifice fly to
Burns.
Reds Take the Lead.
The Reds. however. knocked down
this lead and established anew one of
their own in their half of the seventh.
Caveney tripled to left and Pinelli got
double to the same territory. when
Meusel. misjudging his long fly, per-
mitted il to soar over his head, Caveney
scoring
When Smith reached first on tumble
by Pinelli in the eighth Stengel was
assigned to run for him and Robertson
TO bat for Causey. Davy forced Casey
and moment later was automatically
out when Bancrofts hit bounced off his
shins as he darted to second. Frisch
was thrown out by Bohne.
With Shea pitching in the Reds half
of the eighth Moran's men counted
again on double to right by Harper
and Hargravess double to center. Couch
walked Groh to start the ninth and he
went to third on Meusel's double to left
Kelly was thrown out by Pinell, but
Groh scored and Meusel took third on
this play. Cunningham came through
with a single to center, his third hit Of
the game, scoring Meusel with the tie
ing run.
Harper walked in the tenth and Har-
graves's sacrifice sent him to second,
whence he scored on Caveney's single
to center.
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