The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-29

hind the bat than he. He had an off day
yesterday. but it will probably be his only
one this year.
The senators are playing a stiff game.
day.
Damon lost his other game by a score OF
s to Z at Detroit Tuesday. a fatal COM
b~ination. that.
Cunningham is pitching good ball for
indianapolis team.
Con Lucid held the Senators down
to three hits in the first Brooklyn-Washing-
ton game yesterday.
Lohbeck had three passed balls yester-
be in the game at all.
A National League record has been es-
games without an error.
Philadelphia and Boston did not play yes
terday because of rain at. Boston. Cincin-
natl and Louisville rested.
Terry allowed the Spiders but six hits
eight themselves and won on errors.
The fre-cracker business is being over
done at the ball grounds, and the sale OIL
explosives there is going TO be stopped.
Third baseman Dowd. Of st. Louis. is
a hitter at times. Yesterday he was four
times at bat and made a triple. double and
single.
Some clubs can win close games without
hitting the ball hard In the tenth inning
yesterday two singles and a steal gave the
Pirates a victory.
Damon occasionally pitches a slow ball
that shoots downward almost at right an
giles just before IL reaches the plate. 1t
fools the best batters.
Catcher Kinslow, of the Pittsburg club.
has been released unconditionally,. without
being given the usual ten days notice.
Here is a chance for Grand Rapids.
The peanut vender with the circus voice.
Ia op Is not cha ehaTy in in letting q, people ! kno w
the feafuraC Of tho IndiananOliS hall amos
As It was. DUNCAN beat out the grounder,
which had to go as a base hit. This was
another little thing that contributed TO the
aggravating result yesterday, and ii does
not appear in the score.
Toledo will play Off that postponed game
here Monday. On Tuesday indianapolis
goes to Anderson for an exhibition game,
and on Wednesday the leaders rest up for
their two big battles on the Fourth. 4,
Grand Rapids is badly in need of a
catcher, and when the Indianapolis team
was up there last week Ellis wanted
Manager Watkins TO let him have Wood.
Indianapolis can take no chances just now,
however. That lead is too narrow.
If the Southern League. goes to pieces
soon, as is expected, Ollie Beard would
make a good man for Indianapolis. How
he would round out the leaders already
healthy string of hard hitters. Beard Is
one Of the greatest of all minor Nague
batsmer.
Had Jack Newell thrown to second in
stead OF first on Dungan's g%rounder in the
fourth yesterday. he would have caught
Newman and saved a run-possibly several.
He evidently thought Newman, who Is a
fast runner, had two good a start, but the
fact is. he would have nailed the runner.
The Terre Haute excursion tomorrow
leaves at s a. M, and will carry lots OF
baseball enthusiasts who will root" for
indianapolis in the championship game
with Toledo over there. The leaders need
a long string OF victories now, and every
game counts.
Seats for the Hale-Smith wrestling
match at English's Opera House Monday
night go on sale this morning. Smith is
now in Cincinnati training for the contest.
dent of downing Hale. The Indianapolis
man is saving little. but working Lard. and
Monday nights match promises to be very
exciting. The prices will be popular, as
usual.
McDermott umpired a satisfactory game.
He is absolutely impartial and his judg-
ment appears excellent. In the sixth he
called Damon out on strikes. when he APP
parently had but two of them. Damon
walked away, seemingly satisfied, and Nc
Dermott explained that he struck twice at
the ball and only one strike was called.
Nobody else could figure out more than
two strikes.
McFarland's fly in the sixth inning
yesterday was one of the longest and high
est ever seen on the grounds. 1t came close
to CARRYING CONSERVATION INTO the camp OF
lided while getting under Ii. and both fell.
Newman held to the ball, however, and
saved the game Tor Detroit. GlenaiVLn wa
on second at the time, having reached that
base by hitting out a fine double.
By July 4 Grand Rapids will have a new
catcher and another second baseman, and
then look out for squalls. Wright, Car
roll, George and Wheelock are terrors
with the stick, and the Gold Bugs are
bound to round up in a few days and start
for the top again. They ply here next
Thursday morning and afternoon, and the
games will be the leading sporting events
of the national holiday. The ball grounds
should be crowded morning as well as
afternoon.