The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-25
BREWERS STILL wRATHFUL.
Frank Foreman and Umpire Manassau
Severely Criticized.

The Brewers are still in a wrathful state
over the outcome of Mondays game, and
intimate the Hoosiers have "cinched' the
pennant through favoritism of umpires.
This is a mistake. NO team in the Western
League has suffered more by unfair UNI
p.ring than Indianapolis. In some of
the the cities, notably St. Paul
and Columbus, the umpires de-
cisions have been SO VIGOROUSLY against the
leaders that partisans OF the home team
cried shame" Indianapolis has the best
club in the league and that is why it is SO
far ahead in the championship race. This
statement is fully supported by the fielding,
batting and pitching records of the season.
The Milwaukee Sentinel, usually fair in
everything but baseball, is severe in de-
nouncing Foreman's work as umpire on
Monday. 1t says:
professional baseball has been played in
Milwaukee during the past twenty years
without having the reputation of the game
sInifChed by decision at all tainted with
unfairness until yesterday, 1t remaining for
frank foreman, of the Indianapolis club,
10 dishOnor position of trust he had been
honored with when Umpire Manassau dis
played u streak of yellow In his compC-
SiliOn and Withdrew from tire game ~ ,''
fourth inning under a plea of illness. Fore
nan Iault might ~ COl-Ao-4e4 NJ 40 AS.-.-
that it was an error OF Judgment, but his
decision was rendered after two taIlies
crossed the plate and two men occupied
third and second bases, and it is question
able whether any of the spectators or play
crS can excuse such braZen-faced steal.
Even Manager Watkins said, last night.
that it was difficult to have a player umpire
fairly when a decision was against his own
team"
The Sentinel then describes the play and
FOreman's decision, as it was given in the
Journals dispatch. Manassau is also
severely criticised for alleged unfairness:
1t is asserted he got in his deadly work"
in the second inning, when he declared
Stewart safe, and again in the third, when
he called Goar safe at first when Mack
reached the bag ahead of him" The re-
porter however admits that Mccarthy in
one instance, was declared out by an eye
lash" After the account Of the game the
following appears in the Sentinel:
IF the Indianapolis team has been boost
cd to it's present lofty position in the West
ern League championship series by the
methods employed to defeat the MilWaukees
yesterday, they are entitled to little credit.
Dishonest umpiring will kill any sport and
the deficient Judgment, possessed by
Foreman will no doubt have it's effect on
the patronage during the present series, as
people pay their money to see baseball hon
estly conducted. Years ago the Louisville
players, who threw the games. were sum
marily punished by being blacklisted, and
similar punishment was merted yesterday
by Frank Foreman, who deprived the Brew
ers of two runs they were honestly entitled
to.
Umpire Manassau attempts to defend his
retirement from the game by alleging that
he has been i'll ever since he left Grand
Rapids and says that when he moves about
he becomes dizzy. If he was i'll on Sunday
he should have applied to President John
son, when he was here, for relief instead
of showing the white feather as soon as the
league potentate left the city Manassau
was not too i'll to play in three games on
the Brewers recent transforming tour, and
he was rugged enough to occupy a seat
under the grand stand and witness the re-
naming five innings Yesterday Less vile
language. such as Hogriever used yesterday
within the hearing of the occupants of the
right field bleachers, more honest umpiring
than Frank Foreman IS capable Of Going
and more ginger in Mr.. Manassaus work is
what the public demands"