The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-04

IT RAINED BASE HITS.
Indianapolis Secured T~hirty-TvO on
Abbey. with "a Total of At.

indianapolis Secured Thirty-TyvO on
Abbey, with "a Total of At.
There were nearly a thousand people out
for the slaughter yesterday. The day was
piping hot, but Watkins's men swatted the
ball as if they needed exercise. The local
showers promised by the weather sharps
failed to show up, but it rained ~Indianapo-
lis base hits, and that was good enough
for the crowd Abbey was the victim, and
it will be noticed from the score that he
did not give a base on balls. The fact is.
the Indianapolis men wouldn't wait for
them. 1t was easier to drive the ball into
safe territory. Abbey was hit safely thirty
two times for a total of forty-seven bases.
Everybody took advantage of the chance
to boost his average. Mccarthy got six
hits, Mcfarland five, and Motz, Kahoe and
Flynn, four each. Flynn reeled off three
triples almost in the same spot in left field.
The Indianapolis hitting was the all-per-
vading feature of the game. 1t overshad-
owed everything else and half the people
present were chalking them up as fast as
they were lined out, just to see how many
Indianapolis would make. The fielding of
the leaders was as clean and fast as their
hitting was heavy. That one error charged
to Flynn would scarcely have been there
had the score been at all close. 1t was on
Gettinger in the eighth when 'Dibby" Jug
gled the ball an instant, but recovered in
time to get his man. Warner thought it
close enough, however, to call Gettinger
safe, and did so, probably feeling that the
Blues being so hopelessly beaten should
have the benefit of any doubt there might
be.
Foreman had Manning's men we'll in hand
at all stages. After the fifth inning he did
not exert himself, as it was unnecessary.
They picked up three runs in the last four
innings that, had the game been close,
would not have come so easy. Mcfarland
had considerable to do, and a couple of his
catches were beauties. The p%ut-outs were
divided queerly, Kahoe and Mcfarland
each having more than Motz. The Blues
put up a loose game pretty much all
through, which is not altogether surprising
in view of the bombardment. Gettinger
had several good catches, and one of Con-
~naughtons stops was great. Kahoe hit a
groupder in the sixth that bounded over
Abbey, who just managed to touch the ball
and change its course. Connaughton
sCooped it up with one hand and nailed
his man at first. "Conny" had his trou-
bles, however, in the shape of two bad err
rors, which cost several runs. Had Nc
Farland stayed on third in the fifth inning
he could have come in on McCarthy's fly
to short center, and Indianapolis would
have broken the seasons record by scoring
IN every inning. AS runs were plenty ana
the fly looked safe, Mac took a lead off the
base and couldn't get back in time to score.
Thus We're the Blues enabled to blank In
dlanapOllS IN just one OF the nine innings.
The Blues played well enough for about
three minutes to impress the crowd with
the idea tina. 1t was to be quite a game.
Then the dream was shattered and the 1irst
two runs OF that long string were scored.
Pickett and McVicker accepted good, lively
chances from the bats of HogrieVer and
Gray, after which Mcfarland punted and
beat it out, and Mccarthy, Motz and ka-
hoe followed with safe hits, earning two
runs. Stewart struck out.
Tim O'Rourke, the first Kansas City man
at bat, was tioored by one of Foreman'S
inshoots, and retired from the game soon
afterwards. The bail struck him squarely
on the head and cut quite a cash, which
bled freely. O'Rourke was sent down town
for repairs after the second inning. Par
dee going to left and Menefee to third. The
next three men We're easily disposed of. In
the second C~onnaughton threw Flynn's
grounder low to first. Foreman sacrificed
ana Hogriever hit to right center for three
bases, scoring Flynn. Gray went out from
short to first, Hogriever coming in. Nc
Farland was hit by a pitched ball, stole
second, went to third on Blanford's bad
throw and scored on McCarthy's safe hit.
Motz got a single and both men came in
on Picketts muff Of kahoe'S fly, which
gave the catcher second on a close play.
There was u kick on the decision, but
Warner was right, as Kahoe said after the
game that ne swung around Nicholson and
had hold of the corner of the bag when the
Parson touched him on the chin. Stewart
fouled to catcher.
Flynn's three-base hit to left and Fore
mans fly added one in the third, and singles
by Mct arland, Mccarthy and Motz, Ka-
hoes double, Gettinger'S muff of Stewards
fly and Flynn's second three-bagger to left
ran the score up to twelve. Had Mccarthy
not been caught trying tc stretch his hit
there is no telling how many more runs In
dianapoIiS would have had.
McVicker walked In the last half, but was
doubled very ,prettiIy at first on Pickett's
and couldn't get back in time. Menefee hit
to left center for a home run. and Gettinger
to left and Foreman safe hit to right
earned another for Indianapolis in the
sixth. Kansas City also got one on singles
by C~onnaughton, McVicker and Pickett.
McFarland's single. McCarthy's triple,
Stewards double and a couple of wild
pitches gave indianapolis three in the sew
enth. Co~nnaughton's miss of Hogriever's
%grounder, singles by Gray, Mcfarland and
Mccarthy, Gettinger's tumble, Kahoe's
two-bagger and Stewards hit rolled up five
more in the eighth. In the last half Con-
%naughton's bunt hit, McVicker's three-bag-
ger and Menefee's fly TO Mcfarland gave
the Blues two. Indianapolis scored four in
the ninth on singles by Hogriever and Gray,
McCarthy's double, safe hits by Motz and
Kahoe and Stewards t~wo-bagger. Hog
rieVer was caught at the plate trying to get
in on a throw to Menefee, which bounded
a few feet away from him. Otherwise the
score might have gone as high as thirty.
crowd was glad enough to q~uit-quite as
glad. in fact, as were the Blues. Score:
indianapolis. ABB. r. H. o. A. E.
NJ \ n. . /. &" !" !: ! E.
Hogriever, RI ......... 2 l 0 0
Gray, 3 ................ Z 0 0
Mcfarland, CT ........ 5 ) 0 0
Mccarthy, If ......... o
MotZ, / ........"...'. $ 0 0
kahoe, C .............'. . 5 l O
Stewart. 2 ...........-. 3 o 0
Flynn, 5 ...."-'".. . /