The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-08
Indianapolis Takes Two, While Kan
sas City Drops One-Home Sea-
son Closes Brilliantly.
Western League Standing.
FINISHED IN FINE STYLE.
Watkfns's Men Wind Up Their Home
Season with Two Victories.

BY capturing two games from Milwaukee
yesterday the Indianapolis team pulled out
Of a hole. so to speak. and the week ends
much better than ii gave promise of doing
Wednesday night. The games yesterday
came pretty easy. Fisher very nearly shut
ting the Brewers out in the first one, while
Phillips gave them but one hit in the first
six innings of the second. With a big lead
he Stacked up a little and was hit some
what freely in the seventh and eighth.
Indianapolis was too far ahead. however,
and the best Twitchelrs men could do was
10 get within four runs and that was not
very near. Both Baker and Rettger were
hit hard. the latter suffering more severely.
Roat has the batting record of the two
games. getting six hits altogether.
There were $500 people at the grounds
and some OF them had queer things with
them. Several brought enormous speaking
rumpets through which they shouted,
others had horns of various sizes. while
cow-bells and gongs were numerous. TIL
din was not so great as usual owing to the
comparative ease with which Indianapolis
won, but the sounds were very funny. At
the close of the games the cushion throwing
began and the air was full of them Every
body was in good humor and the champion
ship season Of 1895 closed-So far as the
games on the Indianapolis grounds are con-
cerned-in memorable fashion. The root
ers" all felt that their favorites were now
sure TO go right on with the good work in
the West and the two victories did them
30 much good they very nearly forgot the
three games lost to Kansas City this week
Most OF the brilliant fielding was done by
Indianapolis, Roat easily leading in this
respect I'm the first game and doing some
Hogriever, Motz. Mccarthy and Hogan
were all in evidence, while Mcfarland,
canavan and Newell took a hand in push,
ing the good work along. Both Fisher and
Phillips were right up among the hitters
and helped swell the run column.
THE FIRST GAME.
After Hogriever had reached first on
balls in the opening inning Roat doubled
him by hitting to pitcher. Caravan got a
two-bagger. but Motz was out from Baker
TO Twichell. Mccarthy started the second
with a three-bagger to right-center and
scored on Newelrs sacrifice. Mcfarland
new to Weaver and Hogan, after reaching
second on Klopf's muff of his fly, was
caught stealing third. Fishers single,
Hogriever's sacrifice, Roat's single, Cana
vans sacrifice and MOTIFS triple to right
center earned two runs in the third.
MOTIFS two-bager to left center and Nc
Carthy's single to right added another in
the sixth. Mac was caught stealing second
and the next two men were quickly dis
posed Of Hogan, started the seventh. with
a double along the left foul line and was
run out between second and third on
Fishers hit to pitcher. Fisher reached
second on the play. third on a wild pitch
and. after Hogriever had struck out, scored
on Roat's single. Caravan forced the latter
at second.
With one out in the ninth Hogan got
another two-bagger, the ball dropping be-
tween Nichol and Sharp because of a mis-
understanding as to who was to take 1t.
Fisher hit to Taylor, who threw wide TO
first. Hogriever reached first on balls, but
Roat forced him at second, Hogan scoring.
Canayan hit safe, scoring Fisher. Roat
stole third and came home when Boland
threw to second, trying to catch Caravan,
who hustled back to first. Motz drove a
vicious one at Baker, who got IL and nailed
his man at first, but the hit was so hard 1t
split his hand open and he will be laid up
for some time. Rettger had TO bat in his
terribly and he went over to the club
house for repairs.
Milwaukee's only run was scored in the
sixth, and ii was a case of accident. with
one out Klopf hit to right center for three
bases. The infielders played pretty well in
for him and Boland hit a short grounder,
which Roat hustled for, but in his anxiety
10 get the man at the plate he fumbled 1t
were easily put out. Although the visitors
were on bases In every inning, Fishers Ell
fectfve pitching. coupled with his brilliant
support, prevented them from scoring more
than the one run just described. In the
third Weaver led off with a single and NC
Carthy dropped Sharp's fly. 1t seemed GER
tain that Milwaukee would score, but
Twitchell few to Roat, and the next two
men were thrown out at nrst by Roat.
Again In the fourth the visitors led with a
struck out and Roat spoiled the run for
them by one Of the greatest stops seen this
season. II was on a grounder just over
second base, and looked like a sure hit.