The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-08
PLAYED IN H MUD
THE BALL TossERs WALTON YER
VERY SLIPPERY GROUND.
Wntkins's Men Unable to Cope with
the Reds Heavy Hitters-Score at
Cincinnati IA to 2. :

The rain continued in Cincinnati until
noon yesterday, and at 3 o'clock. when the
ball game was called, the grounds were in
the worst kind of condition. 1t was so
muddy that a player could hardly stand,
much less run bases or chase the ball. It
was largely due to this condition that the
score, IA to 2 in favor of Cincinnati, stood
as it did. The smaller men on the Hoosser
team could not send the ball much out of
the diamond when they hit it, and Caravan
fell down at the home plate in starting to
run. The Cincinnati men are larger, and
even though the ground was slippery could
drive the ball where no fielder could get 1t
nearly every time when they were able to
find it. On account of the condition of the
grounds the game was full of what other
wise would have been scored as errors, but
which could not be scored so when it was
not entirely the players fault. The score
shows that Cincinnati played an errorless
game, but such is probably not the case,
the player being given the benefit of the
doubt at times when his work and the con-
dition of the grounds combined to defeat a
play. The same is true on the indianapolis
side, except that four errors were scored,
being such as it was believed the condition
of the grounds had nothing to do with.
The Indianapolis boys went into the game
with a vim, and received the plaudltS OF
the Cincinnati spectators. After the first
half of the first inning it seemed that In
dianapolis would surely show the Cincin-
natians what the Hoosier team could do,
but after that they went through nine in
nings, hardly reaching second base. Two
clean runs were secured in the first inning,
which were earned as fairly as could be,
and the third run was taken from the
Hoosiers by the umpire. Henry was on
third and Motz sent a grounder down
toward first. On account of the mud Buck
Ewing could not handle it readily, and got
it to Spies just as Henry crossed the plate
on a slide. Henry's feet were at least
three feet past the base when Spies
touched him and the umpire called him out.
That ended the tale as far as runs are
and Newell each got a hit before Caravan
went out by slipping in the mud at home
plate, after hitting the ball to the infield.
Two errors, a base on balls and two singles
gave the Reds three unearned runs in the
latter half of the first. Both errors were
cnargeable to Newell, who fumbled the first
ball that came to him and threw the sec
ond over MOTIFS head, but in doing SO fell
down in the mud. and should probably not
be charged with an error.
About three minutes sufficed for one hit
and three outs for the HOLSTERS in the sec
two runs. one of them earned. Newell,
Caravan and Motz made a pretty double
play III LnlS inning. HOLIDAY was on 1rSL
and Spies at the bat. A grounder was
sent to Newell, which he had trouble in
picking up on account Of the mud. but
secured it in time TO assist Caravan and
allow it to reach Motz to head or Spies.
One run. one hit, two flies to center. which
were caught, and a slow grounder to Sec
ond tells the tale Of the Hoosier work in
the third. The Reds got two singles and
a double, scoring them three runs.
In the fourth the Hoosiers failed to find
first base, but all three batters found the
ball. Newell, Caravan and Motz retired
the first two batters of the Reds on a
double play exactly like their other one
and then the side was soon retired with
out a run. Three flies to second, third and
short was the result of the Hoosier's bat
ting in the sixth, while, the Reds got a
SINGLE, a double and a base on balls, re-
sulting in two runs. In the seventh the
Hoosiers reached first by a base on balls,
but three others batters went out on In
field hits. Fisher gave the Reds two bases
on balls and Newell fell down and wal
love &c all over the ground, allowing the
Reds to get three men on bases. A liner
into Whites hands was muffed and on a
throw to Caravan was again muffed and
two runs came in. In the eighth McFar-
land managed to get a fly to the outfield
but. it fell in Holidays hands. Motz got
a base on balls and Caravan a hit, but
were left on bases when the side was re-
tired. The Reds got a tWo-bagger after two
men were out and the. next man, Dwyer,
Hoosiers participated in the ninth inning
and then with but little effect. The only
credit secured was a single by Walters.
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