The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-01
How the Clubs stand.
National League
THEY TOOK A GAME.
Comislxey's Apostles Finally Garry On
Victory.
Western League.

COmiskey'S Apostles Finally Carry ON
Victory.
The Saints chased Phillips from the box
in the fourth inning yesterday and won a
game that the champions didn't appear to
care much about. There is some satsfac-
ton. however, in reviewing the work of
Hawley, who might have saved the game
had he been put in earlier He took hold in
the fourth, retired Miller and Glenalvin on
flies, and then pitched five gilt-edged in
nings, giving the Saints but three singles.
Hoffmeister's rainbow throw gave them the
only run they scored during Hawley's oc
cupancy of the box Fricken was pounded
around pretty freely by Aliens men, who.
in addition to the eleven safe hits secured,
kept the ST. Paul outfield very busy chas-
ing long flies. Twelve such drives were
pulled down by the three fielders. Geier and
Miller distinguishing themselves by fine
running catches. Shugart spoiled a hit for
Motz in the fifth by his great stop of a
lively grounder close to second base. After
the third inning Indianapolis hits were few,
for, though Aliens men hammered away at
Fricken, they sent the ball into somebody's
hands in nearly every instance. There was
little work by the champions that was out
of the ordinary. Hogriever made a difficult
After retiring the Saints as fast as they
could get to bat in the opening inning, the
champions proceeded to take few falls out
of Fricken. Hogriever hit for two bases,
Mcfarland for a single. Deadly for two and
Hoffmeister for one, all the hits going to
left but Macs which was in the opposite
direction. Two runs were in when Motz
flew to Miller, and Deadly came home on
YOUNGSTERS attempted steal and the
crowd laughed when Glenalvin chased the
latter on the line and finally allowed him
to get back to first in safety Stewart hit
to center for a base, but Shugart picked UP
Flynn's grounder and Stewart was doubled
with him, ending the inning
Comiskey's crowd fell athwart Bill Phil
lips's stock of curves in the second and soon
had the score tied. Genalvin drove one on
a line near second which Stewart got
hand on, but couldn't hold. Glasscock hit
to left and Shugart to right. each for a
base, and Gillen placed a two-bagger in
left This was all that was necessary to
tie. and the next three men went out in
order. leaving Gillen on second:
With one out In the Indianapolis third,
Hoffmeister hit safe to left and Motz put
beauty in the same direction for three bases,
Motz came in. Flynn hit to right for three
bases, but was caught at home trying to
make his drive good for box of cigars.
The fourth was where the Saints killed off
Phillips Shugart opened with a single to
right, and Gillen followed with a double to
left. Spies sacrificed, Fricken hit to right
for base. Burke to right-center for three
of them, and Geier in the same direction for
a single, which Hogriever failed to stop and
which landed Geier on third. MotZ. who was
acting captain, called Hawley from the club
house. where he had been warming up, and
the next two men were retired on flies The
five runs that resulted from this fusllade
settled the game. Comiskey's men scored
once more in the sixth on Frickens base on
balls two outs and Hoffmeisters bad throw
of an easy grounder by Miller. Flynn had
great chance to make hero of himself in
the seventh when Shugart's tumble of Me-
Farlands grounder and gifts to Motz and
Stewart filled the bases. long hit would
have put Indianapolis back in the game, but
there were two out, and Flynn furnished the
third by flying to Geier. Motz and Stewart
hit safe in the ninth, but two hands were
out and Flynn again retired the side, this
time from second to first, according to Can
ullon, though he beat out Glenalvin's throw
without doubt The umpire was off again
in several such plays yesterday. Indian
apolis never gets an even break at his hands.