The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-08
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DETROIT's ERRORS
should Have Led the Champions to
Victory. but Did Not.

Hawley's one bad inning and the inability
of Aliens men to hit Thomas caused the
downfall yesterday and Kansas City
strengthened it's hold on first place by de-
feating st. Joe twice. Had the champions
hit well as they fielded. Detroit would
have drawn the short end of the score.
They had several bright chances to win
out, but each time the necessary hit was
lacking. 1t was an aggravating game on
this account Detroit's errors should have
helped Indianapolis to victory, but instead
of discouraging Thomas they had the oppo-
site effect and the big pitcher deserves a
lot of credit for the way he stuck to his
work at critical times with the 'rooters'
trying to root him into the air. Kahoe
played a good third base, and, incidentally,
did just a third of the hitting. That corner
is likely to continue to bother Indianapolis
all season. d o
There were $500 people at the grounds,
in spite of the strong counter attractions at
Newly Oval, where the crack riders were
at work all afternoon. Mullanes umpiring
was not as satisfactory as it might have
been, though he made no glazing mistakes,
other than failing to see billiard strike at
the ball in the eighth inning. He called
Mcfarland out in the sixth and Allen in the
ninth on very close plays, when they looked
safe. Still he calls them as he sees them
and is conscientious in his work.
Sharrott got in the way of the ball on
three occasions, but was allowed his base
only once because of his manifest effort to
get hit. He kicked hard over his two fail
ures, but Mullane was firm. The third time
Hawley plugged him in the back, and it
was genuine, so he walked That was in the
fourth inning, and it cost the game. Stall
lined a which
picked up on the short bound. Had it been
three inches high r il would have been out.
DUNCAN sacrificed from pitcher to first, and
Hawley thought it wise to walk billiard to
first and fill the bases, evidently hoping for
a double play to let him out. CANCEL, how
ever hit the ball safe to left, scoring two
runs, and Beulow's hit to right brought
billiard home. Elberfeld was hit by a
pitched ball, but Wilson flew to Kahoe and
Thomas went out from Hawley to MOtZ.
The Mchiganders failed to score in any 9TH
er inning, but their three runs were just
enough
II was the fifth inning before Indianapolis
could score. Then Kahoe hunted toward
third and beat it out. Allen sacrificed and
Lynch drove a nice single to left. Stallings
threw home to hold Kahoe at third and
Lynch kept on to second. Beulow threw
wild to that base to head off Lynch and
Kahoe came in Hawley's little grounder
to pitcher gave Lynch no chance to score.
Hogriever hit a hot one which Elbertield
fumbled, but got the ball across to CANCEL
just as ''H0ggie'' reached first, and Mullane
called him out In the eighth Wilson threw
Hawley's grounder wide and the crowd be-
gan to root hard. Hogrieyer's foul fly
into the crowd was captured in clever style
by Beulow, but Hawley made second on It.
Stewards little hit through the box rolled
safe, but Mcfarland disappointed every
body by striking out. His failure to rise ia
the emergency did not discourage Motz
who lined beauty 40 center, scoring Haw-
ley. Nicholl reached first on balls, but with
the bases filled Kahoe flew to Stallings.
Elberfield'S tumble of Aliens grounder
started the ''rooters' again in the ninth, but
Lynch hunted a little fly TO Thomas, Haw-
ley flew to Wilson and Allen was caught
stealing second the decision being salts
factory only to Detroit. Score: