The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-04
FIRST GAME OF SEASON
INDIANAPOLIS KEPT THE COLLEGE
BOYS PAINTING OVER THE LOT.
The Piled Up Al Runs, While
De Pnuyv COaIdn't Score at All
Some Hard Batting.

The game that opened the exhibition sea-
son yesterday wouldn't rank high as a
sample Of real, genuine sport, but il served
TO give some five hundred people a line on
a few Of the youngsters Manager Watkins
has picked up. II also gave thirteen OF
the Indianapolis players some good practice,
and that is the main thing just now. The
De Paw team couldn't hit the Indianapolis
pitchers and piled up errors enough to
stock half a dozen games. The crowd
rooted" hard to save them from a shut
out, but it was labor thrown away Monroe
pitched the first three innings, struck out
three Of the college boys and gave them
but one hit. He had good control and field
ed in his usual effective style. None Of the
pitchers put on much steam. There was
no necessity for x and the afternoon was
by no means warm enough 20 warrant a
display of speed KelIum followed Monroe
for three innings. and his l~eft-handed
curves struck out three men. while three
others got safe drives. Wolters pitched the
last three innings and the visitors were re-
tired in order, six OF the nine men at bat
going out on flies.
Wood caught four innings and Kahoe
4 five Both were in fine trim. Kahoe is
very quick and handles himself like a vet
eran. He is one of the fastest backstops
ever seen here, and his throwing should cut
of many a runne at second this season.
lie is not unlike Eddie Mcfarland in build
and position while catching, and made "a
strong impression on the crowd. Cockman,
at short, came in for much praise. He has
= loose-jointed way Of letting the bali so TO
first that lands it there ahead of the run
ner pretty generally. He covers plenty of
RFpUud and uvaG riUbT in IL NTH his hat
yesterday, getting two triples, a double
and two singles out of eight times at bat.
Ills regular position is at third, and when
Eustdce goes IN at short, as he Will to-mor-
row, probably, COckman Will be moved
over 10 his own corner OF the diamond for
d lew games. Woodruff and Perry divided
the third-base work between them in good
shape Both are, apparently, likely young
sters and will develop into fast hslders.
Ihey dld not get their eyes on the bali yes
nothing to do IN right field, but Jackson
gathered in four nice ones in left.
Hogan batted left-handed yesterday and
Was d huge success at ii, for he made seven
hits out OF eight times at BAT, his hitting
being one of the features of the afternoon.
Hogan never worked harder tnan he is
working this spring. He is as fast as ever
on MS teet and got down to first like a
streak yesterday. BY hitting ieft-handed
ne gets a much better start for the base
and If he can keep IL up he will worry all
the pitchers this season. Yesterday he
jumped the ball IN front of the plate sew
eral times and easily beat it out. Motz
and Stewart covered plenty or ground yes
terday. The latter hadn't much TO do.
lie hasn't looked as Well for TWO years as
ne does right now. He looks as if he was
gong 10 put up the right sort of a game
this season.
Pulse, who is said TO be the best college
pitcher in Indiana. couldn't keep the ban
away from the bats of Watkins's eager
players. who pounded him without mercy
Ihere isn't much To be said for his support
except that Peck, his catcher, worked hard
anu 1althfuily. Haskell played a pretty
good game at second. and ConkIin. at first,
Was the only one to escape an error. In
alahdpOhs scored in every inning. A de
scIiptiOn OF how the fOrty-one runs were
Hedde would use up several columns. The
coleSe boys had "A couple of men on bases
IN the sixth when the side was retired. nu,
could not get a man across the plate. TINS
was the closest they came TO scoring. Score: