New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-06
GIANTS GROW WEARY
RUNNING THE BASES.
TWenty-one Hits for Thlrty-Slx
Bases Open the Way for
Twenty-Five Runs.
REDS MAKE SORRY SHOWING
Hank O'Day's Men Gross the
Plate Ten Times, but the
Total Looks Small in
Comparison.

Lovers of the free hitting game and agt-
tators for the much discussed cork centre
ball had a feast at the Polo Grounds yes
terday afternoon. when Hank ODay led
forth his prospective pennant winners TO
do battle with McGraw's repeaters. The
contest developed into one of the mellowest
baseball melodramas ever seen on local
soil. The Giants found three Cincinnati
pitchers for twenty-one hits. They became
so weary running the bases that they lei
mp in fielding making eight errors ana
generously handing over at least five runs
10 their opponents. The final score was
p to 10.
The champions hit for a total of thirty
six bases. A home run, three triples ana
five doubles were incorporated In their bat
ting record. Larry Doyle was the Leading
spirit in the carnage, although he had pow
erful rivals In Red Murray and Otis
Crandall. Larry came UP to bat six times
and raped out five hits which included a
triple and q double. He also scored four
runs. Crandall. with a triple, double ana
a single in four times at bat, made ms
presence felt, while Murray collected three
made two hits and drew two passes in five
times up, scoring four runs
The pitchers who afforded the Giants such
excellent batting practice were Fromme'
Keefe, an ancient enemy, and FLETCHER,
recruit from the Reading team OF the
United States League. Fromme started the
game. Three Singles. a triple and a pass
in the first frame gave the Giants four
runs. When Crandall opened the seconae
with double Keefe was summoned to the
rescue. A pass, double. three singles ana
a sacrifice fly Melted FIVE more runs OIL
Keefe before the side could be retired.
Then Sam Fletcher took UP the task of
stopping the leaders. but he was unequal
TO the occasion, allowing thirteen more hits
in tho last six innings. He handed out SIX
passes SIS well, but struck out two men
which was more than Kccfe or Fromme
was able to do.
Fletcher's single, Crandal's triple. Doyle s
single. z pass to Snodgrass and MURRAY
single gave the Giants four runs In the
third. Then they let up and did not cut
loose again until tho seventh. when they
scored seven runs. five Of them coming
after two were out. Crandsll opened with
= single, only to be forced by Devorc. Josh
took third on Doyle's single. Larry reach
ing second on the throw in, and both
counted when Snodgrass hit to left. FREQ
stole second and took third on Murray
out. Passes 10 Becker and Herzog filled
the bases, and young Hartley cleaned up
with double 10 left Then up jumped
Fletcher with q home run to right field
r,ettine two moro runs. Crandall mercitullv
grounded out retiring the side. \ pass 10
Doyore. Doyle's triple and Robertson SIN
gle tailed two more in the ninth.
Crandall who was in the box for New
York. started off bravely and held the Reds
10 FIVE hits in the first six innings, foui
errors by his teammates in that time aid-
ing tho visitors materially in scoring -four
runs. When the Giants forged far ahead
Crandall eased up, while McGraws mer
lay down" in the held, 50 that the visitors
collected six more runs.
\ smash of Herzog's hat in the sixth
inning took a vicious bound and hit ESan
on the face, breaking his nose lie was
compelled 10 retire from tho game, Grant
taking his place. McGraw did not keep his
full strength I'm the field. Hartley relieving
Movers in the fourth inning. while Burns
took Devores place and Mccormick Beck
er's. while Robertson. the new recruit
pitcher. relieved Snodgrass In the eighth
inning. The latter showed up pretty vel
as first baseman.
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