The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-22
ON THE BALL FIELD.
The Home Team Again Defeated by the Chi
Cages.


Cages.
There is no manner of excuse for the defeat
sustained by Inc home team, yesterday, in its
second contest with the Chicagos. The cams
was presented to Indianapolis on platter in tho
first inning. but was returned with thanks, and
thereafter the Chicsgos did they pleased
Whenever indianapolis got within hail
ing distance the Chicagos would wake
up and pull away from them.
and at no time after the second inning
did the visitors act if they considered any ex-
ira exertion necessary. The first inning was
enough to demorazs any team that ever stepped
ball field, and the Chicago players could not
help smiling when the last Indianapolis batter
retired in that inning without run having been
scored. whereas three runs would have been
considered a very cheap compromise at one
period in the inning. It o clear
case of what the Boston people
call fragile dazzle with several men-
bers of the local club. When Esterbrook struck
out in the first inning leaving the bases full TO
OVERLOOKING, the Indianapolis club was just as
thoroughly defeated they would have been had
the score been 20 to o against them. Bassett
was aboutthe only player who was not half
frightened out of his shoes when facing Bald
win. and he came winning the game alone,
although George Myers contributed his share in
the first inning, when he came within foot Of
sending the ball the leftfeld fence
The afternoon was cloudy, and it threatened
rain. About $500 people saw the game, among
them number of ladies. All of the private
boxes were occupied. The game Was devoid
of any especial good features, with the excer-
ton of the two home-run drives and Myers's
two-bagger in the first inning. Healy and
Baldwin are pitchers of much the same stripe,
swift but inaccurate. They aim to be effective
through speed rather than strategy and both
are hard men for catchers to hold
account of their uncertain de-
livery. Baldwin showed bettsr
control of the ball than the Egyptian, but hard
ly had such great speed. The Chieagos punched
their hits and Indianapolis did the opposite.
Buckley did badly in the second inning, but the
remainder of the game caught finely. He had
some trouble in learning Healy's signs, which
accounted for his passed balls in the first part Of
the game. Buckley threw well TO bases. but
the long lead runners obtained enabled them to
steal bases against him.
The home team started off as if it was to have
a walk-over. Hines reached first William
sons error, and Myers. whose phenomenal work
of the previous day was fresh in the minds of
he stepped to the plate He KNOCKED the
ball against the wire netting over the
left-feld fence, lacking but foot of home
run. Hines was held at third, however This
opening was enough to encourage The puniest
batter who ever stepped to the plate, and the
Chicaeos were Just enough ratified to lose them
Solves HAu the nome CiuO 1oAOWcu up It's duNdIlb~
age. Baldwin gave Shomberg two pretty
balls but TOO nervous TO get another
the plate, and Shomberg
waited for base balls. This filed the
bases, and q hit was the only straw necessary
to brsak the Chicago cameFs back, but it never
came. Denny and Esterbrook struck out, and
Seery, who was creditably making effort to
sacrifice. sent short fly to left field.
The Chicagces came in smiling. Ryan, the
first batter. wanted to quarrel. because be
thought Healy trying to hit bim. Even il
he thought SO, Ryan could net have done more
foolish thing than he did in displaying temper at
Valentine because the latter would not immedi-
IL rsprimand the pitcher for the alleged ofenss.
After two outs Farrell got is base on an ile-
gal delivery By Healy, who stepped out of the
box; and then Arson, in strong contrast with
the work of the local batters . few moments
before, sent the runner in with two Dagger.
In the second inning Hsaly got . life on Days
error in dropping his. third strike, and went to
second on passed ball. Then Buckley. the
tail end batter. sent him in with pretty hit TO
right. In tks last half Chicago made three, on
RassetE's error. Days three Dagger, Ryans and
SullIvan's singles and wild pitch.
In the third, Pfeffer scored on q base on balls,
wild pitch, passed ball and sacrifice. In she
sixth inning Bassett another tail-end batter,
cent in three runs by his home-run drive over
made bit. and Seery had reached first on Ba.ld-
wins tumble.
George Myers led the nine in the next inning
He got basa on balls, stole second and scored
on Shombere's +wo-bagger. Sullivan pulled
Chicago out of the tie in the last half of the inn-
ing by terrific drive over the center-held fence;
and in the eighth Chicago ndded two more raus
Wiliiamson's single. Burus's three Dagger
and sacrifice The score was: