The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-12
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.
An Angry Crowd Compels an Umpire to Seek
Personal Safety in Flight.

CINCINNATI July 1.-THE Brook1yns were
greeted by crowd of between 5000 and 1000
people on their first appearance here this season,
to-day and won poorly played game by hard
hitting. The fielding was bad on both Sides but
the home club could not do much with Terrys
curves The crowd was very noisy from the
start, and when Umpire Bradley called McPhee
out on strikes. in the second inning, became
very abusive. In the sixth inning Bradley rem
dered decision which was afterward pro-
nounced fair by the entire Cincinnati club, but
it gave the Brooklyns two runs, and the crowd
went wild. The hooting interrupted the game
Finally some fellow on tho bleaching
boards" hurled beer-glass at Bradley,
the missile breaking within few feet of him
and one of the Brooklyn players This scanned
to increase the fury of the crowd, which was
making an uproarous disturbance, and the first
glass was followed by dozen more from two of
the three stands. One of them struck Mr.. Brad
ley on the foot To add to the confusion, a
fight had arisen in the west pavilion, and Bob
Clark. one of the Brooklyn players, seeing some
of his friends in the fight, seized a bat and
clambered into the stand to take part in the af-
fray. He was soon put back in the field and the
people poured into the field from the stands
threatening the umpire and the Brooklyn play.
ers, and the private policemen had all they could
do to protect them from the bowling mob.
Bradley escaped by fleeing to the directors
room where he remained for fifteen minutes
After the disturbance in the pavilion had been
quelied, the crowd slowly left the field, and play
was resumed without further incident. Bradley
was not moested after the game. There were
no arrests. Score:
Cincinnati. .--.-.-....0 l 2 Q o.
Earned runs Cincinnati, 2; Brooklyn 2. Two
base hits-McClelan, Clark. Three-Dase hits
Mcclellan, Swartwood. Passed balls-Keenan,
2; Peoples, 2. Wild pitch-Terry. First base
on balls-Off Mullane, 3; off Terry. 2. Base hits
Cincinnati. s; Brooklyn, IL. Errors-Cincin-
natl, g. Brooklyn. s.
LOUISVILLE, July 1.-THE Louisvies de-
feated the Athletics in the presence of 500 peo-
pie to-day. making their fourth successive victo-
ry. The free hitting by both teams was the no.
table feature of the game, both pitchers being
hit freely. particularly in the first half OF the
first inning. Score:
Athletics ......... o o 9 9 @ o
Earned runs-Lousville, 6; Athletics. /. Two
base hits-Werrick, Cook, Larkin ~ Thres-
base hit-Mack. Passed balls, Miigan, q
Wild pitches-Smith, A. First base on balls.
Smith, 5. Struck out-By Ramsey g. by Smith,
4. Double plays-Bierbauer and Robinson;
Quest, Bierbauer and Robinson; Werrck, Mack
and Cook.
f ST. Louis, July 1.-THE Baltimores won the
game to day from ST Louis in the last inning.
Score:
Browns O o o q %
Baltimore. ...---......0 o o 0 o o o 2-3
Earned runs-St. Louis, none; Baltimore, l.
Three base hit-Welch. Total bases on hits
St Louis. s; Baltimore, 6. Sacrifice hits-Som-
mers. Farrell. Left on bases-St. Louis, 4; Bal
timore, f. Struck out--By Hudson, g. by Nc
Ginnis, /. Double plavs-Gleason, Bushong
and Coniskey; Gleason, Robinson and Comiskey;
Latham, Robinson and Comiskey. Batters hit
Gleason, O'NeilL Bases on called balls-Off
Hudson, 8 off McGlnnis, I. Passed balls-Do-
Ian 9