The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-27
DEFEATED THE DETROITS
The Crippled Indianapolis Team De-
feats the Worlds Champions.
Great Work by shreve. Denny and Buckley
Detroit Again To-day-0ther
Games Yesterday.


- he looked at the score card and saw that
neither Glasscock nor Hines was 70 play, re-
marked: eve might as we'll lean back in our
Beats and prepare to enjoy this game without
regard to the result" The Detroit team, the
ytrongest aggregation OF ball-payers ia the
world, had out its best players, with Bennett
and Getzein in the points. The result howey-
pr, illustrated uncertain the sport is, and
instead Of defeat the home team achieved q
most decisive victory. It was great day for
the friends of the club, the victory being ell the
more welcome because it was unexpected The
result should not be attributed to any one man
in the team. for nearly every one did more or
less excellent work. The chief praise, however
Is due Shreve. Not only did he pitch with
marked effectiveness, but his field
ing in and around the box was
truly wonderful He captured one line drive
from the bat of hitter like Richardson,
and time and again either stopped drives out
right or changed the course of the bali. in such
q way that the in-felders finished the play. In
this latter connection Denny also did some
phenomenal work. making running stops of the
ball and throwing it without waiting to
setraghten up 1t was also Shomberg's day on
in right field, and he saved several runs. In adj
dition to participating in double play in the
first inning. he threw runner out at the plate
In the fifth who was trying to score from Sec
Dnd on base hit to right. Both these throws
were very accurate In center field Moffet had
one muff to his credit, but it was an ugly, curv-
ing fly which would have fooled many an old
eIme Ont-felder; TO Offset this Moffes made two
great catches. taking drive from Getzelns bat
almost of of the center-f field fence. At the
bat also be showed that he was anxious to play
sOr his side and not for himself. by making sac
riace hits Two of these came In very timely.
Buckley came in for the greatest share of aD-
plause from the crowd because of his remarka-
BILE batting. He made three siashing line drives
two of which would have been good for home
runs on many grounds. The spectators We're so
enthusiastic that they cheered him the last
time he came to the bat He also did perfect
work behind the bat. having nothing that
approached passed ball, and throwing to
bases like shot. He cut short in the
sixth by throwing out lively Ed Hanlon at Sec
ond base, and came near catching two or three
runners mapping the bases There is no
question about Buckleys ability to play the
best kind of base ball. Nearly all of the visit
prs did little loose 1eld work, with the excep-
zion Of White and Haulon. the former of whom
played very sharply in tue field. CANCEL was
placed at short in the place Of Sehiebeck, in or
der to strengthen the batting of the team, and
had but two chances. which he divided evenly
with the base-runner.
The game started off dscouragingly, Richard
son getting first excusable by
Denny. But when Brouthers sent a fly to
right which Shomberg captured near the fence
and returned to the infeld in time to put out
Richardson, who tried TO run TO second after
the ball was caught. it looked like the danger
was past, but followed, nevertheless,
Thompson got base on balls, went to third
Whites hit, and came in a wild pitch.
Indianapolis tied the score in the second, when
Denny opened with a two-bagger to center,
went to third on Seerys sacrifice but was put
out trying score Esterbrooks grounder TO
White. Esterbrook got to second, however, on
Richardson's error and scored Bassetts fine
base hit to center Detroit again captured the
lead In the third. but it was remarkably steady
fielding which prevented several ruDs in
stead of one. Richardson began the
-Shreve He threw out his hands. and. the ball
stuck to them. Brouthers got base on balls,
and Thompson and White followed with hits,
but Brouthers held third. Twitchell
sent Brouthers in by sacrifice, but tho other
two left by Hanlou's grounder to
Denny. Matters remained in this way until
the fifth, when the home team captured
the lead and held it throughout
Shreve began with o pretty single to
center stole second, went to third, and scored
Buckeyes two-bagger to the laft-feld fence.
The latter came all the way home. while Brouth-
and Getzsin were intellectually trying TO field
team had matters much IT'S way. Denny
scored in the sixth two-bagRsrs by himself
aud Seery. Buckley came in in the seventh on
his terrific two Dagger to center, Moffet's second
sacrifice and Myerss single. Dennys
two Dagger and ThompsoD's error gave
the run in the eighth, and in the ninth Shom-
berg sent liner over the left field fence, send
ing in before him Moffet who had got base on
balls The Detroits last run made in the
eighth. when Bennett sent the ball far over the
left field fence for home run. The score was: