The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-17
National League
BLUES RECEIVED A DRUBBING.
Kansas City Has an OF Day and Meets

Western League

Indianapolis turned in and gave the Blues
drubbing yesterday. Pardee was driven
from the box after three innings, and Mere
dlth's reception in the fourth was SO warm
as to settle the game then and there. 1t
was an off day, evidently. for the leaders,
whose errors were costly. Slagle was lame
ana Connaughton far from we'll, so after
the indianapolis lead was too great to be
overcome Manning put Gear at second.
moved Viox to short and sent Egan to CEN
ter, thus relieving his cripples He also
look wilson out to give him a rest and let
hansen catch the last half of the game
Aliens fielding was decidedly the feature
OF the game, most of his assists being on
dlfncult pick-ups Motz and Nicholl did
most of the hitting. and Mcfarland was of
service in that way. Hickey played well at
third. McVicker spoiled a hit for Hogriever
by catching his hard fly in the seventh. 1t
Kept everybody busy following the changes
In the makeup of the Blues. They used
thirteen men in yesterdays game, but their
deteat cannot be ascribed to the "hoodoo"
popularity supposed to attach to that num-
Der, as the thirteenth man did not enter the
game until after it was practically the prop
erty of Indianapolis
Phillips had plenty of speed, and the WISH
tors round him hard to gauge. He struck
out seven of them and was in fine form
all around. There was little for the out
field to do, Hogriever having the only two
chances.
indianapolis took a lead in the opening
inning after retiring the Blues in one, two.
three order, Phillips striking out Frisbee
and Connaughton. Hogriever hit to right
for base and Connaughton's muff Of Will
sons throw I'M 70
steal. Stewart and Mcfarland flew out hut
Motz drove the ball to right center for three
oases, scoring Hogriever but going out him
SER az the plate trying to get all the way
around on his hit The only time Man
nings men were in front was in the sec
hit to right center for three bases each, the
iarter coming on home when Stewart failed
70 handle the throw properly Wilson had
gone out 10 MotZ and, after McVicker'S
Single 70 center, the next two men were
easy victims.
Pardee's finish came in the third. when
the errors behind him were quite enough
to make him glad to retire O'Hagan al
lowed Phillipss grounder to carom to right
field. Hogriever. sacrificed, Stewart hit to
the latter dropped the ball owing to a col
lision. with Phillips at third, in which he
was 6owled over by the big pitcher. who
chased on home. Mcfarland hit for a base
and passed ball let Stewart in. Motz
dropped two-bagger in center, and NichoIl
cracked liner to left that sounded safe,
=
er got away from Connaughton. and two
more runs came in Kahoe stole second
but Viox made good stop of Aliens
grounder and ended the inning
Then Meredith tried his hand, but Hickey
the first man up. hit safe to left Viox fun
bled Philipss grounder and Meredith boot
ed Hogriever's bunt filling the bases Stew
art hit to Viox, who threw Hickey out at
home, but Mcfarland and Motz followed
with safe hits and Nicholl with a two-bag-
ger, five runs resulting. Kahoe and Allen
were thrown out at first by Viox and Will
llams. indianapolis did no more business at
the plate after this. There was no need
of it,
Frisbee's triple to left center and Gears
ont gave KarSaS City one in the sixth
With two out in the seventh Phillips made
u pretty stop u luX 5 grounder, but threw
high to MotZ. He gave Meredith his base
and when Egan hit to Stewart all sorts of
promiscuous throwing followed. Stewart
threw to Motz too late and the latter passed
the ball along to Kahoe, who muffed it
and then threw wild to third. Kahoe's two
errors allowed Viox and Meredith to score
after which Frisbee went out from second
TO first. In the ninth O'Hagan was passed
to first, reached second on a passed bali,
third on McVicker's out and home on AL
lens failure to handle Vioxs grounder
Meredith forced Viox at second and Egan
struck out. Score: