The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-06
How the Clubs Stand.
NETTED EACH PLAYER s5.
Most Important Feature of Yester-
davis Contest.

In spite of the threatening sky, some
eight hundred devotees of the national game
were at the Ohio-street grounds yesterday
for a last bit of the sport of which they are
so fond. Two games were played, the first
with Cincinnati and the second with Cleve-
land, Aliens men winning them both rather
easily. The National Leaguers did not over
exert themselves at any stage, and took
their defeat with much comDosure. Hill
pitched for the Reds in the first game,
using only a slow ball. which Indianapolis
batted quite freely. Hawley was so trouble
some that Ewings men secured but four
hits.
Pickering and Kahoe made pretty catches,
the formers being while on a run with
Steinfeldt's long drive in the seventh, which
looked good for three bases. Kahoe's was
a 1eft-handed catch of Vaughn's fly in the
fifth when the ball appeared to be dropping
safe in short right-center. Hickey spoiled a
hit for McPhee in the fourth by scooping
up his hot grounder in the mud and slam
ming it across to first in time. The Reds
also did some clever fielding. though their
play was not as fast as that of the Indian
apolis team. Irving took chickering's liner
in the sixth with one hand and saved a
run. Steinfeldt made a sensational catch of
Kahoe's short fly to left in the seventh,
getting the ball not six inches from the
ground.
THE REDS ONLY RUN.
indianapolis was first at bat and first to
score, Hogriever making the circuit on his
hit to center, bad throw by Wood to
catch him mapping and Netherlands single
to right. Pickering and Flynn had, mean
while, gone out on flys, and Kahoe retired
the side on, fly to left. The Reds scored
their only run in the last half on McBride's
base on balls, Steinfeldt's out and Breiten-
STEMS hit to left which Pickering fumbed
Corcoran had flown to Kahoe just after Nc
Bride reached first, and McPhee furnished
the third victim by striking out.
A base on balls to Flynn in the third and
hits by Kahoe and Allen gave Indianapolis
another run. Then for three innings there
was no more scoring and the result seemed
in doubt, but in the seventh Aliens men
worked another run in and their lead APP
peared quite substantial. Another gift to
Flynn and a two-bagger by Allen to center
did the business. In the eighth Lynch's
hit to right, followed by Hickey's double to
left scored the fourth Indianapolis run.
Hawley's fly to right advanced Hickey to
third, but. he was caught at the plate try
ing to get in on Hogriever's fly to Breiten-
stein.
Cincinnati seemed likely TO PICK up some
runs in the eighth. Wood was hit and
singles by Irwin and Vaughn filled the
bases. Hill forced Wood at home by hitting
to Hawley and then spoiled any further
Cincinnati prospects by being caught off
first, thus forcing Irwin to start for home.
The latter was easily headed off, after
which Mcbride went out from Allen to Nc
Farland. Pickering started the ninth with
hit to center. Flynn flew to McPhee. Nc
Farland's grounder to Hill forced Pickering
at second, but Kahoe's two-bagger to right
center scored Mac. Allen flew to right The
Reds were easy in their half Score: