The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-14
LUCK WAS AGAINST THEM
But 0'Brien's Pitching Disturbed the
Home Players and Brought Defeat.
An Error Enables the Visitors to Make Two
Runs, Much TO the Disgust of the Crowd
Ball Games in Other Cities.


The Home Club Loses a Game Partially
Through Errors.
The Indianapolis ball team lost the third
and last game of the Cleveland series, at
the League Park, yesterday afternoon.
The defeat was caused by an inability on
the part of the Hoosiers TO hit O'Brien's de-
livery at the right time. In addition, costly
errors by Denny and Seery, particularly
that of the former, allowed two men to score
when the side should have been retired. 1t
was an awful overthrow, the ball going
into the bleachers. Seery's error was made
In the second inning. and cost the run tai
lied by the visitors at that stage of the
game. The second error made by Denny
was excusable, the ball bounding badly,
and was not expensive. Barring these err
Iors, however. the score would have been a
tie at the end of the ninth. so the loss of the
game cannot be attributed altogether
to the misplays. Had the team been able
10 hit OBrien with any degree of success
the lead could have been easily overcome,
because, at two or three points in the con-
test, a hit or two would have changed the
result. The fact of the matter is the local
players seem TO have made up their minds
that they can do nothing with OBrien's de-
livery, and, through a lack of confidence,
fail to accomplish that which they should.
OF course the crowd yesterday blamed
Denny with the loss of the game, but if
any one will take the trouble to study the
score IT Will be seen that, while his error In
the fifth inning was very costly, the Cleve-
land team would have won the game had
he played perfectly. Seery's error in tho
second had already let in one run, and be-
fore Denny made his error the WIS.,
itors had earned another, which WAS
enough to bring victory to their side.
This being the case. the defeat might just
as well be charged to Seery as Denny. Of
course the spectators. as a rule, do not stop
70 consider this side of the matter, and the
result is that one man is u~njustly credited
with the sins of the whole team. If any
one cares to take the trouble 20 look back
over the record, it will be found that
Pr S1Hsi %ait CLUB ns IN Rlaiy ss4. win Which hhs won oa%f tSe
championship, frequently made this same
error. He has been doing it ever since he
began playing bali. aud it is not the result
OF carelessness or Indifference. 1t is q
This defense is not made to ex-
cuse any stupid work by the noted third
baseman: The fact Of the matter is,
Denny has recently been charged with
to blame that he has become ratified and
nervous. and cannot play his position as he
could under other circumstances. He is
O~ver-anxious and lacks confidence in his
own ability. 1t is not q very graceful
thing to hiss a player because he makes an
error. unless he does it through Indifference
or on purpose
The game was a good one. barring the
fifth inning. Bassett, Glasscock and Hines
played wei, and both pitchers did good
work. Seery made a fine catch of a line
hit from FaatZ's bat, which saved two runs.
The home nine could do nothing with
OBrien; After two were out in the first
inning Sullivan got his base on balls, but
Hines gave McAleer an easy chance. In
the second Denny led off with a hit down
the left foul line, but was put out trying
to make two bases on il. Twitch-
return of the ball. Stricken threw
Daily out, and Radford took McGeachy's
fly. Seery reached first by being hit with
a pitched ball in the third, but was thrown
out trying to steal the next base. Mexican
fielded Glasscock out in the fourth, Sulli-
van got first on balls. but his attempt to
steal second was q failure. and Radford re-
tired Hines. In the fifth inning. after
Denny's fly had been taken by Mexican,
Daily made a hit. but McGeachy's grounder
gave an easy chance for a double play.
Bassett led of with a twO-bagger in the
sixth. went to third on Getzein's sacrifice.
and scored on Seery's single. Glasscock
followed. with a hit, sending Seery
to third. and stole second himself.
A base-hit meant two runs, and, with Sui
livan and Hines to follow, the crowd had
reason to expect something. but it never
came. Sullivan could do nothing but pop
mp a fly to Stricken, and Hines struck out.
The side went out IN quick order in the
seventh. Burdick's fly was captured by
\ III viz bhA D0tAI hAaaO O. III
but was doubled with Glasscock a moment
later. Sullivan secured a single in the final
inning, but another double play followed
when Hines sent q grounder to second base.
Denny flew out to FaatZ.
Getzein was in the box in the opening of
the game, and for five innings pitched in
fine form. Stricken started things with a
bit bit. but was forced iv out By, McA h | Nc,
balls, and the situation looked
S gllSSSm Sydvans especially dab runners as , base a T Tbd
German was equal to the occasion, how
ever. and the next two men went out on
flies to Seery. The visitors scored their
first run in the second, on two hits. a steal
and Seery's error. The next two innings
were blanks, but the fifth was fatal to the
chances of the Hoosiers: Stricken, the first
batter, struck out. McAleer made a hit.
as did Mexican the former going TO third.
Then Twitehell followed with a single and
McAleer crossed the plate. Mexican, think
ing Seery was going to get the ball on the
Twitchen did go. and the Cleveland short
stop was called out when the ball was
folded to Bassett. With q man on second
and two out Faatz hit a grounder
to Denny. The latter got the ball in
good time, but threw it far over
fore the ball could be rescued both men
had made the circuit. The next batter
struck out. At the beginning of the sixth
Burdick went In to pitch, and did great
work. only one hit being made off his deliv-
cry. The same plan Will be followed this
and Whitney will be in the box. and the
management announces that Russle will
take his place In the box tomorrow. The
score:
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