The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-03
BEATEN AGAIN BY CHICAGO
The indianapolis Players Kindly Pre-
sent Arson with Another Game.
The ln-Field Bungles Badly In the Beginning,
and Brilliant Play Later Fails to Make
Good the Losses-Shombsrg Injured.


Special to tbs Indisnasolis Journal
CHICAGO, May Manager Spence wore Q
bitter look as he held umbrellas over his head
IN ore of President Sp,ldings boxes, to-day,
and eazed down upon the diamond, where In
diauapolis was losing another game TO Chicago.
It was . clear gift on the partof Captain Den
nys team, and Arson is, Of course. thankful
shower which fell just az Valentine called play
delayed the first inning about ten minutes and
made the soggy earth worse evon than yss;sr-
day. Rain also fell during the second and third
innings. but the sun shone promisinely
every now and then, and the game
continued without interruption. Il was
during the first three innings that
the game was lost The Indianapolis in-feld
gave a second exhibition Of brilliant fumbling
and wild throws, until four runs were scored.
Then, too late to avail anything. the team settled
down to good balLplsying for ak innings, and
finished like o race-horse. The disposition on
che part Of q portion Of the audience to abuse
Esterbrook was much less marked than on yes
terday. His work was appreciated. and from
the applause given him when he put out Arson
in the third inning. it would seem be had sew
-eral friends present Valentine gave Chi
Saso t1o peSb Oh IL, Gaining DoyIes
eroundsr over the third base a foul,
| in the fifth inning, when IL was clearly . fair
ball. The accident that befell Shombere. that
excellent all-arouud ball-player. when he Sc
verely strained his ankle in aiding to second
base, in the first inning. seemed to discourage
the team. He was unable to walk. and Denny
and Myers, making basket of their arms. car
ried him TO the Chicago dressing -rosm, where
surgeon examined his injuries and pronounced
him unit for duty. atleast for ten days to come.
Chicago scored twice 10 the first inning on two
errors, two stolen bases, two short hits
and passed ball In the next
inning. Daily, who took Shomberg's place.
for some foolish reason held Ryan's bit until
Flint could score from first base. A single o
stolen base and two outs In the third inning
gave the Chicagoes their only earned run A
base hit, passed ball and two outs counted for
run 10 the last innine. Seerys hit, steal Of
second and an error accounts for the Indianap-
oils run 10 the second inning Young Krock
WAS not bit safely again until the last insine.
when . single and triple by Myers and Denny.
oils two wsll-sarned runs. s
Both pitchers did magnificent work. Krock
was hit safely in but six innings, and Boyle
would have come very nearly shutting the home
team out had his support been better. Tho vis-
itors, although they made one less hit than the
Chicagoes, earned two runs TO one earned by the
home team. Pfsffer, Arson and Ryan did some
pretsy fielding for the Chicagoes, and Hines,
Denny and Buckley for the Indianapolis Club.
The threatening weather AGAIN cut down the A.
tendance, which numbered about g 600 Shreve
and Baldwin will probably be the pitchers to-
morrow. Following is the score: