The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-06
COST JUST FOUR RUNS.
Mr.. McCarthy's Indifference in Both
the Games Played.

Indianapolis took one of the games yes
terday handily enough and would have had
the other but for Mccarthy, who either
cannot or will not play left field as it
should be played. During the morning
game he failed to get an easy fly and it
went for two bases and cost two runs
Indianapolis, however, had runs to spare in
the forenoon, and it didn't matter. Twas
different in the afternoon, however and
when Mccarthy repeated the little per-
Torrance it again cost two runs and this
time the game. Any ordinary fielder would
easily have caught both flies. 1t went
pretty hard with the fans to see the after
noon game slip away from them. Eight
thousand people turned out for the games
Three thousand were on hand yesterday
morning and five thousand in the after
noon. They had the usual Fourth Of July
material for celebrating the progress of
their team towards a victory and were not
at all slow about letting it be heard. There
was an almost continuous fusillade during
the games. The morning fight was not at
all exciting but that of the afternoon was
a battle royal and it took ten innings to
decide the argument. While Mcfarland
the morning pitcher for Columbus, made
little or no impression as compared to
toremans fine showing. "Bumpus" Jones
was the same puzzle to the Indianapolis
team in the afternoon that he proved to
be last Saturday. Watkins's men could hit
him no harder than then, while Phillips
was touched up for an even dozen hits
though he deserved to win his game at
that, and would have done so with a left
fielder who could cover some ground.
THE MORNING GAME.
Inc morning game was comparatively
easy for Indianapolis Foreman was at his
best and with proper support in the sew
enth would have shut Columbus out. Those
three runs, though they appear in the sum
from Mcfarland and Mccarthy With one
out the former ran back on Crookss hy
stumbled and fell and the ball dropped from
ms hanas. This gave Crooks a scratch
nome run on what should have been an
out MeGarr followed with a Fly to left,
winch Mccarthy made little or no effort
to get and which should have been an easy
out even for crippled fielder. 1t had to
go as a two-bagger. Buckley then hit to
Netherlands fly to Hogriever Hulen flew
TO Flynn. Foreman had splendid control
ana did not pass a man to first. He was
at his best all through and the Ohio dele
cation never had show for the game The
two indianapolis errors were inexpensive
and both were excusable, Gray's particu-
larly So 1t was in the ninth on McGarr's
hard grounder, of which Gray made beau
tiful pick up. His throw was a trifie low.
however, and Motz failed to hold the short
bound
indianapolis gave the patriotic crowd a
chance TO cut loose in the opening inning
when, after Hogriever had walked. GRAY
whacked the ball to center for a base send
ing him to third. Gray stole second and
Buckley threw down, the ball being re-
turned to the plate too late to catch Hog
riever, who hustled for home as soon as
Dick made the throw to second. McFar-
land struck out. MotZ walked and McCar-
thy flew to Mertes. Stewart hit a safe one
to left and Gray scored. Flynn flew to
Genins; indianapolis did not score again
until the fifth, when MotZ was hit in the
head by a pitched ball. How he escaped
serious injury is wonder. Mccarthy sac
rifced and Hulen fumbled Stewards
TO Crooks who threw home, but Motz made
a head-f1rst dive and scored all right as
buckley dropped the ball kahoe drove a
liner near third and McGarr made a clever
jumping catch of it, doubling Stewart, who
had started home.
Three more indianapolis runs were scored
in the seventh, when Motz walked to begin
with. Mccarthy flew to Hulen, but Stewart
hit to right for base Tebeau let Flynn's
easy grounder get through him and Motz
scored Frank threw over Tebeaus head
and Stewart reached third and Flynn sec
ond on the error. Kahoe hit to left for a
single sending Stewart in and Flynn scored
TO steal second. Foreman struck out
Watkins's men struck a welcome batting
earned runs. Mccarthy led off with a two
Dagger to right center. Stewards out from
McGarr to Tebeau moved him up to third
and he came in on Flynn's safe hit past
Hulen. kahoe planted q single in right and
went to second on the throw to third
which was too late to head off Flynn
Foreman raped out nice double to right
scoring Flynn and Kahoe. Hogriever hit to
left for a base, but Foreman was held at
thlrd by fast heidlng. Gray dumped one
in front of the plate and was thrown out
by Buckley and Mcfarland flew to Genins
The three Columbus runs made in the sew
enth inning have already been described.