The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-15
WON 1T IN A WALK
INDIANAPOLIS GIVES KANSAS CITY
ANOTHER DRUBBING.
Manning Men Could've Hit Phillips,
While Darby Was Easy for the
MISUNDERSTANDING Break.

Indianapolis took the closing game with
Kansas City in the easiest sort OF fashion
yesterday. They were handicapped in the
start by what was, on Its face. an attempt
by Umpire Sheridan to hold the game level
for Kansas City. Sucn another decision was
never heard OF In Indianapolis If anywhere.
Shields had reached first on being hit by
pitcher in the second inning, after two
men had gone out. Phillips stepped to the
plate and drove a line fly to right field
which fell squarely and in plain view at
least eight feet inside the foul line. The
ball, after striking the ground, diverged to
the right and rolled far into foul territory.
Srallings sprinted for il and Shields had
Just turned second and Phillips first when
Sheridan called foul" There was a howl
from all quarters and the Indianapolis
players demonstrated against such a plainly
unjust decision, but IL did no good. Sheri-
dan waved them away amid boots and
Kisses and told Phillips to take another
turn at bat. which he did. and struck out.
For several innings afterwards the crowd
continued to hiss Sheridan for his action.
The only explanation that can reasonably
be offered for his action, which, fortunately
for him. did not keep Indianapolis from
winning, is that he did not see the ball
until it had rolled into foul ground. An
umpire's business, however. is to watch
every ball that is hit and, while occasion
ally there are close decisions on hits along
the foul lines. this long drive Of Phillips
was so palpably fair that there should have
been no question about it. Even the Kansas
City players were astonished at the de-
cislon and It takes a good deal TO astonish
them. After the home team had batted out
enough runs TO win a couple OF ordinary
games the crowd began to lose some OF its
animosity and to let Sheridan alone, though
every now and then some one would break
loose again with a reference TO his queer
break.
Indianapolis started of like winners, Nc
Carthy leading with a safe hit TO center.
After Henry had flown out to Stallings,
Gray lifted the ball over that fielder's
head for three bases, sending Mccarthy
home. MOTIFS fly to Stallings scored Gray,
and Mills struck out. Kansas City, how-
ever. in the last half, promptly pulled
alongside. Stallings struck out as a starter,
but Niles reached first On balls. He was
forced at second by Boards hit to Roat,
but klusman placed a single in center and
Nichols followed with a three-base drive to
the left field fence, scoring two runs. Her.
non was retired at fist by Philips. Singles
by Mccarthy and Gray and Henry'S base
on balls, together with long flies to Hernon
and Stallings, gave indianapolis two runs
in the third and from that on the game
was easy. They added two more in the fifth
on singles by Henry and Gray, a couple of
errors by Wentz and a stolen base.
The sixth was the inning in which Shar-
sig's men found pitcher Darby easier than
ever. Roat started off with a hit to center
but was caught at second by slow base
running on a little passed ball. Shields
reached first on balls, Phillips hit to left
for two bases. Mccarthy waited for four
giles, Motz reached first on balls, Mills
drove a safe one to left center and West
lake followed it all up with a beauty to left
for two bases. This fusillade resulted in sew
en- runs and. having batted around, Roat
was retired at first by Niles and Shields
flew out to the same player. Just to get
out or the thirteen rut. indianapolis made
another in the eighth, Gray hitting safe TO
right, reaching second on Darby's careless
ness in failing to stop the throw in, third on
a wild pitch and home on Westlake's single
TO right. The visitors could do nothing at
all with Phillips until the eighth inning.
when Beard lifted a short fly to left which
somebody should have reached, but didn't.
klusman hit hard and clean to left. but
was doubled with Nichols on the ~iatter's
grounder to Shields. Hernon landed a
beauty out of Gray's reach in right center,
trying TO stretch a three-bagger into a
home run. and was easily caught at the
plate. Seeing their case was hopeless. Man
ager Manning threw up his hands and
with his Kansas City team left for the
train which took them to Grand Rapids a
short time afterwards. Six hundred people
saw the game and they made noise enough
for five thousand during that sixth inning
when the Indianapolis runs and hits were
so thick. Score: