The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-13
A RESULT OF GOOD PLAYING
The Home Team Happily Interrupts Its
Line of Defeat and Wins a Game.
Manager Bancroft's New Tactics Begin with a
Fine Showing on the Right Side Of the
Score ook-Games in Other Cities.
BASEBALL.


The Infants Met Defeat Through the Home
Clubs Superior Playing.
The Hoosier ball team went into yester-
days game with an evident determination
to win if possible, and by a vigorous use of
the stick, coupled with some good base
running and admirable head work, downed
the lusty League infants in handsome style.
Due credit, however, should be given Bur-
dick, who pitched the first five innings, and
Getzein, who pitched out the game. Both
did ~splendidly. Burdick had fine control
of the ball, and was especially effective at
critical points. Getzein was also in great
form. The former sent only one man to first
on balls, and the latter none. Four of the
hits were made off Burdick, and two OF
Getzein. AS the team has been losing
games in the seventh inning, generally
through the inability of the pitcher
to hold up, Manager Bancroft yesterday
concluded to make q change at the end OF
the fifth, and for that reason. and not be-
cause Burdick was being hit hard, Getzein
went in at the opening of the sixth. The
scheme seems to have worked well. and
Will be tried again to-day, with the same
men. though the order will be reversed.
Buckley will be behind the bat, Manager
Bancroft having determined to have either
him or Daily in every game, on account OF
their batting ability.
Beatin, who has been pitching good ball
for the Cleveland team, failed to sustain
his reputation in yesterdays contest. He
was both wild and Ineffective, the HoOsiers
hitting the ball hard and often. GlasscOck,
Hines. Daily. and McGeachy led the way
with the stick, and the way in which they
lined them ont made the crowd shout with
failed to get a hit. but managed to score
three of the runs. Just the same, the
HOosiers played well, except in the fourth
inning. when errors by Seery and Daily let
a great stop by Bassett We're the fielding
features of the home teams play, while a
One-hand catch of a liner from Illness bat,
by Tebeau, met with generous applause.
The local men found the ball in the first
inning and sent two earned runs across the
plate. After Seery had gone out on a fly to
McAleer, GlasscOck made a single, but was
forced out at second by S~ullivan's grOunder
to Tebeau. Hines followed with a hit,
sending Sullivan to third and going to
to catch the big center fielder:
Denny. the next batter, got a good one and
lined it out to the fence, two men crossing
the plate. McGeachy made a hit In the
second, DuC 1OOllSnIy Cr1eU 10 Teacn tuiTu
on Bassett's sacrifice. and a double play re-
tired the side.
The fourth and fifth yielded nothing for
the home team, but the visitors got three
men around the bases in the former, and
things looked uncertain. After that, how
ever, the infants never had the slightest
show for a run. In the sixth the local nine
found the ball again, and the way
the Cleveland outfielders chased it
did the spectators a great deal of
good. Daily, McGeachey and Bassett
made hits in order, and after Burdick had
sacrificed, Seery and Glasscock both Sc
cured singles, all of which. coupled with
an error and a steal, Melted the HOosiers
four runs, three being earned. Dally's
single and McGeachy's double and an error
by Twitchell allowed the former to score in
the seventh. Sullivan got his base on balls
the second time in the eighth, and scored
on Illness hit to the fence, though the bat
ter was put out trying to reach. second.
This ended the run-getting, and the score
ranainaH % follnUa.