The New York herald., 1922-09-25
HORNSBY'S HOMERS
HELP BEAT GIANTS
Rogers Makes 1t 42-Ban-
cr0ft's Muff Aids Cards
Score 10-6.
BY CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.


As $4,000 perplexed baseball fans wan
dered out of the Polo Grounds last
evening at 8 10 o'clock. standard time,
they tried to settle the question as to
whether Davy Bancroft's muff in the
second inning or Rogers Hornsby's two
homers were responsible for the 10 to 6
defeat of the Giants at the hands of the
st. Louis Cardinals.
Hornsby made his first homer in the
fourth inning, solid line drive to the
northeast corner of the ball yard, and
he was compelled to run like fright
ened deer to beat the relays of the ball
to the plate. He made his second home
run in the sixth inning, and he made a
radical change in his tactics. Hornsby
probably decided that he had been called
upon to do too much sprnting after
hitting the ball to the left, so in the
sixth inning he raised a. long, graceful
fly that fell into the right field stand
and enabled him to trot leisurely about
the base lines. while n gratifed smile
played on his expansive countenance.
BY these two blows Hornsby raised
his total of four base swats to forty
two. and probably clinched the title of
home run king for the season of 1922.
Hornsby added a single to his two
homers. collected pass and then struck
out in the ninth.
Banny's MufT Costs Three Runs.
Regarding the muff contributed by
Bancroft in the second inning, 1t no
doubt gave the Cards three Of the six
runs they scored In that session.
Milton Stock, former Giant, was the
person who raised the pop fly that
caused Banny's temporary fall from
grace He was the first batter in the
second inning for the Cards. He hit
the leather on the southern exposure,
and it rose in the air directly over short.
Bancroft moved over few feet and a
plumb line from the ball would have
landed in Davy's blouse pocket. The
| ball came down. slowly, reluctantly and
Bancroft put out his hands with come
| here-littie-stranger gesture. Then fol-
| lowed the catastrophe and Stock was
safe at first. This tragic affair heart
cned Joe Schulz. VINO singled to left
Doc Lavan then bunted safely, and the
| bases were full. Ainsmth famed, but
Sherdel singled and Stock scored the
first run. Young made a good throw tc
the plate, but Schulz beat the ball to
| the rubber and also scored Ray Blades
! then cut in with single to right center
and Lavan cantered over the plate
Rosy Ryan. who had been trying To
| pitch the ball where the ST Louis bats
were not in evidence. then was invited
| to take the remainder of the afternoon
| off, and Carmen Hill was summoned
to make an attempt to climb the hill
of fame.
Smiths grounder forced Blades
Hornsby's single sent Sherdel home
and Jim Bottomly rammed two bag
ger against the right field wall scoring
Smith and Hornsby Stock. whose pop
/ fly caused all the trouble, then Obliged
with a strikeout.
The two runs in the third inning were
! due to Schulz's pass. Sherdel's single and
Blades's triple. Hornsby's homers ac-
counted for the other two tallies
- The. game Tor. a. few innings took the
form of a parade Of Polo Grounds pitch
ers. Some st. Louis batsman would
send the ball flying TO the far corners
Of the field. whereupon rockets would
be sent up for assistance and reinforce
ments would start from the northwest
corner, Of the stadium. Then the mega
lEihone man introduced the new victim.
So II went till Jesse Barnes got into
harness and the slaughter was checked
Jess was nicked for Hornsby's second
home run in the sixth round and his
brother Virgil was the victim Of Horns
by's clout for four sacks in the fourth