The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-06
National League Attendance.
PHILLIPs's FINE FORM.
Shut Ont the Strong Visitors in Aft
ernOOn Game.
Western League.

ernOOn Game.
indianapolis is closing the home season
brilliantly and prospects for the pennant
remaining here are brighter to-day than
they have been for some time. Connie
Mack brought his Brewers to town yester-
day, and Aliens men separated them from
two games so deftly that Milwaukee,
championship stock took a decided slump
last evening. These two victories put the
champions in fine shape for the decisive
Western trip. One more to-day will come
near putting Milwaukee clear out of the
race, and will give the Indianapolis men
such strong grip on first place that it will
be difficult for Kansas City to dislodge them.
The fans were happy last night
Threatening weather and the parade kept
the morning crowd yesterday under a thou
sand. The grounds were heavy from the re-
cent hard rains, and base-runnng was
somewhat difficult. Foreman and Rettger
were the pitchers and both were effective,
the latter being unfortunate in his support.
The champions were lucky enough to profit
by the Milwaukee errors, which were of the
sort tfat lose games. In the afternoon,
however, before some four thousand people
they gave the Brewers about as sound a
thrashing as Macks men have experienced
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factor, the visitors being unable to connect
with the ball frequently enough to get a
man around the bases. Only six of them
as third. Phillips had faultless control and
did not pass man to base. The fielding of
the champions was the next thing to per-
lection, while the way they hammered the
ball brought joy to the hearts of the rooters.
They batted Reidy freely pretty much all
through the game, getting sixteen hits and
earning most of their runs, for Milwaukee
fielded brilliantly, saving Reidy from further
damage by several fine outleld catches,
notably one by Waldron in the sixth when
he spoiled a home-run for Phillips. The
way the Indianapolis pitcher fielded his box
was interesting. He had nine assists, an
unusual number for any pitcher, to have.
1t is probably the seasons record.
THE MORNING GAME.
The game in the forenoon was played on
muddy grounds and went to Indianapolis in
a most abrupt and unexpected way just
when everyone was looking for an extra
INNING struggle. For four innings the
champions kept we'll in front and seemed
likely to win out all right, but the Brewers
tied in the sixth by some good hitting and
from that time on it was an exciting fight.
Foreman and Rettger were about on even
terms. the formers support being much
better than that accorded the Milwaukee
pitching. In fact it was poor fielding that
gave Indianapolis three of the four runs,
and Shoch's surprising muff of a pop-up in
the ninth allowed the winning run to score.
Foreman stopped a hot drive from Daily
bat in the third that would have gone for
two bases and in the following inning there
was a funny double play. Stafford was on
first when Shoch hit to Motz, who was flf-
teen feet away from his base. Seeing that
Shoch made no effort to run, Motz threw to
second and received the. return throw at
first in time to complete the double, Shock s
failure to run making it possible. McFar-
land pulled down dangerous ny from
shoch's bat in the sixth and Nieol and
Weaver spoiled long drives for Allen and
Foreman in the sixth and seventh.
Waldron, the first man to face Foreman
in the opening inning. hit to center for two
bases, WAS sacrificed to third by Nicol and
came in on Days fly to McFarland.
Weaver went out from pitcher to first In
dianapolis forged ahead in the second,
Nicholl being hit by a pitched ball as a
starter. Kahoe sacrificed and Aliens safe
hit to left scored the first run. Hickey
dropped single just over the infield. Fore
man went out from pitcher TO first and
Hogriever would have been out had Lewee
rot let his grounder roll through to the out
field. Allen and Hickey came home on the
error, Hogrievsr being caught trying to
make second on it.
The game ran along comfortably in this
notch until the sixth when the Brewers
Weakened to the necessity of hustling.
Waldron hit safe to left center and Nicol $
out advanced him base. DAILY flew to
Nicholl, but Viewers single to center
Dagger to left scored Weaver with the tie
run. Shoch few to Mcfarland.
In the ninth Stafford opened with a hit to
center and Shoch sacrificed, but Spear flew
to Stewart and Lewee struck out. Allen
started the Indianapolis half with a single
to left but was forced at second by Hick-
ey's attempt to sacrifice. He beat STAFF
fOrd's throw to second but Cushman, after
bordering over the matter for half min
ute called him out Foreman's out from
third to first put Hickey on second. Spear
made a foolish attempt to catch the latter
mapping and the throw going wild, let
him to third. Hogriever lifted little fly
to Shoch and hurled his bat to the ground
in a rage. He ran to first. however, and 10
eVerybody's amazement and Connie Mack S
chagrin, Shoch dropped the fly just as
Hickey crossed the plate with the winning
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