The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-06
National League
American League

A conglomeration of safe hits, errors and
other misplays gave three runs
in the first inning OF yesterdays game and
the visitors were never overtaken. the final
score resulting 5 to 2 In favor of Columbus.
Indianapolis. with a patched-up team, tried
to wrest a victory from the Buckeye aggre-
cation, but there were obstacles which
could not be overcome. Chief among these
obstacles were the horseshoe bends that
McMacken twisted over the plate and the
Hoosier batters could not connect safely.
The fielding behind McMacken was perfect,
and there was no chance for Indianapolis
to send men around the circuit. except by
hitting the ball to safe territory, and this
was not done very often.
Sutthoff was on the mound for Indian
apolls. and. had he received better support,
there might have been another story to
tell, at least a closer margin between the
All of the errors made by the Indianapolis
men figured in Columbus's run-getting.
There were five errors. and they were con-
tributed at most inopportune times. Flynn
played a remarkable game at short for six
innings. having many difficult chances and
accepting them all clearly until the seventh
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were out and the errors resulted in a tally
for Columbus.
DONNELLY'S PLAYING.
D~onnelly, who was secured from Dayton
by Manager Watkins. played his first game
in right for indianapolis. In the first in
ming he dropped a fly ball that was in the
sun. but after that he did good work, and
his two-bagger in the fourth inning prob
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Shannon was in center. and. as Sutthoff
| pitched, 1t was necessary for Heydon TO
play left.
Van Buren, found one Of Sutthoff's early
| curves and sent the sphere TO left for a
base. Carey attempted to sacrifice and
dropped the ball down the third-base line.
Hickey made a stab at 1t and fumbled, al
lowing both men to be safe. Griffin sue
| ceeded in advancing both men by sacrifice
ing TO Kelly. News hit a high fly TO right.
which Donnely dropped. and Van Buren,
paced across the plate. Millet rolled one TO
McCalister followed with a single and then
Grant drove one to right for two bases.
scoring News and Millett. Zinram was re-
tired and the first agony was over.
The Hoosiers went out In one. two, three
order In the first three innings. Heydon
reached first in the second on a gift. but
was caught slumbering. Fox opened the
fourth with a single and Shannon hunted a
fly to News. Donnelly found the ball for a
two-bagger and Kelly scored Fox and Dom
nelly with a beautiful single to left. The
next two men were easy outs. That was
the only inning in which indianapolis
scored, as McMacken would not permit the
Hoosiers TO bunch hits off him again.
After the initial inning Sutthof settled
down, and with good support for five in
nings Columbus did not get within hailing
distance of the plate. In the seventh. after
two were out, Flynn fought an easy
grounder, allowing Zinxam to reach first.
McMacken singled and Sutthoff hit Van
Buren,. filing the bases. Carey hit TO lett.
scoring Zinram, and McMacken was caught
off third. Columbus added one in the
eighth. Griffin led of with a triple and
scored later. when Kelly made q bad throw
TO Beyers on Millet's g~rounder. Columbus
was retired without a run in the ninth.
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