The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-04

Twice yesterday the Indianapolis team
was piloted to the victorious shore, the
morning and afternoon contests being won
from the Kansas City aggregation by
scores of TO l and to /, respectively.
Two consecutive victories were quite an
innovation, and happy lot of fans left
the park yesterday afternoon after wit
Messing one of the most brilliant games
of the season on the home grounds.
But a few hundred people gathered at
the park in the morning, a great number
being kept in the city owing to the street
cars being tied up by the parade, but in
the afternoon the cars running to the park
carried hundreds of enthusiastic fans, and
fully 1900 people saw the Indians take the
second contest from the Western players
The afternoon crowd was very enthusiastic
and plays were made on the field that were
enough to arouse the enthusiasm of any
ball crank Ordinary plays dwindled into
insignifcance, as nearly every player on
the two teams contributed sensational
work, which continually brought forth loud
applause.
There was fast work i'm the morning
game, and it was in question until the last
afternoon game was the same sort of anx-
iety producer, for the score was close, and
in the ninth inning the Blues had a good
chance to tie the score, but Milligan did
not allow the necessary hit to be made.
Errors by the Blues, together with home
run hit by Hickey, gave Indianapolis the
forenoon contest, while the afternoon game
was won on base on balls and Kelly's hit
for four bases.
SOME CIRCUS PLAYS.
Circus plays were frequent during the
afternoon battle Hickey contributed the
only error of the game and that did not
prove costly. Magoon was largely the
whole thing in the Indianapolis infeld
and his ten chances were accepted with an
easy grace. His remarkable fielding cut off
many safe looking drives from the bats of
the Cowboys. What little work Geier had
to do he did perfectly. Seybold and Hog
riever gathered in many long flies in their
fields. For Kansas City it might be said
that every man in ,he field played perfect
ball and contributed his share toward a
sensational battle. Farrell and o Brien had
remarkable catches TO their credit. while
Dutch" Schaefer at second and Clingman
at short would not allow anything TO get
by them.
The work of the four pitchers In the two
contests was excellent. In the morning
Kellum and Patten were the opposing
afternoon Milligan and Lee were pitted
against each other. Milligan was hit
harder than Lee, but the Blues hits were
mostly scattered and counted for naught.
Hoosiers off Lee and luckily one of them
was home run drive when there was a
man on the base lines.
THE MORNING GAME.
Hickey was the particularly bright star
in the morning contest, for his home run
in the fourth inning scored three runs and
captured the game for Indianapolis. Geier
at short made a brilliant catch in the
ninth inning that prevented the visitors
from having any chance TO tie the score
Kellum and Patten did the slab work
and both were very effective. Neither team
scored in the first two innings, and Kansas
City was the first to make a run which
came in the third. Schaefer led off with a
single and Gonding attempted a sacrifice
Kellum threw TO second to catch Schaefer,
but the runner beat the ball to the base
and both were safe. Patten struck out and
on Hemphill's out both men advanced. Far
rell then sent one to Geier who let the
ball get away from him, and Schaefer
scored. That was the last run made by the
Blues, although they made a game fight
for others.
The fourth inning witnessed Indianapolis
going into the lead with three runs, which
proved to be enough TO win the game
Seybold hunted and beat the ball to first
Powers sent one TO Coughlin, and the lat
ter made wild throw. Hogriever struck
out, but Hickey proved 70 be the medal
winner by placing the ball in right center
for a home run.
The dueerest play attempted by the Hoo
siers was on an attempted double steal
which resulted in a double play. Geier and
Kelly were occupying second and first and
Geier started for third, being easily tagged
out. Kelly then went TO second, but was
was met b. the ball before he reached