The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-29

National League

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of the people in the world have wished
month. week, day or even one hour of
their lives so that they might wipe out of
existence some piece of folly or make an
Improvement. which would place them
square with the world. There were similar
thoughts at the ball park yesterday after
noon regarding the first inning of the first
game between Indianapolis and Minne
apolis. Could that inning have been wiped
off the score board and obliterated from
the memory of the spectators and Hoosier
players the story sent out to the effect
that the two teams had divided honors
would have been changed to Indianapolis
winning two battles. A lot of unfortunate
circumstances in the first inning allowed
the Millers to pile up four runs. which
proved to be enough to win the game. The
loose work in that inning caused the In
dams to lose their ginger. so that they
could not go in and fight for the game dur
ing the latter innings like they rave in
times gone by.
But the second contest was different, and
the Hoosiers went into the battle deter
mined TO win. and this they did by a score
of Z to 2. They allowed nothing to get
away from them. while the Miliers were
somewhat bewildered and made errors,
which. with safe hits. allowed the Indian
apolis aggregation to pile up enough runs
to win.
The Minneapolis players showed perfect
form in the opening battle. as they did in
the eleven-inning tie game on Monday. 1t
seemed as If they had saved their strength
for the last two weeks to turn loose. on
the Indians during this series.
THE FIRST GAME.
Milligan and Ehret were pitted against
each other in the first contest. Forgetting
the first inning. Milligan pitched good ball,
and his support was fast. but throughout
the nine innings Ehret ha. the Hoosiers at
his mercy, and he held them at bay at all
stages of the encounter. His curves were
hit hard. but the sphere left the sticks Of
the Indianapolis batsmen only to lodge i'm
the mitt of one OF the Minneapolis fielders.
Line drives and long flies were taken In
easily. 1t seemed as If the Indians could
not place a hit in safe territory. Had Mil
ligan covered first base on the first man TO
bat in the opening inning. there might not
have been a single run scored, and again,
had Magoon gathered in the first one sent
to him by Wilmot, a double play might
have resulted, and the visitors retired with
out a run. These things can be figured out
afterward. but they were not accomplished
at the time. hence the defeat.
In the third inning Ehret performed the
feat Of striking out three men consecutive
ly. He was aided by Mannassau, who
called some strikes that were very doubt
full. 1t was not until the last of the ninth
| inning that the Millers could be induced TO
make an error, and then Smith made a
wild throw on Hogriever's attempt, allow
ing the runner to reach first. Powers's hit
for two bases. after Seybold had popped
one TO the infield, allowed Hogriever to
score. preventing the Hoosiers from being
shut out.
The Hoosiers got in the game once before
in the fifth inning. when two men managed
to reach first, but Nance retired the side
by making a pretty catch of Magoon's line
drive. The Millers started off with four in
| the first inning. Harvey hunted TO Kelly,
but as Milligan did not cover the base,
Harvey reached the initial bag. Lally sim
gled, sending Harvey to second. Wilmot
drove one to Magoon. who booted the ball.
Harvey scoring. Lally reaching third and
Wilmot second. Werden flew to SeyboId,
which was followed by Nance's safe hit,
scoring Lally. Magoon fumbled Smiths
grounder and Wilmot scored. Nance
reached third, from where he scored on
| Nichols's out. After Ehret went out i'm the
| second inning. Harvey and Lally singled
but a fly to Magoon resulted in a double
play. After that the Indians played fast
ball, and Mill!gan pitched superbly, the
Millers falling to get another run. The