The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-05
WERE DETERMINED TO LOSE
Sixteen Fielding Errors and Three Base
Hits Of Worn-0ut Pitcher.
TheIndianapolis Club Throws Away Chance
for an Easy MISUNDERSTANDING Will
Join the Tpam-0ther Games.


6bscial TO the lndianapolis Journal.
New YoRK. June 2-To-days game Was .
struggle between pitchers for supremacy. Weld
man pitched his first game for the Giants. and
did better than his best friends believed him
capable Of doing. He held the visitors down to
three hits; Hines and Esterbrook made the
three. the deaf man getting two OF
them Weidman also folded his po-
sition finely, and he had good
support, Ewing catching him without an error.
There was nothing slow about Healy's pitching
Only four hits were mads--two by Conner and
one each by Richardson and Foster. Had Hesly
received decent support the HOLSTERS would
have won the game. Daily had terribly of
day. He couldn't have hit barn door with the
ball II he had tried, and Glasscoek and Bassett
were about as bad
The visitors were the frat to score. They did
1t in the second inning. They scored twice. and
and both runs were . clean gift Wsidman
commenced the work by hitting Glasscoek with
the ball; then McGsachy knocked an ordinary
erounder, on which Ward should have made q
double play, but he let tho ball 60 through hum,
and both men were safe. Glasscock went
to third, and on Fosters attempr TO throw
G!asscock out. McGeachy was enabled to 60 to
second; then Esterbrook made base hit. on
which Glasscock scored, and McGeachy also
came homo Esterbrook Was put out steal
ing second; Daily flied out TO Weld
man, and Healy fouled out TO Ewing. In
the fourth the Giants made run. Ewing got
first on five balls. He stole second py running
into Glasscock 90 hard that the latter dropped
h. hal ~ G.
second base and Ewing scored; Conner, aided BY
Daily's wide throw. stole second. Slastery flied
out to Dsnny. Richardson's out on
erounder to Esterbrook advanced
Connor to third: Foster had an
opportunity to tie the score by base hit, but
he couldn't make it. A ground ball to Basssts
reached him at first Neither side scored in
the fifth or sixth. but in the seventh. with five
errors and base hit. the New Workers made
two runs. and ~ 1t aftsrward proved. won the
game Slattsry hit to Denny aud retired at
first Richardson also hit to Denny;
this time. however, Jerry made wide
throw and Richardson was safe. Elmer Foster
wasn't expected to hit safe, he had batted 80
poorly this season, but he did the very thing no
one was looking for, although everybody wished
it-made q base hit. It was not an admirable
base hit in its swiftnsss or rapid in Its fight,
but IL was an undenisble base hit. 1t was q
lucky little fly ball. just back of first base, and
just low enough to give no one tine
to get under it IL was enough, though, and, as
1t turned out, really better than a line hit
Richardson went to third on IL, and on Bassetts
wild throw to Denny. Richardson kept on to
the plate and scored the run that tied the game.
Foster hit to second and stole third. being helped
therein by . short passed ball Hatfield
tipped himself out Weidman got his base on
balls; then he made q bluff 70 steal second, and
coaxed the ball to Glasscock. Weidman played
the points we'll. He ran far enough make
Glasscoek hold tho ball for him. and then darted
back toward frat base: meanwhile Foster was
coached home. This drew the ball. and as
Glasscock made poor throw, Foster scored the
winning run. The score: