The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-21
LOST THROUGH BAD LUCK
AGame Finely Played by Both the Home
Team andthe Visitors from the Start.
Chicago Wins Twice from Washington, New
York Beats Detroit and Boston Shuts Out
Pittsburg-The Giants Have a Long Lead.

One Of the most brilliant games Of the season
was that at the ball park yesterday afternoon.
Each team played so well that it could have
scored a victory nineteen times out of twenty
against any club whatsoever, but a. usual in
cases where the playing is anything like evenly
divided the home club got the worst of the luck
and was beaten. Not only that, but 1t got the
worst of the umpiring. and IL deserves credit
for the showing it made. Yet the Philadelphia
player. played in beautiful style and it looks al
most unreasonable to begrudge them the victory.
They came on the field sttired in very handsome
suits-among the most handsome seen here this
year-and the animated manner In which they
conducted themselves from the very start
presaged victory to them. Considering the
crippled condition Of the home team, few of Its
friends had hope Of its scoring . victory,
and yet had not pure luck given the visitors q
run in the 6rss inning, and umpire
Daniels handed them q run on a platter in the
ninth they would not have won the game. brill
iantly as they played, for the home team played
still better, in the fsld, a. the bat, in the box,
behind the plate and everywhere. It was an
exceptional game and was worth more than two
ordinary games. II was the expsctiou Of many
OF those who went TO the park to see two games.
as It had been announced, but at . late hour the
local management abandoned that idea The
crowd was large, numbering over two thousand
people. and also quite enthusiastic at times, al
though the home club was playing against a lead
all the way through the game.
Although thu base-hit column was small. IL
was far from o battle Of pitchers Sanders, who
pitched such . phenomenal game against Chi
csgo 90 Tuesday, WAS in the bsx for Harry
Wrightis men and it was feared that he would be
invulneraole. He pitched finely. having terrific
speed and good control of the ball, bot the home
batsmen had their eve on the ball and they
pounded IL savagely all through the game. but IL
generally went right at q fielder, and frequently
made a nice bound just as is came TO him.. and
when it did not do that the fielder would make q
sharp play aud retire the batter. The visitors
also did considerable hard hitting at the felders
late IN the game but In the early portion they could
do little y n Shreve. The double umpire sys-
tenn was IN vogue, with Daniels calling balls
and strikes and Powers, o new one here, on the
bases. Daniels did Dot make many mistakes
but they were very p~alpaole, and every enc
against the home team. Powers called Glass
cock out &C first on one occasion when be should
given the home club the bene6tof q decision SO
close rs was that.
Foearty began the game with q miserable lit
tie scratch hit down In front OF the plate. 1t
was not . hunt hit. but q pure accident he
supplemented the play by q brilliant steal to
second base, went 70 third on Schoeneckis error
OF Woods grounder. which had no effect on the
game. as the hit would have been good for Q
sacrifice, and, after Wood was thrown out as
second, scored on q wild pitch. Farrar's base
hit earned The run. but it was due, after all, to
Fogartys scratch. No more runs were made
until the ninth. when FoRarty again scored. He
Wood made q nice hit to center, which cent the
star right-feIder TO second. Then Andrews foul
tipped so that almost everybody heard 1t, but
Daniels didn't, and be only said zone strike"
after which the batter made a sacrifice, which
put Fogsrty on third. Glasscock was then
watching the runner on second, and not
covering his usual position, which gave Farrar
q chaucs to put = slow grounder into his terri
tory. and he aid 1t, Fogarty scoring. The nome
club bad not yet scored. although it had appar-
emily had several good opportunities, but in the
ninth IL made a run and should have tied the
score Bsssett got 10 a hit. and Glasscock fol-
loved with = drive which Irwin knocked down
in short left field Having DO Chance to field
oct the runner he threw TO second and threw
wild. Fogarty picked up the ball and threw
stand. Bassstt scored, and Glasseoek could al
most have walked to third, ont. whether through
poor COACHING or excitement. he haltad on second,
and McGsschy's sacrifice which followed only
sent him Tn third instead Of home Schoeneck
was given a base on balls, as Sanders was not
acquainted with him. The big fellow was al
lowed 10 steal second rnmoles,ed. and q good
hit would have won the game, but Myers sent .
line fly into Fogarty's eager hand. Score: