The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-11

American League
National League

The Indianapolis players went into the
game yesterday against the Chicago ag-
gregation and acted like ''village cut-ups."
making the team representing the windy
city look like back numbers before the con-
test was finally concluded. The score-19 to
Z in favor of Indianapelis-was very
pleasing story to the local fans on the
opening day with the Chicago team. The
way it all happened was not mystery.
neither was 1t a comedy, drama or light
opera, but IT was the result of fortune
smiling gently on the local players, causing
them to solve the curves of Isbell and
outfelders chased the ball until they were
tired out. The pace set in the first two in
nings by the home team was the kind that
would make any combination of ball toss
ers search for advertisements for that tired
feeling due to overwork, etc. A total of
eleven runs crossed the rubber in the first
two innings and then the Indians rubbed
off little of their war paint and took mat
tiers easy until the last time at the bat,
when they sent a quintet of men across
the plate with tallies.
While the error column does not show
very bad Disagreement of the game by the
windy cityites, they surely played the game
at times in a rough-shod sort of manner.
The outfield had recently been sodded, and
II was like treading on bed of mushrooms
to get around after the hits to the outgar-
den. Seybold was not used to the restric-
ton placed upon his running. and several
times as he made lunge for the sphere he
would spread himself on the ground. allow
ing the ball to bound over him. But Hoy's
work in the same patch was below par, for
he dropped an easy fly after he had planted
his spikes safely in the sod so as to take no
chance on slipping. He was simply anxious
to throw the ball to the plate. and, like
many other players, wanted to change the
course Of the sphere before 1t landed
squarely in his NIT.
SOME STAR WORK.
Hartzel did some star work. He headed
the batting with four safe hits, nearly all
of them gliding down the third-base line
like runaway locomotive on a mountain
grade. Four times he placed the ball in
safe territory out of reach of any of the
opposing players who attempted to stop its
progress. His stick work was largely re-
sponsible for the large and magnificent
group of runs secured by the Indians. He
was veritable whirlwind while on the
bases. pilfering no less than four of the
bags. He was a town torment" in left
field and made several of the Chicago bat
tiers sad by getting under hard drives. Pow
ers and Hickey also did good work in the
willowware line, and the other members
of the Indianapolis team ordered several
safe hits placed to their credit in the score.
Kellum lasted the entire nine innings on
the slab for the Hoosiers, and after the de-
moralization of the first two innings had
passed away he settled down and pitched
good ball. Isbell figured in the history of
the battle in the first and part of the Sec
ond innings, when it became evident that
his curves were relished too much by the
indianapolis batters and he was sent to the
bench after he had delivered four balls to
Magoon in the second inning, three of
which were called balls by Umpire Sher-
idan. whoa Bill" Fisher, who long since
basked in the sunshine of the local rooters,
was sent to the box He was given an
ovation by his old friends among the spec
tators, but the greeting accorded him by
"Wattys" men was bordering on rudeness
and would not be permitted in any other
society or the ball field He trotted Ma
COON to first and his curves were lam
basted many times thereafter
MFARLAND CHEERED.
Mcfarland. who titled the soil in center
garden for the Indianapolis team for sew
eral seasons, but is now wearing goggles
in the sun field for Chicago. was loudly
cheered the first time he went to bat. He
was one Of the few Chicago players who
did not connect safely with Kellum's de-
livery.
Comiskey's band Of warriors were the
first to pound their sticks on the new home
plate. and they started a pace which
seemed dangerous until after the Indians
had an opportunity to even up matters.
Hoy led on with single to right and Kel-
lum passed Mcfarland to first. The two
Chicagotes had evidently been given a
signal to Steal but Hoy changed his mind
and Powers threw 20 Kelly to catch Nc
Farland off the base. Kelly dropped the
ball and before he could locate its resting
place within two feet of him the two run
ners had advanced base. Brodie then
dropped one in left for two bases. scoring
both men. A Wild pitch sent Brodie to
third and he scored on Hartman's fly out
The side was retired without any more
runs being scored.
Hogriever went out and Hartsel was the
first Indian to perch on first, being passed
there py lsDeu ISbell presented Magoor
with similar ticket, but before this gift
was registered Hartsel stole second. Sey-
bold hit one toward Hartman which was
so swift the big Chicago third basemar
could not see 1t. The hit scored Hartsel
Madison forced Seybold out and then Kelly
hit safely, scoring Magoon- Powers's three
base hit TO the left field fence sent Madison
and Kelly across the rubber. Hickey hi,
safely, scoring Powers and Kellum wen,
out. Chicago tied the score In the first hall
of the second. Sugden hit for double and
Isber struck out Hoy sent one to Madison
which got away from the big shortstoE
| and Sugden scored Mcfarland hit tc
Kelly and Hoy thrown out at second
Mcfarland reaching first. Brodie and Hart
| left.
SIX RUNS MADE.
TIE Indians came UP In their half Of the
| second determined to jump 30 far In the