The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-24
THEY ARE WEAK AT THE BAT
Indianapolis Loses the Third Game to
BOston's Sluggers on Account of 1t.
Chicago Defeats Philadslphis, and Detroit
and Washington Win from New York and
Pissburg-Ths Home Clubs Departure.

The Bostons, who were so completely Ia
Boyleis power on Monday, had no trouble In
batting him yesterday. as three earned runs IN
the frat hiring testify. Outside of the safe
kiss made by them. they did some bard hitting
to the out field and in-feld. Three of their hits.
howsver-thoss in the third inning
were accidents The home team,
on the other hand, again disappointed
their admirers by their weak batting Consider
ing the fact that Denny sent in four runs By his
splendid homs-run drives over the fence. the re-
maindsr Of the team should have easily batted
victory out Of Conway, but they did not do IL
IL was Simply al exhibition Of weak batting. on
their part. and nothing else, Notwithstanding
they had no little hard luck in sending
drives right into feldsrs hands.
Kelieys coaching behind the bat
was what made Conway effective. and the $4,000
"beauty made amateurs OF most OF the home
batsmsa. The result was the most disappoint-
ing OF any game this year, inasmuch Is the
homo team should have won it easily.
In addition to the good batting. there was
plenty Df good fielding. The right and
center felders OF both clubs did ex-
ceptionally good work, but McGsAehy car
RED OF the honors. His fine throw
ing ability enabled him TO participate in two
double plays. Nash at third again played an
exceptional game. BE never before played the
game that he has in the series just closed 10 this
city. Bassett, Myers and Kelley also played
good fsldir q games. Denny. however. deserves
the greatest credit of any mau in either team.
he seat the ball far over the left field fence on
two occasions. and scored q man in front OF him
on each occasion.
They began upon Boyle in the first inning.
when they batted out three runs and practically
ended the contest Kelly began with q two
Dagger to the fence and added to the trouble by
stealing third base. He scored on Nash's single,
and she latter went 20 second on Morriils sacri-
fee. whence he came in on Hornungs tvo-bag-
ger. Even johnson was abba to get a two-oag-
ger of Boyle, and Hornung scored the third
run. In the third inuing the homo team got two
runs by means Of Burdock's error. which gave
Glasscock . life. and by Dennys home-run drive
over the left field fence. This in
and Sesry made a bit, but Kelly
virtually saved the game for his team then and
there by q fine throw to second, which put out
Seery, who was trying to steal. That Conway
the fact that he hit the next batter (Bassett)
with q pitched ball.
The visitors secured q run in the last half of
this inning on beggarly scratch hits. and again
blamed for it Wise. who is a right field hitter.
got the bali on the end of his bat, and 1t bounded
just out OF Dsnny's reach. Nash popped up .
ny which dropped safe Just out or the roach OF
Doth bassett and mcdeacny, ana dornung
did precisely the same thing. with the exception
that bis fly fell safe in short center. The only
enc Of the Bostons who got square rap at the
ball in this inning was Johnson. who sent q
liner out 70 McGeachy. The latter caught it
and threw . runner out at the plate. effecting .
double play OF the only drive which did credit
80 the batter. But such is luck in base ball!
In the fifth the homs teams chances looked
bright Boyle. the first batter, was given a life
by Wise's error. The good batters were to fol-
low. and runs were almost q certainty,
but Illness fine line drive went right into
Browns hands, and Glasscock's sharp grounder
to Wise gave the latter q chance for q double
play, which he accepted. In the fifth the Bos-
tons secured q run by good batting. Wise
started with q two-bseger, and the next two bat
tsrs sent him In with sacrifices. In the seventh
Esterbrook opened with . scratch hit. but Bias
sett sent . liner into Johnson's hands at center
field Myers made . nice hit Co right. sending
Estsrbrook TO third. but when Myers attempted
TO steal socond Esterbrook stood on third and
watched the Bostons throw him out
Hines led OF In the eighth with a single, and
after Glasscock had fouled out Denny again
Knocked the ball over the left field fence, but
the batters following went out. Esterbrook be-
gun the ninth with liner which almost knocked
Nash of Of his feet. but he clung to 1t. and it
was then no trouble to retire the next two bat
tsrs. The score was: