The Indianapolis journal., 1897-08-28
Standing of the clubs.
SOME BRILLIANT FIELDING.
Gray and Stewart Distinguish Them
selves in Yesterdays Game


selves i'm Yesterdays Game.
There was quite reception out at the
ball park yesterday for the '97 champions
When they marched across the field the
1.500 people present cheered with lively sat
isfaction. Getting home again didn't break
in on that String of victories and Watknss
men, after little preliminary practice,
proceeded to demoish Kansas City just the
same as in the past.
The game was characterized by some
brilliant fielding on the part of Gray and
Stewart. The latter's catch of Ncholson's S
fly in the first and of Pickett's fly in the
fifth We're of the kind that pull the bleach
critics to their feet. Two of Grays stops
were so clever as to arouse much enthusi-
asm-his one-handed pickup of Pickett's
bunt in the second and hard chance on
Menefee in the sixth, when he dropped a
hot one and recovered it in time to get his
man. Hogriever had several pretty catches
and the new short stop, knau, did some
good work, for which he was literally ap-
plauded. He is likely looking youngster,
about the size of Danny Monroe, very fast
on his feet and appears to be a "heady''
player. He is quick at covering second,
goes after everything in his territory, and
as soon as he feels at home should line up
with the rest of the Indianapolis intield.
He was a trifie nervous yesterday, coming
into such excellent company for the first
time, but that feeling will have Worn off
by to-day. 1t looks as if Watkins had
picked up a good one in him. Bob Woods
hitting was a feature yesterday, and Nc
Carthy wasn't much behind him.
CHANGE OF PITCHERS IN VAIN.
Pardee was in the box for three innings,
but the leaders went after him with such
vigor in the third that Manning substi
tuted Abbey in the hope of winning out, as
the score was then a tie. The change did
not improve matters for the Blues, how
ever, as Abbey was no harder than Pardee,
and the support accorded him was not of
an encouraging character. He stemmed
the tide of defeat for one inning only.
After the fourth it was easy running for
Indianapolis.
With one out in the third, Hogriever hit
to right for d base and stole second.
Gray's out put him on third, and McF ar
land Mccarthy and Wood followed with
singles, which, with Gears tumble OF
MOTIFS hit, gave Indianapolis three runs.
Wood flew to McVicker. Gear started the
last half with hit, but was forced at sec
ond by Blanford. Then Pardee hit for a
base and Knau let ORourke,s grounder
get away from him Mcfarland picked the
runs came in as a result of the two errors.
Nicholson flew to Hogriever; Connaughton
hit Goar on the shin with hot one, put
McVicker flew to Knau. The Blues tied in
the fourth. Pickett got hit to right but
was doubled very pfettlly Dy MeHeIte
grOunder to Stewart. Gear followed with
Single, Blanford with a base on balls and
Abbey with a hit to right, which scored
the run O'Rourke flew to Mcfarland.
After that it was all indianapolis, tor
Manning's men were through: While the
leaders had scarcely begun. McFarlands 5rL d., s
third base line, Woods single, dropped
throw by Pickett, a gift to Stewart and
Knau's hit resulted in three runs in the
Nth -Four more were added a., in the the sixth 5ta
muffed his easy foul fly a gift to McFar--
land, hits by Mccarthy, Motz and Wood
and Blanfords bad throw to second In
the the seventh Knau led off with hit an and
stole second. Goar fouled out, but Ho-
gliever was passed to first, and when Gray
hit to Nicholson Knau came all the way
around while Hogriever was being run
down. Nicholson blocked HosriheyeF -, 50 de de
liberately during the operation that the UNI
nire gave him the base, and he came in on
Mcfarland S infield hit and o Rourke bad
throw, the ball striking him In the back
just as he reached the plate, after 9rcta. an
other chase up and down the line. Mc6ar-
tbv went out from second to first. The
Blues had the bases filled in the ninth with
only one out. but could not get man TO
the plate. Score: