The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-12
WON IN THE TENTH
MCARTHY,s HOME RUN AFTER TWO
WERE OUT DID THE WORK.
indianapolis Defeats Kansas City I'm
One of the Most Thrilling Games
of the Season.

Oh, Mr.. Mccarthy! Good morning, my dear
Oh. Mr.. Mccarthy, There's no other mon
like you.
There's something magnetic about you
The people all greet you by storm.
Mccarthy; were proud for TO call you a
friend,
For you're a great mon at the bat in the
tinth innin' when the score is tied wild
two men out and all thot is needed is
a home run an you wus the mon to
do ii.
The composite opinion of all who wit
messed the defeat of Kansas City yester-
day is that it was a very large game. For
Kansas City the event was most sad. 1t is
advanced by an enthusiast, one Of those
free-born Americans with ginger-pop ex-
uberance of spirits. who delight to hang
out Of the boxes and yell ''robber" at the
umpire until they are purple behind the
ears, that indianapolis has not lost a game
this season on ladies day." and yesterday
was another ladies' day. 1t was also Nc
Carthy's day. Sharsig's men broke the rec
ord by making it six straight victories.
This was due to Mccarthy more than to
any other one man. He was the most
prominent man on the team all afternoon.
He started the performance by leading off
the first inning with a smashing hit and
crossed the plate with the first run. fol-
lowed soon after by putting Gray and fleet
footed Motz, the latter having planted the
ball down by the bulletin board for three
bases. In the next inning McCarthy's
single scored Shields, who has been the
uckiest run-getter on the team since the
Fourth of July.
Kansas City straightway tied this score
with four runs, only three of which were
earned. They added one each in the fifth
and sixth innings on errors. In the fourth
inning, Shields and Phillips were waiting on
third and second, but Mccarthy was not
ready. In the sixth Shields was again on
third and Phillips might have been on
second but for faulty base-running, but
Mccarthy was again still undecided. How
ever. in the eighth he was due. Mills and
Shields were at third and second and Nc
Carthy raped out q line hit over second.
This tied the score and Mccarthy stock
began to boom About this time Mccarthy
became prominent in the field. He dropped
4 hard low fly near the ground which
seemed only to nerve him to greater effort.
In the next four innings he smothered four
terrific drives. Phillips was taking no
chances and every ball pitched was a
jumper.
Double plays were made by Kansas City
in the ninth and tenth innings and when
Mccarthy came to the bat there was an
ominous hush. The crowd of y~earning
spectators were afraid even to hope. Strong
men held their breath and fair women
clinched their pretty hands. Pessimistic
nondescripts groaned inwardly. Pitcher
Daniels, who had been complimentary
spoken of all through the game as a "strik-
err" 'rioter," plug ugly" and who, indeed
looked not unlike an all-round thug, wore
A fendish grin. He a1d not even chew gum
so monumental was his self-confidence. Blu
what did Mccarthy do to him? Mccarthy
took a stick and tapped the plate lightly
he then Strengthened up for a mighty eff.
fort. The crash came like the falling of a
hanging shelf full OF canned fruit In the
cellar. The ball started with a Shrek fol-
the knotty ground in deep center field over
Nicols's head. its back hair streaming out
like the tail of a comet. The people sprang
up and yelled till the clerks down town In
the Bates House leaped over the counter
and ran out on Illinois street to learn what
was VI. Only another home run for Nc.
Carthy and the game was won. summary