The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-23
THE HOLSTERS WIN A GAME
Both Pitchers Do Excellent Work and
Give a Fine Exhibition of Skill.
Old Man Arson Resorts to All the Devices Of
Which He Is Master. but They Prove Tn
svailing-Results Of Other League Games.

CHICAGO, July 22-Dwyer pitched
great game of ball for Chicago against the
Indianapolis team in the opening contest of
the series with the Hoosiers. this afternoon,
but the magnificent work of Boyle, coupled
with the fine support given him, was too
much for the Arson aggregation, and VIC
tory for the visitors was the result. 1t was
anybody's game until the last man was re-
tired, in the ninth inning. and it was
stubborn fight from the start. Every point
known to the profession was worked for all
there was in it, but the superior pitching
of Boyle decided the game on its merits.
The Hoosier pitcher was rather wild at
times, but became almost inyincible at
critical stages of the contest. The home
team had several good chances to win, but
the necessary hit was lacking. The situa-
ton was decidedly favorable for the local
nine in the eighth inning, when two bases
on balls and a scratch single filled the bases,
with no one out. but the visitors
finally pulled out of a very close
corner, Chicago putting only one man
across the plate, muff by Hines being re-
sponsible for that. Indianapolis, too, had
men on the bases several times, but Dryers
effectiveness prevented them from scoring.
The fielding on both sides was sharp and
clean. The Hoosier infield was especially.
strong. The work of Glasscock, Buckley
and Bassett was of a very high ORDER and
the visitors all played with dash that
created favorable comment. Arson fused
and fumed and made great effort to save
the game, but the old man himself failed to
hit the ball when single would have tied
the score, and possibly won the day. Hines
did the best batting for his side, his home
run in the fourth inning winning the game.
The Hoosiers were first at bat, and went
out in order on groundcrs to the infield.
The local team was also retired without
any one reaching second base. The H0osiers
made their first run in the second. a base
on balls and Pfeffer's error doing the dam
age. Hines led off with single and went
to second. when Sullivan was given first by
Dwyer. Buckley's grounder forced Hines
out at third, Sullivan going to second and
scoring a moment later, when Pfefer made
bad throw of McGeachy's sharp hit. In
got only one man to first, Boyle giving
Burns his base on balls after two were out,
but he stayed there. as Dryers hit in
front of the plate beat him out. 1t was
sides going out in order. In the fourth.
however, Hines brought in what proved to
be winning run with fine drive over the
fence, on, which he made the circuit.
Denny had previously gone out on fly to
Ryan, and Sullivan struck three times at
the air. McGeachy and Buckley followed
with singles, and wild pitch advanced
them a base. but Bassett left them both by
giving Burns foul fly. The home team
had a chance to score in their half of the
inning. but failed. After Denny had thrown
Duffy out at first Arson reached first on
balls, and went to second when Bassett
Burns were. retired on flies. the first to
Seery and the latter to McGeachy. The
Hoosiers did nothing in the fifth. The
Chicagos made their first hit of the game
single to center. Bastian sacrificed from
Boyle to Hines. and Ryan advanced Dryer
to third on his out from Glasscock to first,
butts he was left there, McGeachy get
asr hny sna fines to had sdsh been s
tired in the sixth, Sullivan. got his
with a single, but McGeachy hit to the in
field, and the sides changed; Anson's error
allowed Bassett to reach first. but he was
forced out by Boyle. Seery made base
hit to center, but was doubled up with
GlssscOck on the latter's grounder to Bas-
tian. The Chicag0s went out in quick
ORDER as did the Hoosiers in the eighth.
1t was at this stage of the game that it
looked decidedly squally for the visitors,
Boyle doing some poor and some very
effective pitching, the latter saving the
game. Van Haltren was given his base on
balls, and Duffy hit safe Arson waited
and was rewarded with life at first. With
the bases full and no one out it looked
like sure thing. for the home
team, but Boyle settled down to business,
and not one of the batters who followed
could knock the ball out of the diamond.
The best Pfeffer could do was to give Hines
foul fly. Then Farrell hit to Boyle and
Van Haltren was forced out at the plate.
Buckley tried to make q double play by
throwing Farrell out at first, but Hines
then sent a grounder to Glasscock, and
Arson was caught at the plate. Buckley,
McGeachy and Bassett were retired in or
der in the ninth, as were DwyeY, Bastian
and Ryan, Glasscock getting three assists
and Hines three put-outs. Score:
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