The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-09

Threatening weather yesterday afternoon
was the cause of the smallest attendance
of the season at Washington Park, when
indianapolis and Columbus lined up for
the last game of the first series. Indian
apolis was again victorious by a score Of
TO 4. The field was a triie heavy and
seemed 10 clog the Columbus machinery.
but the Hoosiers were not hampered. and
with the exception of an error by Flynn
their fielding was perfect.
Manager Gardner patched his team at
several places, and for three innings 1t
looked dangerous, but the Buckeyes could
not stand the fast pace and the new men
went the same road as those who have dis
played weak spots in their playing during
the other two games against Indianapolis.
Schlahy replaced Brstow at short, the
latter having received formal notice that
he can try elsewhere for his bread money.
Wall is now playing first. Mullaney doing
the heavy work on the coaching lines.
Manager Gardner will also release Coff-
man, who twirled the latter part of the
game, Drury, another pitcher, and Eichler,
the second baseman.
The spectators had a lot of amusement
during the game. cheering the Hoosiers and
hooting the efforts of the Columbus men
TO anchor TO terra trina so that the balloon
ascension would not take them too far il
the air. Fox led the work for indianapolis
with three hits, a single, double and triple,
and clever exhibition at second. The
rest of the Hoosiers also played good ball.
1t would be hard matter TO select CO.
lumbuS man who worthy OF praise.
Zlnram's work behind the bat was fairly
good and Schlafiy's catch in the ninth was
sood. but the others did not play credltaDle
ball.
The four runs secured by Columbus were
made largely through the gifts of Sutthon.
who pitched the first four innings. lie was
rather wild and Stimmel went 10 the sian
in the fifth. pitching the last FIVE innings
Stimmel produced a little surprise the nrSt
time he went to bat by connecting Tor q
clean two-base hit. Eagan pitched nve IN
nings for Columbus, the fourth and nfth
witnessing his downfall, and then Conman
relieved him. Coffman did good work, ana
with pretty double play by Schlafiy and
Wall in the last inning the HOoSlers were
deprived of scoring after the fifth. Schlafy
made a one-hand catch of Hogrievers line
arrive and doubled Hickey at second.
The game started Oft with the appear
ances of being a scrappy contest, but the
Columbus players did not carry out their
part of the programme. Columbus was the
frst TO score, securing a brace of runs IN
the second With two out Sutthon passed
Zinram and Eichler hit for two bases. A
wild pitch allowed Zinram to score and
Eichler reach tllrQ. EdSdn MT
Eichler Columbus scored two more in the
| first of the fourth on Zinram's single, d
base en- balls to Eichler, Eagan's single and
| fiy out After that Columbus could not
| make the circuit.
Columbus was four runs in the lead when
| indianapolis went to bat in the last of the
| fourth, but when the inning was completed
| indianapolis had tied the score. Shannon
| started by reaching first on Eichler's err
ror and scoring on kellys triple. Heydon
was hit and Fox connected for two bases,
scoring both men, Hale made bad throw
! TO second allowing Heydon TO reach third.
and he scored on McAlister's wild throw
10 third The four in the fifth were The
result of Shannon's double, base on balls
| 10 Heydon, Foxs single, Schlafys error
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