Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-08-15
BLUES BROKE The HOODOO.
THEY woN AN EASY GAME FROM THE
BREWERS YESTERDAY.
Hastings pitched in Pine Form, Keeping
the Pew Hits We'll Scattered, While
the blues Rappcd stephens
iiard-Oticr Gamcs.

Milwaukee, wis. Aug 1i -- Especially
Charles Hoyt. the well known writer OF
farce comedy. should have been at Mil
waukec park yesterday afternoon to got
new ideas FOR a play. There was all
kinds OF comedy. low. high and intcrmc-
diate. Tho Milwaukee players furnished
the comedy roles until the ninth inning.
whom the Blues tried their hand at the
work. but they were . failure compared TO
Milwaukee Peck sharpe was the leading
comedian. and he was assisted 10y Taylor
Elopf and Twitchcll. II was an awful
game to watch hut when It is taken into
consideration that farce comedy was put
on thcro should be no kicking ON the part
OF the spectators. Then. too. there was
heavy drama. Hastings. Carroll. Hatheld
and klusm1u ofIiciatcd IN this department.
but they allowed Umpire Cushman to play
the leading role after the second inning.
1t cost each Of them s..
Milwaukee should have been shut out to-
day: al least the boys deserved to be white
washed. The pitching OF Hastings was
superb. He had the Brewers in "a trance,
and allowed them but live hits. three of
which were scratches seven men famed
the afr, and only one putout was recorded
I'm the outilold. Up to the seventh II looked
like sure whitewash for Milwaukee. The
catching of Xahner was a feature of the
game. stephens had the Kaws down to
ten hits, hut his support was poor, and,
Milwaukee was blankcd In tho first only
three men setting to bat u was different
called on him. 9nd steve gave him MS
Carroll got in the way or the ban and trot-
ted TO first Hines drove q hot one at
two runs resulted. kusman was thrown
out from Taylor to stafford, aud Hatneld
gS mETp % n Hcs fai There enn9" W5 mo- 5eS@ moro On lor
Ing until the third inning, when the Brow
ors Went to pieces and gave away a couple
Conuaughton opened with a safe hit, Car
roll was again given his base. and Hines
With the bases filled, l<lusman tapped An
easy one to steve, and forced Counaughton
,l 9t The plate HGrn9n followed With ~,
plate. Klouf threw 90 Taylor. who tried to
the stand. When the hall was recovered
all the. runners had crossed the rubber.
short, and Hastings famed the air
fifth was another Waterloo for the Brew
ers. They acted like men in a trance. d, Her
struck out. Hastings popped up fly,
which sharpe mufed. Iahner made hit.
oud. and scored on Mannincs hit. CON
naushton sent a groundcr to Sharpe. which
the latter iuCglcd. Carroll singled and
while tlopf was chasing the ball Manning
came home. ConnaughtOn was forced out
at second and the sport was again over.
Milwaukee was again saved from a shut
out in the seventh. Sharpe reached first
on an error 10y Connaughton. and was ad-
vauced to second ON Twitchells bunt.
stafford struck out and sharpe scored
when Carroll dropped Niles fly. Taylor
made "A scratch nit. but was left on base
Nicol going out to center field. There
WAS more trouble in the ninth for Milwau-
and Twitchclrs muff of Hines' fly. gave the
Blues one tally Milwaukee scored three
times I'm the ninth on TwitChclrs double.
"A single and errors by carroll, Manning
and CounauEhton. The score: