The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-07-26
A GAME OF ELEVEN INNINGS
The Home Team Plays Brilliantly. but
Luck FayOrs the Chicago Visitors.
1t Was Uphill Work. but the Victory Be-
lOnged to the HOLSTERS for Their Excellent
Playing-0ther Games and Sports.
The Visitors Won on Gumberts Home Kun In
an Eleven Inning Game


The Visitors Won on Gumberts Home Run in
an Eleyen-Inning Game
The opening game of the Chicago series
at the League Park, yesterday afternoon,
was one of the most brilliant contests ever
seen on the home grounds. Although the
visitors won. it required eleven innings to
decide the game No fault whatever can
be found with the work of
the Hoosiers. They played great ball
from. the start, putting much life,
and dash into their play, and that they did
not win was due more to the luck of
Chicago than anything else. The work of
the home team was of character that
showed determination to score a victory
if possible, and Manager Glasscock deserves
credit for the manner in which he
kept his men moving. The team seems
IN have been inspired with new life
since the change in management, and if
the men continue TO play as they did yes
terday under their manager-captain's
direction, they will unquestionably win a
greater proportion OF the games played
than they have heretofore. The team
work was excellent, the fielding brilliant
and the hitting hard. Captain Glasscock
seems to have the men well III hand, and
SAYS there Is not player In the team who
Will uOJ give Iuc C1uD DcSb cllOIlo.
The charge that the HOosiers were indiffer-
ent as to the results of their playing has
often been made, but the last four or i've
games played certainly disprOve this.
They played an uphill game from the sec
ond inning yesterday, and pulled up with
their opponents in the face of very dis
couragilg circumstances.
The visitors. also. played fine ball, in adj
dition to which they had their usual luck.
The fielding of both teams was OF high
side The one charged to the Indianapolis
club however cost two runs. while the one
credited to the visitors only cost
one. The home team excelled at the
sons men used the stick at the right time,
especially in the eleventh inning. A home
run drive however, is not often made I'M
der such circumstances, and In that sense
that by Gumbert might be called luck.
Getzein PITCHED a fine game. Such pitch
ing will win nine times out of ten when
given f the Hoosier boxman. While
nearly every man In the team did
something of a brilliant character, the
playing OF McGeacby was really the feat
ure of the contest. His batting was re-
lnarkable, while his fielding and base
running was excellent. Denny and Glass
cock made several fine plays, and Bassetts
Daily's catching was also good. and Hines
showed up strong at the bat. For the Wis
itors, Bastian, who played second in place
of Pfeffer, the latter being laid off on &C
count of sore hand, did the best work SO
far as chances were concerned.
Both sides went out in order in the first
inning but in the second Chicago sent four
men around the bases, and with that odds
against them the situation was not encour-
aging for the HOosiers. Had it not been
for this lead the home team would have
won hands down. In the second Hines
made hit, but the next two men were re-
tired on flies to the outfield. Then Nc
Geachy made single, but Bassett went out
his base on balls and Gumbert sent him to
second with single. Farrell flew out to
Seery. and Burns to Hines. Then Dryer
hit safe and Arson scored. Bastian fol-
Gumbert came home. Ryan's hot grounder
was stopped by Getzein and fielded to
Hines, but the latter let the ball get away
from him him and two s; more me-. men
settled down and not man of the visiting
team could get across the plate until the
eleventh inning. Several times they had
men OH bases, but failed to score. The
home team was blanked until the sixth,
when Getzein led of with q fine drive over
the left field fence The next three men
went out in order. In the seventh
Hines duplicated Getzein's performance.
Sullivan went out from Bastian to Arson.
and Daily struck out. McGeachy reached
Bassett's single. Getzein flew ont to Bas-
tan. Seery made a hit in the eighth, but
was left.
In the ninth the HOLSTERS tied the score
amid great excitement, Sullivan leading
off with single and going to second on
Daily's sacrifice, from where he came home
on McGeachy's second two-bagger. The
latter was left. however, when Bas-
sett and Getzein were retired. Chi
cago failed to do anything. Glasscock
threw Arson out at first. Gumbert got his
base on balls. but was doubled up with
Farrell on neat play in which GlasscOck.
Bassett and Hines participated. Farrell
hit. fly TO center, which Glasscock got
under. vent GumSert, Tho with two . men
before he found that he had
brought the crowd TO its feet with fine
drive for two bases. and when Sullivan
sent him home with n single the spectators
gave vent to great applause. Daily
hit grounder to second and was
retired with Sullivan. Then McGeachy
toed the mark and drove the ball to the
fence for two bases, and Immediately stole
was fumbled and McGeachy scored on the
misplay. GetZein's grounder forced Bas-
sett at second. This lead gave the crowd
reason to hope for a victory, but
baseball is very uncertain. Getzein
tried, but could not get the ball over the
plate, and Van Haltren took first. Duffy
followed with a scratch hit. Arson flew
out to McGeachy, who returned the ball TO
Glasscock in time to catch Van Haltren, MS
clared safe. Two strikes had been called
on Gumbert. when he got one about waist
high, and drove it over the fence, winning
the game. Score: