The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20
EXCAVATIONS, s; CHAMPIONS, 3.
The MiIlers Fall Easy Victims 4,
Chauncey Fishers Curyes

indianapolis is now so firmly intrenched
in second place that the fight for the Free
Press cup is practically sure to be between
Watkinss men and the Milers. BY win
ming yesterday, while Milwaukee was di-
viding games with Detroit, the Indianap
oils team turned the trick. 1t would be just
as well, however, to take couple of games
from st. Paul for good measure, as there
is possibility of Detroit winning four
from Kansas City. That is not probable,
but it may come to pass and there is moth
ing like playing it safe.
a thousand people shivered through yes
terday's game The result, however, was
satisfactory enough to offset any diScom-
fort that may have been felt. Those eight
runs that Indianapolis batted in warmed
the crowd up not little. Big Perry Wer-
den was as frisky as spring lamb and
kept everybody good natured. He made a
hard kick because Day called Hogriever
safe when the big first baseman thought
he had George mapping. Dan Lally was
pretty sore at being called out on strikes
In the third and Waiter Wilmot worked in
kick" or two. 1t was the INDIANAPOLIS
teams game, however from start to finish
as Fisher had the Millers going all the
tlme and they couldn't hit him safe. Parker
Six Of the eight runs. Stewart and shan
non did some pretty fielding and that doub-
~ Pay lioiH the llelu Dy mccarthy, stewart
ana MotZ was a clever feature. Ball made
a beautiful catch of liner from Hogriev-
er pat In the third and Wilmot's throw to
the plate catching Schaub in the seventh
was line piece of work. McCarthys field
Ing was another feature.
with TWO out in the first MINNEAPOLIS got
a run on hits by Wilmot and Schriver and
the operation of running the latter down
on the line between first and second he
having been headed off on a steal Indian-
apollS soon overhauled the coming cham
plonS, ana by scoring three runs in the
second took lead that proved a winner
Motz walked and Schaub struck out. Stew
art mt to right for base and Buckley
struck out Hogan was hit in the head by
a pitched ball and had to quit the game
until the close of the inning This filed
the bases and Fisher drove in three runs
with a two-bagger to right. Shannon flew
to Werden.
In the fifth, after Shannon had gone out,
Mccarthy and Hogrever singled and Motz
reached first on balls Schaub's hit to CEN
ter sent in two runs. Stewards grounder to
Pickett resulted in double play With
one out in the sixth Hogan singled. reached
second on Fishers out and scored on Shan
mons hit to right. Mccarthy was out from
second to first. Singles by Eogriever Motz
BILE, added two more Indianapolis huns in
the seventh Stewart fouled to Schriver,
Buckley singled and Hogan struck out.
Fisher hit to center for base, but Wilmot
threw Schaub out at the plate, ending the
inning Mccarthy got a single and Motz
double in the eighth but the hits were SO
placed that they did good.
In the ninth Schriver led off with a single
to left and Werden hit to right for three
bases, scoring him. Buckley's bad throw
to catch Werden mapping let the big man
In. The next three were easily disposed of.