The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-08-10
Western League Standing.
But Watkins Men Were Equal I
the Situation Yesterday.

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1t was a great day for the leaders. They
all had a hand in it. and may well feel
like coming champions. The sort OF ball
they played yesterday is the real article.
They were after those games in every in
ming. and. despite a stubborn resistance.
landed them. That kind OF BALL playing
will bring the pennant here. Every man
hustled for runs when indianapolis was at
bat and to cut them off when Detroit was
VI. Both jobs were hard all through. but
Watkins's men never became discouraged.
The big crowd-fully three thousand peo-
ple-felt like carrying them around on their
shoulders. 1t was a ~jubilant mass OF peo-
pie that hurried for the cars after the
afternoons fine sport. Every indianapolis
player came in for words of praise.
Fisher wanted to pitch both games, and
came near doing it. He was in great form
In the first. and would have held Detroit
down in the second had the intense heat
not weakened him somewhat. AS it was,
he pitched five good innings. and
didn't want to quit then, but
Manager Watkins feared the heat
might injure him. As indianapolis
chances. SO Phillips went in at the sixth
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comparatively little of his speed, which will
be on tap to-day.
Pears doomed up like a winner for six
innings of the first game. Then he weak
ened just enough to let the leaders walk
off with the game, which up to that time
had a very much Michigan look. 1t took
perfect fielding to hold it, however. as De-
troit was putting Up the same fast ball as
the day before.
In the second game Gayle went up in
the air at the start, and before ne caught
again the game was practically lost for
the visitors. While the leaders did not put
up as steady a fielding game, their work
was far more brilliant, and it was a num-
Der of wonderful plays that saved them.
Three great double plays cut a big figure,
and, in fact, prevented Detroit from win
ming out.
For a few moments in the opening game
the visitors found Fisher easy. This was
III the third inning. when, with one out,
Pears hit safe. Newman forced him at Sec
ond, but Nicholson lined out a triple to
left center and DUNCAN a home run to
right, which gave the Detroits three runs
all they made, for they couldn't get near
Fisher after that.
The indianapolis men CROPPED around in
vain for Pears until the seventh inning.
Then they located him. Mccarthy led off
with a three-bagger to right, and Newell
and Hogan followed with singles. McFar-
land sacrificed, and when Fisher pushed a
safe hit out to center, tying the score,
there was pandemonium for a few mo
ments. Hogriever hit TO Gillen and a dou-
bic play resulted. 1t is doubtful If Hog
r.ever was out, but Sheridan said so, and
he was umpiring the game. The good work
was continued in the eighth, when, with
one out, Canavan hit safe TO left, and went
to second on Dungan's tumble. He stole
third and scored on MOTIFS fly to Newman.
Mccarthy followed with a two-bagger and
Newell and Hogan with singles, adding an
other run. Raymond made a one-handed
circus" stop of McFarland's vicious
! g%rounder and cut off a couple Of runs that