The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-08
FULL OF BRILLIANT PLAYS
Yesterdays Six-Inning Game with New
York, Which the Home Club Won.
Philadelphia Wins from Piitsburg, but Will
Not Be Credited with Saturdays Victory
Over That Club-Notes.


aereay, between tns home club and New York,
threatening weather was responsible for the
small attendance. and. indeed. the interest
which was manifested in the weather after the
home team had obtained good lead early In the
game Was as great as is Was in the playing ITSELF
the spectators getting up every few mir1tss to
look At the clouds Rain stopped the game for
twenty-five minutes in the third inning. and
many were the expressions of disgust heard
during that tine at the prospect otIndianapolis
being robbed Of victory by shs rain This Was
only one Of the many incidents which made the
game Of exceptional interest, for it was charac-
tsrized By probably the greatest fielding feat
Sver performed on ball-feld, as well a. more
or less good work throughout
The infsld was ia rather bad condition when
the two teams came on the grounds. The soft
places around the home plate. a. well a. first
end third bases, were muddy and slippery, just
~ they were so often at the opening Of the sea
son, and the two clubs did not get to playing
until fifteen minutes after the regular time.
The zrass was also wet. which indicated bad
day for the pitchers, but Crane alone seemed to
suffer in consequences. Shrevs never pitched .
game in which be displayed such excellent
judgment, and, while he, received brilliant sup
port in the field. too much cannot be said Of bis
own work. With slippery ball to handle
throughout the entire six innings he managed to
hold the hard-hitting Giants down to six hits,
or one an inning on an average. One Of these
was for home run. and il proved the only one
the visitors secured. He was supported In
brilliant style by Buckley. Browns work be-
hind the bat was not quite 80 good, but he was
doubtless bothered by the vet ball
Hines opened the game by base on balls,
and on q passed ball went TO second; Myers
furnished sacrifice. and Denny sent him homo
with two-bagger. Another passed ball put
the captain on third base, and Seery sent him
In with clever sacrifice. Then came an inn
ing of a. brilliant fielding as was ever seen on q
ball nelc. Gore, the first New York batter.
cent . line fly over into Illness territory. The
veteran centsr-felder started to turn and run
after the bail. seeing that it was going far over
his head, but he did he clipped
scd fell, the mishap being greeted
with eroans Of disappoin.Tens by the
and started after the ball. He had not looked
g it after he had fallen, and no thought that
he still entertained any notion Of getting it. but
Suddenly. just as it was apparently sailing safe
u over his head. he stuck out his right hand.
No one yet suspected that be had the ball until
he stopped running and held mp the ball before
the astonished gaze Of spectators, umpire and
plsyers- He was running full speed at the time
he made the catch, and his back was turned
squarely to the ball The remarkable part of
the play was that his mishap in falling did not
serve TO guide him as to the course Of the ball
he wa beyond the driveway in center field when
be made the catch. OF course the play created
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the enthusiasts who witnessed it for some time
to come. Herman, the next batter. got base
hit-he usually does-and then Ward sent . fly
out TO right, after which Q fielder was seen 70
dart In . fashion that has not previously been
followed this season on these grounds By
great sprintins and accurately locating the drive.
the fielder made what looked an easy catch. Then
1t Was that many OF rhe spectators discovered for
the first time that it was McGeachy who was
out In that field and who was playing his first
game OF the season. The inning was not yet
over, however. and Shrevs raised the appre-
hensicn OF the crowd by sending the next two
men. Ewing and Common, TO first on balls and
hlline the bases, but ORourke's hard grounder
was finely stopped by Esterbrook.
Esterbrook got bit 10 the second inning. but
3one excellent pitching by Crane retired the
next three batters- In the last half OF the inn
ing Crane got base on balls. after two outs.
the audience. In the third Hines opened with
single and scored on DeDnys homerun drive
over the center held fence. Then. just 40 the
homo team seemed To get grip, the rain
came down and the umpire called the game. Il
had to rain a half hour however. according to the
rules, before the contest could Be finally called,
and il lacked Just four minutes Of that time when
the rain stopped, and the New Yorks, greatly
against their will. were compelled to come forth
and make an offors to save the game. They
saved . whitewssh. but not the game. In the
rhrd inning Herman hit the ball over the righs
field fence In ths fifth inning there was great
enthusiasm when T:ernan was run down be-
tween third ADD home and put out In
the sixth inning there was also some ex-
element Richardson getting base on balls
after one out and Crane coming along with
two-bagger altar Brown had been retired, which
sent Richardson TO third, but fine catch by Es-
tsrb-ock of OF Denny's assst ended the inning
and ths game. the umpire called it on account
OF darkness in the first part OF the next inning.
II vas time to do so, as Seery would doubtless
have captured Cranes hit IN the previous in
ming but for the increasing darkness. Following
IL the score: