The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04

1t looked as If there really were no rea-
son why the Hoosier unfortunates should
not V gobbled the persimmon yesterday
afternoon, but as the gentleman remarked
who severed his wife's neck with a broadax,
thereby interrupting her in the midst of one
of her most eloquent sermons on the in
iquity Of tracking mud in the kitchen, 1t
had to be-" The day was nice and warm.
lots of folks had come a-visiting and
brought women folks along, all dressed up
in their Sunday clothes; there was the still
lingering aroma of yesterdays victory in
the humid air and the anserine biped. so
TO speak, was in a condition of altitudinous
suspension. 1t is hard to say whether the
onus of the result should lie on young Mr..
Newton, who at a critical moment gave an
imitation of a woman on a bicycle by try
ing to turn two ways at once, or Nance
with his Olympia throw from away down
in the bottom of left field to the household
plate when Frank Motz was doing a run
from third base. AT any rate. Sir Isaac's
lack of control over his centers of co-ordi-
nation was enough, in the eyes of Mannas-
sau. to be called one of the new 1se9-model
balks, and Andrews, who had secured third
base by his own good bat, was walked in
home. There is a story of a Hebrew gen.
tleman who took a bet of 800 to / that he
wasn't dead, not because he had any hopes
of winning. but because the odds were too
big to let go for a mere dollar. The chances
Of Nance getting the ball right in to the
exact spot where the catcher ought TO be
were not much smaller than that, but. 1t
was done did, and that's what done done
it," Willie Bill Hutchinson, for so long too
good for the twenty-fve-ffty circuit. was
also entitled to some of thu glory, though
his craftsmanship was aimost as scattery
as that of the proud Hldalgos from whom
We rescued the Fflipinos. No less than an
even half dozen times dill the Hoosiers hit
nothing but the bench.
The game was opened by Hutchinson hit
ting Hogriever back of the ear with the ball
with such force that George was retired
from the proceedings for the rest of the
day Flynn was put in his place and dropped
the first ball that came his way. Neither
side scored, however. in the first. Indian
apolis took one in the second on a steal by
Newton, which enabled Allen to score. Two
more were gained in the fourth on Beville's
hit. Stewards sacrifice, Aliens base on
balls and Hickey's life from Andrews, who
failed to put Allen out at second. A base on
balls to Flynn forced Beville in. Sharrott
was hit by pitcher and Allen came in. An
other run was secured by Stewart on a hit
in the eighth, followed by hits by Allen and
Hickey. II was In this inning that MotZ was
cut off at the home plate by Nance's long
throw. The last run of the game was made
in the ninth, by Flynn. He scored a hit, adj
vanced on a fly TO right by Sharrott, a hit
by Mcfarland and a fry to right by Motz.
With one needed TO tie and Mcfarland on
third Beville came TO bat and sent out a
fly of moderate dimensions, that was nailed
by Nance and the deed was done.
Abbattichio scored in the second for the
Millers on a base hit. Smith sacrifice.
Zearfoss's infeld out and Sharrott's tumble.
Three more were picked up In the third. in
which that unfortunate balk occurred, fore
ing Andrews in from third. Two bases on
balls and a passed ball by Beville also con-
tributed. Andrews came In for another
three,sacker In the elgntn ana scored on
the ninth on a base on balls, a wild throw
from short. Hutchinson's sacrifice and Da-
vis's fly to Mcfarland. Break the news to
mother.