The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-15
HOLSTERS OUTBATTED AND OUT
PLAYED TOLEDO, But LOST.
Poor Judgment in Coaching and Fall
ure to Hit at Proper Time Cost
the Game-Other Scores.


Columbus ......48 . 20 $50
Kansas City.............45 20 p .4H
MliNdukee --.-......-...B - . III
Ninnea polls ...-........43 Il 26 $50
4oieoO ...................4 IL % 100
About the year A. d. 1928 Emil Fertig took
upon his knee one evening two little boys.
Emil was old then. but the boys were
small and by resting part of their weight
on one foot he didn't mind to hold them
for awhile he told them about the won
derful trick performed by David. who slay
Goliath. a giant. with a dexterous twist Of
the wrist and little sling shot and big
pebble. The children listened attentively,
but like all children they wanted to hear
the oft-repeated tale. Times had changed
then and instead OF the goblin stories being
told Emil rehearsed the history Of the
struggle between the Indianapolis and To-
ledo ball clubs. OF the American Associa-
ton. on Saturday, June H. 1903.
1T was long time ago my children. but
how well 1 remember IL. Indianapolis was
striving hard 20 perch on top OF the ladder.
No, not a fierman's ladder. Just the kind of
a ladder used in those days to mark the
place where ball clubs showed how good
they were. The HOLSTERS, for such as they
were known, saw faint glimmerings of sun
light ahead with no obstruction, for Toledo
was coming to town and 'Watty how well
1 remember him. good old soul with but
few faults, said that Toledo would be awful
easy marks for his warriors. The visiting
team didn't come to town in air ships, chill
dren. for they had no such contrivances in
those days. They just rode on common
passenger trains and il didn't tire them too
much to give Indianapolis a walloping.
indianapolis was down on the pro-
gramme TO win the first game, but a big.
awkward fellow named Mock "a few mis-
took him for MOTIF went 10 the rectangu-
lar box and delivered such a package of
bending curves that the Hoosiers could not
hit. BY hit 1 mean they could pick out no
soft spots where the ball would light I'M
molested. Toledo won the game. That was
on a Thursday. on the next day the Hoos-
iers played better. for it was the day when
ladies adjourned their pink teas and ping
pong parties and went 10 the game. They
were admitted free and proved a good mas
cot and Indianapolis won. Then came that
Saturday. the same day that caused men
u 90 home and tweak the noses of their
wives because the ice cream for dinner
tasted salty. We. l mean about 100 good
Park where the battle took place expecting
to see Indianapolis trounce the Swamp
Angels in the dust but when all was over
Toledo had won by score of to 3. max
ing il two victories out of the three.
POOR JUDGMENT.
The fearful part of the story was the
fact that the game was lost largely because
the Hoosiers lost their heads-that is they
stances. The one 1 remember best was
about the eighth inning when the Hoosiers
showed a little energy and promised to get
in and tie the score. Two men were on the
bases when kim, the deaf mute of the
Indianapolis team, went TO bat and hit for
two bases. Hogriever trotted home and
Kuhns rounded third. He should have been
held there. but some foolish coacher drove
him toward the plate and he was put out
b. yard Then in the last inning, with
the bases filled. there were no hits at the
proper time. Mock, the same man who
pitched the first game. had the Hoosiers on
his belt. and he did not permit them TO
drive the ball to safe territory.
Williams one of the HOosiers' pitchers
was assigned for duty on the slab and two
of his generous gifts in passing batters &c
first on four balls and his inability 10 check
two little batting streakS gave Toledo five
runs in the four fnnigs he did business
which were enough TO win. Killen took UP
the battle where Williams quit and pre-
vented the visiting aggregation from allow
ing another man to touch his shoes to the
four corners But the damage had beer
done. as Indianapolis could not make
enough tallies TO win.
Il will tell you in just few words how
Toledo won. although it makes my old base
ball blood run cold when think of it. Man
ager Watkins played a change and sent the
Hoosiers TO bat first. HOgrieyer raised
hopes BY cracking one to Turner. The To-
ledo first slabmhn made wonderful stop
but could not recover himself in time 10
catch Hogriever. Some wag sitting behind
me in the brOiling sun said that the tail
enders would be sure TO win when Turner
was able TO make such stop. and Oh how
truthfuuy he spoke Kuhns rolled an easy
one 10 Smith. the big scrapper, who made
a wild throw TO first. o Brien tried to dc
what they called sacrificing in those days
and HOgriever was put out at third. kim
hit 10 Smith, who tapped his foot on third
and threw to first, completing a double
play. II was seen that indianapolis was il
the unlucky rut-
Williams started his work in the box
by falling 10 find the plate and passing
Knoll BuFys sacrificed him to second
ter caught ii, but ia doing. so fell TO the
ground his head striking a hard clover
seed He did not recover in time to throw
the ball to the diamond and Knoll scored
Then Coulter went down as If he had beer
made the terminal for one of Champion
JCffries's right hooks and Woodruff took his
position In the third inning Williams agar
passed Knoll. and after the next two meI
went out Turner and a man named Gilks
who was then old enough 10 be eligible Il
an old mans home. made two-base hits
Myers struck out, but in the next inninl
O Brien made a wild throw and Klienov
sacrificed. Mock knocked one over kuhns'.
head and the ball rolled under the fence
The hole was there 20 receive just such hits
Those TWO runs were the last Toledo made
but were sufficient 10 win the game Killer
then went 10 the box and stopped the visit
ing teams scoring
HOLSTERS Do a LITTLE WORK
For five innings We pulled for Indian
apolis TO score. but there was nothing do.
Ing. In the sixth Heydon beat out q
scratch hit. but was forced al second by
KHlen's hit 10 Burns. Hogriever singled Il
right. and the throw that Burns mad,
after receiving the ball from Coggswel
W. 90 bad that Killen scored. Hogrievel
stole third and scored on Kuhn's out.
Great opportunities were offered In tn,
next inning With two out Woodruff mad,
first on Myers's nun. and Fox hit 10 lef
for two bases. but HeydOn rolled an cas-,
one 10 Burns. In the eighth Hogrlevei
scored on his single. slow piece OF field
have been more runs. but kuhns wa.
caught at the plate. Then came the ninth
the last chance for Indianapolis Babl
started with a single. and Woodruff hi
safely 10 center. Fox. captain OF the team
efruck three times 81 the ball without ever