The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-02
American Association Standing.

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If a band Of brigands had waylaid Emil
Fertig about 3:15 yesterday afternoon as he
journeyed out East Washington street and
boldly relieved him of his new summer
chapeau maybe indianapolis could have won
the first battle with ST. Paul. but as he was
permitted TO sit on the left bleachers and
shrek to the opposing pitcher from beneath
a fancy lot of straw Mike Kelly's Saints
carried off the victory by a score of Z to 4.
The defeat was the result of inability to
connect safely with the delivery of Mr..
Cook. the college pitcher, who handed out
curves garnished with verses from Virgil.
phrases from Cicero and paragraphs from
Caesar, and the band of HoOsiers, being a
little musty on their Latin. failed 10 do
much translating. Cook is a big fellow, al
most large enough to match against James
Jeffries at catch weights, and possesses
a delivery that requires much deliberate
consideration to place in action, but he had
something that puzzled the Hoosier stick
men, and in the parlance of the golf links
they fooled many balls from the putting
greens.
The Saints toyed with the Hoosiers dur
ing the early sessions of the contest much
like a railroad trust plays with the little
stockholders, and then the visitors did
much business with Terry McGovern'
Williams's SAINTS, batting in a quartet Of
%tallies, which placed them in the lead.
With the bars down they added three more
runs in the seventh and eighth, and went
so far in the lead the Hoosiers only got a
peep at them before the third man was out
in the last OF the ninth.
The 672 people who paid to nave permits
sion to watch the struggle and a few others
started toward the cars when Indianapolis
went to bat in the last of the ninth with
the score Z 10 3 in favor of St. Paul. The
spectators worked a little nearer to the
Sate when Kuhns, the first man up, re-
tired on a long fly. Babb hit one to billiard,
which ratified the latter's belt buckle, and
Babb perched on first. Heydon forced Babb
at second and the spectators were set"
ready to dash for the cars. Williams drew
a ticket and the crowd halted. Fox dumped
a little fly back of second for a base, scor-
ing Heydon, and many of the fans started
to their seats. HOgriever drew a ticket
and the bases were filled. The spectators
were sorry they had deserted their posts.
OBrien faced Cook, who threw two wild
ones over the plate. Michael Kelly called
upon MS slabman to anchor and not send
another man to base. Had O'Brien waited
he might have drawn free transportation,
but he wanted to drive in some tallies and
flew out to Shannon. ending the conflict.
MANY FAMILIAR FACES.
On the st. Paul team are faces very IA
miliar to Indianapolis spectators. Kelly
looks familiar at the initial corner, and
Shannon, handsome Spike" cavorts in
center garden the same as he used to do In
left for the Hoosiers. Geier is another ex-
Hoosier who is a member Of the visiting
team, and ne did good work at second.
Davis, who was released by Manager Wat
kins a few days ago. may be pitted against
indianapolis before ST. Paul leaves here.
The fielding of both teams was radiant
with brilliant plays. Fox was charged with
the only error for indianapolis, and that
was on a poor play to the plate In the
sixth inning O'Brien played fast ball at
short. Shay, the St. Paul shortstop, made
several above-the-average plays, his error
being on a wild throw to first after knock
ing down a hard hit from Babb's bat i'm
the fourth. Shannon did most of the out
garden work for St. Paul, and he did it
well.
Geier started the rgument by hitting TO
right for a base. billiard popped a fly to
O'Brien. and Geier was caught before he
retreated TO first. Shay went out on a
line fly 10 O'Brien. Fox waited patiently
while Cook wound up his pitching arm,
and was rewarded with a ticket. He pill
fered second and helped himself to third
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a fly to Pierce. and O'Brien fouIed to Kelly.
kim tore up the dust in the pitchers box
for a single. scoring Fox. Coulter forced
Kihm out at second. Fox made the circuit
in the third inning on billiards. wild throw
to first. The one in the fifth credited TO
indianapolis came as a result of a base on
balls TO Hogriever, a steal and O'Brien's
twO-bagger to right. That was the last time
Indianapolis scored until the one made in
the ninth.
ST. PAUL GOES TO FRONT.
For five innings St. Paul kept out of the
run-getting business, but entered ii in the
sixth with a supply of new goods which
brought a profit of four runs. billiard
singled, followed by a safe one by Shay.
Kelly flew to Fox. Shay stole second, and
on Fox's wild throw to the plate billiard
tailed. Shannon hit for a base and stole
second. Lumley found the far corner of
the left precinct for a triple and scored
later on McCann's out. St. Paul was then
IN the lead by one run.
billiards. single, Shay's t~wo-bagger and
an out added one I'm the seventh. and I'm the
eighth singles by Pierce and Cook, a base
on balls TO Geier and billiards. single gave
the visitors two.
Umpire Ebright started his bad work in
the second by calling Kuhns's bunt along
the third-base line a foul. He gradually
grew worse, and by the time the game
was over he had been reminded hundreds
Of times that he was abOut as had as fhav