The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-13
HOME RUN MCCARTHY
Gal HE HELPS VERY MATERIAL
LIZ TO WIN THE BALL GAME.
Kansas City Goes Down for the
Second Time i'm the Present
Series-The Score.

Mccarthy, long and lank, was not just
certain when he stepped TO the bat In the
third inning that he would again save the
day for Indianapolis. for the game was yet
young. yerhaps ball players have patron
spirits of the air, or something OF that
sort; anyhow, when Mccarthy pushed the
ball way 10 the north 1t seemed 10 wiggle
Just above the open arms OF Hernon, left
fielder for the other side. and speed on to-
ward the fence. And as Hernon had his
hands where the ball wasn't il was a clean
home run for Mccarthy. Three runs re-
suited, and IL it had not been FOR one of
these runs indianapolis would have lost
the second game of the series to Kansas
City. This new aspirant for rooter honors
had occasion later in the game to pull down
a long fly that would have otherwise tied
the score or better. Save for the usual two
bad plays by Mills. who afterward re-
deemed himself by an opportune hit, In
dianapolis played an errorless game. The
club had sufficient base hits to win a game
and the other club didn't. but Donnelly's
feeble control of the ball in the early
part of the game gave the visitors lots of
bases, five on balls and three for bruised
spots which he placed on the anatomy of
the gentlemen from the banks of the Kaw.
There even came a wall from the rooters
far out in the beech trees to nave Donnelly
taken out of the box. but, as they hadn't
paid a cent since the season opened, Man
ager Sharsig calmly ignored them. Don.
nelly showed that he is what is called in
race-track parlance a finisher, for he did
much better towards the close of the game
than he did in the first few innings. He
gives considerable promise.
Klusman and Stallings got to. first base
in the second without any stick work. and
the double of Beard and Niles's single gave
the Boomtown people four runs. The
bleachers went wild when the local team
forged one run ahead of this in the next
inning. Shields and Donnelly hit safely
and Mccarthy cleared the bases. Motz sin
gled, Dalrymple hit for two bases, and
shortstop Beard overthrow Murphy'S
%grounder. letting in two runs Kansas City
threw the rooters into despair Immediately
afterwards by piling up four runs on a base
on balls, three hits. a sacrifice by Klusman
and a bruise on Niles's thigh. That was
all Kansas City could do in the game, and
no more than four men went to bat on that
side in any inning that followed.
In the last six innings Kansas City only
made four scattered hits. Sharsig's men
punched hits effectively in the fifth inning,
Gray. Motz and Dalrymple following each
other in succession. Murphy was the next
man to bat and was presented with his
first base. Mills singled, Shields made a
sacrifice hit and Donnelly. timely enough,
put the ball into right field for one base:
total, four runs. In the next inning Motz
got to first base after forcing Gray out at
second. In this instance the umpire was
exceedingly kind TO Indianapolis in his de-
cision. Dalrymple's nit sent Motz on his
journey, and while Nicholl was fumbling
the ball out in center field Motz came
home. Mills opened the next inning with a
single, but it availed the club naught. for
he was run down between third and home.
Catcher Donahue. by his sharp throwing.
headed off Henry and Gray at second in
the next inning.
The strain in the last inning was exceed
ingly great. although. as il appeared after
wards, there was really no cause for the
dreadful suspense in which the intellects
of the bleachers were held. Only one man
reached first, and that was because the
umpire thought that the four balls that
went over the plate were not worth strik-
ing at.
Pepper, the new pitcher from Louisville.
was exercising with the ball Yesterday
and probably will be put in to pitch to-day.