The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-12
Standing OF tie Clubs.
TIGERS GATHERED IN.
They Lost Both Games in Yesterdays
DOubIe-H leader.


indianapolis cleaned up two more yester-
day and sent Ollie Boards Detroiters, once
known as the Tigers, away with three
straight defeats as their portion. They
were never in either game. as the leaders
hit both Thomas and Irwin effectively,
while Phillips and Foreman held the men
from the north in check all the time. Fore
man was put out of the first game in the
fourth inning for losing his temper and
"sassing" Haskell, who was considerably
off in his work yesterday. something so I'M
usual for him as to occasion much surprise.
Phillips went in without any chance to
warm up, but got through in good shape.
Foreman pitched the second game and
shut Detroit out, the umpire calling it at
the end Of the fifth inning on account of
darkness.
THE FIRST GAME.
There were two out in the first when
Mcfarland was passed to first and Nc
Carthy followed with a three-bagger to
right center. scoring him. Motz flew to
Nichol. With one out in the second Stew
art walked. Flynn fouled to catcher, but
Foreman was presented with a base and
Bennett fumbled Hogriever's grounder.
Stewart coming in. Hogriever stole Sec
ond, and on the throw to that base Fore
man scored. Gray's hit to center sent
Hogriever in, and Mcfarland flew to Mich
oil. Burnetts two-bagger, Nichols out
from second to first and Steinfeldt's fly, of
which Mcfarland made beautiful catch,
gave Detroit one in the last half Davis
fouied to catcher.
MOTIFS home run hit to right center was
the only event of interest in the third, but
the fourth was different. With one out in
the Detroit half billiard got single to
center. Haskell became severe on Foreman
and went wrong on a couple of good strikes
which he called balls. This angered the
pitcher, who left the box in a rage and
walked to the bench. The umpire told him
to stay there and Phillips went in. He sent
Burnett and Nichol TO base on balls With
the corners filled Davis, who had taken
made pretty throw home, but Kahoe
dropped the ball and billiard scored. Gray
captured Davis's liner on the jump.
Gray opened the fifth with 4 hit 10 right
and Mcfarland flew to NicLoi Mccarthy
and Motz hit to left for a bass each and
Cray came home. A dropped throw by
Wadsworth gave Mccarthy u Lie at third
and Burnett's tumble of Kahoes gr0under
scored him. McCauley returned the ball to
Thomas when the latter was not looking,
ard as ii rolled on to center field Motz
came in. The next two men were disposed
of at first
Stewards muff of Thomas's fly, after Nc
Cauley had gone out in the last half,
Boards base on balls and Dungan's hot
one TO third filled the bases. billiards. out
at first scored Thomas and Burnett went
out from Stewart to Motz. The Michigan
ders pulled up pretty close in the seventh,
when with one out Beard and DUNCAN got
hits and billiard tWo-bagger to right CEN
ter, sending in two runs. Burnett walked
and Nichol hit to left for base, scoring
billiard Wadsworth fouled to Motz and
Flynn mace great stop ana throw of
Davis's grounder. Indianapolis quickly got
these three back in the eighth, when Stew
art hit for a base, Flynn took an inshoot
on the arm and walked and Phillips lined
out safe one, scoring Stewart. Gray's
hit TO right brought Flynn in and Boards
bad throw allowed Phillips to score Me-
Farland went out from second to first and
Mccarthy flew to left Detroit was not
dangerous in the eighth and ninth. Score: