Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-13
TWO GAMES FOR THE BLUES.
THEY GAVE ntMpts JONES AND
FEARS 4 TEHRiEiC mt DBi>G.
The Gnmrs We're onc-Sidrh, hut the
BiE crowd Enjoyed the WI, the
Biu~s Hit the Upii-Coium-
bus Again To-day.

!. the Western Lcaeuc schedule could be
so arranged that tho Columbus team could
play IN Kansas city all th" time, jimmy
Manning and his Blues would have snap
to win tho remnant.
Tho BlIss played two games with tho
Ohio aggroeat.on yesterday afternoon, and
won both OF them IN tho easiest manner
Imaginable III, visitors played good
enough ball In tho ncid. ana hit frooly, hut
10 clm could have withstoot tue terrific
batting OF the Blues. Both Jones. who
pitched Tho ilrst game, ana Pears who was
on tho rubber m the second. started 100 TO
pitch effective ball. but iu Cd i.w innings
the Blues slzod them lp and both were
given torrblc dulhng. f.fing about tho
same IN thc matter OF base hits unl total
bases.
For tho Blues Rurnett was piitcd ag.lnst
Jonca tn the hr-t gimc aul DC vts u l's-
alc to tlt" visitors who found him Tor hut
eight hits klluE pitched tho second game
for the Blues and while DO WIS hut hard
and oft"n ho managed to koop 'hc hits
rrc'ty well scattered, and was sISon good
support, which prevented the hits OF the
visitors from counting Tor much,
The INST game was started ut $50 O'clock
with crowd OF li4I In ATTENDANCE, which
later was swollcd to about 1900 Tho result
of the game was never III doubt after tn"
second Inning. when the Elucs hatt'd In
three runs pnI secured a winning lead.
Tho hitting OF tho Blues and their rcmark-
ably clever neldiug was the only feature
which lent Interest 10 the game. Tor Bum
pas Jones was hit So hard ami 20 regularly
that The visitors never hai an opportunity
to got IN the game to any extent.
Blanfori. the new man, did the catching.
ana besides showing marked Improvement
in his work, he hit the bail hard. and
showed mat he Is "a reliable hatsman. bar
nett dld much to win his own gam. by con-
trihuting two twobdggors and a single. and
Hatfield also hit the hall hard and often.
With an intcrmission Of but a few min
utos, the second game followed the first.
Wilson. who has been lnid IN with "A lame
arm. went behind the bat for columbus,
and managed 10 throw out one runner,
though II would be no trouble to steal
bases on him. Frank Pears pitched "A fair
game OF bah for six innings, hit In the
seventh the fireworks were exploded and
cession of terrific drives. including four sin
Gles twobtGgcr and two thrccbaggcrs
Tho beautiful hitting OF tnmrau, who
three times sent the hall to the fence on u
line, was the distinct feature Of the game.
Hatfield aud lianford again hit the hall
hard. rs did hlusman and Nirhol. and VA
iact hll the Blues took occasion to iAttcu
their batting averages.
Bill iiassamcr who covered first base for
Columbus for tn" iifst time in these games.
did good work with tho sick. and Pears
also b1uei We'll. Aside from the clean hit
ting Of the Blues, the game was practically
a f"aturolcss one
In both games Mcncfcc played good bail
al second base, showing marked improve
nient. some Of the chances which hc ac-
ceptcd we're extremely dinlcuIt ones. Tho
scores: