The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-14
HAD ROWS BY INNINGS
THE UMPIRE HAD SOME TROUBLES
IN YESTERDAYS GAME.
Pittsburg "Pirateso Won from the
Champions, 8 to 3-Harry Wright
Games Elsewhere.

lnnlngs anu Dlg one Ill the seventh, winch
resulted in the removal of Jake Beckley
from the field. He was escorted to the
bench by two policemen at the request of
Umpire Murphy, who had grown weary of
the big first baseman's abuse The crowd
cheered the umpire's action and guyed
Beckley numerically. Murphy's umplring
was somewhat erratic. and ne is likely to
get pretty badly tangled with some of the
Western League captains If he does not
follow the hall more closely than ne did
yesterday. In the first inning Mccarthy hit
into right for two bases. the ball dropping
in fair ground Murphy declared it foul,
however, and the crowd howled its indigna-
ton at the diminutive umpire. Then Nc
Carthy came back and proceeded to make
more trouble for the umpire by hitting to
pretty nearly the same spot, this time for
three bases. but again Murphy insisted that
it was foul, and again did the crowd roar
its rage at him. Almost everybody thought
both hits were fair, and there was nobody
at all who appeared to have any doubt as
to the fairness of the first So, after all,
the Pittsburgs had little or none the worst
of 1t when this decision on Mccarthy is
taken into consideration. They did some
senseless kicking, and everybody was glad
to see Murphy finally sit on them hard.
After the third inning there was a ten
minute intermission owing to the rain,
which threatened to spoil the sport alto
gether. 1t relented, however, and friendly
rainbow was the signal for the players to
resume the struggle. Goar was the first
pitcher put up by the visitors. After few
Innings the champions warmed up to him
in a style Connie Mack failed to appreciate,
and the pitcher was taken out. Brownie"
Foreman then tackled the job, and, though
no runs were scored during his three in
nings, 1t was then deemed best to put Pink
Hawley In, and the crowd was treated to an
exhibition of pitching not often Witnessed
here. 1t is no wonder Hawley is a top
notcher. He has all the requisites for a
star pitcher, and though the champions sur
prised him by couple of singles, he struck
out three men in the one inning he pitched.
Hawley is a big, handsome fellow, and his
delivery is a pleasure to watch. He loses
no time getting the ball away from him,
and how IL travels when he lets go! A base
runner has little show for a start. and In
dianapoHs was lucky to get that one run In
the seventh.
ALL RIGHT FOR THREE INNINGS.
Dammann pitched the entire game for
indianapolis. He kept the Pirates guess
ing for three innings, during which his
work was excellent and his support good.
Then something gave way, and about the
time the Pittsburgs began to warm up to
the young pitcher his support weakened
with him, and away went the champions.
One fact is becoming apparent, and that
is the absolute need Of a first-class catcher.
1t is to be hoped that Buckley will fill the
bill. He was on the bench in uniform yes
terday, and worked awhile with Phillips
late in the afternoon. There is a general
desire to see him take hold. Butler Is out
classed in the Western League-that is rea-
as a substitute, so 1t is UP to Buckley now,
and if he is anything like as good as he
used to be Manager Watkins will not have
Two pretty double plays by Roat, Stew
art and Motz warmed the hearts of the
ever seen here, and showed what fast In
field the champions have this season Roat's
arm is still sore, as his throwing to first
the bound. One of these short throws he
got, and the other he didn't. The Pirates
put up clever enough fielding game,
do as there might have been. owing to the
number of indianapolis strike-outs. Conner
and Butler couldn't see the ball at all, and
each man struck out three times. Hog
riever reached first base three times on
balls, and Roat, Mccarthy, Stewart and
Motz had little trouble finding the sphere.
The last-named player was hit twice by
pitched balls.
1t looked so much like rain that no time
was lost. starting the sport. There was no
cut loose on Goar in the third after two
men were out. Hogriever got base on
balls, and singles by Roat, Mccarthy and
Stewart resulted In two runs, during which
there was considerable noise made, as resi-
dents within a mile or so Of the grounds
can testify. Mccarthy made the third out
by being run down between third and home
trying to score on Stewards steal of Sec
ond. Foreman pitched the next three in
nings, and, though rather wild, managed to
get through without giving the Indianapolis
men run. They worried him considerably,
however. That third run was scored in the
seventh off Hawiey. Dammann hit for
base and Hogriever reached first on balls,
fact that annoyed the visitors, and espe-
cially Beckley, so much that the umpire
called for a new first baseman, and Sugden
took Beckley's place at the bag. Roat
struck out, but NJ, ,arthy hit safe to left
center, scoring Dammann. Then Hawley
put on steam, and, getting right up on his
toes, sent them across too fast for Stew
art and Motz, striking both men out.
ming gave the Pirates three runs in the
fourth. Roat's wild throw, Ely's three-bag-
ger Sugden's single. Donavan's triple and
Dammanns muff at the plate added four
more TO their string in the sixth. A base
on balls, a wild pitch and Buffers high
throw to third were responsible for the
one run scored by Pfttsburg in the seventh.
Then the game was called. There were
about 1000 people at the grounds Score: