The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-12
WON BY ALL.STAR OUTFIT
ST. LOUIS AMERICANS ADMINISTER
DEFEAT TO HOLSTERS.
Visitors Were Especially Strong at
the Bat-BriIlinnt Work by
indianapolis FieIders.

Inere IS an old saying that holdS eSpe-
cially good in baseball, Whats the use of
working real hard when there is nothing TO
be gained?" Jack Sutthoff abided by that
adage yesterday, and the first three innings
of the game between Indianapolis and st.
Louis witnessed the all-star combination
of Mound City ball tossers pile up enough
tallies to make a decided disparity in the
score at the end of the contest. Sutthoff
took matters easy and tossed them over,
allowing the aggregation of hard sluggers
TO make six runs while he was in. the box.
Sutthon did not pitch his best by any
means, as he did not care to take chances
with the cold breezes to place his arm out
Of condition for several weeks.
The st. Louis team followed another
adage, IF anything is worth doing it is
worth doing WELL" and administered de-
feat of to 1. st. Louis probably has the
best team in the country and the players
are all in condition to play ball. Most of
them began training a month ago at Hot
Springs, while the entire outfit has been at
French Lick for the past few weeks round
ing into form for the seasons campaign.
They went into the game yesterday fit to
battle for a championship contest, while
luuldhdpOilS mas enjoyed Only a lew udS >
of practice and none Of the Hoosiers be-
Heved in OVERRIDING matters.
The, st. Louis pitchers-SudhOf and
Frank Donohue-had June speed, sending
them over with all the frills that are seen
In warm weather, and they fooled the in
d1anapoliS batterS, who have not yet be-
come accustomed to the tricky movements
OF the hOrSehide when delivered by effective
twirlers. In no inning did the Hoosier bats
men make connections for over one hit,
and the inning in which the single tally
was made an error by SudhOff aided in the
scoring.
ST. LOUISS BRILLIANT WORK.
The work of the ST. Louis team was so
brilliant that the crowd forgot about the
chilly weather and admired the playing of
the men, who will make strong fight for
honors in the American League this year.
The ST. Louis team is composed of men who
have given heart pains to many managers
in the National League in the last few
months because of their versatile manner
in eluding contracts The team is COM
posed of men who have made regulations
the field and at the bat. They are pre-
miers in their special positions, and, judg-
ing from their work yesterday, they will
give the American League clubs many Sc
we're arguments during the coming season.
The way they Slugged the ball to safe terri
tory seemed perfectly easy for them, Bur-
kett, Jones, Anderson, Wallace, Padden,
Sugden and Jiggs DonOhue finding the safe
spots on several occasions. Heidrick made
a safe hit and was injured running home
retiring from the game in favor of Friel.
Wallace led the stick work, with two
doubles and triple, and Jones placed one
over the right field fence. kellum was the
only pitcher the st. Louis team did not hit
easily. Sutthoff. stated, tossed them
over, while Miller eased up in the last in
ming.
The Indianapolis team played a fast game
in the field, only one error being charged
against the entire outfit, and that went to
Hogriever on poor throw to second. Fox
o. Brien and Babb made several brilliant
plays, while the fielding of kim was OF
gold-plated variety. Woodruff caught d
good game and led the stick work of the
HOosiers with two singles.
The only time Indianapolis scored was
in the third inning, when Sutthoff reached
first on an error by Sudhoff and scored or
tried to stretch the hit into home run and
was thrown out at the plate. Double plays
in two other innings deprived Indianapolis
Of chances TO score
HOW ST. LOUIS SCORED.
ST Louis was retired in the first inning
without a run, although Heidrick and Jones
both located Sutthoff's delivery for singles
Sutthoff tossed up easy one at the open
ing of the second act, which Wallace dis
patched to deep center for three bases
Padden flew out, allowing Wallace to can
ter home. Mccormick went out, but sin.
giles by Sugden, Sudhoff and Burket
scored another run. Sudhoff's single SHOULD
have been an easy out. but the Hoosier in
field gathered around the spot picked ou
for the ball to strike and allowed it to fal
safely Sutthoff checked his speed again
in the third. and a quartet of runs resulted
FrieTs double, a base on balls to Jones
and singles by Anderson, Padden and Sug
den doing the trick
Kellum checked the onward march of the
all-star outfit, and while he was on the
slab st. Louis did not score. Miller helC
the McAleerites for two innings, but in tn,
last inning Jones started with a home ruI
over the fence, followed by Anderson's sin
gle, Wallace's double and J. Donohue'
single, which gave St Louis a trio o.
TALES.
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