New-York tribune., 1922-09-16

Hill, late of Indianapolis, who pitche
in the ninth inning.
Right then and there the lean and
bespectacled rookie right-hander was
overcome with sense OF shame for
what he was doing. The 5000 fans
were PROSTATE in their seats. Henry
Fabian's eyeglasses were teetering on
the end OF his nose, and the umpires
were debating as to whether 1t could
be called legal game or no-contest
as the lone Giant hurler labored to-
ward right on into the ninth inning
with malice aforethought.
The present worlds champions were
leading by the apparently safe margin
of to ! when the last frame started.
Turner Barber opened with negligible
triple, and sauntered over the plate on
sacrifice fly. At this point some of
the kindly visitors from Chicago
warned Hill about the faux pas he was
committing. They spoke from the
kindness of their hearts, not wishing to
see youth go wrong at the start of
what may be an eventful life. "The
Giants don'e win with only one pitcher"
whispered Kiilefer. at amt being
done this season. Pull up your pants
and start for the clubhouse, kid, or
we'll just have to drive you to it,"
The matter was so tactfuily put that
cadaverous Carmen almost broke down
and wept. In fact, he did break down,
but he kept back the tears. John Nc
Graw shed those as he pushed Jack
Scott overheard into the melee after
the clawing Cubs had ripped away four
runs of the lead and chased Hill right
out of the pasture with his hair on end
and his uniform in tatters.
For the next few moments the strug-
gle was epic. Scott walked Zeb Terry
az starter McGraw had been occu-
pying a box seat out in the bullpen.
When Terry ambled to first the Little
Napoleon crept underneath the bleach
ers and filled three fourteen-quart pals
end ginger ale bottle with the tears
he shed. The new words and phrases he
dropped while weeping were used to
charge the storage batteries that sup
ply the nearby elevated railway with
juice for the third rail.
Two Take Third Strikes
Then Bombardicr Grimes, the heavy
hitting first sacker of the opposition,
Etood firmly rooted at the plate and
watched perfect third strike shoot
hy him. Two outl Frank Frisch made
two-base wild throw ON Callaghan's
grounder, and the Cubs were only one
rune from tie with men on second
and third. Turner Barber was again at
bat, the gentleman who had pried open
the inning with triple. Killifer had
often informed Barber that a player
can't make base hits with his bat ON
his shoulder, but Barber thought he
knew better. He stood stock still as
Jack Scott burned over fast one for
the third strike and the last out of the
game.
Bill Killefer issued an official denial
OF the rumor that he took Grimes and
Barber behind the oenterfield fence and
shot them in their tracks. In giving
out his statement Bill said, ~ bad no
revolver" In addition to bearing ali
the earmarks of truth, this explanation
Is the only logical one in the case.
The Cubs used three pitchers against
the Giants, of whom the worst was
Ernie Osborne, who was dubbed for
SIX hits and five runs in the first three
innings. He gave way to George Stue-
land, who held the Polo Grounders hit
less until he was yanked for a pinch
hitter in the seventh. Virgil Cheeves
fnished out, and o single by Casey
Stengel chased two runs across the
plate in the seventh, which were Just
ordinary runs at that time but win
ming tallies later.
The Cubs got their frst tally on
double by Jack Kelleher and single
by O'Farrell in the second. Hits by
Ross Young and Casey Stengel were
instrumental in giving the Giants their
early lead, with one run in the first.
TWO in the second and two more in the
third. Both Stengel and Young had
three hits apiece during the afternoon
and were prominent in defense as we'll
rs attack. 1t was the seventh straight
victory for the Giants and four of
the last five games have been won by
the same score of to 6.