Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-18

HOW INDIANAPOLIS WON RkON THE sRNAToRs-fH1
CHAMPIONSHIP KAcK-rHR RECORD OF THE WEI
NOTES AND COMMENTS on THE aAxs--ANoNa THE
PLAYERS.
The Statesmen lost the game to the Hoosiers
yesterday, score IL to T. through the poor work Of
Fuller and Shoch at short. whitney and Mack
and Boyle and Myers were the batteries. Both
were hit rather lively at times but had Whitney
been given proper support, he would have gained
an easy victory over the visitors The home team
began the run-getting in the first inning. After
one man was out Wilmot reached nrst on Schoe-
neck's error and stole second, but was put out at
third on Myers hit TO short Daily then brought
Myers In by q hard safe drive to center, which
scored % on Gia Ia bad throw Of oBrien's
liner. In the visitors half GlasScock hit safely
and stole second, but was caught mapping and
play. the next TWO ' men were retired on fies
When Connie Mack stepped to the plate to start
silver sery,cs NC in "I the psme OF number Of his
friends who admire the steady, conscientious work
he mas been doing this season. The tall man was
very much surprised and went back to work with
a broad SMILE when the rain came down In tor
| rents. In about 1ve minutes, however. the water
back on the field. After Mack and whitney had
gone out Fuller NIT for base and went 70 third
on WHO pitch but could not score, for Hoys ball
Old not go beyond the pitcher.
THEN CAME THE WATERLOO.
McGeachy, the first batter, went out at nrst on
an assist by Fuller. Denny drove one also at the
little man, which, to everybody's SURPRISE went
through him. Hines hit one In about the same
place. but Fuller fumbed that also. Schoeneck
then nit 10 Myers, who threw 10 O'Bren In time,
Dut Denny and Hines had gone ahead a base each.
Myers hit at the weak spot and again the ball
went through the little shortstop, Denny scoring.
Then hit by Boyle, another error by Fuller,
single by BaSsett and Seerys three-bagger brought
In nve more runs ten men coming 10 the bat be-
fore the side was finally retired with six scores TO
inning. For the next two innings neither side
scored, but In the nth the Senators made a couple
error and stole second. Myers was given first on
balls, but forced at second by Daily's hit to Glass
cock, Wilmot going to third. Then O'Brien made
mot and Daily scoring. The Hoosiers went out in
order in their hail. The Statesmen kept up the
on Mack's FulIers, and Wilnot's singles,
Hoy's three-oagger, and Schoeneck's error. The
visitors tied the score In their half by
hits and wimoIs bad throw. The seventh was
unproductive. Fuller, the IirsJ man 10 bat In the
eighth. was hit on the head by pitched ball and
MAD 10 retire, Shoch taking mis- place. After two
men had gone out Myers was hit on the elbow by
ball and took first. ShOch and Myers went
ahead base on a wild pitch, but neither scored,
as Daily tipped OUT with the score tied the visit
orS won the game in the last half OF the eighth by
means OF single hits by Hines, Myers, ana Glass
for Shoch'S errors the visitors could not have
scored The Senators could do nothing In the
ninth, and the game went 10 the HOLSTERS. Wash
lngton made h1Is and o errors and Indianapolis
~ hltS and errors.
OTHER GAMES.
Philadelphia defeated Pittsburg, 4 to o, by
harder batting. Staley and Miller and Sanders
and Schriver were the batteries. Philadelphia
made IL hits and errors, and Pittsburg hits
and errors
Other League games were prevented by rain.
AT ST. LouiS-BAltimOre 4, 81. Louis 3; eleven
innings AT Kansas City-Kansas City 2, Brooklyn4