The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-08
How the Clubs stand
WEAVER WAS EVERYWHERE.
His Remn rIsabIe Fielding Feature
of MiIvvauIxee's Playing.

His Remarkable Fielding n Feature
of MiIwaukee's Playing.
Eustace managed to dump indianapolis
into fourth place yesterday by letting
Spears grounder get away from him in
the ninth inning. 1t was tough game to
lose. Many people had headed for home
supposing it settled, and most of the Mil
waukee bats were stored awax when
Eustace's error, followed by a batting rally,
gave the Brewers the game. Connie Mack
fairly danced with joy. His thin legs spoke
volumes as he cavorted around near the
Milwaukee bench, to which he had been
relegated but a short time before for con-
duct unbecoming a manager When Daily
after driving in those fatal runs, came
over to the bench for his sweater his fell
low Brewers fell on his neck. Connie
Mack Rugged him. Fred Barnes grasped
him by the hand, and it was almost worth
losing a game to see these ELUSIVE demon
STATIONS. 1t tickled the Brewers most to
death to pull out from under at this stage
and, as they had been waIloped four
straight al Columbus, the unexpected vic
tory was almost too much for them.
Buck Weaver did the lions share toward
making their victory possible. The veteran
covered here. OF his seven catches nearly
all were hard chances, and three We're re-
markably brilliant His catch of Hogriev-
er's drive in the third was a wonderful
enc. Everybody thought it good for two
bases or more, but Weaver fooled EN- ALL
They applauded him as if he was an In
dianapoHs player. In the fifth he robbed
Stewart of a similar hit, and thus saved
tUO In of ba cd
with saving the game for his people, for
he cut off at least four runs by these two
catches alone.
1t is too bad that "Bill' Phillips, after
pitching great game for eight innings
should allow himself to be pounded so
freely in the ninth. 1t is true the side
should have been retired with Weaver S
out. but. even at that he should have man.
aged to hold them off with a couple of
runs. Up to the ninth the Brewers could
do little or nothing with him, but they
punched enough hits after Eustace's error
TO win cut. Phillips was apparently not
disturbed by the error, as two men We're
disposed of on ordinary chances before a
run came in and before the batting rally
had fairly begun. Barnes had plenty Of
luck pretty much all through the game
except when two errors in the eighth con-
tributed toward two runs. The outfield
looked after twelve flies, which shows that
Watkins's men were after him pretty
strong. In the ninth, after two men We're
out. he hurt his finger and could only toss
them over to Phillips, who was the last
batter. With two men on base it was
hoped "BilI' would lift the ball over the
heads of the feeders, but he fouled one in
Viewers direction and Buck got it after
a tremendous chase.
DETAILS OF THE MISERY.
Milwaukee was first to score, getting
couple in the first. Nicol led with a hit to
center and Weaver dumped one over
toward first for a sacrifice. Motz ran for it
and nobody covered the base urtil too late
so both men were safe. Myers sacrificed
and Stafford drove the ball to left, sending
the two runs in Had Flynn not fumbled
the hit Weaver would have been held at
third and a run thus saved. DAILY walked,
but Wright flew to Eustace and Lewee hit
into MOTIFS hands. indianapolis got one of
these back in the second. when Mcfarland
led with a three-bagger to right center;
Stewart went out from third to first, and
Gray nit in the same direction, Mcfarland
sliding under Spear who handled Myerss
the runner. Eustace walked, but Phillips
hit to Daily and double play resulted
With one out in the third, Stafford and
Daily got singles and Wright hit to Gray.
who threw too low to Kahoe and Stafford
scored. Lewee flew to Mcfarland and
Spear went out from Gray to Motz. There
was plenty of rejoicing when Indianapolis
tied in the fifth. Phillips walked and Stat
ford made great catch Of Hogrievers
y.
and Kahoe hit to right center for base,
scoring Phillips. Motz flew to Nicol and
Flynn came in Mcfarland hit a safe one
to left and Stewart drove a beauty to left
center which Weaver pulled down in SEN
sational fashion and spoiled two runs.
Watkins's men took the lead in the sixth,
tace and Phillips flew out, but Hogriever
and Flynn got singles scoring Gray. Ka-
hoe went out from Myers to Stafford. In
the eighth, with one out, Eustace hit to
right for base, and Lewee fumbed Phil
lips's grounder Hogriever flew to Wright,
but Stafford fumbled Flynn's grounder and
and Phillips came in. Motz went out from
third to first. Indianapolis should have had
a couple more In the ninth, and had Phil
lips been content to wait for a base on
balls the game might not have been lost.
Mcfarland led with a hit to left, Stewart
went out on bunt strikes, Gray got a base
on balls and Eustace flew 10 Weaver. Then
Barnes hurt his finger and had trouble
pitching. Phillips appeared too anxious to
get crack at the easy ones he tossed over
and struck at a couple that were high and
would have been balls Finally he sent
one to Weaver and retired the side. Had
he waited for his base 1t Is almost a GER
tainty he would have walked and with
Barnes in the condition he was and
Hogriever up more runs would likely have
come in
In the last half Eustace fumbled Spears
grounder. but the Indianapolis lead was so
good nobody felt at all worried. Connie
Mack hatted for Barnes and flew to
Weaver fouled out to Kahoe and every
thing looked serene. when biff. bang and
and DAILY landed on the ball, the first two
for singles and DAILY for a double STAFF
ford scored the winning run, sliding under
Kahoe scarcely a second before Kahoe put
the ball on him. 1t was hard to realize
that victory had been turned into defeat
and 100 people mourned while a dozen
Brewers danced with joy. Score:
Indianapolis. ABB. r. II. o. A E.
HO@rieNer rf
tlyilN, 1T ..-........... /
Kahoe, c ........-.....- o
MotZ, l ....... ......... @ 0 10 2 O
Mcfarland, CT ........ 3 /
Stewart, 2 .............5 0 0
Gray, ................ !
Eustace, ............. 2
Phillips, p ............. 5 0
Totals -. ............39 10 "26 10 5