The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-13
A BRACE OF errors
TWO BAD BREAKS LOSE INDIANAP-
OILS A CLOSE GAME.
Gray and Shields Help Kansas City
to a VictOry-TOledO, Grand Rap
Ids and Milwaukee Win.

day managed to give away a game Indian
apolis should AVE won. There were not
many people out, the larger portion of
those in attendance being ladies, but the
crowd was sufficiently large TO express
a good-sized feeling of disgust at the three
rank misplays which were responsible for
half of Kansas City's runs. Roat and
Mills played good ball, their fielding being
of a brilliant character, and aside from
his one very costly error Shields did some
clever work. Pepper pitched a strong,
even game, part of the hits in the sixth
inning being made after the side should
have been retired. Instead of five there
should have been but two runs scored in
that inning. Kansas City's three errors
were not costly, only two runs resulting
from them all. 1t was simply a case of
The best players in the team falling over
themselves at just the time when they
should have played their usual game.
Umpire Sheridan, heralded as the best in
the Western League. made his first APP
pearance here and signalized it by calling
a Kansas City man safe at the plate in
the eighth inning when Westlake had him
out by at least six feet. This decision was
as rank as has been seen on the grounds
this season. 1t cost only one run, how
v al0 thC 6dAAC NoiAAAO NC NhoA y 0p
to the. umpire. He had called Niles out
at the plate in the sixth
on a close play, which, how
ever, according to the acknowledged ten
dency of umpires to lean to the home
team, was not at all out of the way, as
the runner appeared to be out. Manager
Manning, who was or the bench, and the
members of his team kicked so hard and
said so many disagreeable things about
Sheridan that his break in the Stallings
case was evidently due to a desire to
placate them. Manning, in fact kept up a
running fire from the bench for several
moments after the Niles decision, and
should ave been squelched, but the umpire
paid no attention to him. For the 'best
umpire in the Western League" Sheridan
appears to have his weaknesses, and he
demonstrated them yesterday quite forci-
bly,.
Indianapolis did nothing in the first, but
when 1t came Kansas City's turn Stallings
hit the second ball pitched to the left
center fence for three bases. Niles reached
first on balls and Beard hit a sharp one
to Mills. who got it on the jump. juggled
1t just long enough to miss the play at
the plate and then threw 1t to Motz In
time to catch Beard. Motz returned the
ball to Mills and nailed Niles at third, that
player having taken long chances on reach
ing the base. Klusman went to base on
balls, but Nichols was retired from Shields
to Motz. Indianapolis tied the score in the
second, when Motz got a base on balls
and stole second. Mills also waited for
on Westlake's grounder to Beard. Wentz,
In trying to complete a double on West
lake, threw badly to first and Motz came
in. The error cost nothing, however. as
ROat followed With a safe hit to capfar
which would have scored Motz. At this
stage Westlake did a reckless piece of
where Roats hit had gone, and then fool
ishly trying to make third, where he was
easily, caught Shields was retired at first.
to left gave indianapolis another run in
the fourth. With one out and the bases
of runs, but Roat and Shields proved easy
marks and spoiled the outlook. In the fifth
Sharsig's men took a pretty good lead. and
Mccarthy hit to right, the ball taking O
crooked bound over Stallings's shoulder
and letting, the runner reach third. Henry
lifted a foul fly to Donohue, but Gray drove
a single to left, sending Mccarthy home
Safe hits by Motz and Mills sent Gray in
and Westlake retired the side with a fly
to Wentz.
Klusman started Kansas City's half OF
the sixth inning with a single to center
and Nichol followed with one to left
Wentz few to Roat, but Donohue hit safe
to left, scoring Klusman. Daniels lifted
a short fly to center, which should have
retired the side, but which, to every ones
amazement, Gray dropped, Nichol scoring
Stalhngs flew to Motz, but Niles and
Beard placed the ball safe and drove in
three runs, Niles being caught at the plate
trying to score o Boards hit. In the
eighth Gray and Mccarthy collided and lei
Donohue's easy fly get away from them
Daniels sacrificed and Stallings hit TO right
for three bases. scoring Donohue. Roat
made a fine stop of Niles's sharp groundel
and threw Stallings out at the plate, but
the umpire called him safe. Beard flew to
Mccarthy and Niles was doubled on the
eaten, having run on to third, evidently
thinking there were two out. Nicho
dropped McCarthy's fly in the ninth anC
Henry followed with a two-bagger to right
on which MAJ went to third. Gray's Ions
ny TO Hernon sent him home. Motz flew tC
Beard, but Mills hit safe to right anC
Henry came in. Nichoi made a good run.
ming catch OF W~estlake's line drive, anC
the game was over. Score: