The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-12
PLENTY OF HARD HITTING
Four Home-Runs and Good Fielding in
Yesterdays Game with the Torontos.
Detroit Again Defeats Cincinnati, but An
sons Team Is Beaten By the st. Louis
BFOwns-Another Local Game To-Day.

About 500 peopls cav yesterdays game at
Athletic Park, which was decidedly the best Of
che three that have been played there this sea
son. Equally brilliant fielding and batting
marked the contest Both teams felded ex-
sellantly throughout and the home club batted
savaeeiy this frat half OF the game, while the
visitors did the the closing innings.
Moffet pitched very effectively for six innings,
but Burk's rather lucky home in that inning
,ither took some of the energy out of the
Wheeling pitcher or buoyed up the spirits of
the TorOntos, for the lattsr hammered him hard
throughout the last three innings
A young man named Lally occupied the
pitchers box for the Torontos when the game
began. but he hardly fulfilled the expectations
created by his name He sent the balls circling
over and around the plate so slowly that il
looked as if he had tight string attached 70
them. Glasscock and Seery waited calmly till
the ball got ia front Of them in the first inning
and then they knocked it over the fence. Mr.
Laly gave way at the conclusion of the third
inning to Atkinson, the sallow-faced pitcher,
who bad been alternately released and
xe-engaged every month by the
Athletic club for the past few seasons. until in
the middle of last year. when he disappeared
from that eluD altogether Atkinson made up
for the lack of speed Leily displayed. and sue
ceeded IN knocking out Oldheld IN one inning,
the latter giving way to Decker Decker
better backstop than his predecessor bnt could
not throw TO bases. Atkinson pitched rather
effectively, but was somewhat Wild being
pitcher who has little regard for his catcher.
Myers catching was great feature of the
home teams work He did spiendidly behind
the bat. making two beautiful throws to second
base. The feature of the gamo stop by
Bassett in the sixth inning of drive from
Kearn's bat. II was great deal like Dennys
stop Friday, ne gathered the ball off the
ground with one hand while the run. Bas-
Bett's work was clever throughout, as was that
OF Glasscock and Hines. In the. eighth inning
Hines pnt pair OF smoked glasses and went
into right field Shomberg going to
center. Hines wore these last year
and found that they guarded his
eyes from the sun. It is possible the men will
change positions hereafter. Shomberg had
missed fly in the seventh on account of the
sun, and the mishap cost two runs Hines
with his goggles on, caught q nice fly IN the
eighth. Glasscock, Esterbrook and Seery did
some great hitting The first named made
home run and two doubles out of his first three
times at the bat. For the visitors, little Burk
did the best hitting, and also showed himself
clever fielder. The infelders also did some rat
1linR work, Mclaughlin and Kearns in par
Eicuar.
In the first inning Hines was given base on
balls, and Glasscock then knocked the ball, for
the first time, over the eft-feld fence, sending
in Hines before him. Shomberg followed mp
with a single, but he and Denny were doubled
M the lattef's grouuder to the lively Kearns.
Eeery then hit the ball into Tennessee streeF,
making the second home run OF the inning.
Esterbrook hit in the same direction for two
bases and Lally got a base on balls, but Myers
gave kearns a chance, and the side was out At
the end of the third inning the Toroutos
requested permission to put In another pitcher.
and Manager Spence consented. Myers opened
on Atkinson with grounder to right, which
KearDs failed to get The second basemen
deemed himself moment later by the admir-
able way iD which he pulled down Oldfelds
high throw and touched out Myers, who thought
he had stolen the base in safety. Moffett. how
ever, captured a base balls and Travelled to
third Oh Illness board breaking two-baeger to
left GIasscock sent them both in with two
Dagger to right center, and came TO plate on
an error by HartDett and passed BALL
The home clubs score remained at Six until
the visitors had gotten four runs in the sixth
and seventh innings. Then in the eighth Seery
made what proved to be the winning run. He
opened with clever single stole second went
to third on Decker's effcrt to catch him mapping,
spd home on Atkissons wild pitch. The visit
ore made runs until the sixth. Then, after
two outs, Old6eld got base on balls. and Burke
hit to right center. The ball dropped between
the and old fences, and permitted both
men to In the next inning Hartwell got
fly to Shomberg who failed to get it
on account of the Rickley's
two Dagger sent Hartnell home. and McLaugh-
liz scored on a sacrifice. In the eighth Connor,
VINO had previously struck out twice. sent the
ball over the right-feld fence. The ninth was
M inning Of excitement. Hartnell opened with
fine two-bagger, and Mclaughlin got base
On balls. Myers took foul sip from Pickley,
and Atkinson struck out Myers then threw
ping, although Esterbrook aid not make a very
good effort to get the ball, and Hartnell scored
Kearns ended the trouble by lively Rrounder
20 GlasScock. Following ia the score: