The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-26

The Milwaukee Ball Team Was in "a
FerOcious Mood.

FerOcious Mood.
Connie Mack's Brewers came over from
Columbus yesterday and made the cham
pions look like tail-enders. They knocked
Phillips out and had lots of fun with Knep-
per ard Weimar. 1t would have been bet
tee ju gment to have showed either Scott or
Hawley in after Phllips's fall. Knepper
has never had any experience in fast COM
pany. and quickly showed the lack of it. OF
course, Allen wanted to save Foreman for
to-day or he would have warmed him up,
but to put Knepper in was simply suicidal
move with the score so close. Weimar
pitched the last inning and made rather a
creditable showing, aside from wild pitch.
Several nice catches by Deadly and one by
Flynn furnished about the only features of
the Indianapolis end of the fielding. Mack
was on the point of taking Taylor out of
the box after the third inning. and the only
thing that saved the young man was the
batting streak of his team in the last half
of that inning. With but one run to tie
Mack concluded to take another chance on
Taylor, and his judgment proved good.
Besides being touched up for ten clean
hits, Phillips was unlucky enough to stick
his hand in the way of liner and get a
finger hurt. A foul tip did the same thing
to Kahoe in the seventh, and Lynch took
his place. Hoffmeister had an off day, his
two low throws being conspicuous among
the bad features of the game.
After sparring for an opening Indianapolis
managed to land in the second for two
runs. Stewart hit a single into left and
him to third and he scored on Stafford's bad
throw to third, the latter having an idea
evidently that he could double Stewart on
Aliens bunt. Kahoe drove a three-bagger
E'lVnn'g single
to left. Phillips hit to Barnes and was
thrown out at first, Stafford doubling Flynn
men did still better ia tha third, Hogriever
starting 1t off with Iii TO center and
Deadly following it with 2ne to right; Hoff-
over Nicol's head FOR three bases, sending
in two runs. Stewart hit one TO DAILY too
hot for that player to hold at short range
and Motz came home A wild pitch let
Stewart to second and the next two men
fouled out to Spear.
BREWERS GO AFTER PHILLIPS.
The Brewers reused themselves in good
earnest in the third, eiid went right after
Phillips. Taylor hit him for two bases. and
Nicol and Weaver came along with singles.
Waldron flew to Deadly. Daily hit safe to left
and STAFFORD lifted a three-bagger to left
center. Four runs resulted from all this
smuggling. Lewee and Barnes were retired
on flies. Deadly making a pretty catch of
what looked like a hit from the latter's
bat.
Both teams rested in the fourth. but re-
neWed hostilities in the fifth. Hoffmeister
led off with a single to CENTER Motz sac
rified, and Stew arts hit scored the run
Stewart made foolish attempt to reach
second on the throw home, and was easily
the score on Hoifmeisters tumble of Wea-
ver's grounder, a gift to Waldron, Days
safe bunt and Lewee's single to left. Stat
ford struck out, Barnes fouled to third, and
Spear went out from DAILY to Stafford.
Indianapolis made its last bluff at winning
in the sixth. when Kahoe hit to center for
a base went to second on Flynn's sacrifice,
to third on Phillips's single and home OH
Rogriever's long fly. Deadly sent Phillips
throw to second by stealing that base which
enabled Phillips to score. The ball came
back home SO quickly that Phillips had a
close call, and Connie Mack was disguised
with Sheridan for calling him safe. The
Milwaukee manager was indiscreet enough
to complain to the umpire from the bench,
from the field He subsided and obeyed,
taking seat on the "bleachers.'
In the sixth the Brewers renewed their at
tack on Phillips. so successfully that they
drove him to retirement. He passed Taylor
to first, and then Hogriver pulled down
Nicol's fly. Weaver pounded out double
to center, and Taylor came in. Waldron
drove one through the box on a dead line,
Phillips making the mistake of putting his
hand out. The ball knocked a finger out,
but after moments delay Phillips went to
work again. DAILY cracked out a two-bagger
to left, and that convinced Phillips that he
was done for the day. Knepper took his
place and retired Stafford on fly to Stew
art Lewee waited for four bad balls, but
Barnes flew to Flynn.
SETTLED IN THE SEVENTH.
The seventh settled matters with a venge-
ance. Spear was passed to first and Tay-
Tor hunted safe. Nicols single to left
scored Spear. and a base on balls to Wea-
Yer followed. Waldron fouled to Kahoe,
who was disabled a moment later by foul
tip from Days bat. Lynch took his place
The bases were filed when DAILY hit down
the left foul line, sending in two runs Stat
ford hit to center for a base, and the cor
ners were again filled. Knepper couldn't To-
cate the rubber and forced Weaver in by
passing Lewee to first. Barnes flew TO
Deadly and DAILY came home and Stafford
scored on Spears hit to right Taylor ended
the misery by flying to Hogriever.
Weimar relieved Knepper for the eighth
and last inning, and with good support
three order. Nicol, the first to face the
left-hander, gave Hoffmeister an easy
grounder, which ne threw so low to first
thar it bounded to the beachers and Nicol
reached second on the error. Weaver sac
rificed, and a wild pitch allowed Nicol to
score. Allen fumbled Waldron's grounder,
but the next two men were quickly dis
posed of.
The Indianapolis men appeared to have
all the ambition knocked out of them by
the slaughter in the seventh and could do
absolutely nothing with Taylor in the last
three innings. not one of them reaching first
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