The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
HOLSTERS WON in NINTH
ST. LOUIS DEFEATED ~ EXCITING
GAME By TO SCORE.
Timely Hitting gave indianapolis q
Nictory-At IT. Louis To-Day
Ball Gossip.

The 700 fans who braved the cold north
erly winds and journeyed 10 Washington
Park yesterday afternoon witnessed one
Of those sort Of games that make baseball
so popular. II will go down in history
among the hundreds that have beer woE
IN the ninth inning. for that was just what
Indianapolis did TO the St. Louis Americans
I'm order to balance the scales for tho
singing defeat administered by the all
star aggregation on Friday The final re-
suit was TO 6 in favor OF Indianapolis
The contest dubbed over with interest
ing features, first one team and then the
Other leading the procession. and the play
ers OF both contributing clever bits of field
ing and few errors at critical times to
increase the uncertainty of the outcome.
The hurdlers. so termed because of their
ability in jumping contracts. smashed hard
at the ball. but they found more difficulty
in placing il in safe spots than on the pre-
ceding day, when their batting was OBJ
Ject of great admiration. They had just
as much difficulty in taking proper meas
urements of the deliveries of Kellum and
Williams as the HOLSTERS had against Sud
hoff and Frank Donohue on Friday. Yes
terday indianapolis outbatted the Ameri-
ball players in the country outside the Nc
Aleer bunch.
There were two or three unfortunate hap
penings i'm the game. and if they had been
eliminated there would have been no doubt
about the result of the contest. Indian
apolis would have won easily The first
mishap came in the second inning, when.
with the bases full, Fox hit "A hard one
down the third-base line, and HeydOn and
the sphere came together. The wreck was
excusable, but it deprived Indianapolis Of
d couple OF runs and probably more, as
Heydon was called out. The most unfOr-
tunate of all the bad things was Coulter s
error I'm the fifth inning. when he dropped
Anderson's fly and two runs scored later
In the inning. Considering the cold
weather, however. the playing of both
teams was exceptionally good and fast.
HEYDON IN THE GAME.
Heydon appeared behind the bat for the
first time this season. 1t was pleasure &c
see him guarded by a big mask and a pneu-
matte frontispiece, for the fans place much
confidence in his ability. and he showed
yesterday he will be able to do credit to
the catcher's box. KelIum pitched six of
The innings and ne did very we'll Williams
went In for the last three innings. and he
was found for only one hit. HeydOn ana
Williams were the only HOOSiers to fail to
get into the baSe-hit column HOgrieVer,
box. Shannon. O'Brien and Coulter each
made two safe ones. while Efhm's single
scored the two runs in the first inning
OBrien did very timely work with the
willow. scoring two runs in the seventh
and making double in the ninth that
placed indianapolis in a position to win.
COuiters two hits were also we'll timed
and acted as the necessary incentive 10 in
SlceLhs Gaas.rrs on the bases to trot
St. Louis did not make many connections,
but the visitors had a wonderful faculty Of
SaIhering their hits together in one inning
and punching them so that they developed
INTO runs. II was largely through this
achievement and misplays by the HOLSTERS
that they piled up half "A dozen taIlies. Wal
lace was the only visitor TO make over one
hit. but nearly all the other safe ones
helped in the St. Louis scoring.
Some fast work done by St. Louis in
the field and some ragged and frayed plays
were made by Mccormick and Wallace.
Zach was charged with two errors. Harper
and Powell did the twirling for St. Louis
and they showed wonderful speed for such
cold weather. Harper found for six
hits in the first two innings and was re-
lieVed after the third, Powell going to the
I'll indianapolis solved his delivery i'm the
seventh and then his curves were not so
puzzling.
HOW THE GAME WAS WON.
The fans had chance to do a little
warming up for the coming season by root
ing in the first inning St Louis retired in
the pleasing one. two. three order. but the
Hoosiers did better. Hogriever set the pace
with resounding swat that sent the ball
TO center for base Fox attempted Il
sacrifice and Mccormick did the Kara act
with the ball With two men on bases
Shannon dropped one a few feet from the
plate and made first kim. who has be-
come the idol of the fans faced HARPER and
drove a single 70 center. sending HOgrieveI
and Fox across the plate. kim attempted
10 make two bases on the hit and was
thrown out at second. The next two mer
were retired
St Louis made the game more exciting
by tying the score in the second inning
Anderson and Wallace singled and were
advanced on Padden's sacrifice. McCor-
mick single sent them across the plate
indianapolis had three men on bases in
the last half of the inning. but for reasons
already explained no one scored
There was lull in the scoring until the
FIFTH inning. when St. Louis Jumped (they
are good tumpers) for runs into the lead
1t happened this way: Powell drew free
Transportation TO nrst and while he was
taking lessons i'm the deaf-mute Iangua 90
from kim, Burkett succeeded i'm coaxine
pass To first. Then Friel placed one in
left which sent both men across the plate
Jones flew out and Anderson hit a Ione
fly TO center. which Coulter gracefully
muffed, allowing Frel 10 score Singles bX
Wallace and Padden scored Anderson.
There were signs OF a strong desire {,
even matters when Indianapolis went I,
bat. but the HOLSTERS could do nothing nm
al the seventh; After Hogriever and Fo,
single and kim drew ticket. OBrieI
drove a single 10 center which Friel fun
bled, and shannon and Fox scored Wal
lace fumbled Babb's grOunder. and Coul
ter's single scored OfBrien
St Louis faced Williams in the last tbre.
innings and could not locate his curves
The last chance was offered IndianaDoIi
In the last OF the ninth When shannon
went TO bat the score stood To in faVo
OF St Louis. Shannon went out ON an
easy foul. Mccormick dropped Kihm's cas-,
fly. and O'Brien hit the right-feld fence
which would have been good for thre,
bases. but Kihm held back. fearing tina
Jones might catch the ball. The hit wa
good for two bases. Babb flew out 10 Friel
which kihm scored. and the score Wa
tied. Coulter then singled. sending O'Briel
across the plate, and the game was won
T3Ts- Score:
indianapolis. ABR H. q. \ F
Hogriever, RI ....-....4 O
Fox, .-.....-......-... o
Shannon, III ...........
kim, i ----------..-..
q Brlen, -..--....--..
BabD. .-.....-.-...... q o
Coulter. CT -.--.-...-.. o
HeydOn, -.....-...... %
kellum. --.-----....- q %
Williams, p ........... o
Totals ....~........H ID p
81 Louis. AB r H. O. A +
Burkett II ...........$