The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-24

National League
American League

Young man of medium stature, possess
ing q pair of massive shoulders and a
better left arm than the right member OF
ordinary people, walked into the pitcher
box for the Buffalo team at Washington
Park yesterday afternoon wearing mall
cious smile. which he no doubt thought
would badly brighten the Indianapolis bat
tiers. In the opening game at Detroit this
same massive shouldered individual made
a remarkable showing against the Tigers
by shutting them out without a run or hit,
and he evidently thought, before entering
the box yesterday. that he could repeat
his trick with the Indians. But before the
contest was half over his star had gone
glimmering so completely that he was no
brighter than an ordinary Fall Creek val
lev twirler. When the battle was finally
over the score stood to in favor Of the
Indians, and the Bisons had met their frst
defeat OF the season.
The game was interesting, and but for an
unfortunate error in the fourth inning the
Buffalo aggregation would have possessed
a score equivalent to Indianapolis s
chances of having elevated tracks. Each
man on the home team did his share OF
work toward downing the visiting herd of
Buffaloes Some of them did more than
others, but they all figured In the spoils.
The game was made more interesting from
the fact that Andrews, the third baseman
of Buffalo, who was placed upon a pedestal
to light the baseball world was exploded as
a phenom. The explosion was a terrific
one. and through his collection of errors
the local score was raised above point
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side partner, Mailman, also handled the
ball as If it were a new object to him and
his errors helped matters along.
SEYBOLD'S EASY DAY.
Seybold might as well have occupied a
seat on the bench while the Indianapolis
players were in the field for the visitors
fought shy Of his territory In connecting
what few times they did with the sphere
and he did not have chance during the
nine innings. He introduced himself to
the Bisons, however, by twice finding a
safe place to plant the ball when at the
lat, once for two-base hit and the other
time for long single. Hogriever showed his
friends in the first inning that Amole's SER
pentine delivery was not barrier to In
dianapolis carrying off victory by con-
Meeting with one and sending II to left for
three bases. With that sort of an opener
Mr.. Amole was given a practical example
Of solving an alleged puzzling delivery
which he did not particularly relish.
There one place on the Buffalo in
field which could not be penetrated by the
drives of the Indians and that was the
territory occupied by Timothy Flood at
second. He is a graduate of the Interstate
League and he showed that the advance
studies in the American League were
rapidly being mastered by him much to the
discontinue of the home players who en-
deavored to get safe hit past him. He
also was one Of the few who solved
Gardner.
When Umpire Cantillon called the game
Manager Watkins sent Gardner to the slab.
| This young gentleman served five innings
in first class style and when he showed his
| first signs of wildness in the fifth he was
relieved by Kellum. There was then q fight
between Kellum and Kelly, for honors.
They retired the visitors the first inning
| kellum was In the box. The other three
| innings his curves were like Hindoo puz-
| zle to the Bisons. They swung wildly at
| the ball in q maddening endeavor to con-
| meet safely. but wherever they hit the
ball there was an Indian in ambush wait
ing to receive IL. He helped things along
with his stick by getting safe hits the two
| times he faced the pitcher. In the last in
ming Nelson was sent TO bat in place of
| Amole, but his eye was as poor as the rest
| and he went out easily.
IN THE FOURTH INNING.
The only time Buffalo had the expert
l ence of tallying was in the fourth inning.
Mailman coupled on to an inshoot and
sent il to deep left for three bases Madi-
son threw to Hickey to catch the runner,
| but the ball went wide. Hickey and Hall
| man locked arms and did cake walk
| down the third base line until Mailman
chose to cross the plate with the. only
score made by the visitors. There were
several innings in which Buffalo had men
on bases, but they did not have the pleas
ure of wiping their shoes on the home
| plate rubber. In the first inning, after
Knoll had gone out Flood sent one through
| the pitchers box for a base. Being una
ware of the throwing ability of Powers he
| tried to steal second. but was thrown out.
| Shearon followed with q safe one. but
Gettman was mark for Gardner and the
side was retired.
Hogriever hit for three bases and AmoIe
| fell in love with Hartsers blonde hair, los
| ing sight of the plate. and sent the batter
| to first on a pass. Madison tried Andrews
| on q grounder and found he was unable to
handle IL. two men scoring on the error
Seybold reached first on Hallman's error
| and when Kelly struck out Seybold was
| caught off the base. Powers went out re-
| firing the side.
HOW 1T WAS DONE.
Carey. the first man up for Buffalo in the
second. few out and Mailman hunted one
down the third base line, which refused
| TO roll foul, even though Hickey coaxed
| IL to roll out of the line. Andrews flew out
| Speer hunted one in front of the plate and
| Powers made grab for 1t. coming up with
| a handful of grass instead of the ball.
Amole sliced the air three times and the
side was retired. After Buffalo had scored
| one In the fourth the Indians made a
| trio I'm their half OF the same inning.
| Hickey and Gardner went out, but Hog
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ticket TO the initial corner. He then pill
| fered second and when Hartsel went 10
first four bad ones Hogriever stole
third. Hartsel reached second a passed
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