The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-11
western League Standing
TENTH STRAIGHT VICTORY.
"Dibby' Flynn Gives an Exhibition
of brilliant Fielding.

The trouncing given young Mr.. Phillip
yesterday by the leaders squares an ac-
count of nearly three weeks standing. In
fact the balance is now in favor of In
dianapolis, owing to the husky manner in
which Phillip was handled yesterday. On
July % he held Watkinss men down to
five hits and two runs, while his team man.
aged to get eleven hits and three runs off
Goar Yesterday he was hit safely twenty
two times for a total of thrty-five bases
and thirteen earned runs while Goar would
have easily shut the Millers out had it not
been for his own carelessness. 1t doesn't
matter, however, whether or not it's a shut
out so long as Indianapolis wins.
Yesterdays was the tenth straight vic
tory and a substantial one it was Every
body took whack at Phillip but ''Dibby''
Flynn who more than made up for his fail
ure' to get a hit by a good deal of that
brilliant fielding for which he is now IA
nous. He accepted all of his eleven
chances and in the sixth and seventh in
nings gave an especially clever exhibition.
In the sixth he made q great stop of Roat's
lard grounder and followed this up in the
seventh, when he practically retired the
side by couple of brilliant stops, making
a double play on the second one.
Hogriever started the sport with a hit
to right and scored on Grays scratch two
Dagger, which bounded badly for Boyle
Mcfarland reached first on balls and Nc
Carthy flew to Roat. Motz forced McFar-
land at second, Gray going to third and
coming in on MOTIFS steal moment later.
Wood flew to Parrot. In the second Wat
kinss men evened up with Phillip, who
was batted in every direction. Stewart
opened with a single 10 center and Flynn
fn ifon o,,tL
Phillip, who threw wild to first in an effort
to double Stewart. The latter reached third
on the error and then the bombardment
began. Goar's single to center scored Stew
art and Hogriever hit to right for a base.
Gray's two-bagger to right center sent both
men home. Mcfarland got a hit to right
and Gray played off third far enough to
draw wild throw from Phillip. on which
he and Mcfarland scored. Boyle made
pretty stop of McCarthy's grounder Then
Motz ana wood hit for base each and
Stewart drove the ball to left center for
Two bags, two more runs coming in.
Flynn went out from shopt to first
Phillip struck streak of effectiveness or
| else the Indianapolis men were tired, for
| he managed to keep them from scoring for
nVe innings. in the eighth they resumed
! business at the old stand and proceeded to
| boost their averages at his expense, With
one out hogrieVer Whacked one to right for
a base and Gray put the ball In the same
| direction to the fence for three bags. Nc
Farland and Mccarthy hit safe to left and
Motz drove one along the right foul line
| FOR three bases, coming on home when
| Roat threw wild to third in a useless effort
| to head him off there This made five runs.
| Wood flew to short. Kuehne failed to
handle Stewards sharp grounder and Flynn
went out from EuStace to Boyle.
Not content with this the leaders took
| advantage of an error to roll up some more
| long hits in the ninth Parrot captured
| tremendous fly from Goar'S bat, which
| would have been good for home run easily
| enough had the wind not held the ball back
| and thus enabled Parrot to reach it.
| Eustace made bad throw of HOgrievers
grounder and Gray went out from second to
| first. McFarl and beat out infield hit
| and HogrieVer drew a throw to third the
| ball striking him in the back and rolling
| far enough away TO let him score. Nc
| Carthy connected for a home rum the ball
| going to the right field fence. Motz hit
| to left center for two bases and Wood drove
| hot one at Parrot, which retired the
| side
| That lonesome Minneapolis run was due
| to three-bagger by Kuehne and Goar's
failure to catch return throw by Wood
| The throw was a little high and Goar did
| not think Kuehne would try to get in. so
| made little effort to get the ball which
| rolled a few feet behind him. There were
| two out. Roat and Lattimer having pop
| ped up easy little flies. and Kuehne was
| watching every chance to get home He
| broke for the plate as soon as the ball
| passed Goar and made it all right saving
| his team from shut-out. Phillip struck
| ont. Score.