The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-15

In all repect to the total abstinence quail
tiles OF the Indianapolis ball players they
afe occasionally very fond Of the German
IL is not the amber beverage that pleases
them so much as the young man with a
strong arm on the Toledo pitching staff
bbaring the euphonious name OF German
he WIS en- the slab yesterday afternoon
rs the opening game OF Toledo's first Sc
RES In Indianapolis and the champions
fought so well Of his menu Of curves and
Shoots that they piled up a victory by
score OF 20 0.
sToledo's failure to take any stock In the
run market was due to several causes,
~3ull Dog Twist Kelium being the. big
gest stumbling block. 1t made little differ
ehce whether Xellum iobbed 'em over or
used speed and curves. as the Mud Hens
failed to make many connections. Three
singles were secured by Toledo, two Of
them coming IN the fourth. but the visitors
failed to make the circuit. Not one Of the
sSud Hens reached third and only one
Stamped his spikes In the second bag. Very
fist and sensational fielding behind KEEL
lSm helped wonderfully in the grand re-
silt. Hogriever gathered In four difficult
flies in right garden and in the third dou-
bed kleinow at first Again in the fourth
4 when Bernard attempted to make third on
kitizer's single. Hogriever's throw to Tam
sstt stopped Bernard's progress The in
field had plenty of hard work 10 do and ii
vas done brilliantly. Jones and Coulter
came in for their share OF the Iaurels.
CHAMPIONS BIG LEAD.
Indianapolis secured such a decided lead
~ the first three innings that the game be-
c,arne rather listIess. although several SEN
sational plays kept the spectators from be-
coming drowsy. Journeys catch Of
CsBrsen's long fly in the third inning was
very sensational and added interest to the
contest. Tamsett and Coulter made some
brilliant plays in the latter part of the
game. which brought forth applause and
save the spectators opportunity 10 become
In the sixth inning oBrien and Blanken-
snip bumped heads in a peculiar play at
second basa and Blankenship was fiat on
las back long enough to have taken dozen
counts had he been in squared ring con-
test instead &C a baseball game. O'Brien
lad reached first on an error. and on Tam
salts hit TO AItizer Owens muffed the
Thrown ball. O'Brien reaching second
C'Brien started for third on the play and
Eiankenship. In the role of Happy Hooligan
doing en- III get the ball for yuse' act,
= allLdea-W OBrien. Blankenships chin
struck oBhen's left eye and both went
cow sne our, pa brien was the nrst 70
t1e 'wfg-wag' act with Blankenship's
srms before he came back and asked
= W mere an at n QdSn OF wafer leiDeQ
70 revive him. and in a few minutes he was
eble 90 resume play.
Captain Fox led the stick work for the
Champions, securing three hits out OF four
times at bat. His first effort was a bunt
which he beat cut, and he later secured two
clean singles Jimmy Jones was a very
CBrien also came In for batting honors
yith two Singles. Kellum scored two runs
IN the sixth with triple to right.
HOME RUN BY JONES
Only three men faced Kellum In the
opening half of the first inning and not
enc OF them reached the initial bag. Hog
riever started the Indianapolis half by
touncing one to Blankenship and retir-
Ing at first Fox dumped a bunt down the
third-base line and on Blankenship's wild
throw to Connors trotted around to third.
Jones laced hard liner 10 left which
Eounced over Flournoy's head and Jones
made the entire circuit. Kihm and Coulter
we're easily retired.
Only one Toledo man reached first in the
Second inning. Blankenship hitting for a
base with one out, but the next two men
Succumbed 70 kellum's curves. OBrien
Ipened the Indianapolis half with a single
HBrien took third on Heydon's out. KEEL
I1m walked and on his steal OF second
tyBrien scored. Hogriever's single scored
indianapolis added one In the third. Fox
fannde and Jones singled. He stole second
ind reached shird on Owens's error Kihm
crew transportation and when he stole
fecond Jones was caught of third Coul-
ter then hit for three bases scoring kim
The two In the sixth were made on O'Bri-
ems single, Owencs error and Kellum' 8
three-bagger. Fox opened the seventh
With single to left and reached second
en- Flournoy's tumble. He took third on
soness out ana scored on Kihm's long
after the fourth inning the visitors
were moved Gown In one-two-three order.