The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-02

stole second, Motz trotted to first on balls
and when he started for second Spies made
cepted, Deadly, who had started horne being
caught by the trick and run down.
This slender lead had to do for five in
nings but in the sixth the champions con-
cluded that it wasn't enough, so they added
two runs, just TO make the game safe. Nc
Farland was given his base and Deadly sac
rificed. Mac stole third and came in on Hoff-
meister's two-bagger along the left foul
line. Motz went out from short to first, but
meister scored Allen ended matters by hit
ting to Shugart and going out at first.
Having cultivated their taste for scoring
and merely to show Comiskey's gang how
easy 1t was to smother them, the cham
pions lit in four runs. Lynch was first up
and he put the ball way over "Doggie" Mill
membered how slow Lynch is in getting
around the bases. the length of his hit can
we'll be appreciated. Hawley struck out, but
Hogriever hit a liner near Glenalvin, which
he tried for with one hand and failed to
stop, Lynch coming in. Mcfarland hit to
right for three-bagger, sending .'Hoggie"
home Deadly, Hoffmeister and Motz fol-
lowed with safe hits, two more runs result
ing. Honmeister was caught at third, try
ing to make two bases on MOTIFS drive to
left, and Stewart flew to Burke.
Allen opened the Indianapolis eighth with
beauty to the right of the clubhouse, and
when Miller got the ball headed for home
the manager-captain was perched safely on
third. Lynch and Hawley flew out, but Hog
riever came along with the star hit Of the
Mcfarland struck out.
1t looked in the third inning as if st. Paul
would get some runs. Gillen was presented
with base and Spies struck out. A passed
ball sent Gilen to second. Hawley kept them
wide for Phyle and walked him to first
Then Burke's little fly dropped between Nc
Farland and Allen, and the bases were filled,
but pretty stop by Allen of Geier's fast
grounder resulted in a double and a diSap-
pointed lot of Saints sought the field.
In the ninth Comfskey's crowd was des-
perate, but failed to rattle Hawley, who was
cool and ''heady' all the time. Stewart and
Motz disposed of Burke, but Geier was
passed to first Hogriever captured Millers
fly after hard run, and Glenalvin and
Glasscock hit for a base each, and Geier
came home, Glenalvin being caught at third
trying to make it on Captain Jacks hit.
Geier took matters SO leisurely that there
was some question as to his having touched
the rubber before Glenalvin's out at third.
A number of those who witnessed the game
are of the opinion that he loafed too long
on the way and that st. Paul was shut out
in consequence. Cantillon evidently re-
garded the run as in, though no decision on
the matter was asked for. He was watch
ing the play at third at the time and would
not be likely to know. Geier certainly had
ample time to score. While not particular
ly deserving it, he will be given the benefit
of the doubt and credited with the run,
which he either made or could easily have
made. The matter, at any rate, is of no
especial moment as long as Indianapolis
won. To all intents and purposes st. Paul,
by getting q base on balls and two clean
singles in the ninth, escaped shut-out.