The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-12
THEY COULDN'T HIT DAILY
Indianapolis Loses Game to Washing
ton Because of Weak Batting.
Shrsss Is Batted Hard but Receives Good Sup
port. Except in the Last Inning Detroit,
- Boston and Cincinnati Win.

1.o uAooi so'u'ies VI oase- Dali were strtk1ngiy
Illustrated In yesterdays game. For eight inn
ings the visitors batted Shreevs in such man.
nsr that it seemed only question Of time when
they would pound the game out Of him, but he
was all the while receiving magnificent support
in the field. In the ninth. however when the
score had been tied, the little fellows got down
TO work. and the men who had been batting him
hard all through the game could do nothin e
with him, but at this critical period the fielding
turned to bad, and two wretched errors, fol-
lowed hy scratch hit, lost the game
With the visitors it was just the reverse
Daily pitched the best-or at least the mosr
efeetive-game that has been seen here this
year. Not only did the home team make no
more than three hits but its batting was of the
feeblest order, there being many innings in
which it failed to get the ball outside of the
diamond, while it 1T no time hit hard. Yet
Daily was given the most slovenly support durt
ing the first part of the game. the home team
more than touched. aud before a single hit had
been made. In The last part of the game. how
ever, the visitors picked mp in the field, and,
Dailys good work continuing, the home batters
were unable to Go anything more than secure q
run in the eighth inning. The visitors really
deserved the game on account of
Dsilys good work and by reason of their
good hitting. but it was hard game to lose, con-
sidering the good lead the home team got. and
especially considering the fact that Shrsve was
Ia the box. The public was counting confident
~ on winning the games from Washington in
which Boyle and Shreye pitched. and were
reasonably hopeful that Moffett and Healy might
also be successful. The sole trouble
with Shrevs yesterday was want
OF control Of the ball With nearly every bat
ter he would have three called balls before there
were any strikes, and he would have to put nice
ones over in order TO save himself Neverthe-
less he did well at critical moments aud had
not Myers failed 70 cover third in the eighth
and Esterbrook gone to pieces IN the ninth the
game would still have been saved.
The Washington helders gave Daily poor sup
port in the first inning. After Hines had taken
his base on balls, Myers gave his namesake on
the visiting team an easy chance. but he let the
ball roll by and then Donnelly failed to stop
Shocks throw. Hines scoring and Myers reach
ing third. whence ne came in on Seery's long fly
to left Hoy, the first Washington batter, also
got base on balls, and on Shocks slashing sim
gle to right went to third. Shock tried to steal
second, and was thrown out in great style by
Buckley, Hoy in the meantime holding very
warmly to third base. He scored, however, on
Wilmot's single.
In the second the home team again got two
plate, he was presented with handsome bou-
quet He responded by clever drive TO left,
which Wilmot muffed. McGeachy hit down to
Donnelly. who made . bad error, both runners
end and third. and then Shreve hit a
little one in front Of the plate.
Murray picked up the ball and threw Shrevs out
and 1T sss es ss
burn Of the ball. Daily WAS backing mp the
catcher and stopped the throw, but McGeachy.
who had been coming from second like q race
horse. sided across the plate while Murray was
was pretty exhibition Of running.
There were no more runs until the sixth, when
the visitors batted hard enough to make several,
but only secured one. Shock and Wilmot made
doubles, the former scoring. and OBrien made
pretty single. Al Myers sent q long fly to left,
which Seery caught, and then, by the finest
throw seen on the home grounds this year,
caught Wilmot at the plate. Irwin got .
base on balls but Murray was thrown out by
sBassett In the next inning Shreve gave Shock
q base balls and Wilmot hit safely. O'Brien
hit sharply 20 short, but Denny got the ball.
Had Myers been third base Shock would cas-
feet away, and as Denny threw the ball
rather to one side he dropped the ball, and the
bases were full. with no one out. Then Myers
made timely two-bageer. clearing the bases and
tying the score.
In the next inning Daily hit an easy one to
Shreve, who threw to first, but Esterbrook
mufed the ball Shock hit to Bassett, who
threw to Denny on second. and the crowd was
Just getting ready to shout over double play
when Esterbrook again made muf, this time
of Dennys throw. Esterbrook's muff was not
the worst part Of the play, for
he failed to hurry after the ball. and Shock
reached second, whereas Esterbrook could easily
have cut him of had be played as he should
have done. Wilmot's sacrifice sent Shock 20
third There were two outs and OBrien bad
two strikes when he got ball on the very tip
end Of his bat and he lifted 1t just oyer short
field. Il was clear case Of scratch hit, but
it won the game The score was: