The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-25
SPORT STOPPED BY POLICE
Blue-C0ats Interfered with the Ball
Game After the First Inning.
"Ran- Checks" Given Instead of the Refund
of Money Demanded by the Angry
Cr0wd-Lo0ked Like Riot

The ball game between Columbus and
Indianapolis, scheduled at the park yester-
day afternoon, was not played, or, to be
perfectly accurate. il was not finished.
Before the game was fairly started the arm
and majesty of the law stepped In and the
disspproval of Indianapolis of Sunday ball
playing was stamped deep and unmis-
takably.
The idea, generally prevalent, that the
police would stop the game had tendency
to reduce the attendance, and consequently
many who would gladly have wit
messed game secure from official
interference sought the parks and other
haunts. Nevertheless. the East WashIng-
ton street cars were heavily freighted as
the hands on the clock pushed along
toward 8 o'clock. half hour before the
time set for the game notice was given at
the box. office that the game would not he
permitted to proceed. This should have
settled it, but as the crowd pushed their
the tickets were showed out. and the
bleachers and amphitheater filled up.
The appears rance here and there of q blue
coat was silent menace, but IL was not
needed. Both teams went through with the
usual practice, and at O'Clock the umpire
said play ball."
In the one inning that was played Indi-
annapolis had the best of it. The homo
team was first to the bat. Mr. Seery ambled
up to the plate, waited for four balls, and
got them. Twltchell hit safely, and Law
renee lifted fly into the outteld. which
was dropped Third baseman Carpenter
executed a timely hit, and when ON inven-
tory was taken of the proceeds il was
found that two Indianapolis men had
crossed the rubber.
In Colum buss half of the inning one run
was scored. 1t came about in this way:
Walsh raped the bali for base willie
Campau got himself In line with the sphere
and went to first on account Of being hit
Clelland and Jantzen let WALSH across the
plate.
In the second inning Sullivan hit the
ball for q base and then Game chaos. There
was no onslaught of blue coats. no clang.
ing of the patrol-wagon gong nor hurry
ing nor scurrying. Secretary Jose sp-
peared and dropped word in the
captains ear, . signal and both teams
gathered their bats, masks and other uten-
sils, and stole of to the dressing room.
Secretary Jose then informed the five or
six hundred spectators that it would be
impossible to finish the game. The police
had ordered it stopped, and there wa
nothing to do but comply. He said that
rain checks would be issued to all who had
paid their money to see tho game, and that
these checks would be good ror the double
headed attraction to-day. viz. the game be-
tween the police ana fremen from
2 to 4. and the Indian apolis- Columbus
game from on. The crowd did not re-
ceive this proposition with friendly and
ready acquiescence. Give Us our money
back or play the game" was the yell that
went up.
The scene that followed was riotous and
disorderly. The crowd poured down out
of the amphitheater and in from the bleach
ers, surrounded the box-office and demand
ed their money. by o fortunate piece OF
foresight the gentlemen in charge of the
tln-box that held the money had left.
The crowd was SO informed. but
this did not allay its resentment,
and it became more noisy. The rain-checks
were given to such az passed ont. but the
majority remained, and the spirit of dis
content grew. One denounced the refusal
to refund the money as q bunco game
Another shouted Homestead" Some one
wanted to know why the police hadn't
stopped the skin games at the races. Some
one suggested that the money was still IN
the box office. and another proposed to tear
it down and see. For q time 1t looked like
this suggestion might be carried out but
the number of blue-coats had increased.
Sergeant Kurtz, who was in command. and
tion, and the crowd gradually dwindled.
By half-past 8 o'clock the last howl had
been emitted. the crowd had departed. and
the gates were looked.
Inc series OF Dali games pctWeen lnQi6n-
apolis and Columbus were benefit games.
The mana cement had released the Indian
apolis players and had turned the grounds
over to them to make ont of these games
whatever they could. This lie the state
mert made by Victor Jose, secretary OF the
defunct club, who agreed to look after an
nouncements, etc. Mr.. Jose said last night
that the management bad given the police
and firemen the free use of the ball grounds
for their game to-day. and 1t was
supposed that for this good turn
yesterdays game would be allowed to go
unmolested. Soon after Sundays game
was announced, Secretary Jose said he re-
ceIved notice from Superintendent Colbert
that the game would not be allowed, but
this was regarded in the nature of bluff
and tho arrangements proceeded.
Inquiry among 1.-THE police develops the
fact that the fear of newspaper criticism
prompted them to stop the game. As one
officer put it, they did not propose to put
themselves in q position for the Journal
and News to rake them.
The closing game of the Indianapolis and
Columbus series will be played this after
noon. commencing at o'clock. From .
o'clock until 4 the policemen and fremen
will play their much advertised game. One
admission fee will entitle spectators to
witness both games