The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-30
CHAMPIONS. 8, ST. PAUL, Z.
Wiley Davis Was WtId-Denz In
Fair Trim.

While on the face or the returns yester-
day the champions were outclassed. still
had it not been for a rank decision in the
third inning by Frank Kraus the st. Paul
player. who. with George Cross. umpired
the game, the result might have been more
satisfactory. Gar Strothers refused to Of
fciate. Manager Watkins received a note
from him yesterday morning to the effect
that he would not be on hand as the
weather was too hot and that as he (Wat-
kins) did mis- umpiring through the news
papers he had better umpire the game him.
self. This extraordinary Communication
made it necessary to draft a couple of
players and Kraus and Cross were chosen.
They alternated on balls and strikes and
base decisions. and unfortunately Kraus
was calling the latter when Burns and
Pickett were doubled on the latter's
grounder TO Shannon. The ball reached
Motz in plenty of time to retire Pickett and
the side. as there was one out before the
play. Any regular umpire would not have
hesitated a second over the out. but Kraus
yielded to the temptation to give his peo-
pie the best of il and 1t helped them out
considerably. George Cross had a chance to
even up in the fourth inning on ORourke,
who was twice so close to being out at
second that there wouldn't have been much
of a kick had he been called so. Cross de-
cided he was safe, however, and two runs
resulted soon after. The player-umpire
business may be satisfactory once in a
while in a lop-sided game. but it is most
always productive of regrets.
WILEY DAVIS WILD.
However, Watkins's men did not deserve
to win. They could not hit either Mullane
or Denzer and that is the real reason of
their defeat. If they would go after Den
Ger with any of their old-time confidence
the big st. Paul pitcher would probably
weaken. But they appear to throw up their
hands when he looms up in the box and
away goes the game. After those two
runs off Mullane in the seventh Comiskey
hustled Denzer into the box and the big
fellow turned the trick for him again.
Wiley Davis was wild and not especially
effective. Mullane was almost equally as
wild. but the champions couldn't do much
with him. even when the chance offered.
The features of the game were MOTIFS
catch of Shugarts foul fly in the sixth inn
ing, Hogriever's remarkable slide across
the plate in the third and Stewards throw
in the seventh, which struck Bob Wood
in the chest protector with a dull, sicken-
ing thud. The side was out, but Stewart
had momentarily forgotten il and made a
fine throw home. which struck Wood amid
ships and made the crowd roar with laugh
ter.
Hogriever's base on balls, Buckley's sac
rifice. a steal and McCarthy's fly. together
viii a desperate twenty-foot slide scored
first blood for the champions. HogrieverS
steal of third base was accomplished while
Tony Mullane had the ball. Spies shouted
at Mullane, who turned to throw to Sec
ond. but found Hogriever nearing third, so
made no attempt TO catch him. Glasscock
raped a hot one to left in the last half
and Stratton hunted and was called safe
by Kraus. who evidently believed in push
ing a good thing along. George flew to
shannon and Burns hit to right for a base,
scoring Glasscock. Picketts grounder was
picked up by Shannon. who threw Burns
out at second. Stewart sent the ball over
to Motz ahead of Pickett. but Kraus once
more shook his head. Pickett stole Sec
ond and the ball was thrown down, Shan
non returning Ii in time to get Stratton
at the plate, but Buckley dropped the
got a base on balls, but Spies flew to
Glasscock.
IN THE FOURTH.
Stewards single, a steal and Spies's wild
throw 10 head him off at second enabled
him to make the circuit In the fourth. SHE
beck fouled to O'Rourke. Shannon got a
hit to left. but was caught stealing second.
Hogan hit through O'Rourke. but Glass
cock stopped Davis's hot one and retired
the side. In the'last half O'Rourke's sin
gle. a steal, Glasscock's being hit by
pitcher. another steal, STATIONS long fly
dHu &c > iOhS ms gave 81. L dui tWO
more runs In the sixth they touched Davis
for three earned runs and settled the game.
O'Rourke and Glasscock hit safe and STRAIT
ton sacrificed. George drove in two more
run Will a single 10 right. which Hogriev-
er fumbled. Burns sent George home with
a single to left. Pickett and Shugart flew
out.
After Stratton had dropped Hogriever's
fly in the seventh Wood was sent in TO
bat for Buckley and sent a run in with IA
fine two-bagger over Georges head. Nc
| Carthy and MotZ went out at first. scor-
ing Wood, and Stewart flew TO Burns.
Then Comiskey put Denzer in TO pitch and
Ii was all over, though indianapolis added
one mere run in the ninth. With Davis
out on strikes Hogriever was hit in the
back by DenZer and was pretty hot about
il. too, so much so that he and the big
pitcher nearly came TO blows. Wood
reached first on balls. Mccarthy flew TO
Stratton, who threw wild TO third and
Hogriever scored. Motz was out from
Shugart 10 Glasscock and all was over. At
tendance. 1000. including several hundred
ladies. Score:
INDIANAPOLIS AR. r. n q A f