The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-09
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There were ninety-nine ways. more or
less, of specializing on how indianapolis
might or might not win the pennant In the
few days remaining till the seasons close
next Monday afternoon. Had yesterdays
game with Minneapolis gone wrong, there
would have been little hope in speculation.
Had it rained, the Hoosiers still were in the
finish, but as ii was. with errorless i1elding,
fine pitching and spirit and dash all around.
Aliens men walked away with the game
and enter the championship stretch with
lead To-day and Monday Indianapolis will
conclude the baseball season, pitted against
Milwaukee at the East Ohio-street park,
while Minneapolis will go to Detroit and
play three games there. According to the
schedule, Indianapolis has five games with
Milwaukee, including those postponed. so
there are yet possibilities as to which way
the pennant may go, although last night the
percentage stood: Indianapolis, .6l9. and
Minneapolis, $40. Most of the calculations
of the cranks are based on the premises
that the Millers will take three games from
Detroit without much ado.
The rooters realized the crisis yesterday
afternoon. They filled the grand stand and
bleachers to the number Of $500 and every
man Of them was tuned up to concert pitch.
The nerves of the cranks grew more and
more tense during the first innings Of the
game for it was fearsome time, and when
the score stood to at the end of the game
and the relapse came, it put the crowd
on the verge of Mysteries.
or the runs made by the Minneapolis
persons, there is nothing to say, as the sum-
mary will show. Much of the result on
the Millers' side of the fence was due to
Scott, who pitched total Of only eighty
five balls, said to be the record for the sea-
son. Two lively plays by Allen, Stewart
and MotZ contributed TO the gayety Oh the
occasion to a large extent.
In the first inning, after Davis h lad gone
Carey followed and the ball was heided
sharply by Allen to Stewart, forcing Nance,
who was retired at second on double play
The first three Hoosiers went out one, two,
three.
Two assists to Motz and a fly to Stewart
ended the Millers for the second inning.
Mott Was passed f Allen sherihe ed Stewars
infield grounder was fielded TO nrst by
Nance.
Abbatticchio, owing to Stewart and Motz
failed to reach first in the third. Fisher hit
safe to left, attempted a steal and was done
for by Allen and Stewart. Stewart and
Motz disposed of Friend. In this inning the
out bunt and Friend threw over Werdens $
head, advancing him. Scott 50 crificed and
No Miller reached first in the fourth in
ming. Although the Hoosiers were treated to
a base on balls, errors by Nance and Smith,
and Stewart got a stolen base. no runs were
tailed
Luck smiled on the visitors in the fifth
long enough TO allow Werden to hit safe,
but Scott and Allen ended him at second.
while choice was taken by Smith, who
went out later when hit by Preston'S batted
ball. Abbatticchio fouled out. Kahoe first
on the Indianapolis batting list in this in
ming, went out on bunt and Werden's
tumble of Nances low throw let Scott to
first whence he stole second and advanced
on Smiths tumble. which let Hogriever TO
first Hartzelfs single scored Scott. MotZs
triple scored Hartzell and Hogriever, and
Aliens double landed Motz at home, making
a total of four runs. Hickey hunted in the
sixth; the ball was again thrown low and
he reached third base, whence SCOTS hit
scored him. A single by Hogriever. q double
by Scott and a triple by Hartzell, followed
by passed ball, netted three more runs in
the eighth inning.
1t looked in the ninth as if the shut-out
might be broken, when Dixon. who batted
for Friend led off with a single and was
followed with like performance by Davis
But Dixon was touched out by Hickey
when Nance received life; Carey flew out
to left, and Nance was settled by Allen and
Stewart on Werden's life and the game was
over.