The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-13
TORONTO AGAIN DEFEATED
A Game EnIiyened by Four Home Runs
and Hard Batting of the Home Team.
Con Dealey,s Lately of Boston, Signs with In
dianapoIis- Bogart, the New First Base
man. Is Very Sick-Base- Ball Notes.

The Indianapolis players secured but nine
base-hits of of pitcher Shepherd, of the To-
rontos, yesterday, but they were for total Of
twenty-five bases, and yielded six earned runs
OF the nine hits, but three were for single
base. The ball was sent over the fence four
times, Denney. Bassett ana Seery. OF the home
team, and Mclaughlin, of the visitors, being
the ones who accomplished the feat. McLaugh-
Inns bit barely got over, as it struck the top of
the fence. Bassett's and McLaughlins drives
were made with runner the bases. Toronto's
fielding was rather ragged. Rickley
and Mclaughlin being off. The
latter made neat catch in the
second inning. when he pulled down liner from
Seerys bat. Kearns made great catch in the
third inning when he almost to the line
from the plate to first base and captured a fly.
The wind, which was blowing very strong had
carried the ball out of its ordinary course.
Shepherd showed considerable adeptness at
watching the bases. as he caught Paul Hines
mapping twice, and kept the other men on the
close lookout. Thayer also did some accurate
throwing down to second. The feature of the
home teams work, outside of the batting. was
Myerss catching, which was superb Heaiy
only let himself out occasionally after the first
three innings. He struck out eight men during
the game In the seventh innlng the same IN
which McLaughlp made home run, sending
man in before him, he struck out the SIDE He
also got down to work in the ninth, when
Toronto players were on second and third before
out. Healy struck out the t.o re-
naming batsmen. and one of the runners was
caught at the plate by good throws the part
of Myers and GlaSscock.
Neither side scored in the first inning, but in
the second Denny sent the ball over the fence
starting the mania for home runs. In the
fourth Shomberg made his second three-base
hit Of the seasou-he having been the only
player to score such hits-And came 10 on Den
nv's long fly TO center. Healy caught a slow
curve the end of his bat in the sixth, and
sent it against the left field fence, making two
bases Hines hit over Decker's head also for
two bases and the pitcher scored. Ripley
dropped ShombergS fly after GlaSscock had
gone out, and Seery reached first a tumble
by Ripley after Denny had gone ont. These,
with wild pitch and Esterbrook's hit, brought
in three more runs. The crowd became en-
thueiastic for the first time in the eighth. when
SeerY and Bassett ade home runs. and single
by Estefbrook being sand Wiched between them,
three runs resulted. Healy reached first on
Ripley's third error in the last inning, went to
second sacrifice, to third on wild pitch.
and home on another sacrifice.
The visitors first run made in the fifth,
when Rickley made two Dagger. Meyers threwto
second to catch him mapping and he ran toward
third. Denny then muffed Bassetts throw. and
the ball rolling some distance away, Rickley
scored. In the seventh Decker's single and Alc-
Laughns home run gave the Canadians two
more, and in the eighth Bark's two-bagger and
Connors fine base hit to center gave them their
last run.
Healy did not pitch with great deal of effort,
save when men were on bases, although he
ployed considerable speed all the time 1t was
noticed that right handed batters did not at
tempt to hit the ball squarely, but merely en-
deayored to touch il off into right field, while
left.handed hitters batted toward left field.
Hsaly showed good control of the ball, and, al
together. encouraged his friends not little.
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