Evening star., 1927-09-22
.CORSA|RS DIVIDE
BILL WITH GIANTS
Pirates Take Opener. SO,
But Go Down in Second
Game, II.
speciaI pispatch to The Star.

Special DlSpdLcn 10 1aS Guar.
PITTSBURGH, September 22.-Di-
viding feverish doubleheader at
Forbes Field yesterday as they battled
for the National League flag, the Pl-
rates and Giants entertained 10000
people, the attendance establishing a
new record for Pittsburgh. 1t was the
largest crowd that ever saw league
contest here, only world series multi
tude topping it. The Pirates won the
opener, 5 to 2; the Giant victory car
rying a score Of z to j.
The Pirates are still three and one
half games ahead of the Giants, and
therefore made some hay, as they hold
the same lead as they did before the
fights started. the running off of the
twin bill without any loss improving
their position to some extent.
Thousands of patrons were unable
to get into the ball park. a big squad
of police being on hand to preserve
order.
Hornsby Directs Giants.
Manager McGraw of the Giants,
who has been ill, reached Pittsburgh
this morning, but he did not direct
his club from the bench. Acting Man.
ager Hornsby continued in charge.
Kenny hTHIl6E ECCOIuCu dIlCtHCl VIZ
tory in the opening fight. The French
ace was pitted against Larry Benton
at the start. The Pirates jumped on
Benton for big inning in the third.
Larry retired after the fourth. Nor
man Pitt, erstwhile Dodger, and
southpaw Jim Faulkner finishing for
the New Workers.
Hornsby drove a. homer into the
rightfield stands in each game. and on
each occasion there was a Giant on
base.
Vic Aldridge was shelled off the
mound in the first inning of the sec
ond encounter, the invaders making
three runs before Joe Dawson came
to the rescue of Aldridge. Dawson
pitched cleverly, but his support wob-
bleCf near the finish.
-.-t Fred Fitzsimmons held the Pirates
to six hits In the twilight affair. Fitz-
simmons was never in much trouble.
The Pirates only run of this game
was hofhe-run sock into the stands
by Joe Harris =
Kremer Pitches Smart Game.
Kremer pitched his customary smart
game in the opener. The Frenchman
had only one lapse-he put the ball
in Hornsby's home-run alley i'm the
sixth with two out and Lindstrom
on. ~Hornsby socked the ball into the
stands for the only runs credited the
Giants. Kremer had pitched three
shutouts in four starts previous to his
victory of today.
Hornsby's loose fielding paved the
way for the tally made by the Pirates.
The star batsman made a sorry mess
out Of Traynor's grounder at the start
90 nd
Harper, Rogers stood close to Gran
tham's fly as it fell to put two run
ners on base with none out. Traynor
hurried to third on Harris fly to Har-
per, and he scored on Smiths single.
The winning third was under way
after Barnhart had been retired. Paul
Waner walked and Wright whipped a
screaming triple to center, scoring
Paul. Traynor tripled to left center,
scoring Wright and Pie scampered
home on Grantham's single to right.
Harris walked. After Smith had flied
out, Kremer grounded to Terry who
fumbled, Grantham scoring the fourth
run of the round.
Aldridge Gets Break.
Aldridge was the recipient of good
break at the start Of the second en-
counter when Grantham retrieved a
caromed ball and put over a double
play, but the Hoosier school master
could not cash in on the bit of for
tune. The Giants were not dismayed
as the play took two runners off the
sacks and left them with two out.
Roush singled to center and Hornsby
drove the ball into the stands. Terry
followed with a double and Jackson
singled, scoring Terry.
A double by Taylor and a single by
Fitzsimmons gave the Giants another
run in the second but Dawson tagged
down the foe from that point until
the eighth when the Polo Grounders
made two more runs. An infield error
figured deeply in these tallies.
The Giants made another tally in
the ninth with southpaw George
Peery. the youngster from Wichita of
the Western League, making his big
league debut. The tally, however,
was the result of an error. Peery
showed the Giants a good curve and
a fine fast ball as he began his major
league career.