The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-03
League.

The finish of Yesterdays game was the
most exciting of the season.. and with Emil
Fertig or the left bleachers and Joe Gas
per in the right end OF the grand stand.
the roofing was the most earnest witnessed
at Washington Park this year. I~ndianapo-
lis made a victory out of a seeming defeat
by scoring four runs in the eighth inning.
the final score resulting 6 to 4 in favor of
the Hoosiers.
Spike" Shannon and George Hogriever
were largely responsible for the glorious
victory. Shannon drove two runs across
the plate. which tied the score. and Hog
riever made a steal home, scoring the run
which placed indianapolis in the lead. The
Old Soldiers were two runs to the good
when Indianapolis went to bat In the last
OF the eighth inning. the score standing
4 to 2. Hickey started the inning with a
safe one to center and Sutthof attempted
to sacrifice. securing a scratch single.
Guese was then sent TO the rubber to adj
vance the two men with a sacrifice. but
he flew TO Wicker. Fox famed out, and 1T
looked dubious for the Hoosiers. Hog
riever coaxed a base on balls, and then
Shannon came to bat.
SHANNON'S TWO-BAGGER.
Shannon struck at one over his head and
then made a foul. With two strike on
him. he placed one in left for two bases,
sending Hickey and Sutthoff across the
plate with the tallies that tied the score.
Hogriever advanced to third and Shannon
reached second. Wicker stood in the box
posing, with the ball in his hands, and was
evidently meditating on what Kelly would
do with his willow. Hogriever took adj
vantage OF the opportunity and he started
for the plate in a flash. He was nearly to
tho nlAfa hnfnr> INinlar sam L1 I.-tn-
attempt. Hogriever scored. and. as Wicker
threw wildly to Blue, Shannon trotted OH
home, making the score 6 to 4 in favor of
moved down in the last inning and there
was no change In the score.
Wicker pitched a good game for Dayton
berth on the St. Louis National League
team. and he evidently desired to show In
~dianapolis what his capabilities amounted
delivery In the first seven innings and
struck out several batters. The support be-
hind him was very fast. Guese pitched a
exception of two errors by Hickey the field
ing of the Hoosiers was excellent. In the
exception or two errors by Hickey the field
ing was accomplished by Hickey, Kelly and
Flynn. Miller reached first in that inning
by being hit with a pitched bail. Burns
made a sacrifice and was thrown out by
Hickey. Miller attempted to go to third
on the play, and Kelly made a good throw
to Flynn, who was running TO cover the
base. and Miller was touched out.
Kelly made one of the longest hits ever
seen on the Washington Park grounds
when he sent one to deep left center, which
rolled TO the fence, allowing him to make
the circuit OF the bases.
DAYTON SCORED IN FIRST.
Dayton started the game BY scoring n
tally in the first inning. Donnelly struck
out. but Wheeler made a three-bagger.
Grosart rolled one to Fox, who made a
GOOD fhrouy % tho vlata Dyarc to,,ob1l
Wheeler and Mullane called him out. Byers
foolishly made another effort to touch the
runner and then Mullane called Wheeler
safe. The side was retired without further
scoring. In the last of the first ~Indianapo-
lis tied the score. Fox reached first on
Hogriever was retired. but Shannon singled,
sending Fox across the plate. Kelly and
Byers were easily retired.
There was no more scoring until the fifth
inning. when Dayton made two. Guese
passed Wicker, the first batter. and DON
nelly sacrificed. Guese threw to Fox, but
IL was too late to catch Wicker. Wheeler
advanced both men with a sacrifice. Gro
sart few to Hogriever. but Meyers sent one
TO left for a single. driving two men across
the plate. Kelly's home run in the seventh
added one for Indianapolis.
DAYTON made one In the first of the
eighth. Meyers was passed and GOchnauer
advanced him with a sacrifice. Miller
scored him with a single. Indianapolis then
proceeded TO win the game in the last Of
the eighth as already described. In the first
Hickey TO Kelly and the next two men
struck ont The score.