The Indianapolis journal., 1903-04-28
American A..octation Standing.
American Association Games To-day


American Association Games To-day. |
Columbus at Indianapolis.
Toledo at Louisville.
Minneapolis at Milwaukee.
St Paul at Kansas City.
III my team does not win the 1903 pennant |
] would consider it disgrace. l fail TO /
see where any other club has chance to
finish drst.'' These selections were taken |
from the statements issued couple OF
weeks ago by Manager Leonard, OF the |
Columbus team. Judging from the work
OF his senator's and pennant candidates
fn the game az Washington Park yesterday /
afternoon with Indianapolis he must buy
his dope" by carload lots. Columbus was
I'm the game for one brief inning, and after
that IL was all Indianapolis, the final score
resulting i3 to in favor of Indianapolis.
A combination of circumstances left In
dianapoIis In possession of just thirteen
taIlies. but the champions say ii won't
prove a hoodoo. as the championship sea-
son is now in progress, and ii is a case of
get as many as you can all the time.
The fact that India nap polls won placed the
spectators in good humor, as 1t was long
and rather tIresome contest. with only a
few brilliant plays to relieve the monotony
OF many errors. O'Brien figured as the
starting point IN a most sensational double
play, Coulter and Tamsett did well,
jones made a good throw to the plate In
the second inning, cutting of run, and
there were one or two brilliant catches in
the outgarden- The rest of the work was
OF a commonplace variety, with the excep
ton OF the batting. The game demon
stratet. that the champions good stick
ers. rhe Hoosers pilfered bases at their
pleasure
II required over two hours TO play the
game. owing to the foolish tactics followed
by Pitcher McPartlin, who was on the slab
for Columbus. He wasted much time try
Ing TO catch runners off first base, and his
slow delivery and Slatterys poor throwing
accounted for many of the stolen bases.
Kellum pitched for indianapolis. and while
Columbus made nearly many hits as In
dianapolis the visitors failed to bunch
many Of them. The Senator's were also
handicapped by very poor base running.
especially in the seventh inning.
kelluIn tie only HoOsier who did
not figure IN the base-hit column. Coulter
led the batting with four hits. one OF them
for triple in the third inning. Jones came
second with trio of safe ones. Kihm
made unusual record He four
times - bat. scored five runs and made
two hits. The first time he was up he was
hit by the pitcher. The rest OF the team
got In line with a hit each Hart led the
stick work for Columbus with four singles.
STORY OF GAME.
Both teams entered into the scoring bust
ness In the first inning. the Senators open
ing the game with brace OF tallies. but the
pace was not too fast for the champions.
indianapolis went the visitors one better.
Hart opened with single to center. Brid-
well attempted to sacrifice dropping the
pretty stop and threw to second. but there
was no one at the second sack. Hart took
third on the error. Bannon singled to Coul-
ter. scoring Hart. Raymers sacrifice
advanced Bidwell and Bannon and Bidwell
crossed the rubber on Mellor's fly to Coul-
ter. Kellum passed Turner the small
Colurnbus third baseman, who deprived In
dianapolis OF victory on Sunday by max
second, retiring the side. Hogriever opened
the champions half with a single to center.
passed Jones. Kihm was hit and Coulter
singled to right scoring Hogriever. Arndt
made poor throw TO the plate, on which
Jones and Kihm scored. After O'Brien went
out. Tamsett walked and Heydon's out re-
tired the side.
Pretty fielding prevented Columbus from
scoring In the second Slattery opened with
single and McPartlins sacrifice advanced
him TO second. Hart hit TO Jones's Crossing
for a single. Slattery attempted To score,
but Jones made beautiful throw to Hey
don, cutting of Slattery at the plate Brd-
well reached first on TamSetts low throw
TO Kihm and Bannon hit to Kelum, dying
Kelium walked in the last half of the
second and pilfered second. Hogriever
drov.. one down the third base line, Turner
mak.lg sensational stop and beautiful
throw 10 first. Fox went out on an infield
effort and Jones struck out.
COULTER'S LONG TRIPLE.
Kelum did not give the Senators chance
to turn first in the third. as he moved
champions opened the last half with some
good willow ware. Kihm's drive through
the pitchers box resulting in a single Coul-
ter elevated one over the shortstops head
for three bagger. scoring Kihm Coulter
trotted home on OBrien's fly to Hart. and
Tamsett and Heydon were easily retired.
One of the prettiest plays of the season
came in the first half of the fourth. Arndt
hit TO Tamsett and was retired at first
sIattery beat out a fiuke hit McPartiin
started toward safe territory. but
O'Brien made a sensational one-hand stop.
He tossed the ball to Fox, who threw to
first. completing a fast double play.
The champions. by good batting and clev-
er base running. made the game safe in the
last OF the fourth Kellum went out on a
fly to Bannon. Hogriever drew transporta-
ton and Fox duplicated Kellums effort
from first to third. Jones stole second e ans
Kihm's single scored Hogriever and Jones
kihm went TO second on the throw TO the
third and when Coulter stole second kim
scored. O'Brien's fly TO Hart retired the
side.
Hart beat out bunt in the fifth. but the
next three batters failed 10 connect. Tam
sett started the last half with a single, but
was caught of first. HeydOn famed anc
Bridwell caught kellum's short fly.
MeIlor reached second in the sixth OF
Joness muff, but was caught off the bag
moment later Turner dropped one in Coul
ter's glove, Arndt singled and Slater,
struck out Three singles. three stoler
bases and two errors gave Indianapo
three In the last of the sixth. After Hog
riever was retired Fox singled and Jone.
followed suit. The men advanced on ;
double steal and Brdwells tumble o
Kihm's chance allowed Fox To score Jone
10 take third and Kihm 10 reach first
kihm stole second. Jones scoring on Slat
terys poor throw Kihm took third on tn
error and tailed on OBrien's hit to right
Roach caught Tamsett's fly.
Columbus gave an exhibition of poor has
running. I'm the seventh scoring only tw,
runs base on balls TO Hart BrldwelI'
single. Roach's double and singles by Raw
mer and Mellor. There was nothing dofn;
In the scoring line for Indianapolis in tn
last half With two outs I'm the eight
McPartlin hit TO the right field fence 10
two bases and scored on Harts single 4
center, Hart going 10 second on the throy
home keliGm threw ball 10 the playe.s
bench before Umpire Haskell had ruled
cut and Hart took third Hart got ava
from the base while Riilum had the bali