The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-06

PHILLIPS CLEVER PITCHING.
Only Five Hits OF Understandable
Control of the Ball.

Ihe Blues couldn't get a man around yes
terday, owing chiefly to the clever pitching
OF Phillips, who was given perfect support
by the Indianapolis men. Not a fielding
mistake of any kind was made by the lead
ers, who played brilliant ball at all stages.
M~anning's men secured but five hits, and
Phillips had admirable control, giving only
one base on balls. 1t was a pretty exhibit
ton on the part Of the home team.
Brownie Foreman, who shut Columbus
out last Sunday, was in the box for Kansas
City and was pounded for twenty-siX bases.
The score would have gone higher had the
Indianapolis runners not had some bad luck
on the bases. There were runs to spare,
however, and it was just as we'll that Wat
kins'S men stopped at an even dozen. Had
the score been close they would most likely
have run the bases more carefully.
Only seven Blues reached first and but
two of them got as far as third. They
played rather loosely, feeling evidently that
it was a hopeless case. Gettinger's catch
of Gray's fly in the second inning was a
clever one. He made a long fast run for
what appeared to be at least a three
Dagger and pulled the ball down in very
pretty style. The fielding of Stewart and
Flynn was again of the stripe that wins
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and the entire team worked like champions.
Mccarthy and Phillips led in the hitting,
the former having two singles, a double
and a home run and the latter three singles
and a double.
The Indianapolis men lost no time show
ing their intention of making it three
straight from the Kansas City delegation.
Safe hits by Hogriever, Mcfarland, Nc
Carthy and Motz, together with a sacrifice
by Gray, earned two runs in the first.
There would have been more had Hogriever
not been taught at the plate trying TO get
in or McFarland'S bUnt. Wood forced
Motz at seconds In the next inning Stewart
opened with a hit and went to third on
Foreman's high throw to first of Flynn's
grounder, the little short stop taking sec,
ond on the error. Phillips then drove both
men in with a clean hit to right. A passed
ball advanced Phillips a base, but Hogriever
fouled to catcher. Gray gave Gettinger the
hard chance above referred to and McF'ar-
land went out from second to first.
Mccarthy dropped a short fly in center
in the third, Nicholson and Gettinger near
two bases, and Motz followed with a single
to right. Wood walked and the bases were
filled. Stewart hit to Nicholson, who threw
Mccarthy out at the plate, and Flynn sent
a safe one down between short and third
which scored Motz, but the ball hit Woods
heel and he was gut under the rule govern
ing such cases. Phillips was passed to first,
and, with the bases again filled, Hogriever
lifted a short fly to right which McVicker
dropped AFTER d long rum stewart ana
Flynn scoring. Gray hit a hot one back of
second which C~onnaughton was lucky
enough TO partially stop with one hand.
Picking up the ball, he threw to O'Rourke,
and Phillips was run down between third
and home.
With one out in the fifth, Flynn got a hit
to center and Phillips a double to right.
O'Rourke let Hogriever's grounder get
through him and Flynn came home.
Hogriever stole second and Gray went out
from third to first, Phillips scoring. Nc
Farland hit to center Tor a base, Hogriever
coming in. Mccarthy got a single to CEN
ter and Mcfarland was caught trying to
make third on it.
With one out in the eighth, Wood hit
to left for two bases and scored on Stew
arts single in the same direction. Flynn
forced Stewart at second and Phillips fol-
lowed with a safe drive to right. Hogrieyer
hit a hot one to O'Rourke which Sir
Timothy handled very prettily, throwing
Phillips out at second.
Gray started the ninth with a nice drive
to center, stole second and reached third,
all right on Blanford's overthrow, but
overran the base and was touched out by
O'Rourke. Mcfarland struck out, but Nc
Carthy put the ball into his favorite terri
tory-right center-for a home run. Con-
naughton fumbled ~grounderS by Motz and
Wood, but Stewart forced the latter at sec
ond.
Kansas City opened briskly on Phillips in
the first, O'Rourke and Nicholson getting
safe hits to left and C~onnaughton sacrifice
ing. McVicker flew to Gray and Pickett to
Mcfarland. That was their nearest APP
proach to u run. In the ninth ~Connaughton
hit to left for a base and stole second, but
he was going so fast he overran the base
and was an easy victim after all. Then
Mcfarland, and the sh,lt-out was an ac-
complished fact. Score: