The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-24
AN EXCEPTIONAL GAME.
Eleven Innings with No Score, and but
Three ErrOrs-Umpire Donnelly Gives
the Game to indianapolis.

what was in every respect the most intensely
interesting and most perfectly played game of
ball ever played in Indianapolis was that be-
tween the home club and the Springfield, ILL.,.
club yesterday afternoon. A lover of the ma
tional pastime could not have refrained from
giving voice to his enthusiasm, the most unusual
plays beng made on both sides, some of them
being really phi enomenai Eleven innings with
no score, total of eleven base hits and but three
errors, are seldom witnessed on a ball field, but
such was the result of the game yesterday. Both
clubs had their playing-clothes, and
went in to win, exhibiting the greatest
caution and accuracy. McKeon and
keenan, for the home club, and Lott and Gun.
ming, for the visitors, were the batteries pre-
sented. and to say that their work was superb
doesn't express it. In the first nine innings but
two hits were secured off McKeon, and only
three more were added to these in the next two
innings, while the Indianapolis boys only hit
Lott for six single bases, two of which were
made after the ninth inning. In the entire con-
test but two men, one on each side, reached first
base by errors, Downing allowing Manning to
go to first in the seventh inning by failing to
stop ahhot ball. and Schoenick giving keenan, a
life in the second inning by mu1fing Peters's
thrown ball. One man on each side was sent to
| first on called balls, but neither these nor the
errors were fatal Even an equal number of
strikes were called (eleven) OFF OF the two pitch
ers
The home club never worked better. In the
seventh inning Peltz made a catch of line ball
from clicks bat that drought down the
house." and in the ninth saved "A run by n really
extraordinary running catch in left center.
Peoples made some beautiful stops and caught
a line ball from Peterss bat, which nearly car
ried him off of his feet Downing redeemed
himself for the error credited HIM by catch
similar to that Of Peoples, in which he made a
double play without assistance. Kerins caught
foul fly, which fell away down amongst the
buggies. behind the right foul line, and Dorgan
distinguished himself by fine catch and by
fielding Manning out at first on ground ball
knocked clear into right field Callahan did
goGd work, and keenan, was invulnerable.
while Veatch earned hearty applause
by fielding Peters out at hOIne-pate
In the tenth inning when defeat seemed newt
able The visitors did not have many diff
cult plays as the home club, but their work was
within one point of fautless. A club that can
play eleven innings ana field the bali from all
points, as the Springfields did yesterday, can
play ball, and play like old Achey kept tavern,
at that. The way they stopped the hottest kind
of balls and put the batsmen out was calculated
TO I'LL Manager O'Leary's tranquil mind with
deep-seated disgust.
AT the end OF the ninth inning Captain Peters
wanted to call the game, to which Captain
keenan, objected, and the same trouble again
arose at the end of the tenth and eleventh in
nings, when the visitors refused to resume, CIV
ing reason that they had to catch a train for
Toledo aG 7:l5. Umpire Donneuy accordingly
gave the game to Indianapoiis-9 to o. Follow
ing is