New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-02
GIANTS WIN THE FOURTH
Make Clean Sweep of Series
with the Boston Doves.
CRANDALL is INVlMCiBlE
Defeats Visitors for Second Time
and Duplicates Record OF
Giving No Passes.

Seu York made il four Stra ght with the
Boston Doves at the Polo Grounds yester-
day afternoon. shutting out the VISITORS oy
a score of ( TO in the last game OF the
series Otis Crandall was the wielder OF
the whitewash brush and did an expert
lob Although Otis won the first game for
the Giants last Thursday, McGraW sent
him back to the box yesterday and ne
proved 20 he lust as effective. The record
he made in the first game, OF giving no
pa sses was duplicated again. while he let
the visitors down with six scattered hlts
The game was short and fast. A small
crowd of fans enjoyed the affair keeniy
as preliminary to the crucial struggle
which is at hand Apparently there were
many regular attendants at the roo
Grounds who decided TO forego the treat
Yesterday in anticipation of the series with
the Chicago Cubs which begins this after
noon.
New York so far outcassed its opponents
that the game lacked a certain amount Oh
interest The Doves only once got man
as far as third base, When, IN the uhiIU
inning, Collins and Shean bunched cou-
pie of singles But there were Two OUT
when all this happened. Crandah ushteheo
up and struck out Sharpe, thereby retlrlhs
the visitors 1t was their first ana only
good chance TO score
The Giant pitchers support never "aV-
cred. and the nine playing erroriess oah
gave a brilliant exhibition or heidlne- a
lightning double play, IN which Doyie'
Bridwell and Merkle participated nlppeu
one of Boston's rallies in the bud IN the
fourth inning CrandaN kept the visitors
popping flies to the outfeld. nine put-ouS
being made on the veldt. For the last IouI
innings the visitors practically retired III
order, Beck's double in the seventh being
the only hit which broke up the monoto-
nous procession 70 the bench
The Giants kept up the good work with
the stick. Sn odgrass and Murray doing tn9
most timely hitting, while DeVln, Doyle
and Crandall showed that they had forgot
ten nothing of he art OF lining out the oah
to the unprotected spots New YORK gave
Curtis a hot reception at the start, a pass
two doubles and single scoring three runs
as mere beginning. This was enough OF
Curtis. and Burke succeeded him in the
second inning The latter was more e.
fective, although he was hit rather freely
the Giants connecting for a total Of nine
hits off both pitchers
Devore was IN easy out in the first inn
ing, but Doyle waited anu peat LIs way ~
first on four balls. Snodgrass Unltmoered
double TO centre field which sent Larry
20 third. Then Murray drove smashing
double through short which scored ootl
DOYLE and Snodgrass. BridweI forced OUT
Murray. but Al stole second cieanly and
came home with the third run when Deviin
lined the ball TO centre for two bases
Merkle was hit by pitched ball and tro--
ted TO first. The latter and Devlin tried
to pull off a double steal, but Arthur was
caught, Graham to Sweeney
In the third inning Doyle raped a wicked
single to right and took second on Snod-
grass's sacrifice Although Murray flied
high to Beck Larry stole third BT1dWeii
drew pass and the two runners attempte1
another double steal This time II was
more successful. Larry scoring before Bio
well was caught IN run down
toll