The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-23
Standing of the Clubs.
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National League
special 10 the IndianapolIs journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CLEVELAND. O., Aug. 22.-Indianapoiis
and Cleveland divided honors in a double
header this afternoon. The seasons record
stands fourteen victories for Cleveland and
five for Indianapolis. with one game I'M
played.
A crowd of 1000 people was on hand
when the first game was started at 2
o'clock. Baker ard Gardner were the pitch
ers and both we're furiously bombarded.
McAleer made Baker take his medicine for
nine full inning, but Watkins sent Gard
ner to the bench after Cleveland had tied
the score by the bunch Of four i'm the sixth
and brought Barnes in. The change worked
wonders and Cleveland did not score again.
Madison was on the cards to play at short.
he was on the coaching line when the visi-
tors were at bat in the first and made a
noisy protest against one of Sheridan's rul-
ings. For this he was bounced from the
game. Geir worked over to short and
Hickey went to third. The sensational fea-
ture of the game was Hogriever's catch of
Frrisbie's terrific drive to right in the fifth.
robbing the Cleveland outfelder of a
sure home run. The batting of Lachance,
Pickering. Hartsei, Magoon, Geier and
Hogriever wa noteworthy. The visitors
got their runs in punches of three and four.
The score was 9 TO 8 when the seventh be-
gan. There were calls for Baker to be
taken out, but McAleer refused to heed
them. With one out Hickey was passed
Gardner struck out. and the crowd cheered.
Along came Hartsel. Magoon and Geier.
with slashing singles. however. which. with
an error by Crisham. gave the visitors their
final trio of tallies. The locals were all in.
for they were quite helpless before Barnests
tantalizing slow ones. 1t was far and away
the hardest-hitting game seen on the home
grounds this season.
When the second game began the crowd
had increased TO $500. Barnes was kept in
the box for Indianapolis. Heydon replacing
DIVERS. Madison went back to short. 1t
was Madison's hit that tied the score in
the eighth, and it was his high throw of
Frisbie's grounder In the same inning. after
the latter had beaten out a hit to short,
that was responsible for Cleveland's
winning tally. Braggins. the old Case
schoolboy. was in the box for Cleveland.
Barring his wildness, he pitched good ball.
He passed Hartsel TO first as a starter. and
he got around on Magoon's sacrifice and
Geier's single to center. He passed Hog
riever in the eighth. and the great out
fielder came over the plate on Seybold's
sacrifice and Madison's hit. Barnes was
remarkably effective till the sixth. when
Genins's double and singles by Lachance
and Flood put Cleveland ahead. Walters
was not used in the second game. He will
be farmed to Marion. Genins went to third,
Frisbie to left. and Crisham TO right. The
features of the game were the fire catches
in center by Seybold, Magoon's fast work
at second. and some daring base running
by the locals. 1t was 6 o'clock when the
game was ended. The visitors made a dash
for their buses, and were whirled down
10 their hotel. where. after a hasty dinner,
they were driven TO the 7:35 p. m. train for
Indianapolis, on the Pennsylvania. Score: