The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-12
BOSTON'S COSTLY PLAYERS
The indianapolis Club Gets a Good Start
in the Series with MOrrill'S Team.
Disappointment in New York Over the Giants
Defeat in Observation-Disclosures Again Loses
-DetrOits Win from Philadelphia-NOtes.

s'Well. well" was the exclamation of o young
man last night as he stood 10 front of Myers's
cigar store, land Garrison and Kelly, too." He
was looking at the bulletin of the game between
Indianapolis and Boston, which was won by the
former, giving the local players still greater
prestige in the race with Washington in getting
away from the tsil-end position. AS Boston's
big-priced battery was in yesterday, many sup
posed the home club was contssting against
heavy odds, Whereas its players have both this
year and last batted Clarkson with more success
than almost any others in the League They
went at him pretty lively IN the
first portion of yesterdays game. and
obtained q lead sufficient to give them victory.
Shreve, who was in the box for the
boosters, was batted with some freedom right
along. bat kept his and never allowed
them to bunch many hits in an inning. He
seemed TO be bothered somewhat by weakness
in his arm, complaining Of IL during all the
last half Of the game. McGsachy. Glasscock
and Denny did some fne fielding behind him.
The frst-nAmed saved the game in the eighth,
when he threw Nash out at the plate, as he was
tying TO score from second on base hit to
eight Buckley started in to catch, but was
versly hurt br one Of Shreve's down-shoots in
the first thinning and had to give way to Myers.
This leaves the team with but one catcher in
condition. The Bostons put ND very fair
game. Kelly was little of in the fifth in
ming; had il been any other player the
thing would have been taken as ordinary oc-
currenee. but being Kelly, 1t was regarded as
something remarkable Joe Quinn, the new
second bsseman, played well at that base, show
ing himself an expert in the position he is
small. quick as q cat, and in every way fitted for
the place. Raw, the new short stop, Is also
very quick player, and made favorable impress
sion Johnston, the outfield star of the league,
signalized himself by long throw, a. well a. by
q long succession of hits Valentine did ell the
umpiring, and was conspicuously wrong on balls
and strikes, compared with his usual good work.
The home team again adopted the sensible
system OF sending the visitors to bat. john
ston, after he had two strikes, made two-bag-
ger to left. and Brown struck out Quinn
greeted with applause. and made little drive
over second. which enabled Johnston 70 cross
the plate. he, however. was caught mapping at
the first base Kelly got base on balls and
Nash was rstired by Bassett The home team
Immediately Offset this lead. Hines got base
on balls, and Clarkson put nice ball the
plate as starter for Denny. The latter battsd
1t far down in center field, Hines com
ing homo and Denny reaching third
on the effort TO catch his predecessor st the
plate. He scored on Seery's long fly to Brown.
No one reached . base in the second inning save
Scuoeucck, VINO was spared Dy nays 1um Die.
but was Immediately put out trying to steal
second. In the shird the Bostons tied the
score. Clarkson opened up with . two-bsgger.
Introducing the top batters to Shreve. John
stnu made single to left. but the 80 900 pitcher
did not attempt TO como IL, On the throw-in
Johnston reached second Quinn hit 10 Glass
cock, who threw Clarkson out at the plate and
the crowd breathed easier, but Myers made a
wild throw which enabled Johnston to score an
other run. Kelly struck out in this inning In
the last halt the Hoosiers again took the lead
and never relinouished it Shreve be-
gan with base on balls, but
second, which is of the weaknesses OF the
local players this year. He was thrown out. and
Hines followed with fly, which Brown dropped
Denny made another two-bagger but Hines
failed 10 an attempt to score on the hir. Seery,
however, msds a three-base drive, and Denny
scored, bat Bassett, usually the most reliable OF
Datters when a hit Is most needed, was called
out on strikes. In the fifth inning the local men
secured two more runs. Myers began with
base hit Shrsve hit to Clarkson, who threw to
second for q double play, but threw wild. and
both basters were safe Denny's sacrifice after
Hines had gone out, put the runners on second
and third. and q passed ball and wild throw by
Kelly allowed both OF them to score.
This won the game, although the visitors
erawled mp uncomfortably close. In the seventh
inning after one out, Morrill, hit q ball which
was bounding nicely toward Glasseock when il
met some obstruction and went over the short
stops head The mishsp came near losing the
local team the game. Myers threw TO first to
catch the runner mapping, but the sun was ia
Schoeneck's eyes and he did not see the ball
Morrill, reached second and scored on
Johnston's two-bagger after the latter should
have been called out on strikes. Brown also
made two-baReer ana Johnston scored. In the
eighth inning. after one out Nash got base on
balls and Ray and HornanR made singles, but
Nash was thrown out by McGeachy when he
tried 20 come in from second Morrill, gave
Myers q foul tip, and the game was saved. In
the ninth Johnston got hit after one out and
stole second. Brown few out to Glasseock, and
Quinn hit to Denny, who touched Johnston
Score: