The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-13
How the Clubs stand.
GOOD HoOsIER FEATURES.
A Number of Sensations That Cheered
the Heart of the Enn.

the Heart of the Fan.
Indianapolis put up championship ball
yesterday. The games were never exciting
for Detroit hadn't a show to win either
one, but there was enough brilliant playing
to make the big crowd remember the after
noon for some time to come. The star
fielding feature of the day was McFar-
lands catch of Dungan's fly in the fifth in
ming of the first game. Sammy swung hard
on a straight fast one, and the ball looked
as if it were going away over AIcFarland's
head for home run. Mac put on al the
steam he had and, running with the ball.
jumped and pulled it down into his nit.
George Hogriever fell over in a trance
Gray threw his cap in the air, Bill Phillips
laughed at DUNCAN, who was the picture
of disgust, and the crowd cheered itself
hoarse. 1t was a sensational catch--one of
the sort that makes a ball game worth see
ing. especially when the right team profits
by it. Then there was Hogriever's steal
home in the fourth inning right under
Clarkson's nose. frost dropped the throw,
but ''Hoggie" was safe, anyhow, though
Gayle would have called him out but for
the error. Such decision would have
been wrong. as he was across the plate be-
fore frost put the ball on him, Clarkson's
throw being little to one side Gayle
waved him out, and then, seeing frost had
muffed the throw, changed his decision
Nichol did some very fast fielding in both
games, several of his catches cutting off
what looked to be long hits Mcfarland
made another great catch in the second
game when he captured Illness fly in the
second inning. MOTIFS work was one of the
clever features of the second game. The
way he scraped up all sorts of hits was a
delight to the eyes of the three thousand
people who were at the grounds. In fact
the entire team put up clean, fast ball from
2 o'clock until the finish, which came about
$40. The Detroit men were outclassed in
every respect, and were never in either
game
Clarkson was pitted against Phillips in
the opening battle, and was quite as easy
as the indianapolis pitcher was hard to
find. He was hit safely eighteen times for
a. total of twenty-four bases, while Phillips
held the visitors down to six hits. Phillips
had almost perfect control, while Clarkson
passed seven men to first The crowd was
delighted to see Jot Goar go to the slab in
the second game and how the big fellow
did pitch His ten days rest appears to
have put him in better shape than ever, for
his control was superb and his speed ter
rife. Detroit got but four hits off him, and
of those was a. scratch to Flynn who
slipped while trying to field the ball. For
eight innings Vanderbecks men could do
nothing toward getting a rum and it looked
like a sure shut-out when Dungan's short
leftfield fly and a couple of outs enabled
them to get Sammy around in the ninth
Egan was an easy proposition for Indian
apolis and was hit freely, besides giving
seven bases on balls
THE FIRST GAME.
The first game opened as most all of
them here have a habit of opening, viz
with gift to Hogriever. Gray forced him
at second but Delehanty threw wild to first
in an attempt at a double and Gray made
couple of bases on the error. Mcfarland
hit to left center for two bases and Gray
came in. Motz went out from short to first
but Mccarthy got a single to center, scor-
ing Mcfarland. In the Detroit half Dele
hanty waited for base on balls and Dun
gan tried to sacrifice, but Phillips was slow
in getting the ball to second and both run
ners were safe. billiards. safe hit to right
scored Delehanty Hines forced billiard at
second and DUNCAN was run down trying
TO score on NicholS grounder to Gray.
Steinfeldt flew to Flynn: The Tigers man
aged to tie in the third, after two hands
were out, Nichol and Steinfedt hitting to
right for three bases. The latter was left
ny ouIIttl Stunning OUT InlS was the last
time Vanderbeck's men were in the game
for indianapolis chalked up four runs in
the fourth and it was all off. Stewart
opened with triple to right and Flynns
single to center scored him. Wood gave
Nlchol q lively chance and a. pretty catch
resulted. Phillips walked and Hogriever
hit to left for base, sending Flynn home.
a Wild pitch advanced the runners and
Phlillps same in on Grays long fly to
NichoL While Mcfarland was at the bat
Hogriever broke for the plate and scored
by means of a long slide and Trost's muff
Of Clarkson's throw. Mcfarland flew to
Watkinss men kept on scoring every in
Ming MOTIFS single, McCarthy's sacrifice
and Stewards safe hit to left adding one in
second and Flynn went out from third to
first. Wood beat out a little one in the
Phillips's grounder. Wood, however, was
caught trying to make third on the error.
Hogriever walked and Gray got safe one
to left, scoring Phillips and sending Hog
riever to third. The latter came in on Nc
Farland's single to center. MOTIFS ground
er to Delehanty resulted in a double play
McCarthy's base on balls. a steal Trosts
overthrow of second and Flynn's little in
field single gave indianapolis one in the
seventh, and in the following inning Hog
riever's double, singles by Gray and Nc
Farland and couple of outs yielded two
more.
In the Detroit eighth DUNCAN walked but
was forced at second by billiard. who in
turn was forced by Hines Then Nichol hit
for base and Steinfeldt for three of them,
two runs coming in. Burnett flew TO Hog
riever.
Wood waited for base on balls in the
ninth and was forced at second by Phillips
who then stole a base and surprised the
fans. Hogriever hit to left for three bases,
scoring Phillips and coming in himself on
Grays fly to Nichol Steinfeldt's tumble
gave Mcfarland a life and MOtz got hit
to left but Mccarthy flew to Delehanty.
Detroit went out in order in the ninth and
the game was easily won. Score:
Indianapolis. ABB. r. II. O. A. f.
Hogrieyer, IF $1,000.