The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-16
PLAYERS JUST TIRED
CE1CAGO-INDIANAPO GAME A
VERY LIsTLEss AFFAIR.
Monroe Largely Victim of Tough
Luck-Chicngo Won by
to 4 Score.

game 1t was a nStleSS sort OF an dndiT all
through. ami everybody. spectators as well
as players. appeared to have that tired
feeling which a certain well-known patent
medicine is warranted 10 cure. few cases
of the medicine would have come in handy
yesterday out at the ball park. 1t Is not at
all surprising that the crowd was lifeless.
for there was nothing over which to en-
thuse. The score shows that Monroe was
hit safely sixteen times, but 1t does not
show that nearly half those hits were made
after easy chances had been given to retire
the side. Nor does it show the fly which
Hogriever lost in the sun OF the one which
Connor misjudged so horribly and which had
to go as two-bagger. or the scratch bound
over Stewards head which Is recorded as
hit. Hansen had his troubles in the way Of
hard luck Tuesday, and Monroe's dose yes
terday was equally as tough II not more So
The Chieagos earned but one run, and that
should have been an out, for it was Decker's
fly which Connor misjudged In the second
inning that is responsible for that solitary
earned run. White played shaky game at
short, and his two errors cost just four of
the eight runs scored by Anson's men.
Stewards miss Of an easy grounder in the
eighth was responsible for two runs. When
all this is borne In mind 1t can readily be
seen that Monroe pitched good ball in the
face Of discouraging support. He kept the
hits we'll scattered, sent only one man to
base on balls and hit two, one Of whom-Tim
Donahue-purposeiy got in front of the ball.
The one brilliant feature Of the game was
fourth inning, when he caught Dahen's line
drive and doubled Everett, who had started
for second. Mccormick and Wood played
good bail and did most of the hitting, the
former getting three and the latter two of
the six Indianapolis hits. Wood caught
errorless game, and his good throwing to
second cut off four of the Colts at that bag.
They had much trouble stealing on him. A
clever double play by Mccormick, Stewart
and Motz and couple by the Colts were
The champions started away at fast clip,
Hogriever getting first on balls. stealing Sec
ond. assisted by Donahue's low throw.
fly and coming home on Trubys high throw
to the plate to head him off Mccarthy had
previously flown out to Decker. Stewart got
safely 10 second during all this. Motz lifted
a short fly to right. which TRULY managed to
reach with hand-a circus catch, and
one which surprised TRULY as much as 1t
did everyone else. Mccormick drove beauty
to right for a base and Stewart scored.
Dahlen caught Connor's hot liner and re-
tired the side.
Monroe hit Everett and sent Dahlen to
base on balls. Then Hogriever failed to To-
cate Lange's fly. because of the sun being
In his eyes, and Everett scored. Arson hit
to Stewart and there was nice chance for
double. but White dropped the throw,
Dahlen coming home. Ryan's grounder to
Mccormick resulted In a double play and
TRULY was out from Mccormick to Motz
Wood started the second nicely with a sin
gle, but foolishly tried to make two bases
on Whites sacrifice and was easily caught
at third. Monroe struck out. Decker hit up
fly that Conner could have caught had he
stood still, but he msjudged 1t, running in
and letting the ball go just over his head.
Stewart let Thornton's grounder get away
from him and Donahue stuck his arm In
front of one Of Monroe,s SLOW balls and
trotted to first. With the bases filed Everett
hit to left, scoring Decker, but Thornton was
caught at third Everett tried to steal sec
ond. but was caught. Dahlen, hit to left for
base and Donahue came home. Dahlen
stole second, but Langes grounder to White
retired the side. Arson started the Chicago
third with a single, but was easily nailed ON
steal. Ryan few to Common and TRULY hit
an easy one to White, which should have
ended the inning. wild throw to first.
however, spoiled matters, and singles by
Decker and Thornton. the latter's a scratch
| bound over Stewards head. together with
Connor's tumble yielded two more runs.
Donahue few to Stewart
Connors sacrifice and Trubys tumble Of
Woods grounder gave Indianapolis run in
the fourth. Another was added In the sixth
hard run. another sacrifice by Conner and
Woods fine single to right-center White
hit safely. but Monroe new to Donahne and
| the five innings Thornton pitched Indianap-
| oils got three hits, and when Parker took
| the left-hander's place everybody looked for
some stick work. as he had been batted
| hard when here with Grand Rapids Three
| hits in four innings was the best the cham
pions could do with him. however.
Those last two Chicago runs were made in
the eighth, and were also gift. With one
out Parker hit an easy one which Stewart let
roll between his feet. Then Donahue got a
single. Everett a sacrifice, which should
have been the last out. and Dahlen single,
two runs resulting. LANCE hit to Mccormick
tredge, Of Chicago, and Buckley, of Indian
| apolis, umpired the game satisfactorily and
nearly fifteen hundred people witnessed 1t.