The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13

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For two hours ana thirty minutes yester-
day afternoon the Indianapolis and Chicago
hall clubs waged the fiercest war for SUI
premacy that has yet been carried on at
Washington Park. and the $500 people pres
ent were hoarse from appiauding and root
irg for the Indians to come out victorious,
which they did by score of Il to II.
~ no time during the game would it have
been a safe bet to wager on either team
winning. for the score was changed as
often as the dialect OF a versatile mon
ologue artist and first one team and then
the other was in the lead only to hold the
coveted position for a short time when a
batting rally would send the opposing side
10 the front This sort of play caused the
nerves of the spectators TO be keyed up to
the highest pitch all during the contest and
many were verging on nervous prostration.
The sun was slowly sinking when the Chi
ca goites, with the score in their favor, sent
Up wall that they would have to catch a
train. Umpire Sheridan drew his watch and
announced that at $40 he would call the
contest. 1t was then that the Indians made
renewed efforts to recover the lost ground
and forge to the front which they did in an
admirable manner, and when the hands on
sheridan's watch pointed to the quitting
time Indianapolis had sent enough tallies
across the plate to win.
USED MANY PITCHERS.
Before the scales were balanced and the
runs credited to the locals tilted the beam
Manager Watkins had sent a quartet of
receiving dose of bitter medicine at the
hands of the windy cityites. But all of
this time ''wee Willy McGin and Roger
Denzer. who essayed TO stop the terrific
rallies of the Hoosiers. received enough
bumps to cause an expert phrenologist to
dive deeply into his mysterious books to
read the pronounced "kops" raised on
their respective craniums Time and again
victory seemed certain for the Indians, but
this hope was snatched away in a twink
ling when the big fellows on the opposing
team began lacing the ball to safe terri
tory, causing another pitcher TO be sent to
the slab TO stop the bombardment II was
then necessary for Indianapolis TO recover
the lost ground and forge to the front.
When "wattys' men went to bat in the
last half of the eighth the score stood II to
ii in favor of Chicago. The tension on the
nerves was so great that many of the
spectators were in a position to collap e.
but before a Hoosier had gone out three
men had been sent across the plate and the
game was called, as time was up.
The score would never have been so close
and il would not have been necessary for
the Indians to make such desperate strug-
giles to get TO the front had Umpire Sher-
idan been more liberal and fair in his de-
cisions. Not once during the game did In
dfanapolfs secure a close decision, and in
several instances he gave Chicago all the
best or II, to say nothing OF the way he
treated the four indianapolis pitchers He
was unyielding in refusing to do the
square thing by the local team that the
Hoosiers became exasperated. and when he
called strikes on three men in succession
In the seventh inning Hogriever's patience
was worn out and he proceeded to tell the
stentorian voiced umpire what he thought
OF him. Sheridan became tyrannical and
sent HOgriever TO the bench making IL
necessary to place Flynn in the outfield.
HIS GREATEST ERROR.
Sheridan's greatest error was in permit
ting BrOdie TO interfere with Madison on a
batted ball in the third inning. which re-
suited in two runs He turned a deaf ear
70 the reasoning of Captain Madison and
allowed the Chicago players TO continue
their unfair tactics.
The rallies made by the Indians with the
odds and the umpire against them. would
Put 70 shame political demonstration
during presidential election. The great
est stride TO the front made by indianapolis
came in the sixth inning. when Captain
Madison perched himself on the third-base
coaching line and yelled until his face re-
sembled a red blanket. His antics, to-
Eether with the roofing OF the crowd,
caused Denzer TO take 4 balloon ascension,
and before the big pitcher could loose his
parachute TO descend TO terra firma In
dianapOlis had sent five men across the
plate With this restorative acting on the
confidence of the local team. 1t was a case
OF never give up with them, and they didn't
until the game was won
Guese was tho first pitcher used by In
dianapolis, and in the first inning Chicago
scored n quartet OF runs. although there
was not hit made. Hoy was passed and
Mcfarland flew out. Brodie walked ami
thckeys error on an easy chance for
double filed the bases. Shugart then sent
one TO right field and Magoon, Seybold
and Hogriever started after the ball. Hog
the ground, allowing two men to score
Padden flew 10 Hartsel. who threw to the
plate 10 catch Hartman The latter bumped
him TO drop the ball Dowd reached first
on Kelly's error, and when he started for
second Shugart scored. Dowd being caught.
MGIIL HARD HIT.
With this handicap against the Indians
they came up and made McGin feel like a
Pogue's run valley twirler. Hogriever's
single. Hartsel's three-bagger. which he
made after he was presented with a new
bat tied with a red ribbon. Magoon's
double. Seybolds single. Madison's sac
rifce. Kelly being hit. and singles by
Powers, Hickey and Guese Melted Indian
apolis six runs. That was McGilrs last
inning Guese did better work in the
second and easily retired the side. but in
the third he was hit hard. and three runs
scored After two men had hit safely I'm
the fourth kellum was sent TO the box. He
lasted until the latter part of the sixth in
ming, and after ne had been hit for four
singles. Dammann was given a trial. The
latter lasted until the eighth. when San
ders went in and shut the Chicagos ont
without q run. After Chicago had forged
10 the front Indianapolis got in the game
IN the sixth and with hit by Hickey, a
base on balls 10 Dammann, singles by
Hogrfever, Magoon. Seybold. Kelly and
Powers, scored five runs. The three in.
the eighth were made in quick time. Hart
man dropped Magoon's fly. Seybold hunted
safely, Madison and Kelly hit for two
bases each, scoring the winning runs. The
score.
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