The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-21
American Association.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 2O.-Indianapols
pulled the game out of the fire in the ninth
inning to-day. after it apparently had been
lost In the tenth the visitors won it by
batting out two runs But the unexpected
happened. Louisville started in and found
Williams's delivery for three more runs and
the victory rested with the home team.
The game was a long one, full of good, bad
and Indifferent plays. Errors had a lot to
do with the big score. and while the pitch
ing was at times good, there were batting
streaks which no pitching could stop. Both
teams played about the same kind of
game both at the bat and in the field.
The game will go down in history as hav-
ing been played after being declared for
feited. No regular umpire appeared TO Of
ficiate. Jack Sheridan. who had been en-
ployed on previous occasions as a substi
tute, was called on to take charge. He ap
peared on the field without comment or ap-
parent objection, but when he took his posi-
ton behind the bat not an Indianapolis
player left the bench. Manager Watkins
refused to accept him. Sheridan, after an
effort was made to induce Indianapolis to
send Hogriever to the bat declared the
game forfeited to Louisville to 0. The In
dianapolis players started off the field.
when the crowd sent up a howl and want
ed game. The gate receipts were worth
having, and a conference was held between
Managers Watkins and Tebeau, with the
result that it was agreed that Watkins
should select the umpire rather than lose
the money. He chose Spies and Heydon
and the game proceeded without a protest.
Eleven errors were made IN the game.
OF hits there were twenty-five, of which
Indianapolis got eleven. Louisville started
out with a patched up team. Miller, of the
Three T. League, was down to play short,
but he showed up so badly in practice that
he was benched and Camel was put there,
Cannon going to first and Kerwin to right.
Clymer had a bad hand and he put Flaher-
ty in center. Flaherty sulked good DEAL
and when he had struck out twice when all
the others were hitting he was taken GU.
ana Clymer went into the game. O'Bren
hurt his finger sliding to second base, and
the injury was the direct cause of his one
error.
Kerwins single, Bonner's out and Can
zels single gave Louisville one run in the
first, and four were rolled UP in the second
by bunch of five singles helped by a sac
rifice. With this good lead Louisville loafed
along and Williams pulled himself together.
Dunkle took things easy and did not mind
a few hits or runs. Kerwin was knocked
cold by a thrown ball and missed two flies
which went his way in the fourth inning.
These muffs, with a two-bagger by Wood
ruff which FlOurnOy should have taken on
the fly, a single and out gave Indian
apolis three runs. Matthews's two-bagger
and Williams's single gave another in the
fifth and put indianapolis in speaking dis
lance. Thereafter things became more
serious and from that moment il was a
baseball game. a single, a base on balls,
WoOdruff's error on what should have been
a force and sacrifice gave Louisville two
more runs in the seventh
With the score to against them In
dianapolis started off in the ninth with the
grounds. Camel muffed O'Brien's fly.
Coulter, Fox and Matthews singled in sue
cessiOn, sending in two runs. only one to
tie' called Fox to Williams as he or
dered him to sacrifice the two runners on
bases. Hogriever drove one at Camel
which he could not hold 1t let Fox come
home with the tying run, as Camel could
Louisville went out in order in the last
half.
Woodruff and Kihm opened the tenth
with clean hits. OBrien sent sacrifice
fly which sent Woodruff in with what
looked like the winning run. To clinch
matters Coulter hit safely, adding Kihm
with another run.
ing 10 in favor of Indianapolis. But
Louisville also had a rally coming. Two
hits. sacrifice, an out and a single by
Kerwin put the score a tie, with two out.
Kerwin stole and Bonner found Williams
for a safety for the first time in five trials,
thus winning the game for Kerwin was
off when the ball was pitched. Score: