Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-06
RURRYING up The LOSSES
KANSAS CITY'S RAIL TEAM VOW
LOSES TWO GAMES A DAY.
in the Last Ten Games the Blues Have
Made the Excellent Showing of
Playing One Tie Game
Scores, 4 to 1, IL TO 4.

A great many baseball patrons left Ex-
position park yesterday in a G~issruntled
frame Of mind. when. as a matter Of fact.
they should have gone away with light
hearts and rejoicing. The fans seemed TO
be cut UP because the Blues had lost two
games of baseball. Apparently they lost
sight OF the wisdom and almost prophetic
foresight Of the schedule makers Of last
winters SHOWS. Suppose. instead of two
games scheduled for yesterday. there had
been three? That would have been some
thing like a bitter pill to swallow. Three
losses in one day, Three long strides
deeper into the gradually narrowing bot
tomless pit! II would have been an occa-
sion to try out the heroic soul of a Mark
Tspley.
As It was. the Blues had only lost W
games when at $40 O'Clock yesterday aft
ernoon long strings Of people began to
ooze from the park gates 1t was only a
fair days work for the Kansas City Blues
at that. They could have lost more if they
had been given an opportunity.
The earnest efforts of the Blues have not
been appreciated by the tireless members
who are in good standing in the Sledge-
hammer and Timelock Club. When the
members Of this strong arm organization
memorialized Manager Manning TO induce
his team 10 undertake occasionally to win
a game. they labOred. apparently. under
the impression that he had gone down into
the bywsys and hedge rows of the base
ball world and sought out his famed ag-
gregation for the express purpose OF nav
ing them discourage the steaming amhi-
tion OF other teams in their race ~pennant-
ward. Such is not the case. The sole
purpose in life Of the Kansas City Blues
IS to divide with the Kansas City parks
the bodyblows and upperCuts of the mem
bers of the s. II. and 7. c.
The Blues are graceful losers. They APP
pear to take an interest in the science of
artistically scattering their losses around
the circuit. playing no fayorttes-nrst come,
first served. Once or twice yesterday fore
noon it looked as though the Blues would
inadvertently win the game. There were
two or more men on bases at several crit
ical stages and a hit meant an unexpected
victory.
But the batsmen knew what they were
there for. and relieved the anxiety which
by striking out, or sending a ridiculously
easy Dounder across the diamond.
Foreman was on the firing end
Of the battery in the forenoon game, and
when he realized that the opposing bats
men were unable to solve a victory in his
twisters, he conveniently landed several
body blows that sent Milwaukee feet pat
teTinC down the line 10 first. On two other
occasions he located the plate several feet
from where IT was originally imbedded in
the earth. and. in the technique of the
game. allowed the men TO walk on balls"
In this way he strewed the visitors path
with roses, and caused them to understand
that life after all isn't six inches of foam
and one inch of beer. After the first in
ming he admitted OF hut one hit. The Blues
scored their lonesome run on two errors
by Taylor. who fumbled a grounder. and
then threw II TO the club house in an
apoplectic attempt to head the runner.
There was less fuss and feathers to the
second game. 1t was forked right over TO
the visitors in the beginning. In return
for which the men from Milwaukee touched
on some Fourth of July day fireworks that
quite eclipsed anything presented at any
Of the local parks in meteoric splendor.
Mr.. Albert Abbey, who struggles along on
the miserly monthly stipend of s225 for
exercising his right arm one hour every
alternate day Of the week. Sunday except
ed, was the predominating factor in the
presentation of the game. and he entered
right cheerily into his labors. initiating the
balls that he passed up until they sailed
down TO the plate as big as life preservers.
On the other hand the visitors used a ball
that grew smaller and smaller as it neared
the plate and finally shrunk away to the
meager proportions Of a LS shot. Handi-
capped In this manner ii is little wonder
the visitors ran right away with the sec
ond game. II was like matching a ten
second Splinter against a wooden-legged
citizen. The scores: