The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-09
4 WELL CONTESTED GAME
TheIndianapolis Team Compels the New
York Giants TO Do Their Best to Win.
Exciting Plays and Close Scoring Please .
Large Crowd-The Last Game Of the
Series To-Dsy-Base-Bal Notes.


most exciting games Yesterday that has oc-
cured on the local grounds this season At no
time after the second inning was either club
more than one run ahead. and inasmuch - both
pitchers were being batted rather freely 1t may
be inferred that the fielding was sharp. 1t
Was one Of those games which keep
an audience almost continually applsudinR.
The home team batted in some hard luck, but
the game, all In all, was won on its merits. the
deciding run being home-run drive by the
brilliant outfeldsr, young Herman The day
was pleasant, although threatening rain, and
about 1,50O people saw the game. Rain fell
within fifteen minutes after the close Of tho
contest
After one out in the first inning. Myers made
. lucky hit over Richardson. He ran down to
second. The ball was there before him, but the
runner collided heavily with the bassman tRich-
ardsonl. who dropped the ball Denny sen. him
home with . pretty hit to center. and the ball.
which was returned to the plate by Slattery, hit
Myers and rolled to the grand stand, Denny
reaching third, whence he scored on Sesry's
two-bagger. The latter stole third, which
proved good play. as Bassett's long fly to Gore
sent him home, Notwithstanding the out
felder's excellent throw. This gave the
home team handsome lead of three runs, and
then Mofst went in to try his hand for the frat
time this season against League batters. Gore
few out to Seery, but Herman. as usual, made
o two-bsRgsr, and Ward got in one Of his favor
its. hunt hits Ewines fly to center scored Tier
mar. Ward stole second, and Common got base
on balls, and the two then stole third and sec
ond, but Slatterlys out 1t first left them
there. The home team batted In hard
luck in the second. After McGeachy had
gone out on . hard drive to Ewing.
Moffst made hit to left. Buckley struck out
and then Hines also got in Q bit, but Myers's
hard drive went right at Conner. In the last
half or the inning Murphy got in lucky hit
after one out and went TO second on . sacrifice.
Gore got base on balls. and the dreadful Tier
by Bassetts assist
In the second Moffet did not do so we'll. send
ing Ward. the first batter. to first Buckley
made . brilliant catch of Ewing's foul-tip. bus
Connor's hit to center and in Denny's muf Of
the throw-in the runners reached third and
second. Ward scored on Slsttery's single, but
an attempt to catch Sattery in stealing second
resulted in Conner crossing the plate in safety,
which tied the score
Hines in the fifth got hit to center Buckley
having been retired by good foul catch Of Con-
nor's, and Myers was bit between the shoulders
by pitched ball. Denny, however, fouled out,
and Seery struck out In the last half OF the
inning Common spoiled the tie by q home-run
drive across Tennessee street, and the score re-
manned at to until the eighth inning, al
though in the next inning Esterbrook drove the
ball TO the left field fence. but was put out at
second by Slattery's beautiful throw. In the
seventh inning. also. after one ont. Buckley
and Hines made pretty singles, but Myers flew
out. and Denny struck out
No one covered first on . little In field hit
which Eeterbrook was compelled to 60 after,
thrown out at second, however. After Herman
had fouled out, Ward was given life by an ex-
cussbge error of Bassetts, after which Ewing
was hit by pitched ball Buckley. by quick
throw caught Ward OF second, but the lively
short-stop got to third. Denny. however. would
have caught Ewing of first had Esterbrook been
on bis base
The eighth proved an of inning for the New
York felders, who permitted the homo team to
score two unearned runs and take the lead. to
the great delight Of the crowd After one out,
Bassstt raised high fly TO left center which
Gore. by good running got under but dropped,
Bnssett reaching second. Esterbrook hit to Ward,
who threw low in attempting 70 catch Bassets
stealing to second moment later McGeachy's
grounder was fumbled slightly by Richardson,
Bassett scoring. but McGeachy was thrown out
at first Then Moffstt drove long fly to right
center which Herman muffed on the run, and
Esterbrook scored Buckley ended the inning
by fouling out
The visitors. however, Immediately overeams
this advantage. Slattery reached first on My
erss muff of his liner, stole second, went to
third on Richardson's drive TO far short, and
scored on Murphy's fly to center. Richardson
stole second, went to third on Murphys fly, and
scored on Titcomb's sacrifice.
Hines opened the ninth with . drive into the
extrems center corner of the grounds, and max
T. - a - k~.s -
for his side by making a brilliant catch Of
Myers's fly. Hines was then caught between
third and home on Denny's grounder. and run
down, Denny reaching second. whence he scored
on Seerys two-baeger. Bassett left the latter by
. Rrounder to Richardson. Then Herman put an
end to the game by terrific drive over the
rightfeld fence far down in center. settling the
contest Following Is the score: