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TAYLOR'S TEAM DEFEATED TWICE
All Nations Hand Bull Moosers Double Drubbing
DONALDSON FANS TEN
Third Game Ends in Tie, 5-5; Torrentti-Mendez in Line-up; Sensational Fielding
CHICAGO DEFENDER NEWS SERVICE
    Federal League Park, Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 29. - John Donaldson and the crack All-Nations blew into this berg late Saturday evening and were little thought of by either the fans or the sporting writers, but last Sunday the ball loving public had a different turn of mind.
    The All-Nations with Donaldson in the box, and the big lead which they piled up at the expense of the A.B.C.'s in the first frame, won the game.
    Johnson was wild and had little effect against the mixed team. Two hits, three walks, a hit batsman and an error spelled defeat. Six runs, and that was enough, but the greedy boys from the west had no mercy on the Bullmoosers, and again started some fun in the fifth, when they added two more.
    John Donaldson, the world's greatest pitcher, with the speed of Walter Johnson, while touched for nine singles, struck out ten of the Indianapolis players. Three of his strike-outs came in the first inning, he fanning the first three Bullmoosers that faced him.
    Just what Taylor's idea was for sending Johnson back to the mound in the second game, the fans have been wondering yet, but he did, and the All-Nations took another liking to him, and presented him with two singles and a double, coupled with an error, which netted the visitors four runs. Jeffries finished the game, which was called in the sixth inning.
    Wiedel worked for the visitors and held the Tatylorites to six scattered hits, which the All-Nations worked the two Indianapolis pitchers for nine. Weidel was after the record set by John Donaldson, for in the six innings he fanned seven of the Hoosiers.
    both teams fielded sensationally. A large crowd was out, many of whom have never seen Mendez play. The Cuban worked around the inner garden at short in a splendid manner. Torenti, who played all the season with the Cuban Stars, and who is one of the best outfielders in the game, played center field.
    Monday's game was almost a repetition of the other two, the All-Nations pouncing on the opposing twirler for aq bunch of runs in one inning. Ben Taylor held them well till the fifth, when three hits netted the visitors two runs, and in the sixth Taylor was obliged to yank his brother because he "blew." Blew is right. Four hits in a row put across three more runs, and it was enough to keep the Bullmoosers from winning. The fielding of Hernandez, Mendez and Clark were the features of the game. J. Taylor's three-base hit in the second sent the Indianapolis team in the lead, which they held till the All-Nations jumped on Taylor in the fifth and sixth innings.
TOO MUCH DONALDSON
A. B. C.
                    A.B. H. O. A. E.
Shively, lf . . . . 5   1   3   0   0
Clark, ss. . . . . 1   0   0   0   0
Malarcher, ss . 2   1   3   4   1
Powell, c. . . . . 4   1   4   0   0
B. Taylor, 1b. . 4   2  13  3   1
J. Taylor, 3b . . 3   1   2   4   1
DeMoss, 2b . . 4   2   1   3   0
Charleston, cf . 3   0   1   0   0
Brown, rf. . . . . 3   1   0   0   0
Johnson, p. . . . 3   0   0   5   0
*C. Taylor. . . . 1   0   0   0   0
    Totals . . . . . 33 9   27 19 3
ALL NATIONS
                      A.B. H. O. A. E.
Kennedy, lf. . . . 4   0   3   1   0
Evans, rf. . . . . . 4   0   2   0   0
Mendez, ss. . . . 4   1   2   0   0
Torenti, cf. . . . . 3   1   0   0   0
Coleman, c. . . . 3   1  10  0   0
Hernandez, 1b . 3   2   9   1   0
Bluekoi, 2b. . . . 3   0   1   0   0
Kramer, 3b. . . . 4   1   0   6   1
Donaldson, p . . 4   1   0   4   0
    Totals . . . . . 32  7  27 12  1
  *Batted for Johnson in the ninth.
All Nations . 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 9
A. B. C.'s . . 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 5
    Two base hits-J. Taylor, Mendez. Sacrifice hits-Mendez, Bluekoi, Hernandez, Chaleston. Double plays-Malarcher to B. Taylor. Stolen bases-Hernandez, 2; Kramer, Brown, 2; Bluekoi, Shively. Bases on balls-Off Johnson, 6; off Donaldson, 2. Struck out-By Johnson, 4; by Donalson, 10. Hit by pitcher-By Johnson, 1 (Coleman). Umpires-Geisel and McCarty. Time-1:58.
