The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-11
M0NBY SOME GOOD PLAYING
The Local Club Wins from New York
and Releases Its Grip on the Tail End.
Chicago Takes Third Game from BOston--A
Couple of 0ne-to-NOthing Scores at Pitts
burg-DetrOit Defeats Washington.

The Indianapolis club ACCOMPLISHED the
double feat yesterday Of defeating the League
leaders and jumping out OF the tail-end position.
1t did most OF it in the first inning Of the game.
For the hrst time In two years the club, on its
home grounds, sent the visitors first to bat. and
after IL had retired them in remarkably quick
order it went in and scored four runs. II made
no more during the game, but thanks to Burdick
and the felders behind him, it needed no more
The outlook was not the most cheerful when
the game began. Glasscock was absent from
the team, having had an attack Of malaria some
thing similar to the sickness which troubled
him SO long early in the spring. In his place at
short was Denny, so there was no danger OF
short field being neglected, but Buckley had to
30 to third. The big lead, however. may have
encouraged the boys, and they also had great
deal OF confidence in Burdick. It looked for
time as if the Giants were to receive their
second shut-out of the season, bat in tbs last
three innings the visitors made the proverbial
three runs which they have secured in every
one of their closing series here. Il was very
close finish, and worked the nerves Of the spec
tators mp to a very high pitch. 1t was easy
to see how anxious the home club was to win.
Even SO staid a player as Paul Hines threw his
cap into the air and threatened to turn SOM
ersault when. in the ninth inning, Schoeneck
made remarkable pickup Of Myers's very bad
throw and thus saved Ward from reaching frat
base. Schoensck cannot be too highly praised
Tor this great play, made at . critical moment
better catch of a thrown bail was never made
by first bsssmsn. The big fellow played
good fielding game ali the way through. and in
one inning surprised his opponents by stealing
second base on them. He now has better
stolen base record than one-fourth of the players
IN she League. Denny also did some fne work
at short, and Bassett at second. and the general
teld work OF the home team was excellent The
visitors also played good game, as they always
do, although Murphy showed lack OF acquaint-
ance with Keefes pitching. the latter being
handicapped somewhat no doubt In conse-
Qusnce.
No New Yorker reached base in the frat
inning Richardson and Conner hit hard raps,
but Bassetr and Denny were in the way. Then
the home club went in and In one inning made
as many runs as 1t made In both the previous
games. Hines began with hard hit, which
Richardson partly stopped Tut could not field.
and On Denny's fly. which dropped safe back OF
first base. he reached third Denny, moment
later, started TO steal second and when the
ing the plate in safety, inasmuch as the literary
short-stop dropped the throw. Seery worked
base on balls, and he aud Denny
made joint steal to the bases,
and 70 the delight of the spectators. Bassett
forced Denny out at the plate, but Daily came
60 the rescue with q line drive TO right field.
Tiernan started directly for the ball. aiming to
scoop it up with one hand, but he did not even
stop it or prevent 1t rolling to the fence, two
more men scoring and Daily reaching third.
whence he came In on q short passed ball, the
ball striking tbs umpire and enabling the run
ner. according to the rules, to advance base.
Schoeneck sfterward got base on balls. and
stole second, but died there. At this point the
home team stopped run-making and set out TO
keep the visitors from making any. This proved
difficult task In the second and third innings.
In the second Whitney made hit after one
but Bassett jumped MP and caught y Rourkes
liner. In the third Murphy was retired, but
keefe got in a scratch hit aud went 70 third on
Wards double He tried to score on Richard
sons Rroundor to Bsssett. but the excellent SEC
ond baseman spoiled his attempt Herman got
base on balls, which filed she bases aud
brought Conner TO bat, but be drove o fly up
among the clouds which came down and settled
In Schocneckis hands. Matters went along
pretty smoothly then until the seventh, al
though in the sixth very unfortunate circurn-
stance happened, in al injury to catcher Daily,
who was hit on the leg by a foul tip and hurt so
badly that he had to retire and may be disabled
for some days. Buckley went behind the bat and
Myers came the field and took third. In the
seventh inning the visitors made two runs on
singles by Slattery. Murphy and Ward, two
chance to save one OF the runs had he felded
Richardson's grounder. In the eighth, after
two outs, the troublesome Slattery hit down the
left foul line for two bases, and scored on
O'Rourke's liner, which Bassett jumped for and
came near reaching he had in the second inn
ing. In the ninth inning the crowd watched ap-
prehensively while Keefe, the frst batter. struck
out Then Ward hit to Myers, who threw about
three feet in front of first base, but Schoeneck
gathered Ia the ball and saved the game Rich
ardson snssked in bit over second base, an &C.
cident hit without any insurance upon it, but he
died at first base, As Denny caught Tiernan's ny
7 90 short left field. Score: