New-York tribune., 1910-07-21
GIANTS SUFFER DEFEAT
Fast Triple Play BaIks New
York in the Eighth.
AMES NO PUZZLE TO REDS
Crandall Goes to the Rescue, but
Too Late to Save the
Game.

Cincinnati. July 20.-Both the Giants and
the Reds held forth in a batting fest to-
day. but the home team made its hits count
for more. and Won an exciting game by
score Of to D \ triple play In the eighth
inning that plucked on McGraw's men
when they seemed in a fair way TO annex
enough runs TO give them a fair lead
brought ali their hopes 20 sudden and
entirely unexpected end.
In the ninth the Giants had the bases full,
with two out. but Larry Doyle failed in the
pinch. and the Reds trOoped of the field
with a hard won victory in their keeping
BY dropping the game TO the Reds the
Giants lost whatever ground they gained
on the flying Cubs yesterday for the Su-
perbas succumbed to Chances men in an
extra inning game
McGrau used two pitchers in his insf-
fectuaI effort TO hold the Reds. Leon Ames
was pounded all over the lot in the first six
innings, the Cincinnati nine getting thirteen
safe drives off his delivery. CrandaH. who
took up the burden in the seventh, was
decided improvement. as he held the home
team hitless and runless in the last tHo
innings Burns got his bumps good and
hard from the Giants. but he managed TO
keep his hits pretty well scattered. al
though things looked bad for him in the
closing session Errors by Devlin and Mer-
kIe helped the Reds not little, while the
Giants failed to profit much at the expense
of the Cincinnati blunders.
Arthur Devliu was responsible for Arnsss
bad start the third baseman fumblins
HoblitzeIPs grounder in the opening inning
and throwing il mile over Merkle's head.
so that Egan, who had previously sinSled-
had little difficulty in scoring from nrst
The Giants had q chance TO score IN tns
third inning but failed 10 break through
until the fourth, when BridWelIs single
and a smashing home run drive over nrsr
base by DevIin gave the New Workers two
runs.
The Reds waited an inning before coming
back and then they suamped Ames Win
five hits. Downey and Mclean singled. ana
Devlin foolishly played Mcmillan at nrsts
instead Of trying for Downey at the plate
Burns. Bescher and Egan each singled IN
succession, but the Reds could get only
another run across
DovIe started the sixth with a hit for the
Giants and paved the way for two runs
although he himself was forced by DevoTe-
Singles by Murray and Br1dweH ana .
double by DevIin were the factors tnAN
counted IN the run getting
Again the Reds came PACK ndIu' anu IiiiS
time three runs flashed across the plate
an error by MerkIe and hits by Mitchell
Downey and Mclean sending the talnes IN
As it proved, that was enough for the Reds
TO win. and it also marked the end OF
Ames, for in the next inning CrandalA
walked TO the mound for the Giants.
The Reds made their triple play on the
Giants in the eighth inning Doyle peat
third Movers
hit. which was good for Two bases on
Bescher's tumble Murray, the next man
I'D. drove hard liner al DoWney' Wnich
the third baseman stopped He toucheo
the bag, doubling Doyle, and snot II u
Egan. on second, for the third out
DevIin's single, tumble BY MCMILLAN anu
CrandaITs single filed the bases IN th7
ninth. Burns hit Snodgrass, forcing IN q
-, b,,+ DovIa forced SnodgraSs for the
last out of the game
The score follows.