The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-19
CABLES MUST BE BROKEN
HOLSTERS TIED To BASES, LOSING
By POOR BASE RUNNING.
Required Eleven Innings to Decide n
Pitched the Entire Game.

the third defeat by Cleveland yesterday
afternoon by a score of to 5. 1t required
eleven hsrd-fought innings TO decide win
ner. but nine should have sufficed. Jones
and Coulter Were both exceedingly shy
when they were on bases during the entire
game and In the tenth Hogriever took
chance from third that avaiIed nothing
only the loss of an opportunity to win.
With plenty of opportunities to win the
contest during the last few innings, the
Hoosiers threw the chances away by ex-
ceedingiy poor base-running, which might
be called bashfulness. The experience was
benefcfal however. and Manager Watkins
viii use some wholesome remedies on the
men who fight shy of taking advantage or
an opportunity to advance base There
IS little chance of the offense being repeated
fn the near future.
indianapolis wanted the game and fought
hard for 1t except when given an absolute
chance OF winning by wide-awake base
running. II was the third game Of the
series and the Clevelands desired to make
1t three straight. which they did. At times
botn aggregations played with the ginger
and vigor Of a midseason contest and were
spurred on by the roofing of the i,4Oo fans
In the bleachers and stands The Hoosiers
were attired in their new travelling uni
FORMS and the bright red and black striped
stockings ana pretty gray suits with black
trimmings seemed to inspire them with the
desire to get in and do some tall hustling.
There Is no particular fault 10 find with
their fielding. although 1t was not as per-
feet as 1t viii be after more practice has
been secured. The batting throughout the
game demonstrated that there will be
something doing in the willow business
with Indianapolis this season. The. pitch
ing was good. but the base-running was far
from being the kind that inspires conf
dence.
A REMARKABLE GAME.
There were several remarkable things
about the game. For so early in the season
and the lack OF much practice the fact that
the teams went through the eleven innings
with only one change showed how desper-
ately they fought for a victory. The only
change made was by Indianapolis, when
Woodruff relieved Heydon in the seventh
inning. Kellum asked to pitch the game,
but he did not know he was going to have
such task on his hands. Nine innings
this time of the year is plenty of work for
one twirler. but he bravely worked out the
entire eleven innings. Wright, one of the
star slabmen of the Cleveland aggregation,
also pitched the entire game.
During the practice before the contest the
Spectators admired the new uniforms worn
by the Hoosiers. After play was called
there was little time to admire trivial
things. The greatest change in the uni
forms over those of last year are the caps.
They fit snugly TO the head. and some of
after they shrink. 1t was hard to recognize
Captain Fox under his cap and one fan re-
marked that IL would be bet of a $40 note
against q cigarette coupon that BillS young
son would not call him pop IL he should
wear the uniform home But that cap did
not prevent Fox from playing fast game.
way and got in the hitting business with
two doubles. He also figured prominently
In the run column. having three of the five
the few who could not be classed in the
list guilty of poor base running.
kihm led the batting for indianapolis
with a double and two singles. TamSett
did better work at third and with the bat
than he has done at any time since he re-
wonderful work at short, but his stick work
was not up to his usual form by any means
The work OF the Hoosiers all the way
through the game, with the exception of
the faulty base running, made a good i'm
preston on the enthusiasts, and the fans
can now begin to figure where Indianapo
mas chance for another championship
team.
CLEVELAND WORKED FAST.
The work Of the Cleveland team was fast
Notwithstanding the score shows five errors
charged against the visitors. Bradley's
errors were charged on a wild throw and
tumble. Flick allowed two hits to his
territory to get away from him and Hick-
man dropped a thrown ball on KeIIum in
the sixth inning. The clever batting won
the game for Cleveland. John Mccarthy
led the stick work with four hits, while
Bradley, Lajoie and Flick figured promi-
nently In the base-hit column Flick lifted
one over the right field fence for a home
run and his two-bagger i'm the eleventh
scored the winning tally.
Harry Bay started the game by beating
out an fnfeld chance, the only hit credited
70 him during the contest. Bradley forced
him at second and Lajoie's single to right
sent Bay to third; Bay. trottine home on
Hogrieverss tumble of the hit The
Hoosiers showed much ginger and tied the
score in the last half OF the inning
Hogriever dumped one to Lajoie and went
out at first and Fox coaxed free transpor-
tation. He went to second on a passed ball
and after Jones flew out Kihm sent the cap
tain home on a two-bagger to left
Flick's home run gave Cleveland one I'm
the second Tamsett and Heydon hit safe
iy in the last half of the inning but there
was nothing doing In the run line. Brad
leys single and Lajoie's long two-bagger
10 center added one TO Cleveland's score i'm
the third. Fox hit to right for a couple of
bases. reaching third on FTIick's error
Jones's single sent him home Kihm sin
gled, but Jones refused TO pass second and
the side was retired without further scor-
ing
Indianapolis tied the score I'm the seventh
and there was great cheering. Fox walked
and Jones advanced him on n sacrifice Fox
went To third on Kihm's fly 10 McCarthy
and Coulters two-bagger scored him
o Brien was called ous on strikes Cleye-
land again took the lead I'm the eighth nv
scoring one on Bradley's single and Hick-
mans triple. Indianapolis forged TO the
front In the last half or the eighth by scor-
ing two. Tamsett reached first on Brad
seys wild throw. Woodruff's sacrifice plac-
ing him on second. Kellum shipped one TO
the Bay State for three bases the Cleve-
land center fielder making a dive for the
ball but failing to get in front OF IT, After
Hogr1ever went out Fox's double scored
kelium-
THE LAST INNINGS.
Mccarthy started the ninth with a single
and reached second on Gochnaurs sacrifice.
Bemis got in the hitting business and with
q double to left sent Mccarthy home.
Wright and Bay were retired. Bay going
out on hard hit to Kelium indianapolis
should have made the winning tally in the
last half OF the NINTH but Coulter was nat
on watch. Coulter drew a pass and after
OBrfen flew out Tamsett singled 10 Ief,
Coulter tied himself TO second and Wood
rufT|s hit to Wright resulted in Coulter he
Ing retired at third. kellum's attempt
made the third out. Cleveland was easy i'm
the tenth Hogriever started the tenth with
beautiful double TO right and Fox ad-