The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-03
League.-
ALIENS MEN INDIFFERENT.
Their Work Yesterday characterized
by Bad AII-Around Playing.

by Bad AII-ArOund Playing.
The game Indianapolis put up yesterday
was Of the sort that turns loyal rooters into
grumblers. It~was not only the miserably
weak hitting Of Aliens men that was exas-
perating, but their Indifferent all-around
playing. Kahoe's catching was wretched.
He appears to have gone backward lately
and to be inclined to blame his own short
comings on to some one else Foreman S
pitching was none too good. and he was
hit pretty feely by Tebeau's people. He
overlooked a chance or two himself and
seemed out of sorts. Hickey's playing was
the one redeeming feature Of the poor show
ing made by indianapolis. 1t was brilliant
and very fast, and his one error cost moth
ing. Hogrievers catch of Sullivans fly in
the seventh was a pretty one. 1t is doubt
full If there would have been any Indianap-
oils runs had Bump" Jones not kicked
himself out of the game in the fifth inning.
He talked too freely to Umpire Cushman
and was put off the grounds. Instead of
taking advantage of Browns hurried en-
trance to the box Aliens men took on a
streak of stupid base running and spoiled
what should have been fatal inning to
Columbus. All pitchers seem to look alike
to the Indianapolis ,batters. They get their
regulation half-dozen hits and then quit.
Allen was not in the game, being indis-
posed He was needed, for Flynn covered
very little ground at short. This is the
time when Indianapolis needs all Aliens at
tention and care The team ran itself yes
terday in ANY old way" and the exhibit
ton was by no means pleasing to the spec
tators.
After Hogriever had gone out on strikes,
and Stewart on fly to Hulen in the first
inning. Mcfarland was given his base. and
IIulens tumble of MOTIFS grounder sent him
to third but Nichon struck out. Hulen' S
safe hit to right, followed by Wolverton S
sacrifice and Nicholls huff Of Franks line
drive, scored a run for Columbus. Tebeau
struck out and I1ally flew to right. A base
on balls to Genins in the second resulted In
another run, as Crooks sacrificed Sullivan
Was hit by pitched ball and Jones dropped
little fly safe in right near the foul line,
scoring Genlns Huen hit to Hickey who
threw Sullivan out DIT home. Wolverton was
passed 70 first, but Nichon captured Frank S
liner oiily few inches off the ground.
1t was in the fourth inning that Indian
apoHS tled the score and threw away, by
the stupidest sort of base running, 8. chance
to take q good lead. Foreman waited for a
base on balls and got it. The fourth bali
was one Bumpus Jones intended for a
strike, and lis disappointment was such
that ne SAID word too much to CuShman
VINO had him put out of the game and off
the grounds Hogriever sacrificed. Hulen
falled to get Stewards easy grounder and
Mcfarland hit to center for a base scoring
Foreman. Motz hit safe to center and Nc
Farland made a crazy break for third, re-
turning to find the bail waiting for him at
second. Stewart scored this hit. Nicholl
got a single between Tebeau and Crooks
the former knocking the ball down and
holding Motz at second. Motz stole third,
but stood there without a move and
watched Crooks and Tebeau run Nicholl
down. Sam had started for second to help
MotZ in, but the latter never stirred. Brown
took heart at the trance-like exhibition in
this inning and Indianapolis secured but
two more hits off him, and never came near
scoring.
Columbus won the game in the sixth with
runs 10 spare. Lally opened with a single
and Stewart threw Geninss bunt wild to
first. Crooks's safe hit to center scored
both men. Sullivan and Brown popped up
little flies, but Hulen put the ball over
Hogriever's head for a home run. Hickey
made great stop of Wolverton's terrific
grounder and threw the latter out Te-
beau's hit to center, Kahoe's failure to get
Lally's little bunt fly and his muff of
Crooks's foul fly, followed by that batter s
single, gave Columbus another run in the
seventh. Browns single, Hulen's two-bag-
ger to left and Wolverton's safe drive to
center added two more to their prosperous
string in the eighth. A double play, with
Hickey at the important end of it, put a
stop to the scoring in this inning. A SINH
lar play in the fifth saved the game for a
few moments. The only consolation yes
terday was the score board story, showing
Milwaukee's downfall at Detroit Score.