New-York tribune., 1910-08-13
GIANTS LOSE To REDS
Cranda|I Allows Fifteen Hits,
Which Score Only Four Runs.
BEEBE IN STERLING FORM
Lets Home Nine Down with Two
Hits in the Last Seven
Innings of Game.

batting and fielding slump hit the
Giants amidships at the Polo GROUNDS yes
terday afternoon. and the Cincinnati Reds
with laborious effort, won the thlrd game
OF the series by a score of D TO T. 1t was
the poorest exhibition of ball playing that
the Giants have given since they returned
froni their Western trip. but even at that
the visitors had the time of their hves get
tinS enough runs across the plate 10 WIN
the game. Otie Crandall was always IN
hCic and it seemed as though every inning
would be his last. But the big Hoosier
kept peSging alOnS and tightening up at
the critical moments. Fifteen hits IN all
were culled off his delivery, and it wash
until the eighth inning that the Reds were
able to tie the score.
McGraw then took Otie out OF the poA
and called upon Wiltse. There was one out
and two were on the bases When George
entered the box. He found little dlincuitS
III retiring the side without further scoring
being done But the visitors slipped across
the Winning run in the ninth Oh douole'
a single and an error.
The Giants in the mean time had made
Only five hits. but nevertheless tney hau
tailed four runs. which were enough 10
keep the Reds hustling for the rest OF the
game. Most OF the stick work was uohe
i'll the first two innings, While BURNS was
pitching. Two hits. hit batsmdh anu
an out scored three runs in the seco1Iu
inning while a couple of singles IN lhe
fifth added another. Griffith saw that MS
southpaw was too much to the hhlhs VI
the Giants and took him out OF the DON at
the end of the second inning ana sent III
Beebe to of1iciate The latter was pracu-
cally invincible and held the Giants TO TWO
hits for the seven innings which ne
pitched
The home nine played a listless game
pulling together just often enough 10 Keep
the Reds from. scoring. Errors were ire
uuent and these, coupled with plehtii III
hits. gave Cincinnati an opportunity to au-
minister a terrible walloping, which they
failed to take advantage Of
The visitors scored two runs in the nrst
inning Bescher led off with single, only
TO be forced out by Egan. Hoblitzeii grouhu-
ed cut Devlin to Merkle Mitchell sinSieo
10 centre field and Meyers let Snodgrass
long throw go through him, SO that EsdIi
scoIe ed and Mitchell took third PaSAert
singled. scoring Mitchell, and Mclean
grounded out. , ,.
ever as the Giants got to Burns at tie
end of the second inning for three runs
hILrIaN led off with a single, anu Dliu"ei,
was hit by a pitched ball. Devl1n bounced
the sphere to Burns and advanced pom
runners a pase. :ierkle lined TO the risnl
field fence for three bases and scored Mur-
raw and Bridwen Merllle tailed on Mey-
erS s out ..o;,,o~ ,
The Reds shunted along. scattering
couple of hits every inning or so "llhouI
effect and the first thing they Knew lile
Giants had slipped across another run.
Crandall started the trouble by smashing
hot one at Egan and was safe A VIZ
pitch sent him to second, and he scored
when DOYLE raped a single through snort:
The home nine maintained its lead OF
two runs until the eighth inning When tne
visitors pounded Crandall with vengeance.
Mitchell led off with a triple and scored on
Paskert's sacrifice fly. Mclean then dou-
bIed and an error gave DoWney NE at
first. Phelan's single brought Mclean NOME
with the run that tied the score. and Wlltse
came to the rescue The latter had no
trouble in striking out Beebe and forcing
Bescber to pop up an outfield fly
ECan however, led off in the nnth WIN
a double while Hobitzell was safe on an
error Mitchell grounded out. BrldWeii 10
Merkle. and when Paskert raped the pan
at RridwelI Egan was out at the plate
HohlitzelI was on third. however, Vhe,l
Mclean laid down a puzZling bunt toWarn
third which Wiltse handled poorly, ana
HobIitzeI scored the winning run.
The score follows: