The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-17
To-Day,s Ganes.
Columbus at Detroit.
Milwaukee at Kansas City.
WITH THE BASES FULL,
Billy Gray Lined Out "a LOng-Distance
Home Run.


The leaders had a merry time with Rett-
gers lazy curves yesterday. Heretofore
this season they have had considerable
trouble with him. but in the final game
of the series they squared matters quite
satisfactorily and were beating a lively tat
too on the ball when the storm stopped the
game in the first half of the eighth. Gray's
home run with the bases full in the fourth
was the great big feature of the game. The
ball went on a line to right center and
rolled clear to the fence. Kellum pitched
remarkable game for a youngster, Column
bus getting but one clean hit, and that was
Buckley's in the fifth inning. Crookss hit
was a scratch, and would have been an easy
out but Flynn slipped just as he was in
the act of catching the little fly back of
second. Haskell was pretty severe on Kel-
lum. which accounts for two or three of
those half dozen gifts.
Watkinss men put up a brilliant game
behind the young left-hander, while the
fielding of their opponents was not 50 good.
though the three Columbus errors cost very
little after ALL McGarr missed on a couple
of flies to short left which were pretty
hard chances at best even had he gone on
after them. Crooks dropped an easy fly in
the sixth that eventually cost a run. Gem
ms cut off several hard drives and Hulen
played pretty game. Indianapolis feIded
without an error.
The continued rain made it necessary to
call the second game off. In fact, the man
agement was fortunate to get in one game
as there was a lively wind and rain storm
between / and o'clock, and the clouds
were threatening all the afternoon.
1t took the leaders three innings to get
the hang of Rettger's slow ones though
they sprinlled several hits through those
innings and gave Columbus much trouble
In the fourth, after Stewards fly TO Hulen,
Flynn drove a single to left and Kellums
short fly fell untouched between McGarr
and Hulen. 1t was an awkward one to ham
die. Hogriever beat out a slow grounder
to short, filling the bases. Then Gray came
up and hit the first ball pitched to right
center for home run, to the great delight
of the two thousand people who were en-
jGying the sport Genins spoiled hit for
Mcfarland by making pretty catch of
his line fly. Tebeau fumbled Mccarthy
grounder and passed ball moved Mac to
second, but Genins again came to the res
cue and captured MOTIFS fly.
kahoe gave Genins more work in the
fifth, but the latter was equal to it, as
usual and pulled down NIichael's long fly
Stewart dropped one over near the left foul
line for two bases Flynn walked and KEEL
lum struck out. Hogriever hit to center
for base, sending Stewart home. Hog
gle stole second, Buckley throwing to
Hulen. who returned the ball to Dick in
time to catch Flynn at the plate. Buckley
opened the Columbus half with hit to
right, and Rettger and Hulen were passed
to first, filing the bases. Mertes forced
Hulen at second by hitting to Flynn, Buck
ley scoring. Genins gave Kahoe high
foul which he caught over near the visitors
bench and made the mistake of throwing
to second to catch Mertes. Rettger came
in on the play. the ball coming back to the
plate just a second too late to catch him.
Frank flew to Gray.
Crooks muffed Gray'S fly in the sixth and
Billy reached second on the error. McFar-
land hit to Hulen and Gray was run down
on the line Mcfarland getting around to
second during the operation. Mccarthy s
single to left scored Mcfarland. Rettger
caught Mccarthy mapping at first, Has
kells decision being vigorously objected to
by the crowd, and Motz went out from Hu-
len to Tebeau. The seventh was sharply
played by both teams, but in the eighth the
leaders started in to pound Rettger good
ard hard. Kellum opened with a hit to
left, and Hogriever sacrificed. Gray fol-
lowed with single to left Mcfarland with
thy and Notz with clean drives. Three
runs were in when the clouds grew so black
that Haskell called the game on account
of darkness. A few moments later the
storm broke and further play was out of
the question. laughable feature of the
eighth inning was Buffers coaching the
Indianapolis runners. The little Columbus
substitute stood on the coaching line near
first and shouted directions to the men on
the bases. 1t made even the umpire laugh
and tickled the rooters immensely. Score: