The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-11
1T JUST MAKES "Usv CUss.
Hot Weather's Had Enough. bat to
sax. to stand This!

After hitting Fifield for six runs in the
first inning yesterday, lead which should
have been safe, the Indianapolis players
quit like a lot of amateurs and put up
about the vilest exhibition of alleged base
ball that has ever been seen here. The
result was that Detroit walked away with
the game and had plenty to spare 1t
should have been an easy one for Indian
apolis, as the visitors were disposed 10 play
loosely at the start, though they soon took
a brace. Stewart and Shannon were the
chief offenders. The former played about
as stupid ball as can we'll be conceived
and the little short contributed several old
gold blunders to swell the grand total. The
thousand or more people present were thor
oughly Disguised and expressed themselves
pretty freely while the process of wrecking
the game was going on. Damon showed less
head than ever and that is saying good
deal. He did his full share toward giving
the game away and had none the best of
the offending fielders. 1t was sloppy,
sorry exhibition on the part of the cham
pions. They managed 10 hold the game
for a couple of innings and then that yell
low streak, which has predominated OF
late in their playing, came 10 the front and
away went the game. They didn't even
make decent fight TO hold il. There have
been miserable exhibitions on the Ohio
street grounds at various times in past sea-
sons but yesterdays topped them all and
was Of the most aggravating character.
A DETAIL OF ROTTENNESS.
With Shannon out in the first Shebeck
got a single to center. Mccarthy hit into
Whistler's hands. Then Motz, Hogriever
and Stewart reeled off singles and Buckley
sent hot one into left for two bases, three
runs resulting. Whistler dropped Gillens
throw on Hogan and the latter was safe,
Stewart scoring. Damon hit TO center for
a base, bringing in Buckley and Hogan,
who had meantime stolen second. Shannon
hit safe TO right and when he stole second
the ball came back in time TO catch
Damon, who made no apparent effort to
avoid it Had he dropped and slid in he
would have been safe and the good work
might have continued.
For two innings the Detroits couldn't
score and then Damon started them by CIV
ing Nicholson and Barnett bases on balls
after striking titeld out. DUNCAN HE to
but Shannon missed Whistlers grounder
and two more runs came in Hines foule6
to Shiebeck. In the fourth Stallingss base
on balls and Twincham life which forced
the former at second. followed by Fifield's
triple 10 right center, scored d run. Mich
olson hit TO Shannon, who threw wild TO
the plate and Fifield came in. Nicholson
was caught mapping at second by Buckley
good throw. burnett got tnree-bagger
10 right but DUNCAN went out from short
to first.
The score was tied in the fifth, when
Whistler hit for two bases and scored on
Illness single The seventh and eighth
were nightmare innings. in which Indian
apolis errors gave the visitors five runs
Three singles IN the seventh would have
availed nothing had Watkins's men been
able TO play ball, but Stewart and Hogan
managed 10 present Detroit with two runs
In the eighth Hogriever dropped Burnett's
n.y. Damon hit DUNCAN and Gillen got a.
single. This, with Stewards bad throw
rolled up three runs for Staliingss team.
After the nrst inning Fiheld settled down
fnrla h i'm
Ihey secured out two hits after that first
inning and one of them was a scratch