SWEET DREAMS
Second Game
ALL NATIONS
                    A.B. H. O. A. E.
Kennedy, lf. . . . 4   1   0   0   0
Evans, rf. . . . . . 3   1   0   0   0
Mendez, ss. . . . 3   0   1   2   0
Torenti, cf. . . . . 2   1   0   0   1
Coleman, c. . . . 3   2   9   1   0
Hernandez, 1b . 1   0   5   0   0
Bluekoi, 2b. . . . 3   1   1   3   0
Kramer, 3b. . . . 3   1   1   0   1
Weidel, p . . . . . 3   2   1   1   0
    Totals . . . . . 25  9   18  7  2
A. B. C.
                     A.B. H. O. A. E.
Shively, lf . . . . 3   2   1   0   1
DeMoss, 2b . . 3   0   6   2   0
Powell, c. . . . . 3   1   2   2   0
B. Taylor, 1b. . 3   0   3   1   0
J. Taylor, 3b . . 3   1   1   1   1
Charleston, cf. . 2   1   2   0   1
Malarcher, 2b . 1   0   2   1   1
Brown, rf. . . . . 3   1   0   0   1
Johnson, p. . . . 0   0   0   0   0
Jeffries, p. . . . . 2   0   1   3   0
    Totals. . . . . 23  6 18  10  5
    Called, darkness.
All Nations . 0 4 0 0 0 1 - 5
A. B. C.'s . . 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2
    Two base hits-Bluekoi, Kennedy. Double plays-Johnson to DeMoss to B. Taylor; Bluekoi to Mendez to Hernandez; Weidel to Hernandez. Stolen bases-Evans, Jeffries, Shively. Bases on balls-Off Jeffries, 3; off Weidel, 3. Struck out-By Weidel, 7; by Jeffries, 2. Hits-Off Johnson, 4 in 1 inning (none out in second); off Jeffries, 5 in 5 innings. Passed balls-Coleman, 1. Umpires-Geisel and McCarty. Time-1:31.
ENOUGH SAID
ALL NATIONS
                        A.B. H. O. A. E.
Kennedy, lf. . . . 3   0   2   0   0
Weidel, p . . . . . 1   0   0   0   0
Evans, rf. . . . . . 4   0   1   0   0
Mendez, ss. . . . 4   1   3   4   0
Torenti, cf. . . . . 4   2   1   0   0
Coleman, c. . . . 4   2   5   1   0
Hernandez, 1b . 3   2  10  1   0
Bluekoi, 2b. . . . 4   0   2   3   1
Kramer, 3b. . . . 4   0   1   0   0
Lyles, p . . . . . . 1   0   1   0   0
Donaldson, lf . . 3   1   1   0   0
    Totals . . . . . 35  8  27   9  1
A. B. C.
                        A.B. H. O. A. E.
Shively, lf. . . . . . 5   3   0   0   0
DeMoss, 2b. . . . 4   0   1   1   1
Clark, ss . . . . . . 4   0   1   6   1
B. Taylor, p-1b . 5   1   6   0   0
J. Taylor, 3b . . . 5   2   0   3   0
Charleston, cf. . . 4   2   4   0   0
Jeffries, rf. . . . . . 3   0   0   0   0
Brown, 1b . . . . . 2   0   9   1   0
Dismks, p. . . . . . 2   2   0   0   0
Watts, c. . . . . . . 3   0   6   0   0
    Totals . . . . . 37  10 27  11   2
All Nations . 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 - 5
A. B. C.'s . . 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 5
    Two base hits-Shively, Coleman, Torenti. Three base hit-J. Taylor. Stolen bases-Shively, DeMoss, Clark. Bases on balls-Off Dismukes, 1; off Lyles, 1; off Weidel, 3. Struck out-by B. Taylor, 3, by Lyles, 4; by Weidel, 1. Hit by pitcher-By Weidel, Demoss; 1. By B. Taylor, Hernandez. Umpires-Geisel and McCarty. Time-2:02.
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