The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-07
Results and Attendance.


James Gardeners Columbus aggregation
met defeat again yesterday afternoon at
Washington Park by a score of to l. The
threatening weather was the cause of the
smallest crowd of the championship season
being present, but the fans who were on
hand made things lively at frequent inter-
walls when the home players gave fast ex-
hibitions of fielding and punched hits in
few of the innings. The Hoosiers were too
rapid for the visitors and the latter were
not dangerous at any time
The score shows that Indianapolis played
an errorless game, but 1T does not show
several of the fancy pick ups and stops
made by the infelders, as we'll as quick
throws TO retire runners. The chances of
Columbus sending a man around the bases
in the last three innings were taken away
by fast double plays by the Hoosiers.
Flynn gathered in long drive about an
inch from the ground in the seventh in
ming and doubled a man at second Fox
stopped a grounder in the eighth, touched a
runner on his way TO second and threw 10
first in time to put out the batsman, and in
the last inning Alloway knocked down a
vicious hit and threw TO Flynn, who in turn
Ter In the game Shannon made a wonderful
throw to the plate and put out a man and
Hickey made "a one-hand stop. throwing TO
Heydon in time 70 catch a runner at the
rubber 1t was lust such fielding on the
part of the Hoosiers that deprived Colum-
bus OF an opportunity of getting seriously
into the run-getting business. Alloway's
effective pitching also had great deal TO
do with the large number of zeros chalhed
Columbus after each
SHOWED IMPROVEMENT.
Columbus played better game yesterday
than Saturday. and the errors charged
against the visitors did not figure ma
terially in the score. except in the second
inning, when the Hoosiers scored their first
tally. Williams pitched the first three in
nings. Only four hits were made off his de-
livery in that time, but, as the Hoosiers
were hitting the ball hard, the Columbus
captain deemed it best to relieve Williams,
and Rip Eagan was sent to the slab in
the fourth For two innings he did nobly,
but cluster of safe hits in the sixth Melted
Indianapolis three runs, and two more hits
III the eighth gave the HoOsierS their last
tally
Alloway passed Van Buren, to first as a
starter ana Hale dumped a short fly which
Hickey caught. Bristow hit TO FOX and
Van Buren, was forced at second. Griffin 5
single advanced Bristow to second Null
to score, but good throw by Shannon cut
him off at the plate.
Hogriever being absent from the city
Byers occupied the right garden and he
did good work. He batted at the head of
the list and went out the first time at bat
Bey also went out and Shannon drew free
ticket Kelly singled and Heydon reached
first on BriStOwS tumble, filling the bases
Fox ellueavOred to send a couple of scores
across the plate, but Van Buren, got under
his long fly and the side was retired.
AIDED BY THE VISITORS.
Indianapolis scored one in the second by
aid Of the visitors. Flynn led off with a
single and Hickey hunted fly TO Mullaney.
Alloway forced Flynn at second and Bris-
tow attempted TO make a double His wild
throw to first, however, allowed Aloway
to proceed to second. Byers hit a short
the ball. allowing Alloway TO cross the
plate The sixth inning was productive of a
trio of runs. Kelly singled and HeydOn
advanced him with a sacrifice Fox
hunted toward first and beat Null
laDev to the bag. Flynn then
drove long two-bagger to deep right CEN
ter and two men scored. Hickey followed
with a triple. scoring Flynn. Alloway
dropped >one in front OF Eagan and Hickey
was caught at the plate kelly's single
and Heydons double gave Indianapolis one
in the seventh.
+he fourth and IL tied the score at thu {
time Bristow singled and advanced TO sec
ond on Grfffin's sacrifice. Mulianeys single
scored him The side retired without
further damage In the iast INNING Nc
hiHstcr led off with a single and Wilhelm,
Who hated for Zinram, was retired
Schlafev batted for Echler and a double
play retired the side