The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-15
HANSEN is A GOOD 'UN
THE NEW PITCHER DID ENOUGH TO
WIN Yesterdays GAME,
hut the Champions Did Not support
Him Properly, and Pittsburg
Pulled Out safely.

stocky little man named Hansen came
very near spelling Pittsburgs string of ex-
hibition victories yesterday. He would have
done ii, too, had ne received proper support
AS II was he gave Macks men the worst
scare they have had this season. Hansen
arrived Monday evening from Peoria In fine
condition and said he was ready for work.
Captain Stewart took him at his word and
put him in against the Pirates. He captured
the crowd from the start and will make his
mark In the Western League. He Is about
Monroe's height, but of stouter build. His
delivery is quick and he has speed, curves
and excellent control. Like Monroe. he is
game all through. and will pitch himself
out Of many a hole this season.
If ever a pitcher had bad luck, though, IL
was Hansen in yesterdays game. Three fly
balls were misjudged. two of which cost
runs. White played carelessly at short, and
the absence of Manager Watkins from the
bench was severely felt. 1t is important that
he be in touch with his men at all times
during a game More victories will be won
away from home this season II Watkins is
SO fixed that he need not leave the bench
once during a game.
Hogriever and Hansen were the bright par
ticular stars yesterday. The former batted
in five of the six Indianapolis runs, his home
run drive in the fifth inning being about the
prettiest ever seen here. Stewart Mccarthy
and Connor each had fine catch. Stewart
was from Elys bat In the second. and he
took the ball-a liner--on the jump. McCar-
thy's was tremendous drive by Denny Ly-
ons in the eighth, and he captured the ball.
running with IL, after hard chase nearly to
the fence. Conner got one of Beckley's long
flies after quite run Stencil did some
clever work for Pittsburg, his catch of Nc
Carthy's fly in the fifth being especially bril-
nam HIT HASTINGS HARD
Charley Hastings pitched, five innings and
was hit so hard in the fifth that Mack took
him out and put in Klllen. The left-hander
Jared little better, and the champions
cracked away at his curves with much per-
sistency up to the very last. Murphy um-
pired four innings and was then taken sud-
denly III. He suffers from heart trouble. and
had TO be helped to the clubhouse, where q
doctor was summoned. Cross and Merritt
umpired the rest of the game satisfactorily
the latter calling the base plays and the
former balls and strikes.
1t was even up all around, pitching and
everything, until the fourth inning, wher
balls and Bierbauers long low drive to left
enabled the Pirates to score q run. The hi
was a very hard one 10 judge and Mccarthy
started h forward ana nc then ran back on L
left the bat he could have reached II al
right. The champions made this one rur
look very small in the NTH when, with two
Hansen hit 10 center for base. Then Ho
griever drove the ball TO right as clean and
as y fset the ne
headed for the fence with Stencil and Don.
ovan sprinting after 1t. Before they could
get hold Of IL, however, two runs were In anc
IIrexr Nod dad f1s xx,kt ~
he easily made. The bleachers were sight
Everybody was In motion and contributed q
few cheers more or less to the general con
fusion. Mccarthy headed one for the cente
field fence and 1t was all Stencil could do Il
get II.
Killen then went in and Stewart hit hin
Mccormick sacrificed and Conner SCORED
Motz with single to center, but was him
self caught mapping at first. White AM
Wood started the seventh with singles Han
sen struck out but Hogriever placed anothe
| one in right and scored two more runs
Wood having meanwhile stolen second. Nc
reach third by fast work Thinking he saw
| a chance to steal home while Killen had hi
| back turned, Georges hustled FOR the plate
| but was caught by q narrow margin.
THE TROUBLE IN THE SEVENTH.
! Pittsburg couldn't shake off the letters un
| I'll the seventh. when singles by Killen, Don
ovan and Beckley, with wild pitch, yielde,
| in the eighth, and no wonder. for he has ha
no real practice until yesterday, and tn
Pittsburgs are pretty hard game for all tn
| big League pitchers. Bierbauerl and Ell
started off with hits. Sugden flew to Connol
but Killen got a single, filing the bases
| Four bad balls then forced in a run an
| Smiths safe hit TO left, which Mccarthy i
running for kicked across the field, cleare
| the bases. allowing the left fielder to max
the circuit. Beckley flew TO Conner and Ly
| ons TO Mccarthy Whites wild throw havin
| meantime let Stencil reach first. where h
/ was left. Had Mccormick not misjudged
foul fly from Bly's bat before the latter mad
| his hit, the tide which set in so strongly 70
| Pittsburg just then might have turned. TIL
Pirates shouted themselves hoarse durin
| this run getting. They howled as If thei
| lives depended on it. Well. it was clos
| call for them and they had another scare 1
the ninth, when Ely fumbled Common
| grounder a starter. Conner went down O
| the first ball pitched and was caught at sec
ond. Then White hit for base and every
body wished Conner had waited. Wood fie,
| to Bierbauer. Hansen got a base on ball
and Rogriever flew to Beckley, ending tn
| game. The attendance was 1000. Score: