The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-06
COULDN'T HIT RUSIE
THE BIG PITCHER TOO MUCH ron
THE CHAMPIONS.
Damon Tonehcd Up Freely by h
Picked Nine, Who Played n strong
Game and Won Easily.

The benefit game yesterday was attend
ed BY about a thousand people. who root
ed" for the champions just as though il
was FOR blood" Their efforts were vast
ed. however. for big Amos Rusie was In
the box for the picked nine and had six
OF the champions at his mercy. Roat.
canavan and Mccarthy hit him hard
enough. but the others had much difficulty
in locating the ball. Rusie had a lively
lot OF workers behind him and they put
Up a game that was almost devoid Of blem-
ish- Their two errors were excusable and
three brilliant double plays and several
sensational catches marked their fielding.
George Henry robbed Mcfarland of a long
hit in the fourth. which looked like 1t was
going over the fence, and White spoiled
a couple o. hard drives. The infeld work
was all clean and of a winning character.
The champions felded fairly well. but
not up to their usual standard. Besides
their three errors. Hogriever misjuaged
Rusie's fly in the second and it cost three
runs, for he should have retired the side
on what had to go as a three-bagger.
Damon was hit hard, especially in the
eighth inning. Rusie and Henry were loud
ly cheered when they came to bat the first
time Caravans work and catches by
Hogan and Mccarthy were among the in
steresting features OF. the game.
Before play was begun Hogan gave
Hogriever FIVE yards In q 10O-yard dash
and beat him a foot or two. 1t was a
pretty race and a very close finish. The
time was ten seconds.
McCauiey's muff of Rusie's swift throw,
a wild pitch and Roats single gave Indian
apolis a run IN the first. The throw was
a little wide and the ball twisted out OF
McCauley's hands. With two out in the
second and Fred Schaub and Grim on base
both having been sent on alls-Rus lift
ed a fly to right field, which Hogriever mis-
Judged, the big pitcher reaching third.
Rob Schaub hit safe and Rusie scored.
Fisher struck out. The champions tied the
score for a few moment in the fourth
when Canavan's single, McCarthy's triple
and Newelrs fly earned two runs. In their
half, Rusie's men added two on Donovan's
at second. and Bob ScEaub's home run to
Eight center. Three singles in the fifth
earned them another, and the champions
added one in the sixth on Caravans three
Dagger and McCarthy's single. Two more
singles and a sacrifice gave the picked nine
another in the last half, and in the seventh
they took on two more. Roats wild throw
gay White a life, but Henry forced him
at second and Fred Schaub hit for four
bases to right The next two men were
easily disposed OF. Hogriever'S base on
balls. Roats tw~o-bagger and Caravans
sacrifice gave Indianapolis its fifth and last
run in the eighth In their half Rusies fol-
lowers swatted the ball good and hard.
The big pitcher started the business him
self with a twO-bagger, and that, together
with Fishers single and Whites home-run
Drive to right, earned three more runs.
Henry and Fred Schaub followed with sim
giles but were left on base. Newell started
the ninth with a hit, a double play fol-
lowed on McFariand's grounder and Wood
was quickly out from Rusfe to first Score: