The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-29
How The Clubs stand.
MOTIFS Men Easily Defeat Minneapolis
in an Unexciting Game.

Fisher was too much for the men from
the Flour City yesterday, and all the hits
they could scrape together-five in number
were not enough 10 earn a run Their
three runs were gifts on the part of the
indianapolis team. and they were never in
the game for even a moment. The pitch
ing of Norman Baker was on the night
mare order. He could locate the plate oc-
casionally, but that was all. Seven men
went to first on balls and six were hit
with the ball. This fact kept the Indian
apolis base hits down to six. and made
the game rather dull, though the big crowd
bore it ch~eerfully. as was natural. for it
meant another victory for Indianapolis.
The way Baker kept his catcher reaching
around that plate was enough to tire out
almost any backstop but Wilson, who is
one of the hardest workers in the business.
There were some very pretty features to
the game, one-sided as it was. Newell COW
cred a world of ground, and several of his
throws from deep short over to first were
remarkably fine. Glenalvin, like Newell.
accepted ten out of eleven chances, and
the errors charged to them were entirely
excusable, being caused by the base-runner
in each instance blocking a double play.
Mccarthy had a great line catch in the
his lhiiiIS, WhCh hC piOhtu a . d
drive six inches off the ground after a long
run. Gettinger pulled down a dangerous
looking fly from Kuehne's bat in the
fourth, and the same gentleman gave Ho-
gan a chance for a beautiful catch in the
eighth. which the lively center fielder took
advantage of. Aside from a catch by
Strauss of MOTIFS liner, a couple of clever
stops by Hulen and Kuehne's catch of
McFarland's fly in the sixth, the visitors
fielding was not out Of the ordinary. AS
has been said, there was no hitting worth
speaking of. Werden's men couldn't and
indianapolis had no chance, because of
Bakers wildness Hulen, Lally and Strauss
ball, and two of these five Minneapolis hits
were infield scratches" leaving but three
clean singles to their credit. 1t was a great
After Hogan and Newell had reached
base on balls in the opening inning Nc
balls and Mcfarland struck out. Gettinger,
however, came to the rescue with a safe
hit to right. on which Burns fell down in
four bases. and. incidentally, four runs.
This scratch" home run delighted the
crowd, for it cleaned the bases and set
tied the game. Roat was given his base
on balls, and when Glenalvin hit a hard
one to center Lally threw wild to third to
head off Roat. and that player scored l
balls, another sacrifice by Mccarthy and
MOTIFS safe drive to left sent two more
runs across the plate in the second. Motz
himself made the circuit when Strauss let
the ball get through him. the Indianapolis
captain never stopping after he hit the
ball until he got around. Mcfarland went
out at first, and after hitting Gettinger and
Roat with the ball, Bake struck Glen
alvin out, retiring the side. Hulen's FUN
BILE of MOTIFS grounder, McFarland's long
fly to left and Roat's fly to Strauss yielded
another Indianapolis run in the fourth.
Kuehne's wide throw to first gave Fisher
a life in the fifth. and he stole second.
Hogan and Newell were easily retired, but
McCarthy's double to right-center sent
Fisher home. MotZ went out at first.
After this the home team scored no more
runs.
Hulen opened for Minneapolis with a
safe hit, and McCarthy's bad throw en-
abled him to reach second. Burns reached
first on balls. Werden hit to Newell, and
Burnes VAS forced at second, but sue
ceeded in making Glenalvin throw wild in
an attempted double play, Hulen scoring.
Lally went out at first and Mccarthy
caught a line drive by Strauss. Werden
went to first on balls in the sixth, and LaIly
moved him along with a scratch single
that hit Fisher and bounded out of reach.
Mcfarland threw low to Motz to catch
Lally mapping, and the ball went out into
right field. Werden scoring. When Get
finger returned ii a wild bound sent it over
Roat's head, and as nobody backed him
up Lally came in. Strauss was given a
base on balls, but was doubled cleverly
with kuehne on the latter's grounder to
The visitors had only two men on base in
the succeeding three innings. and both were
left at first. The attendance yesterday
was nearly three thousand. Score: