The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-27
Standinr Of The fIuhs
MILLERs. 81 HOLSTERS, 3.
The Champions Take Their First
10

Same of the Series.
The cup contestants braced up yesterday
and their final game here was sharply
played throughout. Indianapolis should
have won it and would have done so had
Davis been able to pitch with any degree
of steadiness. He was even wilder than at
any time this season, and that alone is
what lost the game. He was handicapped
it is true, by the fact that Wood who is
now the teams only catcher, has a very
bad thumb. The knowledge that his catch
er is crippled cannot fail to lessen a pitch
er effectiveness. In trying to make it
as easy as possible for Wood the big pitcher
threw the ball wide several times One of
these wild pitches cost a run His two
bases on balls in the seventh We're fatal
Watkinss men played good ball behind him
for the mos part They threw away OPP
portunities to score, however by poor judg-
nlent on the bases. They had excellent op-
portunties to win out and make it three
straight, but failed to take advantage of
them
Hutchinson pitched his usual good ball
and was especially strong at critical mo-
ments. The "rooters'' couldn't shake him.
though once or twice they thought they
had him going. His strong suit was his
steadiness, and he did not give base on
balls, though he hit one man. indianapolis
outbatted the Mi1iers. Roat, who was in
the game after a long absence, getting
three hits off 'Old Hutch and Mccarthy
the same number. Conner had the only
Minneapolis error, and it cost a run, but
he more than made up for it by accepting
thirteen chances, several of them very hard
ones. Motz and Mccarthy had good
catches, the latter's error being an excus-
able one, made after long The at
nd
would have been larger but for the threat
ening clouds in the sky about o'clock 1t
sprinkled a few moments during the sec
ond inning, but soon cleared.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
Indianapolis changed and took the ms.
Shannon made an inauspicious opening by
striking out Mccarthy stirred the crowd
up with fine single to right, but was
quickly doubled with Hogriever on the lat
ter's grounder to Ball Preston started the
Minneapolis half with a hit to Motz and
in the dash for the base beat him out
Pickett hit to Shiebeck and pretty double
play resulted. Wimot beat out bunt hit
but Schriver flew to Mccarthy Indianap-
oils failed to score in the second. but the
half by Wiley Davis. Werden led with
two-bagger to left center. Conner flew to
Hogriever and Kuehne's out from Stewart
20 Motz moved Werden to third. from
where he scored on wild pitch. Hutchin-
son walked and then trotted to second and
third on wild pitches after which Ball
struck out.
indianapolis tied the score in the third
and would have gone to the front but for
Shannons poor base running. Stewart
opened with hit to left, but Wood tried
to bunt and . double play resulted, Davis
was hit by IL pitched ball and Shannon
followed with a single. Mccarthy hit to
right for two bases, sending Davis home
shannon overran third on the hit and was
put out before he could get back, much to
everybody's disgust. Hutchinson showed
kinss men took the lead Hogriever flew
to Wilmot, but Motz hit one that tore
.nIodsh Mems naIlos ana Snlepeck al
Nanced him with a grounder to Werden
Roat drove the ball to right for two bases
but Stewart was out from short TO first
1t looked like more runs for Indianapolis
in the sixth when. with one out, Hogrevel'
hit to right for three bases, but the next
two men went out from Common to Werden,
both being good plays on the formers part.
Again in the seventh Roat and Stewart got
taking safe lead but Wood struck out
and Roat was caught at the plate trying to
Yer having thrown down. Connors quick
return to the plate nailed Roat easily. as
he IS a slow runner Davis flew to Ball
WHERE THE GAME WAS LOST
In the Minneapolis half of the seventh
the game was lost. Davis gave Ball and
Preston bases on balls and a couple of
passed balls helped them along. Pickett
hit to the left center fence for three bases
and two runs came in. Motz got Wilmol's
grounder and threw to Stewart who ran to
cover first. Stewart dropped the ball and
Wilmot was safe. He stole second and
SchriVer's single to center scored two more
runs. Schriver was caught stealing second
Werden hit to left for two bases and
reached third a wild pitch. Mccarthy
dropped Connors fly after hard run and
Werden came in Kuehne flew to McCar-
thy and Ball struck out.
In the eighth Common fumbled Shannon's
grounder to begin with, and Mccarthy fol-
lowed with a hit to left. Hogriever in
stead of sacrificing as he was Instructed to
do, hit to Ball and double play resulted
MOTIFS single to right scored Shannon but
Motz was caught stealing second and the
side was out. Minneapolis went out in
short order in the last half. In the ninth,
with one out Roat got another hit bur
was forced at second by Stewards grounder
to Kuehne. Wood ended the game by going
ont from Kuehne to Werden Score.