The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-30

American League
National League

The sprinkling cart in the regions above
circied around Washington Park several
times yesterday and sent shower after
shower to the field below, but between
these spasmodic showers the Indianapolis
and Cleveland ball teams managed to get in
five innings of the game. When Umpire
Cantillon called the game. at the end of
the fifth. on account of darkness, the score
stood a ties to 3. The players were called
off the field on numerous occasions, owing
to the Irritation carried on by Jupiter
Pluvius. and the last time they were sent
to the bench after the third inning it did
not look as il the play would be resumed.
Raindrops that looked as big as a nickel
to a man without money fell to the
ground. but it cleared off and the game
was resumed
The prospects of getting a drenching
caused the majority of the fans TO remain
in the city, and only about 500 of the true
blue turned out to welcome the Hoosiers
home from the last disastrous trip. Not
withstanding they lost so many games at
Detroit and Buffalo. the spectators cheered
the men as they walked to the field for
preliminary practice. Geier and Gray were
both in the game, and they were greeted
with applause when they went to bat.
Dammann and Mckenna were pitted
against each other. and with perfect play
ing Cleveland should not have scored a
run during the five innings. The Hoosiers
were lucky to tie the score in the last half
of the fifth and save a defeat.
Powers's miss of a third strike after two
men were out in the first inning gave the
Dammann forced in a run in the third in
ming by passing a man to first with the
bases full.
Cleveland led off with a brace of runs i'm
the first inning. Pickering and Frisbee
were retired and Dammann succeeded In
striking out Genins, but Powers dropped
the ball. allowing the runner to reach first.
Then came an exhibition that was not very
palatable. Sullivan hit to right for a base,
sending Genins TO third Lachance sent one
down the third-base line, which Hickey
could not field i'm time to catch the runner.
and Genins scored. Sullivan, who had
stolen second, went to third. Lachance
stole second. and on the play to catch Sui
Ivan at the plate Powers dropped the ball.
allowing the man to score. Flood went
out. In the fourth Cleveland made another
run. The first two men went out. and then
Crisham singled. Spies also hit safely.
Mckenna drove one to Dammann which
was too warm for him to handle, and the
bases were filled. Dammann then sent
Pickering to first on four wild ones. forcing
in a run. Frisbee struck out. retiring the
side. With the bases full in the fifth, Madi-
son executed a pretty double play, pre-
venting the visitors from scoring.
indianapolis made one In the second, the
result of Floods error on Gray and hits by
Powers and Hickey. Magoon hit a swift
one to Genins in the third and reached first.
He was scored on Seybold's hit and an
out. The score was tied I'm the fifth.
Hogriever hit safely and was sacrificed to
second by Geser- McKenna tried TO catch
Hogriever mapping and threw wildly to
second, allowing Hogriever TO reach third.
Magoon's hit scored him.
Tha Scnra.