The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-17
National League
WON IN THE TENTH.
HOgriever Saved the Day for indiana
apOlis.

HOgriever Saved the Day for Indian-
apOlis.
After practically handing yesterdays
game over to Kansas City, the champions
concluded to take it back, and did so in the
tenth inning. Hogriever took a long chance
in the ninth, when the situation was des-
perate, and stole home from third, aided by
low throw by Meredith. His was the
tie run and saved the day for Indianapolis.
1t made him the hero of the afternoon, but
had he failed he would have been called
some pretty hard names for taking such a
chance The excitement ran high for the
last five innings, and the fans were by
turns hopeful and despairing. The ninth
and tenth were pretty much all of an In
dianapolis hue. and there hasn't been as
much shouting the grounds in a long
time as during those two innings.
There was plenty to criticise about the
game, but it all went by the board when
Hawley batted in the winning run and the
''rooters'' realized that their efforts had not
been wasted. Why Bill Phillips persists in
making those bluffs" to throw to first and
then not throwing when he has beautiful
chance to catch a runner mapping is be-
yond the comprehension of the average fan.
He could have retired several men there
eighth he had OHagan caught off "a mile"
as the expression goes. but allowed him to
run back unframed. In regard to pitching,
Phillips was in elegant form and never once
weakened in the face of poor support. He
deserved to win his game and the crowd
gave him frequent and hearty applause. 1t
is another mystery why Allen instructed
Kahoe to bunt in the tenth inning, when
Motz was on second, with nobody out. Ka-
hoe wasted two strikes in his effort to bunt
and then flew to left. A sacrifice was a
poor thing to advise at this stage, for Motz
had just cracked out two-bagger and Mer-
edith was weakening. Besides, it is about as
easy to score from second on hit as from
third, especially with the big lead always
taken by the runner. The action of some
of the crowd in kissing Allen, early in the
game, for costly error was i'll advised. AS
a general thing he plays brilliant game
and his off days are rare, indeed Most of
the fans were on his side, as the applause
which followed the Kisses showed.
Frank Foreman was ordered to the club
house for trying to get rid of ''punky
ball, which he afterwards secured and car
ried away in triumph when 1T had been hit
foul over behind the bleachers. Connaugh-
toms playing was for the most part very
fine, two of his stops being wonders but
after all, it was his tumble of Hogriever's
grounder in the ninth that lost the Blues
the game. Viox made one fatal mistake
out of twelve chances and Williams had a
bad day at third.
Kahoe's failure to handle Williams's
grounder started the trouble in the second,
neither team getting a man to base in the
first. Phillips allowed Wilson to walk and
OHagan sacrificed. McVicker sent one to
Allen, who in his eagerness to make a
double play let the bail go through him and
two runs came in. Viox went out from
pitcher to first and Meredith on a fly to
Stewart This was very unsatisfactory to
the crowd, and in the fifth inning the dis
satisfaction was increased by the gift of an
enough to left and Frisbee sacrificed him to
second, where he should have been left.
lpeady however, muffed c Connaughton'ss fly.
caught Wiliams's liner and threw to third,
but the umpire thought Slagle got back in
time, though the crowd entertained a differ
ent view. Wilson hit slow one to Allen
and beat it out Slagle scoring. O'Hagan
flew to center
crowd was rewarded with something sub
stantial to shout about when Viox threw
Phillips's grounder so wild to first that 1t
gave him two bases. Hogriever and Stew
art followed with hits and Mcfarland
forced Phillips at home. Motz hit to Will
liams, who threw wide to Wilson, and two
Slagle's head scored two more, after which
Allen flew to third and Lynch to right.
s eaa o MAS g0o sp only MY for tor few
in the seventh on Slagle's hit. his steal of
second, Connaughton's hit and Aliens bad
grounder that should have forced Con-
naughton at that base. Allen evidently
hoped for a double play, Frisbee had. mean
matters with 40 fly to so ON weS
Connaughton was doubled trying to make
third. In fact, he did make it, but overran
the bag.
The eighth put the crowd in the dumps
again. Phillips hit OHogan on the head
and it looked as though the latter was bad
lively as = cricket Evidently feeling sorry
for him Phillips after catching him off the
bag allowed lowed, him 9ir to get safely back Nc
to right but Meredith hit for a bas and
Slagle's three-bagger to right center scored
two runs. Allen caught Frisbee's liner
Mcfarland and Motz got hits in the
eighth and things looked promising, but
Kahoe fouled out and double play fol-
hard drive. 1t was in the ninth that the
champions made a desperate rally and tied
the score. Lynch opened with a hit, but
was forced at second by Deadly. Hoffmeister
batted for Phillips and beat out grounder
to short. Connaughton's miss of Hogriever's
grounder scored Deadly and put men on
second and third Stewart hit to Viox, who
threw Hoffmeister out at home. With two
strikes on Mcfarland, Hogriever edged
along the line and made break for the
plate Meredith headed him Off however
and he ran back towards third The pitcher
threw low to Williams and 'tHoggie''
sprinted in with the tie run while the crowd
went wild Mcfarland fouled to Wilson
Hawley pitched the tenth and retired the
Blues in order. Pardee was sent to the box
by Manning and Motz hit beauty to left
for two bases Frisbee's fast fielding spoiled
what had the marks of a three-bagger.
Kahoe flew to left A wild pitch left Motz
to third but he was caught at home on
Aliens grounder to Viox. This was a ter
rife blow to the crowd, but good things
were coming, for a passed ball moved Allen
to second and Hawley after striking twice
in vain. sent safe one to left that put