The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-06
A COMBINATION OF ERRORS
1t Occurred in the Seventh Inning and
Gave the Visitors Their Chance.
They Made Good Use Of 1t and Defeated the
Home Team When at the Outset 1t Had
the Game Well in Hand.

The Louisville ball team has come and
Thomas Esterbrook hang two well-earned
victories, taken from the Hoosiers on the
home ground. With Getzein in the box the
local nine had no thought of losing the
second game with the Kentuckians, but
baseball is very uncertain. The loss of
the game cannot be attributed to any
fault or weakness on the part of the Ger
man gentlemen from Detroit, however, as
he pitched good ball and supplemented
his fine work in the box with
four of the eleven hits made by his
side. securing a clean single
every time he came to the bat, and ma king
a record for himself rarely equaled by a
pitcher. or any other player for that mat
ter. The home team had the game well
In and up to the seventh inning, but at that
point by a combination of errors and bad
judgment ON the part of Seery, Glasscock
and McGeachy, the visitors obtained a lead
that could not be overcome. There was
good excuse for the errors. however, as the
weather was altogether too cold for ball
playing, and the men were chilled through
and through. while the eight hundred spec
stators shivered and suffered greatly from
the biting wind from the north.
The game opened with Getzein and
9 9n In and the stra R9tm'S and tpr Cook na;
for the visitors. In the first inning,
Glasscock made a hit and stole
second after Hines and Seery had been re-
tired, but Denny went out on a fly, and the
captain was left. Browning led off for his
side with a single, and EsterkroOk got his
base on balls. after Bassett had captured
VOLTS fly. Weaver gave McGeachy an
easy chance, and Raymond struck out.
Both sides went out in order in the second,
put each scored a run in the third.
Scheneck struck out, but Getzein made a
single and Immediately stole to the next
base going to third on Illness
struck violently at the ball three
times and sat down, Browning made his
second hit. and reached second on Seery's
error: Bassett threw Wolf out at first, and
the Gladiator went to third and scored On
Esterbrook's single, the latter being put
out trying to steal second base.
NO more runs were made until the fifth
inning, when Indianapolis sent three men
across the plate and secured what ought to
nave been a winning, lead: McGeachy got
to third on Scheneck's bunt, which he beat
tohrst. The big tirst-baseman stole to second
base, and both scored on Getzein's hit and
COOKS wild throw. Hines struck out, but
Seery's sacrifice sent the runner to third
and Glasscock's double brought him home.
Tie latter was left by Denny going out on
q fly to Weaver. Louisville failed to get o
man across the plate until the seventh,
when GlasscOck's tumble, Seery's muff of
an easy fly and similar error by McGeachy
allowed tho visitors to pull ahead. Indi-
annapolis tied the score again in the eighth
and secured the lead again in the ninth,
but Captain EsterbroOk's team could not
game in their half of the inning. shannon
got his base on balls and went to third on
Stratton's single. The latter stole second
and both came home when Cook lined the
ball over Illness head for two bases. The
score vas: