New Britain herald., 1924-09-26
PIRATE SHIP SCUT7ZED BY CREW OF THE GIANTS CRAFT
Artie Nehf Turns Back Pittsburgh Outft-TwO Out of Three From Phils Clnches Flag - Senators Can Win By Taking Three Out of Four From Boston,
Hy Th. A..ocIatsd Press.


 New York, Sept 26.-The brave Pirate ship which steamed up the Harlem, sportive pennons flying, is floating back, now demolished and riddled, a victim of the Giant rocks of Coogans bluff which checked an- other Cersair threat two years ago.
 Artie Nehf, perennial nemesis Of the Pirate crew, yesterday completed the wreck which parralleled so cose- ly the invasion of 1922 when Pitts burgh came here with a seven game lead and was beaten five times by the Giants who went on to their second straight pennant.
 Today, John McGraw, iron-gray genius of the Giant dugout who an- nually, in an emergency, endows LIS youthful charges with invinclble spirit and tightens their activities into an impenetrable whole. awaits the history-making fourth consecu- tive pennant which has been twice denied him but which his patcher crew of 1924 now have made almost inevitable.
 And Artie Nehf, upon which the setting sun of the 1923 'Norll Series cast gloomy rays, is the Giant hero whose arm held the Pirates at pay and whose home run sent his team into a lead which was never lost.
 The contest. the third straight de- feat for Pittsburgh at the hands ot . crippled New York, eliminated tne Pirates from the National league race which is now two-team battle between the Giants and Robins McGraw's club needs 4 to win only of its remaining three with the Phll- lies to clinch the flag.
 There were no games in the Amer lean League and the status Of the Senators and Yankees was unchang- cd, Washington can nail the p4Lt- ing by winning three of it's 1onr rames with Boston even thousn New York sweeps it's foru with Phil adelphia.
 The Giant-Pirate finale was re- plica of the two previous cont asts m which the visitors weer always reach ing for the prize which the Giants boldly grasped. Except for one inn Ing. the fourth, in which Traynor scared after his. hit and errors by Lindstrem and Kelly, who buDstl- tuted for Groh and Frisch, the pitts- burgh team was constant, aimcs' colorIess tail to a spectacular Q" York kite.
 Meusel got the run back with home run in the Giant half Of the inning and Nehf sent his homer into fhe stands in the fifth. The victory and the pennant, probably was wfr in the seventh. Gowdy sustained lls fighting form with a double, NHhl was passed, Lindstrom forced the southpaw but Maranyille missed double play which might have SaVec the day, by throwing wild. 1ouas doubled and Kelly singled for three runs.
 The tail of the kite made it's on'! bid for self lf-deterrnlnauoH Ill "S ing gesture of protest as it was belai drawn down in the last of the hlnt Barnhardt, batting for Grimm sing led and was forced by Schmidt Cooper flied out and Moore singled May Carey, captain of the visitors hit a home run. Only one run wa needed to tie and Cuyler, one of tn seasons sensational youngsters, wa up. The bright young star complet ed his total bust in the series by nip ping a foul in three swings and tn best ball club in the league wa through. The score was 5 to 4.
 The Phillies, upon who now rest the responsibility of stopping tn Giants, defeated St. Louis, } to in the only other major league gam played. Betts held St. Louis to tou hits after Oeschger was knocked ol in the first. and famed Hornsh twice.
 The Yankees and Senators resum their war today while the Giant and Robins rest.