The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-01
THEIR USUAL BAD MANNERS.
UnruIy Saints Taken Down the Line
by Umpire Warner.

more unr'ily lot of ball players than
Comiskeys St Paul aggregation 1t would
be "a difficult matter to get together. There
are a few ollingsworth, Nc
Bride and Preston, for instance-but the
rest are tough set. Umpire Warner took
them down the line in great shape yester-
day and is to be commended for his prompts
ness 1T was his first appearance here,
and he clearly showed the big crowd that he
had the courage of his convictions. He
had Charley Nyce put off the grounds in
the third inning, fined Frank Shugart in
the seventh, sent Billy George to the bench
In the eighth and called Comiskey good and
hard in the same inning. If ever team IS
misnamed it is the so-called Saints. They
ought to be known as the Sinners. Besides
the fireworks just referred to Spies and
Hogriever gave a little private exhibition
in the sixth. Hogriever had reached first on
choice and frlcken was trying TO catch
him mapping. He was forced to get back
IN a hurry sSVeral times anu came INTO MI
lision with Spies during the operation. The
latter squared off and 'Hoggie' did the
same. Motz split them out and the umpire
came running over. truce was quickly
patched up and in the eighth, when Hog
riever came along the line on his safe
drive to center ne bumped Spies out OF
the way. AS il in admiration OF his nerve,
Spies shook hands with "Hoggie" and
laughed.
GOaf IntCned a Deautltul game, having ms
usual great speed and perfect control. He
did not pass u man to first and Kept the
nine hits well scattered. Fricken had one
bad inning, and that was enough TO cost
the game. He was hit for four earned runs
in the first, after which he settled down
and Watkins's men secured but five hits.
1t was those six consecutive hits in the
opening inning that did the work. Bob
Woods catching, Stewards fielding ana
catches by Hogriever. Flynn, Preston ana
\ George were features of the game. Inc
crowd numbered nearly 800 people and
the indianapolis men were given great
reception as they came marching across the
field. Manager Watkins received quite as
much or more applause as he came over
from the clubhouse just before the game
Hogriever celebrated his return by get
ting a base on balls but was caught steal
ing second circumstance that helped the
Saints materially, FOR the next hVe men
landed safely on Fricken's speedy ones and
Stewart wound up with a two-bagger. All
this earned four runs. Flynn hit to Nyce
and Wood was run down between third and
home. Goar struck out. st. Paul managed
TO get one after Preston had gone out
Gray partially stopping McBride's ground
or, but being unable TO recover the ball in
time to field 1t. Nyce fouled TO Motz, but
Mcbride stole second and George hit to
right for a base, scoring him. Glasscock
hit TO left for two bags, but Shugart struck
out
slow one toward third and easily beat it
out Nyce shunted the bali into foul ground
and was mad because the umpire paid no
attention to his claim of foul. After con-
siderable talk the umpires patience was
exhausted and he ordered Nyce from the
game. The cross-grained third baSeman
kept up his abuse and Warner called an
officer one wasn't enough, and Captain
Quigley had to be, pressed into service.
After wasting a good deal of valuable time
Nyce disappeared, touching his cap TO and
exchanging few hard-boiled compliments
with the bleachertes as he passed them.
Preston YVES put on third and Kline, a big
catcher recently signed by ComiSky, went
to left; Stewart was hit by pitched ball
a al nc
handled in time TO force Wood at third hut
Preston tried TO make a double play OF it
ana threw the ball over GlaSscock'S head
into the crowd. Stewart and Flynn made
the circuit on the error. Goar hit TO right
center for three bases, but Hogriever made
the third out from short TO first.
Not being satisfied with Preston's work
at third, Comiskey shifted his men around
sending Kline behind the bat. Spies TO first
third and Preston back to left field The
change worried all right and Indianapolis
did no more scoring, Fricken being very
effective curing the last six innings The
visitors were presented with another run IN
the NTH flynn dropping Honingsworth's
easy fly ana Fricken giving Hogriever a
lard chance. which resulted in another
mum, With men on second and third and
nobody out things looked extremely
stormy but Goar struck Preston out. Nc
Bride was disposed of by Stewart and
Motz, Hollingsworth scoring on the out.
and Kline persisted on strikes The third
and last st. Paul run was scored by Spies
IN the seventh; He led off with a three
Dagger 10 IieHt- 1OllnSSWOrth flew TO
Stewart and Fricken to Mcfarland Spies
coming IN on the second out Hogriever
made a pretty catch Of Preston's ny and
the inning was over. With two out In The
eighth, George and Glasscoek hit for a base
each and wild pitch advanced them
Stewart made clever stop and a quick
throw OF Shugart's grounder and the dan
ger was over. George had a wild idea that
Warner had made g mistake IN not calling
Shugart safe and jumped the umpire Tor
the supposed mistake. After a brief but
animated debate Warner ordered him 10 the
bench and an officer escorted him thither.
Flynn fumbled Spies's grounder in the
ninth, but followed IL np with a great
catch Of Hollingsworth short iiy TO center.