Telegram-herald., 1890-07-06
THEY WALLOpED Us
Young Mr. Fiteomb Proves .
Stumbling Block.
HES WAS SOT ID HIS Usual FORM
CFaaa Rapids Loses the laird Came Of
lhs s@riss-A Driver ENP~ftsd fer
falliRs heFss-sseaeral sport
a. EssRSs fssterd4F.


Apr0pos 10 the baseball game yesteF-
day afternoon. the thousand or more
spectators wn0 had gathered Al FOun-
tain-street Park were treated 70 an en-
teFtalnment that vas not d0En on the
program. Strange 70 say no extra ad-
MISSION vas charged eitaer. Th.s was
probably due 10 the fact that IA was an
impromptu affair arranged especially
hv Messrs. Peter Wood and john New
nlaa, two OF for0nt0's boasIed stars.
It vas during practice that the enter
talnment occurred. Newman vas bat
ting Use oal atO the fIeld 10 nis COM
pane 0ns when Wood, who by the way u
captaa 0f the T0rOnto's, commanded
hlm 10 stop aud les some one else have
the bat. "tOu're getting rather fresh,
returned Newman. TINS vas followed
by several decidedly elevating adJeo-
tyes Finally Mood became enraged
and slapped Newman across tie face.
This vas the slgnal for tree night.
Both men sailed into each otner, but
thew were parted before serlO-
- damage was done. Newman vas
dragged % the players bench
where be was compelled TO SIT down.
Wood again commenced batting. IL was
thought that the trouble had passed,
aud Newman was left TO himself. Sud
denly. however. he jumped up and
struck Wood a savage blow IN the back
Of the head. Wood turned about, and
with ar cath "a sed the bat and was
about 20 fell his assallant. when several
of the PLAYERS Of both clubs rushed on
him. grabbing his arm. The bat few,
however. striking Newman IN the side.
Wood broke away, and both men
cliuched, falling over the benches.
Thew were parted again, but only TO
curse and swear at each other IN most
disgraceful manner. Newman tried to
make ar )ther rush at Wood, and lt
took a half dozen 20 hold aim. Or
the other hand, Wood was equally
IS anxious for a fight. Finally the
police inteyfered and threatened 10 run
them IN il they did not behave them
selves. This all occurred IN front or the
ladies gsand stand and caused no end
Os excitement. IL was one of the most
disgusting exhibitions that has ever oc-
Cured on a ball field.
When Manager Maddox heard of il,
he promptly fined the men $50 each.
This seemed TO have the effect of cool
ing their passion and Wood, who was
responsible for the row, apologized to
Newman.
When the excitement died away, the
game was called and everything proceed
ed as II nOthingOf an unpleasant nature
had happened. Young Mr.. Titcomb,
who was once advertised as drawing
card for the New York giants, appeared
in tho box forthe Torontos, and If John
y. Day could have seen him pitch, he
would have regretted the day he let
him go TtcOmb put the sphere
through like cannon ball, and IN only
one inning could Grand Rapids do any,
thing with him. He was trifie wild at
the beginning, but he soon settled
down.
on the other hand Inks was at the
mercy of the TORONTO batsmen. They
commenced pounding him in the first
inning, and in the eighth they knocked
out four earned runs. It seemed to be
an off day with him. He alone, how
ever, was not responsible for the loss
of the game. II he had been
properly supported, the score would
have been eminently more respectable.
The record was four errors in the first
inning, this alone was enough TO dis
courage any pitcher.
The TOrontOs played sharply in the
field with the exception of one inning.
Ike, who was not good enough for
Grand Rapids last year, led the batting
He made n home run, knocking the ball
over the center field fence, also two
doubles and n single. Grim also made
four bases off y hit IN the same direc-
ton. Burke tried to 90 the same act
for Grand Rapids, but failed by about
two inches.
IL looked very much ike n shut out
for Grand Rapids until the seventh IN
ming, when an error by Wood, base on
called halls and Andrews single netted
two runs. In the cIghth Meister con-
cluded that itwOuld he the proper caper
% distinguish himself. Newman had
been presented with base and Meister
hit the bali TO the lCft-feld fence and
made two bases. Iuks brought them
both IN on single.
Toronto won, or nc least WAS pre-
sentCd with the game. In the first IN
ming BOttenus made q mt to j. Nc
Mahon, which was too hot TO hold. He
stole second. Coleman then scratched
n single and Bottenus scored on an
error by Sippi. Wood made a single to
right. Andrews allowed the bail to
pass HIM and Coleman scored. An
drews recovered the sphere and re-
turned 1t TO sippi in time 20 catch
Wood at second. but Sippi preferred an
error. Grm next planted the ball
over she ieft-field fence. and four runs
tells the story. Tn the fifth Wood took
first on McMahon's error. lie appr0-
priated second, and Inks got his base on
beng hit by a ball. He also stole sec
ono Rlckly made a single and Ike 8
double. and the result was three runs,
onlv one beng earned.
Singles hy Coleman. Wood and Grim
ard a home run by Ike. earned
fre rnrs in the eighth. The srore