The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-30
Standing of the Clubs.
National League

The results of the two games yesterday
afternoon not only showed that Minneapo-
lis took the first by a score of 3 TO and
indianapolis the second by a score of . TO o,
but demonstrated beyond a possible doubt.
as a prosecuting attorney would say, that
the Indians have misplaced their batting
eyes. -Four hits were made by them in the
first battle and seven in the second. This
woeful lack of stick work was very pain
full to the spectators and to the position oc-
cupied by the Hoosiers on the champion
ship ladder before the games. for now they
are stopping for a while on the third rung.
IL would not be using a hammer to say
the second game would also have gone to
Minneapolis had not Stimmel displayed un-
usual fooling powers and allowed the Mil
lers but two hits, but at that the visitors
gave the spectators a bad scare once or
twice. IL was all the Hoosiers could do to
send two men across the plate, and 1T was
lucky for them that Mccain was found as
often as he was. for two losses in one day
TO the tail-enders would have been heart
breaking.
Minneapolis placed a crippled team In
the field and it looked a cinch. to land two
victories, but those who figured on this
possibility did not take into the conisdera-
ton the leave of absence granted the bat
ting eyes of the Indianapolis players by the
players themselves. The Hoosiers would
have been shut out In the first game had
Higgins. an amateurish sort of player at
second for the visitors. played a perfect
game. His error allowed the only man
credited TO indianapolis to cross the plate.
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for the Millers making their three runs.
Gardner was not hit often. but he persisted
in getting himself into tight places. from
which he was not able to extricate himself
in two instances, hence the Millers' victory.
| But, on the other hand, the Indians could
do nothing with Harvey. and they all went
to bat with not as much ginger as is found
in a ginger snap and they batted the ball
into the air so that it fell into the hands
of the Minneapolis feeders.
| The bad taste left by the loss of the first
game was partially wiped out when Indian
apolis captured the second. Stimmel had
everything in the category of a successful
twirler and he mixed them up so .that~the
Millers could not place the ball in safe ter
ritory. His support, too, was gilt-edsed,
and the infelders, who had most of the
| work to do. knocked down the attempts of
the opposing batsmen with great regular
ity. throwing the runners out at first with
ease. Mccain was also given good SUI
| port and he pitched a good game. but not
in the same class as that put up by slim
mel.
THE FIRST GAME.
Harvey went TO bat for, Minnea polls in
| the opening of the first game and he placed
| one in safe territory. A fast double play
| on Lally's hit to Hickey livened the inter
est and then wilmot flew out. The Hoos-
| iers were also BANKED in their half. The
| Millers were easily retired in the second,
but the HOLSTERS managed to get one run
| across the plate in the last half of the
inning. After Hogriever few out Seybold
drew a pass and was sacrificed to second
by Heydon. Hickey sent one to Higgins,
who allowed IL TO get away from him. Sey-
bold scoring. Then Gardner went out. In
| the third the visitors tied the score. Fisher
and Higgins both singled and Gardner filled
the bases by passing Candelin. Harvey
flew TO Seybold, which allowed Fisher te
score. Lally forced Higgins. Wilmot drew
a pass and Werden was struck out with the
| bases full.
In the fifth the Millers jumped two in
the lead. With two men out Gardner passed
| Wilmot and he stole second. going to thirc
on a passed ball. Werden singled. sendine
Wilmot across the plate. Geier fumbled
Nance's effort and Nicol hit safely. scoring
Werden. Poor base running by Hickey
took away the chances Of Indianapoli
scoring in the last half of the inning. Hey.
don was retired and then Hickey hit for Z
base, followed by a two Dagger BY Gardner
Wilmot fielded the ball quickly and threw
TO the plate, the ball being on its way &c
Fisher before Hickey rounded third. bur
yet he TO score and was easil,
thrown out. Then Hartsel was put out
retiring the side. mere was no more scor.
ing during the game.