The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-31

Miller RI ..............4 o II 0
G Giiensaota: Z '.......,. 9 il .
Snugart, ..........,.3 o %
Glllen, .,,............ 3 o a o
Cross, p ..............:4 / . Q
Totals =. ..........S5 4 a "a Is 7
Score by innings: a
indianapolis -. 100 2 7,g0 1 0 30
st. Paul ............0 0 2 90 0 p 4
Two-base hits-Lynch. Mcfarland. Miller
Three-base hits-Lynch, Burke
Bases on balls-On Cross, 2; Off Scott, 4.
Struck out-By Cross. 2. r. ts-
Hit by pitcher-Gillen.
Double plays-Flynn, Stewart Motz;
Miller and Glasscock
Left on bases indianapolis, p St Paul, 10.
Sacrlflce hits-Hoffmeister, Stewart.
Time-l:35. 5Is
Umpire-Cantillon. a0 PSI -
.Attendance-1,500.
AFTERNOON GAME.
The afternoon game between the teams
ended in a grueling finish in the ninth
inning. 1T was a perfect game throughout,
not nisplay, except several by the UNI
pire, was recorded against either side and
not a run was scored by either of the COM
batting teams until the ninth inning, when
enough excitement was crowded into the
small space of time required to play that
inning to satisfy the most fastidious fan
in town. To Motz, Hoffmeister and Stewart
belongs the credit of the victory and per-
haps to Motz more than either of the others
belongs glory, because II was his good
three-base hit in the last inning. cracked
out right on the heels of a clean single by
Hoffmeister, that did the business and real
ly won the game for the locals
The game up to the ninth was uneventful
and displayed no features, except the per-
Of hof
Denzer were both on their mettle and hits
were few and far between. When the last
inning opened Geier flew out to Hoffmeister,
Miller knocked out a single and came home
on Glenalvin's three-baser to deep center
The latter was run down between third and
home and Glasscock went out to Foreman,
leaving the Saints" ahead by one run, the
first of the game. The hitting had been so
light that the spectators gave up all hope
of winning the game and many rose to go
home. They fingered a moment to see what
Deadly would do. but as he went out easily
from Shugart to Glasscock, many shrugged
their shoulders and resumed their way to
the entrance. But Hoffmeister had a hit up
his sleeve and brought it out, at the right
time, sending a cleaM one over the short
stops head. Motz walked up with a look
of determination on his face and he too
proved to be loaded for before Denzer
could settle in his mind just what kind of
a ball to dish up Motz had selected one to
his own liking and planted lit up against
the clubhouse for three bases. sending Hoff-
meister over the rubber with the tying run
Right here, however, in the space of five
minutes, was crowded the most exciting
part of the game and Third Baseman Gil
len will be likely to remember what hap
pened because of his attempt at dirty
ball for some time, AS Heffmeister was turn
ing third in his rush to get home on MOTIFS
hit Gilen extended his arms and deliber-
ately held him for few seconds. mike" Ka-
hoe was coaching him and it didn't take
him a second to jump over to Gllen and
plant a hard one right ON GiIlen's aston
ished features This was the signal for the
crowd to stampede into the field and only
the prompt action of the large force of po-
lice present prevented the crowd from hand
ling Gillen roughly. AS it was, Glasscock
wasted five minutes in wranglng, trying to
have Kahoe fined and sent from the field
Finally play was resumed and the end of
the agony came when, on the second ball
pitched, Stewart sent it over in Burke's
territory for a single, scoring Metz, and the
day was saved ,A ~ smms fsolS
aside from the ninth inning. was the uni
formly unjust and incompetent work of UNI
pre Cantillon. Unfortunately the locals
were the only ones to suffer from his poor
work. Throughout the game his judgment
ON strikes and balls was very poor, while
the climax came when. in the third inning,
Hogriever sent out three-bagger to the
clubhouse. 1t struck fully three feet inside
of safe ground, but. with the utmost COM
posture, Cantillon called it foul. For fully
five minutes the Kisses of the crowd rang in
his ears only, apparently, to make him more
unreliable. if thatgcouldo ttaVeaheen possible.
The work in the frstaetght innings is easily
told on both sides, as it was practically all
of the one, two, three order The fact that
not an error was made by either team tells
how. sharp was the play. Four hits by ST.
Paul to seven by the locals tells the story
of how ST. Paul went down to defeat eS-
pecially when it is considered that three of
them came in quick succession in; the ninth
Every one, with the possible exception of
Comiskey and his troupe, was enthusiastic
over the game, and the great flow of dollars
into the box office probably served as a
balm to his lacerated feelings, for it was
stated that over 4,S00 people passed the
gates to the park Score. &l.4