The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-20
RECORDOF SPORTING EVENTS
The Chicago Ball Club Wins a Game on
the Grounds of the Detroit Players.
Both of Detroits CatcherS Disabled During
the Game-ResuIts of Other Games Played
Yesterday Sporting News.

DETROIT, June 19-The "record" is broken,
sbnt whether it was the brooms that did it, or
the broken fingers Of two of Detroits catchers,
is unknown. The down town ticket Offices
were thronged all the early part of the
afternoon with people buying baseball tickets
The Woodward avenue and Brush street car
lines tried in vain, by putting on extra cars, to
accommodate the crowds going to see
the Chicago Detroit game. 1t was worse
than any Fourth of July. The
Chicago procession of carriages was
noticeable for the broom in the whipsocket of
each. At 3 o'clock it was estimated that there
were 10000 people the grounds Rows of
chairs were placed in front Of the stand ten Deep
and were all occupied by o'clock. 1t
was found necessary to stretch rope about half
way between the diamond and the back fence
to keep the crowd back This necessitated max
ing special rules barring all home runs and
three-base hits. An incident occurred which Gre
ated much enthusiasm among Detroit
ers The Detroit management saw the
Chicagos and went them one bet
ter. They procured an immense broom,
five feet across, which carried upon the
grounds Instead of the motto, Record break
ers" which tie Chicago brooms bore, was dis
played the words, Record makers, the Big -Four.
and Five Men,
At 1886 the Chicago team arrived on the
ground in carriages. each vehicle being drawn
by four horses. The first carriage con-
tanned Captain Arson and the cele-
brated young Mascotte. Their appearance
was the signal for outburst of cheers
and applause. The Detroit nine hustled them
selves to-day to procurea Mascotte as an offset to
the one in possession of their opponents, and the
result was the appearance on the GROUND
this afternoon of young Charlie Gallagher,
Sixth ward kid who was adorned with tine uni
form Of the home team. He is said to have been
born with teeth, and is guaranteed to possess
all the magic charms of genuine Mascotte.
The Chcagos commenced the run getting on
the first, Flynn driving the ball into the
crowd for two bases, and was brought home
by Ryans single. In the third Ryan got
first on hit, Kelly hit to right
for base and started for second, Thompson
threw wild, and Ryan scored. In the
fifth, after two men were out,
Ryan got first on a scratch hit in
front Of the plate; Kelly hit to the
left for two bases, Ryan scored, and Kelly
came home on Anson's hit. In the eighth Ben
nett was injured by foul tip. and retired
Rowe came in to CATCH Richardson went to
second and McGeachy to left field
In the ninth Mccormick reached first on a FUN
bled ball. and went to second a passed ball.
Rowe was hit in the hand by foul tip
from Cores bat aud retired, CAMEL relieving
him. Gore made hit Mccormick going to
third and coming home on passed ball, scoring
the winning run. For the Detroits, in the sec
ond, Rowe knocked the ball into the crowd for
two bases and came homo on Benefits single.
In the third. Thompson made hit, went
to second on Hanlon's single, and scored on Kel-
ley's wild throw to second to catch Hanlon. In
the fifth, two runs were made on Brouthers's hit
for single, Hanlon single, and White double
This ended the run getting for the Detroits
Score:
csissso .......Y IS IS
Earned runs-Dstroit, 3; Chicago, 8. Two
base hits-Thompson, Rowe, White, Ben
nett, Grape, Flynn, Kelly, Pfeffer e.
Passed balls-Rowe, Q; CANCEL, l. First
base on balls-Chicago, 2 First base on errors
Detroit, 1; Chicago. 3 Struck out-By Bald
win, Z; by Mccormick, g. Double plays-Wi-
Hanson, Pfeffer and Arson; Pfeffer and Arson.
Base hits-Detroit, 6: Chicago, 10. Errors
Detroit, 5, Chicago, q