The Indianapolis journal., 1898-09-07
How the Clubs Stand.
FULL OF SENSATIONS.
HOgriever's Catches and FIynn's Lo
Drive Among Them


HOgriever's Catches and FIynn's Long
Drive Among Them.
The Western League season in this city
closed yesterday in blaze of glory. 1t was
fitting that an exciting game should mark
its close and that the Indianapolis team
should win after hot finish. Those who
feared to take a chance on the weather
missed a good thing. 1t was worth going a
long way to watch Hogriever make those
three catches yesterday and to see Flynn
pound out a three-bagger just when it was
needed. 1t took considerable very fast field
ing to keep Mack's men from overhauling
the champions. They had saved up Taylor
for this game and counted confidently on
winning it and thus staying in the race. AS
it is, these three straight defeats have just
about wound up their chances for the pen
nant, and they left for st. Paul last night
pretty badly discouraged at the outlook
1t was not Taylor's fault that his team
did not win. Outside the fourth inning.
when bunchced hits and a gift yielded three
runs. the champions were able to land safe
ly but twice. Errors by Stafford and DAILY
in the eighth gave the game to Indianap-
oils. Scott kept the eight Milwaukee hits
well scattered and pitched first-class ball.
Both he and Taylor had fine control, and
though the errors behind them were evenly
divided and the support was brilliant in
spots, that given the Indianapolis pitcher
was more sensational Hickey had an off
day, but luckily his three errors cost moth
ing. Mcfarland saved him a fourth by
catching his low throw on the bound in the
eighth inning, a play that was deservedly
applauded, as it was made at a crcitical
period. Motz was sick yesterday and Me-
Far]aad took his place at first and did re-
markably well. Flynn was in cecnter, and
so much in evidence was he that Indianap-
oils could not we'll have spared him. Hog
riever'S catches in the sixth and seventh
innings were all great Stafford Spear and
Taylor each tried to get the ball out of his
reach, but he was after every fly as soon
as it left the bat and was cheered as he
pulled them safely down. Nicholl and Ka-
hoe made pretty catches, and Allen stopped
an ugly grounder from Shoch's bat in the
fourth.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
The Brewers had men on base in the first
and second, but double play disposed of
them in the opening inning while Lewees
inability to get the ball beyond the pitcher
prevented them from scoring in the next.
In the third, however. Taylor hit over Hog
riever's head for three bases and came in
on Waldon's single to left. Nicol struck
out trying to bunt. Stewards tumble gave
Daily life, but when he started to steal
second kahoe made such a good bluff to
throw there that Waldron came home, only
to be chased out by Scott, who had re-
ceived the catcher's throw. Daily ran back
to first and was soon forced out at second
by Weaver's grounder to Allen.
In the next inning Aliens men awakened
had been misting for a few moments, but
cleared away about this time. Stewart
rolled one to Stafford and was out though
had he run he would have beaten it. The
ball rolled foul and he stopped running, but
1T rolled back into fair ground and he was
Kahoe and Nicholl hit safe to right, scoring
Mcfarland. and Flynn sent them both
or fbr Dy e % to p right sbdo center nT
Hickey went out from pitcher to first.
In the fifth Scott opened with hit to
riever's attempt to sacrifice. Lewees muir
OF Spears throw gave "Hoggie" second and
he stole third, but was called out by Cush-
ron made a fine catch of Stewards fly.
It took lively fielding to hold the Brewers
level in the seventh. Lewee led with hit
to center. Hogriever made a great catch
of Taylor's fly and Nicholl did the same for
a dangerous one from Waldron's bat Ka
hoe ran over back of the Milwaukee bench
and caught Nicol'S foul fly.
The run scored by indianapolis in the
eighth proved TO be the salvation of the
team. Hogriever followed Scotts strike-out
with a safe hit too far away for Lewee
to handle in time. Stewards out from Daily
to Stafford put him on second as he started
to steal just when the ball was hit Me-
Farland hunted and Stafford tossed the ball
over Taylors head as the pitcher covered
the base Stafford then missed a chance to
get Hogriever. who tried to make two bases
on the error but seeing il was impossible
stopped on the line. Staffords low throw
was all that saved him. Mcfarland stole
second and Spear threw to Daily who
dropped the ball and could not recover it
in time to throw Hogriever out, so the lat
ter sped across the plate with the winning
run Kahoe went out from pitcher to first
Some hitting and mistake or two by In
dianapolis came near putting Milwaukee in
1t in the last half of the eighth. Daily struck
out, but Weaver and Stafford hit safe to
right. the latter for two bases Shoch lifted
caught but didn't, because probably. of
Aliens effort in the same direction. Weaver
came in on it and Stafford followed him
when Stewart let the ball slip from his
hand into right field when about to throw
Shoch out at first. the latter having started
for second during the trouble. The ball came
to Stewart from the field and he had Shoch
trapped. but the ball slipped out of his
hand with almost disastrous results Spear
however, went out from second to first and
Lewee from third TO first.
The Milwaukee ninth was sensational
enough. though quickly played Taylor went
out from Stewart to Mcfarland. Nicholl
captured Waldron's dangerous looking drive
and as Flynn. after fast run. took Nicol's
line fly the game was won. Score: