The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-20
TOLEDO NEVER In 1T
INDIANAPOLIS HITS RETTGER VERY
HARD AND WINS EASILY.
Phillips Pitches Another Great Game
and Is Well Su-pported-In Fifth
Place Now-ResuIfs elsewhere.

If the Indianapolis men could put up the
same sort Of ball ali season that they
played yesterday they would suffer very
few defeats. 1t was the pennant-winning
sort tina they played against Toledo in the
opening game of the series. and they kept
up the gait the entire nine innings. Phil
lips pitched another great game, the Wis
itors getting but eight little singles off him,
and being really entitled to but six, as one
was a scratch and another was made after
the side should nave been out. His support,
however was pretty nearly all that any
reasonable pitcher could ask, and the only
kick coming on the game was the rather
reckless way in which indianapolis players
tried TO steal second in the earlier stages.
The outcome was at that time uncertain.
and it looked like throwing runs away to
go down as they did and find the ball wait
ing for them. Mills was a bowling success
at short, and put more life into his play
than he has done in any game on the home
grounds this season. He covered plenty of
ground, accepted everything that came his
way, and the only error oct OF eleven
chances was an excusable one. 1t was made
in the eighth inning on a very slow hit ball
Dt Nlld1Qs WHICH,, udQ Al Dcen uciuCQ SiCdLs
might not nave reached first in time. as the
Toledo shortstop is something of a sprint
er. 1t belongs. therefore, in the class of
doubtful errors, and does not detract in
any way from Mills's superior playing.
Leidy did some. lever work in left field,
accepting five CT. noes, several of them
good running catches. Murphy caught Phil
lips in nice shape, and kept up the excel
lent record which he seems determined to
make.
Toledo had not had a specimen of MOTIFS
ability to hit the ball until yesterday, as
this is the first game he has played in
against that club. He impressed himself
upon them to the extent of a couple of
home runs, the second of which the felders
made no attempt to go after, evidently
thinking it was useless. There was nobody
on bases at the time, but Captain Carney
lectured them pretty severely for not chas-
ing the ball with more alacrfty. Shields,
Dalrymple and Phillips also hit hard and
often, and, in fact, nobody seemed to find
Rettger at all difficult. AS the bleachers
would say. "He was a puddin'," and Ind1-
annapolis earned ten runs rather easily. The
infeld work of the visitors was, for the
most part, good, and INLAND had one or two
very pretty stops. Summers made a nice
catch of a foul fly in the eighth inning.
Gray hurt his leg in practice before the
game. but he limped through six innings,
when Westlake took his place. The latter's
two errors were responsible for the last
three Toledo runs, but as Indianapolis had
a big lead it made no difference.
Murphy was the first man to face Rettger
and was sent to base on balls. He stole
second, being aided by a passed ball, and
scored on Henry's single to left. the latter
reaching third on MOTIFS safe hit to center.
Motz was caught trying to steal second.
and Henry scored on Dalrymple's single TO
center. Gray flew to Miller and Mills forced
Dalrymple out at second. In the fourth
inning Indianapolis made five runs, ali of
them earned, and honestly, too. Mills led
of with a safe drive to left, and Leidy,
Shields and Phillips followed with singles,
Murphy with a base on balls and Henry
with a hit 10 INLAND, On which Murphy was
thrown out at second Two runs had re-
men on bases when MotZ picked out a nice
one and sent 1T against the right center
fence for a home run. Common fumbled Dali
rymple'S grounder, but Gray few out to
GllkS, retiring the side.
Toledo earned two in the last half on sue
cessive singles by Gilks, Miller: Carney and
and third, trying to get 10 the latter base
on Connor's single. INLAND flew to Henry
and Mcfarland to Leidy, ending the inning.
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when, with one out, Leidy hit to right for
two bases. He scored on Shields's safe drive
to center. Phillips hit to left and sent
Shields all the way around, taking second
himself on GilkS's throw to the plate, and
keeping right on to third when Summers
let the throw get by him. He scored On
Murphy's sacrifice. Henry flew to Gilks
Motz was the first man up in the sixth
inning, and he again nailed one of Rett-
gers curves for a home run, the ball going
in almost the same spot 1t went before.
Dalrymple hit safe to right and Gray sin
gled to center, Miller's momentary tumble
of the ball allowing Dial to get around to
got a base on balls. Shields hit safe to
right, D~alrymple coming in, but Camp.
who was running for Gray, was caught at
the plate by McFarland's good throw. Phil
lips hit a hot liner. which Carney pulled
down, the catch gaining him a round of
Carney hit safe 10 left and Westlake picked
up Connor's grounde and threw il over
MOTIFS head. inland came along with a
hard drive to right, on which both men
scored. Mcfarland flew out to Leidy, and
summers was easily retired at first by
Phillips. Dalrymple'S scratch three-bagger
In the eighth. with Hatfield's wild throw
in the ninth singles by Phillips and Muir
phy, MOTIFS base on balls and safe hits by
Dalrymple and Mills added three more to
the already long HooSier string. After
Rettger had struck out in the last half.
Hatfield went to- first on balls. to second
on Gilks's out at first and scored when
WeStiake let Miller'S grounder get through
him. Connor hit to Shields, VINO threw Mil
Ter out at second, and the game was over.
There were twelve hundred people at the
grounds, and they enjoyed every moment of
the sport. Score: