The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-03
ONE INNING SETTLED 1T
THE HOLSTERS STARTED THE GAME
WITH EIGHT RUNS.
Took Their Third Straight Victory
from Columbus in the Free
Press Cup Series.

The champions took the fourth cup game
their third straight victory-yesterday 50
easily that there was very little interest
attached to it. Two thousand people watch
ed the operation and were well satisfied
with the result, even if the game itself was
too one-sided to afford much real sport.
Phillips pitched one of his old-time games
and the Columbus men hit him safely but
five times. Only ten of them reached first
base and he had them well in hand at all
times. His support was fast and almost
errorless, the only mistake being a wild
throw by Hogriever that let in the first
Columbus run All hands played good ball.
"Bumpus' Jones finally had one of his off
days. He has had very few of them this
season, but yesterday Bump" slipped
cog or two in the first inning and then it
was all over. A triple, a double, five sin
giles, a home run, two gifts, a wild pitch,
a passed ball and a bad throw by Crooks
all this happened in the first inning and
it placed the game away beyond reach of
the Senator's
After that Jones pitched pretty fair ball,
but it was too late and besides Phillips was
at his best. The Columbus outfeld had
plenty to do, and Mertes and Frank pulled
down several drives that looked good for
ported in the field, even if Columbus did
present q crippled team, Buckley being at
first. Genins at third and Wolters in left
WON TT IN THE FIRST.
After Hogriever had rolled one to Buckley
and gone to the bench, rather an unusual
start for George the fireworks began. Gray
was passed to first, and Mcfarland followed
with a three-bagger along the left foul line,
scoring him. A wild pitch let Mcfarland in.
Mccarthy hit to center for a base, and was
given life at second by Crooks's wild
throw of MOTIFS grounder Wood and Stew
art followed with hits and Flynn with
two-bagger to left four more runs coming
in. Phillips flew to right and Flynn reached
third on the out. Hogriever hit to right
center for a home run. Gray placed safe
one in left Mcfarland walked and Nc
Carthy's hot liner was too much for Jones,
though he knocked it down. With the bases
filled Motz hit to Crooks, forcing Mccarthy
at second.
Columbus scored one in the last half,
Hulen and Mertes hitting safe and Genins
waiting for four wide ones. With the, bases
rull HogrieVer captured Franks line fly
hit, made a high throw to first, letting
Hulen in. Buckley fouled to Gray and
Crooks struck out.
fourth, when, with one out, Motz walked,
reached second on a wild pitch, third on
passed ball and home on Woods fly to
Mertes Stewart hit to right for base, but
Flynn flew to center
The last Columbus run was scored in the
sixth, when Frank was passed to first and
came around on Crookss three dagger to
right. Buckley and WolterS struck out and
Fisher fouled to Wood.
The champions ran their score into double
figures in the seventh, when Stewart opened
with hit to center. Flynn struck out but
Phillips drove one clean and hard to right,
and Frank let the ball get through him.
Stewart scored and Phillips reached third,
coming in on Hogriever's fly to right Gray
hit to right for a base, reached second on
a passed ball and home on McCarthy's
single to center. Mcfarland had, mean
while, gone to first on balls. Kahoe who
had taken MOTIFS place at first in the
sixth, flew to Genins.
The last Indianapolis run was made in the
ninth, Phillips starting with a Jwo-bagger
to center and scoring on Hogriever's safe
drive to right. The latter was caught be-
tween first and second and run down. Gray
and Mcfarland flew to Jones. The visitors
We're disposed of in ope-two-three order in
the last three innings. Score: