The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-07

AT the END OF the elgntn lHnlDS, tue Oo"-
boys. with visions of long ride without
the consolation afforded by pork chops,
steaks, ice cream and coffee looming up be-
fore their vision. got Mr.. Mannassau to call
the game. a trick he could do with better
judgment than some of his decisions on
baserunners yesterday. Despite the roaring
incredulity with which the news was greeted
by the stay-away contingent, the Hoosiers
did win, and won nicely. Like the soda
eyed and verdant batrachian on the ap-
proach of jocund spring. the Hoosier nine
dug itself from the enveloping mud and
came to the surface CHEEKY and clipper and
in real state of wide-awakeness. Man
nings hangers-on to the endgate had lit
tie the best of it in luck and umpiring. but
the proud and naughty sixth-place outfit
looked adversely squarely in the face and
batted the ball squarely on the nose. The
game. while not approaching that of Mon
day by forty rods. was still almost as loose,
occasionally, as a svelte lady's boomers,
and at times shone with brilliancy not TO
be equaled by a new dollar diamond under
an arc lamp. Your Uncle Hastings. who APP
portioned the inshoots, outshoots, upper
cuts, cannon balls. lobs. punks and dandies
for the Kawville gents, was not much hard
z
room at blind mans buff party. where
kisses are the penalty of capture. Five joy
Gus and rejuvenated Hoosiers. including
Hickey and Beville, discovered him for two
base whacks, while Mcfarland piled Pelion
on Ossa and one over.
The attendance was small but select, be-
ing rather too numerous for a pink tea, and
not quite so many as the Cuban army. They
he of daVOteeS.
brought with them an equipment which
ranged in suitability for driving circus
stakes down 10 the smaller tool used in Sc
curing the downtrodden carpet-all good
for knockage. Much unseemly hilarity
welled forth when Hogriever. Mcfarland
and Motz got sent to the bench by the mis-
fortunes of war in the first inning. There
was sound of many anvils in the second
half when Fleming, with the best intentions
in the world. planted himself right under
nice soaring fly from him of the red foot.
Rothfuss, and let il roll from out his hands
while stopping to admire the dent made by
the batter. Elem. being the last man due TO
bat In the next inning, did not come in at
all while the Hoosiers were accommodating
another ovoid, but remained down in left
foul territory, where he sat on the lower
rail of the fence and called himself all the
names he had ever heard applied TO all the
umpires he had ever heard discussed by
losing players. The heart-to-heart talk ala
him good, apparently. for no more errors
did he make. and later on he made two put
outs and applied the pate de foie gras treat
ment to his batting average couple OF
times. ,.lr
With Kansas City. two to the good the
Hoosiers picked up two runs in the third in
ming on a three-bagger by Mcfarland, who
scored on hit by Motz. the latter scoring
on a two-base hit by Allen Another run
was made in the fourth by Foreman on a
base hit. sacrifice by Hogriever and hit
by Stewart. Five hits and three runs were
made in the sixth. Beville opening for two
bases. Hogriever getting four balls. stealing
second and making third on a passed bali,
on which Beville scored. A two-bagger by
Stewart brought in Hogriever and Stewart
came i'm on single by Mcfarland. Kansas
City's first two were made on Fleming S
tumble and Beville's wild throw, and the
third and last was made by Gettman on a
hit by himself, followed by a two-bagger
from Camel. Proof of the pudding