The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-17
Western League Standing.
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"Mr. Brown" said little Jimmy, wiping
his eyes with his sleeve, me granmudder's
dead an I wanter go ter de funeral" To
which request Mr.. Brown, not being hard
hearted. gave consent. Later little Jimmy
was heard explaining to the boy who sat
next him on the bleachers that he had lied
to the boss. but as far as fun went. plantin'
de ole lady would a jist about come up to
dis. And a man was the cause Of 1t all,
which his name was Cronin. For a forty
minute inning the gentleman so dreaded by
Aliens aggregation kept the ball going in
streaks through the air that resembled a
spray fountain on a lawn Shaw. who was
equipped with the stcmacher and eight
ounce glove, was kept in action a good deal
like a small boy from town whom his coun-
try cousins have persuaded to poke a stick
into a hornets nest and hear the little bees
sing. When the trouble was all over and
the Hoosiers had been up to bat once around
and two for good measure the little old two
runs S~tallings's Chester1elds had picked up
looked as lonesome as a peddler Of ham
sandwiches who has mistakenly taken his
goods to a picnic of the Hebrew Benevolent
and Social Club, while Mr.. Cronin's frag-
ments permeated the atmosphere for sew
eral circumjace-t kilometers. FriSk, who
succeeded Cronin as soon as the home nine
had all taken a poke at his unfortunate
work, started In to be something of a wild
man from Borneo himself. but clarified be-
fore the game was over and pitched a good,
nice, plug game of ball, taking seven innings
to accumulate as many wild ones as Cronin
got in one- The game in general was q
good. old-fashioned. bing-bang smuggling
match of the kind to fill with delight the
chief member of the anti-bunt association,
which will not admit that 'tictacs" Is the
proper thing in contests on the whitewashed
field. The wild winds that swept athwart
the lea also took several hands in the game,
and a ball which had started with the best
intentions toward center field was likely TO
be led astray at any, momeut of its career
TO land somewhere1in the direction Of the
Indians own communal tepee. Mr.. Sheri-
dams new rule that a batter must be hit by
the pitcher three times to earn first base
was applied to Sharrott in the first inning
with eminent success, though, really. how a
man can bear to get himself so bitterly dis
liked by all those folks is more than one
can comprehend.
The first inning opened with a cloudy sky
overhead and a look Of agony on the com
posite countenance OF the roofing depart
ment when Hickey let General Eagan at
toAi tNO INTO oAhtc nv ~ a
larceny of the next one. Stallings struck
with mere futiHls. Dungan singled, stole
and scored the general. while billiards. two
Dagger brought DUNCAN over the dish. Then
came the doings. Cronin opened with a
present to Flynn, hit Sharrott three times.
Mcfarland singled, Motz took two. Beville
got another present, Allen scared out to the
genial Stallings, Stewart started on the
round trip with a pass to first from Elber-
field, Hickey got the next by good. hard
work and Foreman sent a long horse fly
out toward State street that became a mere
memory when DUNCAN finished with it. 1t
being up to 'Dibby" again. he waited 1T out,
and was followed by Sharrott, who achieved
a hit and a violent death in an attempt to
burglarize Elberfield's domicile. The debris
was then swept up and sifted, and 1T was
found that, with the exception of Allen,
Foreman and Shafrott, everybody had got
his moneys worth of the merry-go-round,
while Flynn had a couple of 'em. After
that the game was a mere ~perfunctory af-
fair like settling the estate of a man who
followed the races for a living. A few little
incidents rippled the placid surface. such as
F,risk's home run, Ryan's split hand. UNI
plre Sheridan's row with Elberfield for try
ing to get in the way of the ball and Stew
arts getting an error and an assist in one
play by fumbling the ball long enough to
let Stallings reach first, afterward picking
1t up and retiring the side by throwing
home to the elimination Of Elberfield. A
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