The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-28
woodruff's Successful Hitting Helped
indianapolis to Win-Two Games
TO-Day-Other Scores.
American Association.

81 believe 1 am just the proper sauce to
afford relish for the Milwaukee team and
give those Hoosiers something that they
deserve-a good defeat" said Pitcher Nc
Mackin to Manager Clingman yesterday
morning. you let me pitch this game
and we will win, as that Indianapolis bunch
must be stopped in it's rapid climb. They
have won eight straight games, and 1 am
the man with a strong arm who will put
the air brakes on them. Now, you know,
'Clingie,' that 1 have long since recovered
my composure. and the little indisposition
when L was with Columbus no longer
bothers me. 1 nave had the Hoosiers on
my staff all season. but let me tap my foot
on that slab and there won't be anything
to it but counting our runs"
Clingman listened to the twirler's little
speech and decided to send him to the box.
Indianapolis won by score of TO and
made 1t nine straight victories. McMackin
did not reckon, during his observations.
that Williams was going to have a large
assortment of benders that were puzzling
and that the Brewers would be unable to
tie a few hits together in order TO get in
the run-getting business. Milwaukee made
nine hits during the game, but they came
on an average of one to an inning. On the
other hand, Indianapolis only made eight,
but they were gathered together in two inn
ings, which accounts largely for the vic
tory.
1t was not until the last of the ninth inn
ing that Milwaukee succeeded in breaking
the continuity of ciphers that were placed
opposite the visitors the score board
during eight innings. In the ninth one run
crossed the rubber, which saved the Brew
ers the humiliation of shutout. double
play in that inning prevented the score of
the visitors from going into plural figures.
good stop by Kuhns of hit in the fifth
and still better throw to the plate shut
off the first opportunity that the visitors
had to score. In the sixth O'Brien began
double play that retired the side and de-
prived Milwaukee of another chance OF
making the circuit.
The only errors charged to Milwaukee
were chalked against Clingman and Nc
Mackin, the two that arranged a plot to
defeat indianapolis. Schiebeck played a
game at second that would have done
credit to him in his palmy days along in
the los. He led the stick work with three
singles.
WOODRUFF BATTED WE'LL.
Williams was afforded fast support,
Woodruff, O'Brien and Fox playing a won
derful fielding game. One little error was
charged against Woodruff on bounding
ball that was hard to judge but his work
during the game caused the fans in the
bleachers to remark several times that
Babb wasn't missed. A long three-ba gger
hit by Woodruff in the third inning helped
to place him deeper in the affections of
the fans.
Owing to a slight superstition on the part
of Williams, who wants his team to go TO
bat first when he pitches, the Hoosiers were
first to bat yesterday. The first three men
succumbed to McMackin's curves and in
the last half of the inning Milwaukee was
BANKED. although Mcbride hit safely In
dianapolis started the scoring in the sec
ond inning with one run. Kihm flew out,
but OBrien, Coulter and Fox hit safely,
filing the bases. Heydon's fly 20 Hail
man scored O'Brien and Williams flew out
ending the inning.
After banking the Brewers in the third
the Hoosiers took a safe lead by adding
q Ito of tallies. HOgriever put one along
the firSt-baSe line for two bases and Kuhns
reached first on McMackin's wild throw to
first. Woodruff shipped one to deep right
center for three bases, driving two runs
across the plate. kihm went out TO first
but OiBrien hit safely. scoring Woodruff
O'Brien was caught off first and Coulter
flew out. Indianapolis took a rest until
the seventh, when Williams reached first
on Clingman's error and went around to
third when McMackin tried to catch him
mapping and threw wildly to first. Hog
riever and Kuhns went out, but Woodruff
singled, scoring Williams That was the
last time Indianapolis scored.
In the fifth Milwaukee had an opportun-
| ity to score, but Kuhns robbed them of IL
| by clever throw to the plate. Cross had
gone out, when McMackin hit to center
| and reached second on COulter's error in
allowing the ball to get by him. Mailman
| singled TO left, Kuhns making a good STOP
and, as McMackin tried to score, Kuhns
| threw to the plate and put him out. II
was not until the ninth that Milwaukee
/ made the circuit. ShiebeCk started off with
a single and Woodruff failed to get Runkle's
| chance. DunganS smash to right scored
| Shiebeck. McAndrews hit to Woodruff and
| a double play resulted. Cross went Out
| from kim to Williams and the game was
/ over The score: