The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-09
.iOnal League


For short time yesterdays game with
Fort Wayne looked as If it would be a repe-
tition of Fridays battle. as the visitors
started of in the lead, but when Indian
apolis forged to the front they remained in
the lead The final score resulted to in
favor Of Indianapolis.
The Hoosiers should have made more
runs, as the visitors fumbled and threw
badly and Mullen was hit often, but twice
when the bases were all occupied and other
times when Hoosers were waiting TO be
driven home the necessary hit was not
made. The visitors seemed TO have a fond
ness for fumbling bunt hits, and in this
manner several Indianapolis batters who
attempted to sacrifice landed on first base
Stimmel was on the hagstone for Indian
apolis and most of the hits made off him
were badly scattered. In the last two in
nings the visitors found him for two hits
In each inning. But for his generosity in
issuing two passes to first and grazing Nc
Cams short growth of beard in the sec
ond inning, passing the batter to first, the
score would not have been so close and
Fort Wayne would never have been given
such a lead In the early history of the az
fray.
NEXT DOOR TO AN ENIGMA
For three innings it looked as if Mullen
would prove an enigma, for he had the
Hoosiers so dopey they could not hit him
safely. but in the fourth, through fortu-
nate bunch of circumstances. including safe
hits. couple of bad errors and the inabil-
NY Of the Fort Wayne men to touch two of
the runners, Indianapolis was given an op-
portunity TO wipe out the visitors lead and
assume the first place in the procession
Fox's playing shone as il it plas-
tered with gOiu leaf, while Flynn and Hick-
ey also did good work in the field. Heydon
had bad day and Kelly made error
that was so bad it was laughable The
easiest kind OF a grounder rolled TO him.
and while he watched the runner approach
ing the initial bag the ball rolled out OF his
hands and the runner was safe.
The first inning devoid of run getting
although the HOOsiers had a chance to score
when Hogriever led eff with single and
was sacrificed TO second. but the next two
men were easy picking for the visitors.
Stimmel started the second inning by graz
ing McCann's face with the ball and send
Ing him TO first Thornton advanced him to
locate the plate and passed Babb and r
Miller, filling the bags. Fuller flew to
which scored Mccain and Babb Miller
reaching third. Mullen pilfered second
but Mattress struck out.
There was no more scoring until the last
of the fourth. when INDIANAPOLIS made a
quartet OF tallies. Bey singled and shan
non flew out Kelly's drive to right placed
hey on third, Kelly reaching second on
the throw TO third TO catch Bey Heydon
dropped one toward +. Miller and the lat
ter threw 10 the plate but Bey was across
the rubber before Fuller touched him Fox
singled to left and Mccain fumbled the
ball. Kelly scoring. Mccain made wild
throw to third and Heydon scored, Fox
reaching third F'lynn's hit scored Fox.
and then Dfbbius stole second. Hickey hit
to short and Mattress threw to Babb to
Catch Flynn. but the Fort Wayne third
'saseman failed to touch him. Stimmel
struck out and Hogriever walked. filling
the bases. but Bey forced Hogriever out
IN THE FIFTH.
Kelly's error. Bevan's sacrifice and G.
Mille-'s hit gave the visitors one i'm the
fifth The Hoosiers added two i'm their
half OF the inning and had chances for
rore. but the necessary hit did not ma
terialize. Shannon beat out a bunt and
Kelly attempted to sacrifice. r Miller
picked up the ball and threw TO the club
house. allowing both men TO score Hey
don then singled and Fox reached first on
Babb's tumble. Flynn attempted TO sac
rifice and Mullen booted the ball. With
the bases filled Hickey flew out and Slim
mel struck out. The one in the sixth was
made on Bey's single, steal of second Shan
mons sacrifice and kelly's single Kelly
was caught at third later, and with the
bases filled again, Hickey was retired. end
ing the inning.
Bevan's single. G. Miller's hit to right
and two outs scored the last run for Fort
Wayne In the eighth. In the ninth +.
Miller singled and Fuller sent a fly back
OF first base that looked safe Fox gath
cred il in and doubled Miller at second
Mullen singled. but waitress struck out for
the fourth time ending the game