New-York tribune., 1910-07-30
THE DOVES PROVE DOC|LE
Giants Have Little Difficulty in
Capturing First Game.
cRANDALL IN FINE FETTIE
Pitches Steady Ball, While New
York's Heavy Hitters Pound
Brown Hard.

The Boston Doves swooped down upon
TIE Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon after
CT absence OF more than three months
and proved very docile indeed The Giants
hs6 little difficulty in capturing the first
game OF the series by a score of to 2 The
game sped along rapidly, but on the
whole was rather a tame exhibition, New
York outclassing the visitors SO completely
thaI the struggle was devoid Of interest
Brown was hit hard. and the Giants threat
eued 10 run up & big score several times,
but were content TO tally five runs and let
II 60 at that. The visitors were slow and
did not put Up half fight.
OTIS Crandan was in fine fettIe and
pitched a steady game. He held the Doves
unless for eight innings, allowing only two
clean hits. Three more OF an extremely
scrarchy variety were scattered through
this period, but they counted for nothing
\ -riple and two singles punched il the
ninth saved Boston from a shut-out but
orls tiEhtened up in time Beth pitchers
Rad superb control neither one giving a
pass
The Giants had their batting eyes right
T=-h them and pounded Boston for eleven
safe drives. Snodgrass. as usual was q
heavy as well as timely hitter. His single
n the first inning brought the first run
across the plate. while his triple in the
fourth tailed two. Devore was credited
with triple and e single, Bridweu with
q triple and Murray with q single and a
double. Every man in the batting order
connected safely AZ least once. with the
axcsption Of AIerkle
The New York fnfIeld was almost i'm
--eg-able. eli four players being in the
hes~ OF form Brid+xeH accepted some hard
chances and put I'D z brilliant game.
L-z--v SoyIe was feeling as clipper as a
AK. He tried so tranticaIly to make e
hard catch out OF Bsck's liner IN the
fourth. which was right in his hands. that
De Wolf Hopper was perforce compelled
20 smile Eardonically as he watched the
play from his box on the field
That there might not be any doubt about
tre fnal outcome Of the game the Giants
=rsr-ed in 10 90 things IN the first inning.
Devo-e raped the ball 20 left field for a
double On his first tine I'd. and by clever
inning got TO third On the hit Doyle
ueuped up an infleld fly. but Suodgrass
smashed out q timely single and brought
Cevore home. Murray followed with an
other single. which advanced Snodgrass 10
third B-idweu was out on e fly to Beck,
11r Devltn hit 70 left field for base. scor-
--S SUoCE-SSS- Murray and Devtin pulled
~ z neat double steal 70 10 purpose, as
Ee-kle fled out and retired the side. Gran
deL-s single 81 The second and Muray's
double n the third broke UP the process
slon 70 the bench. but both players were
left OF The bags
With one OH IN the fourth. however,
'[e-ers started 6 rally with his single to
~-Eh- fed Crandau sent cut long fig
% Beck. and u seemed as though Brown
-as going ID pull out safely Devore and
Doyle singled. however, Meyers scoring.
S1odg-ass cleared Up The bags with triple
% right 6eId, which Collins came within
a1 ace OF catching. Murray foulsd out 70
Sweeney. The Giants went out IN order for
he neZ- th-ee innings B-tdueu opened
ne eighth with triple, but vas left
On third
n the ninth The Doves settled down 70
E-s1ness- She-pe's long drive as starter
bounded q. the night field fence for three
bases Miller promptly singled 10 centre
and Sharpe scored Doyle and Merkle took
are OF AbbaCcchio's grounder. but Miller
-ock second On the out and scored on
5ecks single over nrs-- Devore got under
-=-aham's Hy and Sweeney forced out Beck
6-idweu 70 Doyle. ending the game
The score fellows