The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-08
Thrown DOWN AGAIN
INDIANAPOLIS TEAM BEATEN IN A
WRETCHED EXHIBITION.
Some Ground and Lofty Umpiring by
Gayle and Pepper That Nearly
Caused a Free Fight.

There was a disgusting exhibition at the
bail grounds yesterday. 1t was supposed TO
be a game between the indianapolis and
Detroit teams, but it quickly resolved itself
into a farce, with frequent belligerent feat
ures. The whole proceeding tended to drive
good patrons from the grounds and keep
them away, and did much to injure the
game in this city. With a team in sixth
place it is necessary to nurse baseball a
little, rather than to hold the sport up to
ridicule. There was nc need to press play
ers into service as umpires when there was
a regularly appoir,ed substitute umpire on
the grounds. 1t was the first time this Sea-
son such a thing has been tried, and it
must be the last if the Indianapolis club
desires the patronage it has had in the past.
Several fights between players of the OPP
posing teams were narrowly averted yes
terday during wrangles over close plays,
and the spectacle was decidedly distastefui
to most of those present. Gayle. who was
Detroit's umpire, threw everything possible
into his teams hands,, and was flagrantly
unfair whenever an opportunity offered.
Pepper was apparently disposed to do what
was fair and right, but soon saw that
Gayle was out for the game, and tried &C.
casionally to play even. 1t was useless,
however, for Gayle had more opportuni-
ties, and unhesitatingly took advantage Of
them.
There came near being a free fight in the
fifth inning over Henry's out at the plate.
He tried to stretch a three-bagger into a
home run, and was caught, after a slide,
though it was a close play. Gayle called
him out and Pepper declared him safe. 1t
took ten minutes to settle the matter, dur
ing which several scraps" were imminent.
The point at issue was as to which umpire
should make the decision. Finally 1t was
decided that Gayle, who was calling balls
and strikes, had the right in this instance,
and that settled 1t.
The most fragrant decision of the game
was made by Gayle in the seventh inning,
when he deliberately called Roat out on
strikes and retired the side, with two men
on base and a good prospect Of tying the
score. Gayle appreciated all this. and, with
three balls and two strikes on Roat. coolly
called the latter out on a ball that was
three feet from the plate. 1t was as dellb-
crate a steal as was ever seen in a ball
game, and was recognized as such by the
indignant crowd. Peppers work was not
free from criticism, but he made some eff
fort to be fair, and Gayle was only un-
biased when there was nothing to be gained
by being otherwise.
The Indianapolis players went into the
game like a lot Of men in a trance. There
was no life in their playing, and they
didn't wake up until too late. Wittrock
pitched in spite of the Grand Rapids
claim, it having been determined TO hold
on to him and fight the matter through.
He had great speed and good control, but
was hit pretty hard. his support, however.
being of a character TO discourage most
any pitcher. There were four glarlng ana
ineXcusable errors behind him., and some
slow fielding that was nearly as bad;
Good "snappy' ball playing would have
allowed Wittrock TO show in much better
form than he did, but there was little life
in the indianapolis players during the
earlier innings especially. Detroit, on the
contrary, put up a faultless game, and the
outfield work was a. feature. Borchers was
saved several hits by fine catches in left
and center.
Dungan's triple, Everetts base on balls
and Glenalvin's home run gave the visitors
a good start in the first. indianapolis had
disappointed everybody in the opening hall
by failing to score after getting two men
10. base with only one out. Murphy's home
run drive to right gave the home team
a solitary score in the second. In their
half the visitors secured a couple by the
grace of Borchers's double, Gray's horri-
BILE throw of Pears's grounder, DUNCAN
single and Roats bad tumble. Both
teams drew blanks in the third. In the
| fourth MurphyS base on pals ana Rodt s
triple near the right foul line gave In
~dianapolis one, while singles by DUNCAN
and Campau, Raymond's triple to right
and Shields's tumble of Glenalvin's groun-
der yelled Detroit three. In the fifth Henry
came near scoring, but didn't, as described
above, while Detroit was more fortunate,
single and another triple by DUNCAN to
1t was in the sixth that sharsig's men
made a squirt which placed them closer
to Detroit than was comfortable for the
visitors. Gray opened with a triple tic
right, and Motz hit the center field fence
for a home run. Dalrymple and Murphy
reached first on balls. Roat's struck out
but Shields hit to right for three bases
sending in two runs, and scored himself
earthly flew to York, retiring the side
Gray dropped Campau's easy fly as 6
starter for Detroit. Raymond hit safe ant
a double to center, sending two runs in
Jant2en sacrificed and Borchers hit &c
center for three bases. scoring York. Pears
With Henry out in the seventh, Gray
Motz and Dalrymple cracked out single.
ply hit to Everett, forcing Dalrymple GU
at second, and Gray scored. With a fairl,
H nen5ehy to pf fSe Tascn 19r Of fnd his peaSla Ga sI,
called Roat out on strikes, as above de
scribed. In the eighth a base on balls anC
YorkS home run hit to right gave De
troit a longer lead. With one out in tn,
ninth. Gray lifted a double to right. Mot
was retired at first by Glenalvin's pickup
of his grounder, but Dalrymple place.
one over York's head for three bases
and Murphy followed with a single to left
two runs resulting. DUNCAN capture;
Roat's fly, however, and the game ended
Eight hundred dissatisfied people saw tn,
exhibition. Score:
indianapolis. Alb. r. II. o. A. z
Mccarthy, l..........5 o L L
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Dalrymple, m.........4 2