The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-24
LOST I'm THE FATALSEVENTH
The Sluggers Win a Game When the
Score Was Largely Against Them.
Hines Severely Injured By Wildly Pitched
Ball-The Team. in a Bad Way-Cbs-
Cages Last Game TODAY.

Although the Indianapolis club had lead
of the Chicagos of 9 TO 3 yesterday
when the seventh inning began, tas home
club was defeated; yet the defeat was
the most pardonable of the three, for.
while the Chicagos deserve credit for taking
advantage of the opportunities offered them, it
was, after all. nothing but . scratch victory for
them, which neither OF the preceding games
was. The Indianapolis club took a reasonable
advantage Of all the opportunities TO win the
game, and would have done it but for lucky
punching of hits by the visitors in the seventh.
That the Chicegos had far more than their share
of beautiful luck Is amply attested by the fact
that all three of their home-run hits were made
by the colt players, two of whom never saw
League pitcher until yesterday. Neither OF
them will probably repeat the feat this season.
Nevertheless, the Chicagos cannot be praised
too highly for their work in the seventh inning.
By it they exhibited their unreasonable superb
GRITTY to play we'll at critical stages the only
point in which they superior to the home
team. but decided is the disparity between
the teams in that regard at present that it will
serve always to give the Chicsgos great adj
vantage in winning games. Yesterday was an
off day for Esterbrook. and to him the defeat
WAS mostly attributable. His two blnnders II
the field were. responsible for four of the Chi
Cages runs-ths one in the fifth and the three
in the eighth. He also hit at the ball in the
ninth inning when he had four balls and no
strikes and was put ont at first. Nevertheless.
there few close games lost which cannot be
attributed to some player. and Estsrbrooks
work was not particularly bad.
Shreve pitched good game Notwithstanding
tina array of earned runs entered against him.
IF h0 vial t0r h ira 0f he
order. and as far as the batting in the seventh
was concerned it argues very little against his
pitching. 1t was more good batting than poor
pitching. and showed what q well-disciplined
team could do even under discouraging circum-
stances. It was the only inning In the game in
which the Chicagos' hitting OF the clean or
der. What rendered the defeat of the home
team excusable. if nothing else, was the mishaps
which befel Hines in the first inning. The veTy
first ball young Clark pitched he sent with tsr
rife force straight toward Illness head. 1t vas
i'm possible for the batter to odge it, andat
struck HIM souarely the side of the head.s1t
was wonder the blow did not kill HIM. Il dis
abied him. however. and Moffet was put IN
center field The only chance offered MoHet
was Farrels three-hass hit in the eighth; no
player who was not accustomed co the outf1eld
could have Judged the 6y. but Hines would
probably have gotten the ball. Mofet did his
share at the bat, making Two hits and sacri-
fee.
Seery's base on balls and Baesett's home run
gave Indianapolis two runs in the second inning;
singles by Moffet, Myers, Denny and Ester
brook gave more in the third, ands in the
fifth they made three, the Chicagos getting rat
tied. Shomberg made bit. and Denny got a
base on balls; then a passed ball bounded up
among the spectators and both runners came
IN. Immediately afterward Seery scored with
out the ball being touched by the bat He got
base on balls, the fifth ball rolling short
distance away from the catcher. He them led
off short distance from first and induced Far
rell TO throw to second, and then Williamson,
who was covering that base thrsw wild to first.
in an attempt TO catch the lively little left
fielder who scampered down to second, and by
leading off that base a short distance provoked
Captain Arson into making wild throw The.
ball rolled out into center Held, where Ryan fol-
lowed the example of the infielders, and fumbled
the ball long enough to let the run ner score.
Daily scored in the sixth on hits by himself and
the seventh on his base on balls and a steal. and
sacrifices by the next two batsmeu. Hits by
Moffet and Myers gave the run in the eighth.
Burnss base balls and Farrell's home run,
which barely got over the right-fsld fence. gave
the two runs in the third to Chicago. In the fifth
Farrell batted toward Bassett. Esterbrook ran
over and got the ball, leaving thes base un-
guarded, and the runner safe. He scored
two sacrifices and Suliivaa's hit They. made
more until the eighth, when, after one out,
Clarke got a base on balls. and the nextssevsn
hit safe, Ave runs coming in. In the
next inning Farrell began with q three-bagsar.
Esserbrook dropped foul fly from Clark's bat,
after which he made q home run, bringing in
Farrell. The next two battegs were retired
when Pettitt made home run, giving the visit
ors the game. Denny opened the ninth with
two-basger, but Sorry. who had been batting
we'll, tried to make sacrifice when he'shorld
have batted out; and Esterbrook, who had NET
been batting we'll. tried to bit the ball. instesd
of taking base balls. The following is the.
score: /.
3 20 20 A