New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-05
GIANTS WIND Up
GLORIOUS SEASON
Score Double Victory Over
PhiIIies, Hitting SavageIy
in Both Contests.
ALL REGULARS IN HARNESS
Batting of Last Three Games
Indicates That McGrawS
Men Are Ready for
Mack'S Pitchers.

With a feast of hits and runs. resulting
in a double victory over the Phillies. the
Giants brought the National League sea-
son TO a close at the Polo Grounds yes
teriay afternoon, and the ways were
cleared for the post-prandal affairs OF
next week. Although none Of the first
string pitchers was used during the
afternoon. the crop of runs was so large
that little difficulty was experienced In
running the total number of victories up
to l0l for the season, mark when all
good remnant winners like TO reach.
margin Of twelve and a half games sepa-
rated the New York team from its nearest
competitors when the curtain went down
The scores yesterday afternoon were IL
to and : to 5.
With all the regulars in line, including
Snodgrass In centre field. in the first con-
test. the rarcst of sport offered. For the
first time since his alteration with NC
Graw last summer Addie Brennan. the
southpaw, started a game. lie lasted one
full inning, during which eight hits, fall
ing in every part of the field, Melted the
Giants six runs. This was enough Tor
Brennan, and he left the game in raVor
of Marshall. who yielded the champions
ten more hits. These became slightly con-
gested around the fourth and fifth innings
with the result that half dozen more
TALES were counted.
Arthur Fletcher, who has been pounding
the ball at a terrific rate OF late. was the
leading batter of the day, with a nome
run. the second in two days; double ana
single in five times at bat. lie also
crossed the plate three times himself ana
played dazzling game in the field, ac-
cepting nine chances without an error
Larry Doyle showed return TO form
By batting out two safeties, While Shater
and Murray had a brace apiece. OTIS
Crandau. who was in the box. did not
devote all his attention to pitching, but
rapped out three singles. Merkle was
,epresented by a home run TO pair with
Fletcher.
Apparently the route has been thorough
" blasted for the big doings next week.
Fourteen hits and eight runs by the Ne"
York regulars on Thursday, fifteen hits
and thirteen runs on Friday and eighteen
hits and twelve runs yesterday shows that
the New York scoring machine mas
reached the old heights Of vigor and
mower. The champions have made forty
seven hits and scored thirty-tnree runs III
their last three games
Otis Crandall was In splendid form dur
ing the early part OF the first fray ana
bat,,ed the enemy at every turn. Io"aru
the end of the game he eased up and let
the Phillies pick up five runs. as there was
little need of overexertion with such
tremendous lead. lie allowed nine hits
and gave three bases on balls
After Snodgrass had singled in the hrst
frame Jim Thorpe was sent IN 10 run LOT
him. so that Fred need not take any
chances with his lame leg on the pases'
NIcCraw fixed 1t up with Charlie DOOM
IN have Snodgrass return TO the tray' out
Pill KLEIN would not permit the slightest
,nfraction Of the rule. SO the centre heiu-
er.s stav I'm the game was short. Shafer
,,oysd out to centre field and Herzog
went TO third in ArthLr's place.
Tromme and Alexander hooked up In
the second game. but neither was IN
m, form. All of the regulars OF the
Giants were dismissed and the substitutes
were invited to bring the season TO an
and Alexander was not only wild, giving
eight bases on balls. but he was found for
20, hits. the return TO batting form hav-
inc nenetrated to the lowest ranks or the
tean exclusive of Jim Thorpe who can't
seem TO get started. Cooper and McCor-
nick nIcked up brace Of hits apiece on
Alexander, Tho young Texan putting a
double to his credit.
Fromme pitched the first five innings
,,d was hit with such briskness In the
sacond and third. where he lost control
ord gave two passes at critical time,
that the Phillies scored four runs. The
,,arsot,I,ty Of McGraws substitutes was
s,oxvn in this encounter. After pitching
the first game. Crandall guarded second
hosa IN the second contest. handling six
chances without an error and picking up
onother hit to add to the three he had
made in the first battle,
Then Wiltse. who covered first for the
ors, Ave innings. decided to take fling
AT pitching and moved over to the box
for the last cour frames. Wilson. the
catcher. going to the initial sack.
George showed lot Of speed and fine
curse. He had little trouble in holding
the opposition to one run during his reign.