The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-24

NEW YORK, Sept. 23.-Playing like champions in spite of a crippled line up, the New York Giants decisively vanquished PittsBurg today to l, in the first game of the series. A crowd of 30,000 persons aroused to world $ series pitch of enthusiasm saw the Me Grawmen strengthen their hold on the top and deal stunning blow to, Pirate pennant hopes.
 The triumph put the Giants 21a games ahead of Pittsburg which now cannot go into the lead even if vic torious in the remaining games of the series tomorrow and Thursday. As seventh and sensational defensive work Brooklyn was beaten by Chicago, Mc- 'Graw increased his margin over the second place Robins to full game.
 McQuillan Effective Behind the brilliant twirling of Hugh McQuillan the Giants played with the sort of dash and snap that has carried them to three pennants in row and has frightened their prosp- ects of making it four straight. They fought the Pirates with their two brightest infield stars, Groh and Frisch, on the side lines through injuries, but instead of cracking, the patched out outfit proved it's mettle by outplaying the Pirates at nearly every turn.
 It was a rookie, in fact, who turned the tide in McGraw's favor. Jimmy O'Connell, former Pacific coast star, smashed out home run into the upper tier of the right field stands in the fourth inning scoring Lindstrom, rookie third sacker, who had singled, ahead of him. The Giants added three more in the seventh when Hank Growdy singled with the bases full, but that brace of running proved the winning margin.
 O'Connell Valuable
 O'Connell was purchased for $75,000 from San Francisco three years ago but if today's victory turns out to be McGraw's pennant margin the youngster will have more than earned his pay.
 The Pirates outhit the Giants, seven to five, but New York made all of its blows count. Meadows twirled seven innings for the Pirates and allowed only four hits, but two of these figured in each of the Giants scoring rallies. with a bit wildness on the part of the bespectacled right handler. Songer. a rookie, twirled the eighth. He was found for double by Ross Young and walked Kelly, but managed to escape without being scored on.
 Outside of the eighth when they tallied their only run, the Pirates made their only threatening gesture in the seventh and snsational defensiv work checked it.
 AD Cuyler Doubles
 In this frame, Suyler who struck out on his other three appearances slouted double to the left field wall for the opening shot. Wright popped cut but Traynor sent a screeching liner ever second which Jackson dove for and stopped. It for a hit but prevented Cuyler from scoring. Maranville then hit to Kelly and double-play broke Rp the rally.
 Grimm brought the Pirate run over lm the next inning when he singled, went to third on Smiths one base drive and scored on Moore's out. The Pirates got men on bases in only three innings outside the eighth. Carey singled and stole in the first while with two out tn the ninth Traynor scratched a hit and was allowed to pilfer second and third. Cuyler was stranded in the seventh but otherwise McQuillan, with . baffling change of pace, moved his opponents down.
 Lindstrom and O'Connell were the heroes of the Giants winning rally in the fourth while in the seventh passes to Young and Terry and Wilson's single filled the bases which were cleared by Gowdy's single and wild relay to the plate by Maranvile.