The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-28
ROCKIES GET EVEN
BREAK FOR GIANTS
MacPhee, Mcguire and Higbie
Star After Regulars Lose
to Pills.

After the Phillies had beaten fairly
regular team OF Giants In the tenth in
ming of the first game at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon, to 8,
Jimmy Ring went out against John Nc
Graw'5 rockies in the second contest
and laughed himself into knot. For
seven innings Jimmy had the kids stand
Ing on their ears trying TO connect with
this curve ball. Jimmy had hook on
every pitch and famed one kid after
another. But the youngsters had the
last laugh. They fell on ring for three
runs in the eighth, beat the Phillies BY
5 to 2. and prevented the disgrace of "a
double triumph for the seventh placers.
Higbie of Hop,dnsvilIe. thriving me-
tropolis in the picturesque Kitty League.
wvs the bird who started the guffawing
of the recruits at the expense of Ring
1t vas pretty single by the new OUT
fielder FROM the Kentucky bushes which
drove in two runs and a tie and il was
fine double by Ralph SninIiers which
soon blossomed into the winning tally.
Waddy MacPhee. native of Brooklyn
and graduate of Princeton. who filled the
roomy brogans of Heinie Groh rather
we'll. started the cacchination in the
direction OF Ring. another Brooklyn
product. Waddy comes from effete Flat
bush and Jimmy halls from realistic
Ridgewood. Waddy opened the eighth
with a hit to Leslie Fred Mcguire
fresh from Holy Cross and ringer for
Eddie Collins In general department
around second, slashed a hit to right and
MacPhee scooted to third. Mcguire
made second on the throw I'm.
Henry Gives the College Yell.
AT this stage the curving Ring ceased
his laughter. He threw more curves
at Higbie of Hopkinsville, and Higbie
slammed one to center on which the two
speedy collegians scored. Henry Fa-
ban emitted two "rahs" and a tiger"
SINNERS doubled to right and Higbie
stopped at third. Parkinson made
great play on Kings bad bounder and
nipped Higbie at the plate, SINNERS
reaching third Cunningham shot
nasty one at Leslie. who funbled just
long enough to let SINNERS come in
with the winning run.
Parson Hill, Zeke Barnes and Jack
Scott divided the pitching for the New
forks and Scott got the game. his eighth
victory. Wien the festivities opened
only Davy Bancroft and Bill Cunning
ham. outside of the battery, represented
the regulars. Later Bannie was eased
out OF the picture in favor of jackson.
nineteen-year-old wonder from Little
Rock. who fielded like streak. Ma
guire bore out all the fine reports which
had been circulated about him. He Is
a conner I
The opening game, which was broken
up by a home run into the right field
stand by Wrightstone in the tenth.
served TO introduce Fred Johnson. a
young right handler from San Antonio
OF the Texas League. While Johnson
q hot a
the New York recruit showed enough
70 warrant the belief that he will make
his mark. He had good burst Of speed
and threw ball with a hook and a
hop to II.
johnson would have won in regrla-
ton time but for the fact that Lee
King was not exactly a wonder at first
base. King played because Kelly re-
ported with sore back. In the second
game King put UP sensational per-
formance. but In support of johnson the
converted outheider was weak brother
Henline Hits Homer.
Our old friend Gabby Henline put
the Phillies into The game In the sixth
when he lifted a home run into the
right field stand after BeeYille Walker
another former Giant, had singled. This
gave the visitors a one run lead. The
GIANTS mad scored in the fifth. Cum
bingham walked. went 10 third on
Snyder's hit and laughed when Pancho
stole second. Johnson hit to Rapp and
Cunningham was trapped. Lee muffcd
Bancroft's fly and Snyder scored from
second.
New York tied in the seventh on a
double by Young and a single by Cum
bingham. Both sides scored in the
ninth The Phillies got their run when
Walker doubled to right and Lee got a
two Dagger when fan leaned out of the
right field stand and caught his drive.
Young tied it when he singled to right,
took second on n wild pitch. third on
Kings infeld hit and home on Cum
ningflam's sacrifice fly to Williams.
In the tenth with weinert gone
Wrightstone did his stunt. Later Will
Jams doubled and scored on Walkers
single.
The scores: