The Indianapolis journal., 1903-08-04

1t was a disappointed crowd of fans that
v alked through the gates at Washington
Park yesterday after st. Paul had beaten
Indianapolis to /. For eight innings the
Hoosiers had the game won and Ii looked
as though the Saints would be clothed in
a coat of white. They were unable to get
a man past third base, while the Hoosiers
had been successful but once. This one
run seemed large enough to win the game
until the fatal ninth. 1t was then that the
St Paul crowd got in the game with a
vengeance Before they were retired they
had sent two men around the circuit and
the game was won. Mutterings Of disgust
were heard on all sides when Wheeler and
Sullivan ran home after Check hit hot
one through Marcan's legs. The little short
stop himself was one of the sorest men
in the park. After the error he threw his
hat to the ground, hung his head as If in
shame, and stood motionless. The little
shortstop was not entirely to blame. Chech
had caught swift one and sent it sizzling
through the grass. The ball hugged the
ground closely until it neared Marcan. 1t
then took a sharp bounce and leaped
through his legs into center field.
COULTER GOT AROUND.
Cy Coulter was the one man on the In
dianapolis team who succeeded in getting
his way around the buses. At this he was
almost caught, as Geier made a pretty
throw home to catch him. Sullivan dropped
the ball and allowed Coulter to cross the
plate in safety.
Shannon, the Saints center fielder, had a
strenuous time of it i'm his territory. He
made two sensational catches, robbing the
Hoosiers of at least two runs. When he
took Tamsetts drive in the ninth inning,
he was forced to leap in the air and take
Both pitchers were on their mettle from
the start. Chech was erratic in the fourth,
when he hit Heydon on the hand, hurting
him painfully, and also hitting TamSett.
The damage from a run standpoint was not
great, as Marcan followed by an infield hit,
doubling Tamsett and himself.
In the opening inning the Saints led off as
though they meant to get a tally. Geier
reached first on Marcans error. Shannon
sent him to second by hitting to left. Jack
son and Schaefer. however, could not find
Newlin's delivery and famed out Geier at
tempted 10 steal third and was caught
some distance from the bag.
Hogriever was easy in the Hoosiers half.
Jones hit to right. Coulter was given free
pass. kihm lifted a high one to Shannon.
Heydon was passed and the bases were
filled when Tamsett struck out.
FIRST AND ONLY TALLY.
Flournoy secured hit in the second in
ming, but could not reach home, as his COM
rades could not hit Newlin In the third
inning Coulter made the first and only
tally for the Hoosiers. He picked out a nice
one and sent it Geier's head. Flour
noy, In running to get the ball, allowed II
to go through his legs. 1t rolled to the cor
ner of the left-feld fence. Coulter reached
third safely, but was coached home. Flour
noy had in the mantime started the ball
to the infield. Geier made a pretty throw
to Sullivan to catch Coulter. Sullivan
dropped the ball. giving the Hoosiers their
only score. The Indianapolis team then
played good ball until the ninth inning.
Schaefer hit to Kihm who made the out
unassisted FlOurnoy was thrown out from
Marcan to Kihm. Wheeler started the trou-
BILE by hitting to right field. He ad-
vanced Sullivan's life Check then sent
q hot one down to Marcan, who allowed IL
to go through him. The ball rolled to center
| field, two runs scoring as a result. Geier
ended the inning by hitting up short fly
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