The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-04
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Games Won and Lost Yesterday by League
and American Association Ball Clubs.

OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Games Won and Lost Yesterday by League
and American Association Ball Clubs.
NEW YORK, Aug g. About six thousand peo
pie witnessed one of the most exciting games
to-day ever played on the polo grounds. 1t was
a contest where the punching of hits made the
result. Up to the last half of the ninth inning
the home clubs friends were without hope. The
score was then to against New York. But
the giants had strength left, and went to work
with VIM Roger Conner was the first man to
the bat He knocked long fly to center field,
and everybody thought he had two bases easily,
but Gore was playing center field. and he went
for the bali. He ran long. but he caught it. It
was a magnificent play, but the crowd could not
see it, and applauded hardly at all. Buck
Ewing next picked up the willow, and
drove a ball high over Sundays head
Ewing. as well as he could. with sprained
leg, wobbled to second. Ward followed up with
hit, and Ewing came home. Ward was moved
up base passed ball, and came home on
Gilespie's three-bagger to center field That
tied the score. The cheers that were heard after
Gillespie's hit We're those of crazy men. Rich
ardson came up and hit to Williamson Will
hanson fumbled it, and Gillespie scored the win
ming run. The yells that went up at that time
made one think of whole asylum of excited
lunatics. The crowd broke in and carried Gil
lespie off on their shoulders. Umpire Eli ck's
decisions, in the early part of the game were
against the New York club, and the spectators
hooted accordingly. Score:
Chicago. o 2 o 1-6
New York. ------.--..O o 1 81
Earned ruus-Chicago, g New York, 4 Two
base hit-Ewing. Three-base bits-Connor. Gill
lespie. Dalrymple, Gore. Passed baHs-Ewing,
8. Wild pitch-Welch: First base op balls
CHICAGO, 5; New York, 5. First base hits-Chi-
cago, s: New York, g. Errors-Chicago, 5; New
York. z.
the Philadelphia and Detroit clubs to-day was
poorly played, and the interest was only from the
closeness of the score. Both Casey and Smith
were wild. and bases on balls were numerous.
White PLAYED poorly on third. The home club
scored twice in the first inning on hits by Wood,
Fogarty and Irwin; three in the third by singles
on Fogarty and Irwin, double by Daily and a
tumble by Rowe and three in the fifth two bases
on balls, a hit by Wood and errors by Bennett
and White The Detroits made FIVE in the sec
ond, on singles by Thompson, Rowe, Hanon
and White double by Richardson. and wild
throws by Irwin and Mcclure. The two in the
fifth were made by. bases on balls. a wild pitch
and a single by White Mulvev was injured In
the second inning, and Daily took his place.
Score
Detroit. o O OF
Earned Philadelphia, 5; Detroit. g. Two
base hit-Daily. l; Richardson, 2. Passed
balls-McGulre; /; Bennett, l. Wild pitch
Casey, /. First base bas-Off Casey 6; off
Smith, 9. First base hits-Philadelphia. 8; De
troit. 8. Errors-Philadelphia 6; Detroit. 16.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-Fourteen hits, with a
total of seventeen bases, was the tune to which
the Cowboys batted Shaw to-day earning five
runs, playing an excellent game In the field, and
defeating the Washington club rather easily
The feature of the game was a catch by Don
nelly of a hard hit by Hines. Score:
K Kansas oityS 2 Q 9 ooo 0-6
Two base hit-Rowe. Three-base hit-Gilligan.
Base hits-Kansas City, IA; Washington, L. Err
rors-Kansas City. A. Washington, g.
BosroN Aug. AT the end of the ninth in
ming, to day, the Boston st. Louis game was s
| to g. The ST Louis club was anxious to catch
a train, and Umpire Eagan contrary to the
rules of the game. declared the game drawn.
| The decision was strongly condemned. and the
Bostons entered a protest. The game was de-
! void of any brilliant plays Sremmeyer did
| fne work for the Bostons, while Wise, Morrill,
and Burdock led the batting. st. Louis outside
/ of their battery, made bat three errors. Glass
| cock and McKinnon put 10 good work. Cunning
split his finger in the eighth, and Daily relieved
him. Score
St. Louis d..-' O o O 4 @ 3 o-s
| Earned runs-Bostcn, 3: St Louis, q Two
base hits-Morrill Wise Three-base hit-Bur-
| dock Passed bas-Gunning. 3; Graves. /.
Wild ptches-Stemmeyer 4; Kirby, g. First
base on balls-Boston. 6; ST. Louis, 2 Base
hits-Boston 10; St Louis, IL. Errors-Boston.
/ IL; St Louis. 16
CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 3.-The Cincinnatis sig
nalized their return from the East by defeating
| the Baitimores. Jones's two three-base hits
| yielded the home club four runs; otherwise they
| would have lost through loose fielding. Jones
and Powell made splendid running catches, and
SCOTS double play was the feature of the Balti-
| more fielding. Score:
| Cincinnati .......-...2 o o o 8 A-6
| Baltimore. o o o O 0-5
| Earned runs-Cincinnati 5. Two-base hit
Dolan Three base hits-Jones 2 Passed ball
| --Dolan. Wild pitches-Mulane. q First base
on balls-Of Mullane. 3; of McGirnis, 3. Base
hits-Cincnnati, 7; Baltimore, 7. Errors-Cin-
cinnati, z; Baltimore, ].
ST. LOUIS, Aug. Notwithstanding the
threatening weather, fully 5000 persons were at
| Sportsmen's Park to greet the champions on
their return home The Browns had on their
batting clothes, and pounded Lynch all over the
| lot, Latham, Gleason and Comiskey especially
| doing fine work with the willow Beautiful
double plays by Latham, Robinson and Com