The Indianapolis journal., 1894-06-13
THE LEADERS BEATEN
INDIANAPOLIS GOES AFTER SIOUX
CITY WITH THE STICK.
Hart Hit Very Hard While Phillips
Pitches Effectively and Is Well
Supported-ResuIts Elsewhere.

Indianapolis met the Western League
leaders yesterday for the first time on the
home grounds, and took the game by clean,
hard hitting. The Sioux City team set a hot
pace, and before the crowd had time 10
think much about Ii the visitors were five
runs to the good, and had lead which re-
quired some uphill work for indianapolis
TO overcome. That sort of work was forth
coming, however, and from the fifSh inning
on Sharsig's men were strictly in the game.
There were thousand people out. and they
enjoyed the hard hitting which Indianapolis
did during a portion OF the time. Shields.
the new shortstop, made his first appear
ance and created a favorable impression,
accepting seven chances out Of eight, and
hitting the ball 10 good shape. Schaub
caught Phillips in creditable style. his two
bagger in the seventh coming in very good
play. Dalrymple had a hard running catch
in short center. and, in fact, the entire
team played good ball, the only error being
a tumble by Shields Two remarkable catch
es OF very hard drives saved Hart from get
ting even worse dose than he received.
One Of these was long fly by Gray in the
seventh inning. which was taken right of
the left center fence by Hogriever, after
hard run. The ball would have struck the
fence the fly. and the catch was fine
one. Genins took fly from Dalrymples
bat in the third. after a tremendous run.
which equally brilliant play.
There was some excitement In the second
inning. In running to first on little ground
hit that rolled between pitcher and the line,
Hogriever attempted to kick Phillips he
went by him, the pitcher being in the act
of picking up the ball. Phillips rose with
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and then. taking good aim, fired it after
him, catching him right between the shoul-
ders. There was no damage done, however.
the umpire reprimanding the Indianapolis
pitcher. who justified his action by show
ing that the base runner had made a de-
liberate attempt to cripple him.
With two men out in the first inning.
Phillips sent Genins to base on balls, and
he scored a moment later on Newells two
base hit TO left. Stewart struck out, but
Schaub let the third strike get by him and
second trying to make that base on the
error. Indianapolis picked up one in the sec
ond. when Mills hit safe and was forced
second. and was batted in by Leidy, who
hit safe to left, but who was doubled with
e base on H balls e Mccauley's @ 81 Single and long
fly by Hart gave the visitors another run
in the second. and in the third they added
Camp, Genins's life and Stewards sacri-
| flee.
Niotz was hit by pitched ball in the
l. fourth apd Mills went to first on balls.
| Henry hit safe to center. scoring Motz. but
Ledy flew to Stewart and Shields hit TO
! McCauley. the latter play resulting In a
| double, as Mills was caught between bases
| on it and run out. In the fifth the home
team took the lead, Schaub starting out
pie were retired at first, Schaub reaching
| third the outs. Gray. Motz. Mills and
| Henry followed in succession with safe hits,
| which, together with Camps tumble Of a
thrown ball. yielded four runs. Leioy was
retired at first from short. With two out in
the sixth, Phillips hit to right for three
| bases, but Dalrymple was retired at first.
| his phenomenal catch of Gray's fly, Motz
and Henry followed with a nice one tc
| right. which scored Motz. Lejdy's fly to
middle let Mills in. and Shields hit safe to
right. scoring Henry. Schaub dropped a
| two-bagger in right center, sending Shields
| around. Phillips flew out to MARI. Sharsig
men thought they would play safe. so they
| leading off with triple TO the right-field
fence. Gray and Motz followed with sim
| ing two runs. Henry flew to Camp, Leidy
| reached first on balls and Shields hit tc
right for two bases sending Motz and Mills
| Leidy out at the plate, and Phillips forced
| Schaub out at second.
Phillips was very effective in the fourth
| fifth, sixth and seventh innings, allowing
| the visitors but three hits. all singles They
| made futile effort in the eighth TO catcf
| up, but the lead was smuch too great tC
| overcome. Stewart hit safe to center anC
| Camp followed with a home run TO right
| but that was all they could do, the side
| being retired without further damage. Jone:
| was put in to relieve Hart in the ninth, and
| though with two out, the home team haC
| two men on bases, no runs resulted, Henry
striking out In the last half single
double and base on balls filled the base.
with Siouxs. but there were two out anC
the best Twfneham could do was to POI
| up a little foul fly to Schaub and the game
| was over. The uniforms of the two clubs
are alike, and the only means of distin
gushing friends from foe yesterday wa!
by the black stripe around the visitors
| caps