The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-11

st. Paul ar Toledo.
A time will come before long when the
Indianapolis champions will win two or
more games coasecutivey. The programme
arranged for the engagement Of the Mil
waukee Brewers called for three straight
games by Indianapolis, and probably a
fourth. but the programme was subject 70
change. and Milwaukee won yesterdays
hard-fought battle by a score of to 2
All the marginal space on the score books
was utilized IN making notations Of sensa-
tfonal and brilliant plays The contest
was fast and exciting one from the first
inning. and it seemed shame that Umpire
Moran, who ofhciated on base decisions,
should have made such great mistake in
calling Jones out in the first inning when
the little indianapolis left fielder had
crossed the base before the ball reached
Donahue. The mistake Of the umpire count
ed a great deal I'm the loss of the game.
but there were other things that figured in
the general result.
In the first inning the champions held
little informal reception and introduced
Pitcher Meredith. of the yellow jacket
brigade, to the large crowd. The cham
pions took very kindly to Meredith's curves.
and four singles in the opening inning gave
Indianapolis two runs, which were the only
two secured by the home team during the
contest. Hundreds of fair rooters Git was
ladies' day. cheered as the two runs crossed
the plate, but they became very melancholy
in the latter part of the game when Mil
waukee assumed the lead. There were sew
eral bright spots. but they became very
gloomy when chances came and no runs
crossed the plate to the credit of Indian
apoiis.
FOUR DOUBLE PLAYS.
-Four double plays figured in the contest,
and a dozen brilliant plays made the game
interesting. Hogriever made three diff
cult catches in right, Coulter got under
one long fly, and later made a beautiful
throw from the field which cut off a runner
at third Fox's one error did not figure in
the general result. He played a most sen
sational game at second, and his stop OF
Donhue's hard drive toward center in the
eighth was one of the prettiest ever wit
messed on the local grounds. Kihm's play
at first was errorless, while O'Brien and
Tamsett did great work in their respective
places. The fast work of the entire Mil
>asIEee team cut quite figure In the fail
1e OF the indianapolis team to secure
enough runs TO win.
McPartlin pitched for indianapolis, and
fast fielding prevented Milwaukee's total
being much larger. The visitors were lucky
In securing hits at just the proper time
to place them in the lead. McPartiin's wild
pitch in the first inning also helped the
Brewers TO send their first run around the
circuit He was hit hard in the second in
ming. but lucky fielding prevented more
than one run crossing the plate
After the first inning Meredith
enigma and the Ho0siers could do nothing
with his assortment of shoots and benders
In four of the innings only three men faced
him, while in the other innings he was
l. a. IL ~
ing the base Only two hits were made off
him after the first and one came in the
third after two were out and one in the
eighth.
The first two men TO face McPartlin
proved easy outs. Donahue singled to right
and a moment later reached second on a
wild pitch. Phyle beat out an infeld hit
sending Donahue to third PhyIe was
caught eff first and while being run down
Donahue scored.
HOLSTERS TAKE THE LEAD.
When Hogriever opened the indianapolis
half with single to center it looked as If
there would be trouble in chalking up
another victory. Fox beat out a bunt and
hopes were elevated several notches. Jones
attempted a sacrifice and beat the ball to
first. but was called out. The two men on
bases were advanced. Kihms long fly to
center scored Hogriever and Fox took third
on the out. Coulter drove a hard one to
LliTus WHICH CnSiduD kHOCkcu DOWN anO
made the throw to first. but Donahue
dropped the ball. Fox scoring. OBrien and
Tamsett followed with singles and the
bases were filled when Heydon came to bat
The crowd expected him to send single to
the outgarden. but ne missed the third
strike and the champions had TO be content
with two runs
The Bre.gcrs lost little time in tying the
score. Wo1O singled and was doubled at
first. when .LcPartlin caught HemphilIs
hunt fly. Uns.al,o shipped the sphere to
left for three bases and scored on Schla-
fiy's single. Meredith hit safely, but Dun
leavy flew to Jones.
The two teams fought hard for the lead
for the next three innings and In the first
OF the sixth Milwaukee scored one which
proved to be the winning tally. DUNCAN
went out on chance TO Fox and Donahue
beat out bunt hit. Phyle flew to Hog
rfever. Wood sent a long single to center
on which Donahue completed the circuit
Wood reaching second on the throw TO the
plate. McPartlin hit Hemphill. Unglaub
retired the side by flying out to Hogrieyer
Other chances were offered both teams
during the remaining innings to score
but fast fielding prevented either side from
getting n tally. Score:
Indianapolis. ABB. r. II. o. A f
Fos, ..' n ...s | ! : g :
Jones. L .....-..---.-z o
klnm, Il .-.-.---.-4 . IL o
Coulter, CT ..........-.4 o o
O'Brien, 5 ............4 3 0