The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-12
FIRST VICTORY SCORED
OFF CLEVELAND TEAM
Hoosiers Made Their Hits Count
and Played Fairly Well
in the Mud.
BARNEY GIVEN A TRIAL
Blues Could Not Make the Circuit
When He Was in the Box
Game To-Day.

1t IS quite gratifying to the baseball en-
thusiasts for the new Hoosiers TO break
their losing habit by winning a game from
the Cleveland American League bunch
Lajoie's Napoleons came to town yester-
day and IN the first contest of the two
game series the PHILIPPINES" registered
their first victory of the season by score
of to 5. The victory shows that the new
Hoosiers are fond of the mud. for the field
yesterday was soggy and few lakes could
be seen In the outield like Gases in des-
ert While the Hoosiers piled up half
dozen very glaring errors. most Of them
were made on bad throws. the slippery con-
dition of the field having a great deal to
do with the misplays. A victory is always
gratifying. but when one is earned it gives
additional cause for rejoicing
The work of the Cleveland aggregation
was somewhat faster in the field than that
of the local players The Blues chalked up
only one error a wild throw by Bradley
In the seventh, and several fancy plays
were executed. But the Blues were slight
ly off in their willow work and only seven
safe ones were registered. Allemang and
volz were pitted against the sluggers in
the first six innings and in the seventh
Manager Phillips sent Barney to the slab.
The fans had lost track of Barney, as he
has not been given a chance since report
ing here. He IS youngSter from Toledo
and has been regarded as one of the recruits
who would soon draw an announcement or
his release. But the fans will have to take
another guess. Barney Vas not frightened
by the presence of the Cleveland bunch.
In his first inning he moved the visitors
tthe only safe one secured off HIM IN the
eighth would have been an easy out had
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Barney would not let them hit safely.
SEVERAL BAD ERRORS.
The Hoosiers error column looked as If
IT needed a spring tonic. but in spite of the
misplays the work of the players was very
creditable. Carr played a good game at
third. and after Magoon anchored at sec
ond he gathered in everything that came
his way. His wild throw over the catcher
in the third was the result of early season
strength. Dickey had an off day at first,
but he only missed three chances out of
twenty-one. Lack OF practice was respon-
sible for his errors, and the fans still pin
great faith to his ability. Hess worked
like an old war horse at short and the
heavy field was easy going for him. Ort-
lie, who succeeded him, did all that was
expected, and more, TOO, for he batted In
the winning runs
The great and only Lajoie was not in the
game for Cleveland. Schwartz was sent TO
second bag in his place and the tall young
Clevelander did good work Donahue did
the twiring for the first five innings. after
which Joss went TO the box. One was as
easy as the other. but neither one was a
cinch for the HOLSTERS stickers-
After Cleveland retired in the open
ing half Of the first inning the HoOSlers
opered a. box of horseshoes and nearly
every batter profited. Carr beat out an
infield effort, and Mlagoons attempted sac
rifice dropped in safe territory. McCreery
drew transportation and the bases Were
filed. Dickey's single scored Carr. Ma
goon was caught at the plate. McCreery
and Dickey scored later. There was moth
ing more doing in the scoring line until the
fifth, when Mccreery led off with a triple
and scored on Dickeys fly out. The
Hoosiers scored two in the seventh on
Bradley's wild throw Hess's sacrifice
Strader's single. Powell being hit by a
pitched ball and Leslies single. Those
turns won the game.
A bunch of errors helped the visitors
score two in the third, and VOLTS wildness
and three safe hits added two in the
fourth. The visitors went 10 the good in
the fifth by scoring one on a base balls
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