The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-14
How the Clubs stand.
HOLSTERS, Z; COLUMBUS, /.
a "HOrrible'' Empirical Decision One
of the EenfureS.

of the Features.
The Indianapolis team is on the road to
forgiveness. Nearly two thousand people
welcomed Watkins and his men home yes
terday and applauded the boys as tiey
marched across the field in that old ia
miliar line. And how they did trounce Te-
beau, Crooks ct al. The men from McKin-
ley's State were never in it, a lucky bunch
ing of hits in the third enabling them to
escape a shut-out. Three of their five sin
giles were made in that inning. During the
rest of the time Phillips was beyond them.
1t was very palpable revenge for both the
Indianapolis team and the ~rooters, and they
enjoyed it immensely.
1t was a fine game to look at, even II
Kimble was a bit slow. Kimble is IN ex-
Washingtonian, and it looks as il Gus
Schmelz made no mistake in turning him
adrift. He was hit quite freely, but, as his
support wasn't the best in the world, he
may do much better another time. 1t was
his first game in this league, and he was a
trihe nervous. Toward the close of the
game the Columbus men played sloppy ball,
four of their eight errors being made in the
ninth inning. Perfect fielding, however,
would not have saved them, for Phillips
was in the way. The indianapolis team
put up IL SlIOl6 game at ali SldSOS' Tx
three errors cut no figure in the score. One
of Hogriever's was rather an excusable
muff of a short fly after a hard run. His
catch of Tebeau's fly in the seventh was
one of the features of the game. Flynn's
fielding was such as to win him plenty of
recognition. He made two or three fast
pick-ups that saved a base or more in each
instance and ended the game with a clever
running catch of Genins's long fly to left
center. Eustace and Stewart figured in a
couple of pretty plays and also in a fast
double which retired the side in the sixth
inning. Wood caught a foul fly back of the
Columbus bench in the eighth. 1t looked
out of reach, but he landed it after a hard
chase. Hogriever led the rest of them at
the bat, but Phillips got in the most timely
hit of the game when he drove those two
runs in with his little single in the sixth.
M'FARLAND STARTS THE SCORING.
indianapolis began scoring in the sec
ond, when Mcfarland hit to right for a
base and kept on to second on Franks
tumble. Stewart fouled out to catcher and
Wood hit a fly to center which Mertes
scooped up from the ground, claiming the
out. Tebeau, Crooks and O'Meara backed
him up vigorously and Latham weakened,
and finally, to the amaZement of everyone,
allowed the claim. Motz refused to believe
his ears and told Wood to stay on first.
Latham ordered him to get off the base or
stand a $5 fine. Wood wouldn't give up the
base until finally told by Motz to vacate. 1t
was a fearful and wonderful decision, and
an old ball player like Latham should be
the last one to be imposed on by such a
time-worn claim. That Mertes picked up
the ball on the short bound was apparent
to everybody. After the Indianapolis indig-
nation had spent itself to no avail Eustace
and scoring Mcfarland, who had gone to
third after the alleged catch by Mertes.
Phillips flew to Tebeau.
HogrieVer opened the third with a single
to center and Flynn sacrificed him to sec
ond. Gray sent him home with a two-bag-
ger to center. Motz walked and Mcfarland
forced Gray at third by hitting TO pitcher.
Stewart did the same for Motz by hitting
into Genins's hands. In the last half OF this
each. Kimble forced Crooks at third by
hitting to Phillips, but Butler scored
OMeara with a single to right. Hulen flew
to Hogriever and Mertes went out from
EuStace to Motz.
Stewart started the sixth with a single
and stole second, aided by O'Meara's bad
throw. Woods single to right should have
scored him, but he was evidently afraid the
ball was going to be caught and got only
as far as third, Eustace struck out, Wood
stealing second during the operation. Phil
lips dropped one in right center just out of
reach and the two men scored. Hogriever
hit to left for a base but was forced at sec
ond by Flynn while Phillips Travelled to
third. Gray flew to Mertes. indianapolis
waited until the ninth before scoring again.
Then Gray got a life on Hulen's tumble.
Motz dropped one near the plate and beat
1t out. Tebeau dropping Kimble's throw and
allowing Gray to reach third. Motz started
TO steal second and was caught on the line.
but Hulen made a bad throw and he got
back to first safely. McFarland's single
sent Gray home and Motz TO third. Mac
stole second. Stewards fly to short center
was captured by Crooks but Motz scored
on it. Wood flew to Frank and Mcfarland
went to third, scoring on Eustace's single
to left. Tebeau let Crooks's throw get by
him and Eustace went on to second. Phil
lips flew to Tebeau. Columbus could do
nothing before or after the third inning,
and was never dangerous, having but four
men on base in eight innings. Score: