The New York herald., 1922-08-03
GIANTS TOTTERING
ON BRINK OF ABYSS
Meet Cubs To-day in New
'CrOocial' Series-Cards
Meet the Phillies.

Once more the Giants are standing
face to face with calamity. They meet
the Chicago Cubs to-day in the start
OF what looks like another of those
"croociar' series, while the Cardinals
have only the Phillies to battle for the
same period.
The situation recalls the admoni-
tion of Andy Friedman, once the pro-
prietor Of the Giants. to Charlie Dry
den. Mr.. Dryden was treating Mr..
Friedman and his athletes in a light
vein. Whereupon Mr.. Friedman met
Mr.. Dryden at the gate of the old
Grounds. and shaking an admonitory
forefinger said: You man. you arc
standing on the brink of an abscess."
The position which Mr.. Friedman In
dicated as that Of Mr.. Dryden seems to
be the position Of the Giants to-day.
After being swept aside by the ferocious
Pittsburgh Pirates of Bloodthirsty Bar
ney. the cruel corsair. the Giants are
going into what looks like a tough Sc
softest proposition in the league, with
the possible exception Of Mr. George
Washington Grants Boston Braves. than
whom none seem to be softer in this
current season.
The erratic performances of the
Giants in the past week or so have puz-
zled the customers. The world cham
p.ois. facing the Cardinals with their
backs against the well known and justly
celebrated wall knocked the contend
ers for the equally we'll known and
quite as justly celebrated goal. Then
along came the Pirates and the Giants
began to look like the Braves. On the
day of the fourth defeat of the Giants
by the men of Blood thirsty Barney the
customers were actually razzing the
world champions. much to their pain
and surprise.
The Giant pitchers were not pitching
and the Giant batters were not batting
Charles A. Stoneham began to be sensi-
tive about being pointed out as the
owner of the Giants and took the boat
to Cuba to forget IL.
However, the situation is not as lugu-
brious as 1t might seem. The Giants,
after a short trip West this month. will
finish at home, spending practically the
month of September at the Polo Grounds
Tho Cardinals will have much tougher
schedule. Moreover. when II gets down
to the concluding three days tie ath-
letes who work. for the Giants will be-
gin to sniff the worlds series money
from afar. The situation therefore is
not even critical.
Hugh McQuillan. the pitcher acquired
by the Giants from the Boston Braves
is due TO be out at the Polo Grounds
to-day. What with getting his passports
and one thing or another he was not
able to report Immediately. Visitors from
Boston report that MSQuillan has not,
been going any too well with the Bos-
tonians Also he Is reported TO have
a sore arm. The soupbone cannot be
so very sore or McGraw would not have
taken the hurler from G. washington
Grant.
Col. T. l.. Huston is busy these days
at the site of the new Yankee Stadium
Inc Yankee owners are pressing the
contractors TO rush work on the place
in an effort to have Il ready for tho
Yankee half of world series. Despite
the fact that the Yanks are still in some
thing of a fight the two Colonels are
confident that they will need the park
for the series.
Kuhn and William T. Mffes. Stuv
vesant High School captain. captured
the junior doubles final in straight sets
after hard struggle With Russell
Phillips, Brooklyn champion. and Gre
vel Acker. former national indoor bows
titleholder. winning 81. s-4. &c. Kuhn
and Miles finished their semi-final
match, interrupted the day before by
rain. In decisive fashion. taking the
final set at s-1 against II. ID. Bearman
and ]. b. Cohen. after they had won
and lost. Ga and 2-6
In the final match. Phillips and
Acker surprised by their unexpected
opposition. They were within a point
of taking the first set after trailing
80. when. with Phillips serving. they
led SIS on games. their "ad," and in
the second set carried the score 70 4 all.
Everett Smith and .Selwyn orcott
were the vlctors in the boys doubles.
beating G. II. Cox, Jr., and G. c. Heck.