The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07

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The leaders captured two from Mime
apolis yesterday. The morning game drew
thousand people. while the one in the
afternoon was witnessed by nearly five
thousand. The Millers offered no resistance
in the forenoon and were lucky to escape a
shut-out. They put up a better article for
three innings in the afternoon, but the
fourth settled matters and Indianapolis had
an easy time of it to the finish. "Dibby''
Flynns return delighted the fans. He
played five innings in the forenoon and
seven in the afternoon, Knau finishing each
game for him as not to give him too
much work at the start. He played in his
old-time form both games, his work in the
afternoon being particularly brilliant. OF
eral were on difficult chances. He secured a
couple of safe hits off Phillip.
The Millers played loosely IN both games
and Figgemeier and Phillip were touched
up freely. 'Peek-a-boo" Veach appeared in
right field for the visitors during the after
noon game and put up a horrible game
He misjudged everything that came his way
and struck out four times.
Goar pitched a great game and the Mllers
would have been shut out in the forenoon
had it not been for his one gift and Knau' 8
tumble. Phillips was not we'll all morning
and Minneapolis managed to gather up a
few hits off him during the five innings he
pitched in the afternoon. He was feeling
SO badly that Manager Watkins relieved
him after the fifth GOar going in The
Millers quit right there and got but three
men to first in the last four innings and
only one safe hit. Flynn's work at short,
line stop by Knau in the ninth inning and
McCarthy's catch of Roat's fly in the eighth
were the features of the afternoon game.
THE MORNING GAME.
Watkinss men won the game in the
first inning, when, with Hogriever out Gray
waited for a base on balls, Mcfarland fol-
lowed with safe hit to left, Mccarthy
with a beal tiful drive to right for three
bases and Motz and Wood with singles to
left. This hitting streak Melted four runs
and put the Millers out of it. Stewart
forced Wood at second and Goar fouled to
catcher. With Flynn out in the second,
Hogriever hit to left for two bases and
Gray followed with a three-bagger in the
same direction. Netherlands out from Sec
ond to first scored Gray, and Mccarthy
struck out.
The one run in the fourth was the, result
OF a couple of scratch hits after two men
We're out. HOgriever lifted a fly to
left, which four Millers went after, the
ball dropping between them. What should
have been an easy out went for two bases.
Then Parrott and Letcher duplicated this
performance on Gray's fly to left and the
ball fell SAFE Hogriever scoring. McFar-
land went out from second to first.
The one Minneapolis run that saved the
shutout was made in the sixth Eustace
was given a base on balls. Miller struck
out and Letcher would have been an easy
victim had not Knau let his grounder get
away, Eustace coming in. Parrot and
Roat flew out to right and center
Indianapolis did not need more runs, but
added seven in the eighth and ninth just
because they came easy. Stewart opened
the eighth with a two-bagger to left. Goar
went out from second TO first, but Knau,
who had relieved Flynn, the latter feeling
unable to continue, hit to left also for two
bases. HOgriever and Gray followed with
safe hits, which, with MeFarlands out
double figures. Mccarthy flew to Ffgge-
meir. Motz started the ninth with hit
and stole second and third. Wood flew to
right before MOTIFS steal of third, but
Stewart walked and Goar hit to left for a
base, scoring Motz. Knau flew to right
but Hogriever got a dagger to left
and Gray single, three more runs coming
in, Mcfarland forced Gray at second.
Score.