New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-02
GIANTS PICK Up A
BRACE OF VICTORIES
Make 1t Thirteen Straight Over
Reds by Winning Both Ends
of Double Header.
CRAMDALL'S HIT TIMELY
Pokes Out Single and Wins
First Game-Four Home
Runs Contribute to
Gayety of Occasion.

The Gia- rs scored their thirteenth con-
secutive victory over the Cincinnati Reds
when they captured both games OF
iouble header on the Polo Grounds yes
.erday afternoon. The champions cap
.ured the opening game by score of ;
70 with a thrilling ninth inning rally.
In the second game Suggs. the Cincin-
natl pitcher. made a grand ascension. In
The eighth inning, after three hits had
illed the bases with two outs. the visit
Ing twlrlers forced two runs across the
plate. with bases on balls. giving the
Giants the victory by a score of to ..
Otis Crandall fresh from physician
care. Won the first game for the Giants.
Murray opened the ninth inning with
sharp single to left field, but was forced
II second on Herzogs tap TO Grant.
Meyers however, banged the ball on a
line into left field. sending Herzog to
second base. and Charley skipped TO third
when Boscher threw wild TO the infield,
while Meyers went to second. McGraw
then sent Harry Mccormick UP to bat
For Fletcher and sent Groh in 10 run for
Meyers Mccormick drove tho ball into
the right dcld stands, foul by inches, and
handler, into the box McGraw at once
put Crandau in TO bat for Mccormick
and Otis came through in the pinch with
single TO left Held tnat scored Heroes
and Gruh with the runs that won the
game.
The performances Of Crandan saved old
George Wiltse the humiliation Of defeat.
for in the eighth inning Marsans the
Cuban lad. came TO the bat with Bob
Boscher on second base, with two out,
and at once sent the ball hurting into
the left field stands for a home run and
put his team one run in the lead. and
since HUMPHREYS had pitched fine game,
with the exception of squally seventh
inning, many believed that the one run
would be sufficient to win.
Crandall. however discovered that there
was vast difference between winning
the game with one timely wallop and
pitching through q full game to win his
laurels. Otis started the second game.
and after pitching with rare skill for six
innings, he weakened in the seventh and
was knocked out Of the box. III that
frame the Reds tailed three runs on five
successive hits, one a home run by Grant
with two on bases.
McGraw then summoned "Rube" Mar
guard into the box, with two men on base
and nobody out. Marquard began well by
tanning Mclean. but he passed Sugss,
filling the bases. so that Egan scored
when Bescher sent a long sacrifice fly
into the hands Of Snodgrass.
Wiltse began his game with fully as
much smoke on the ball as no has ever
shown, and had tho Reds at his mercy
for the first three innings, but the strain
began 10 tell on him, and the Reds were
able to straighten out his curves for solid
hits. They scored their four runs by COM
bining a single with extra base hits.
Mike Mitchelrs triple followed scratch
single by Marsons in the fourth, Hob
litZeIs double followed fast on the heels
Of Bescher's single in the sixth. and the
home run by Marsons came in the eighth
after Bescher had doubled.
HUMPHREYS weakened in the seventh
inning. and after Hoblitzels. error on
Merkle shaped the ways for rally. sue
cessive hits by Murray, Herzog and Mey-
ers drove three runs across the plate and
49, same was won in the ninth, as told
before.
II vas an afternoon OF hard hitting
Bescher, Grant, Marssns and Doyle all
raped out home runs. Two-baggers were
made by Fletcher, Hoblitzell and Bescher
In the first game, and Mike Mitchell got
his triple in the opening contest
Offsetting the sharp batting, fast and
snappy fielding was scattered through the
games, and double plays OF the scintillat-
ing order cut down possible scores at
critical times Fred Merkle made a fine
catch Of a puzzling foul from Mclean.
Snodgrass made a fine catch from
Bescher IN the second game and cut off
q sure two-bagger by going back to the
bleachers for Bob's long fly, with three on
base In the second game.
The scores follow:
FIRST GAME.
CINCINNATI