The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-11

record being three hits. three runs, seven
putouts. one assist. one stolen base ana
no errors.
indianapolis had several good chances to
win out yesterday and the crowd at the
Grand tried hard to root in enough runs
IN the eighth and ninth to accomplish the
stirred everybody up. but it was the last
expiring gasp of Watkins's men.
Quite a donation was made to the league
treasury through Umpire Manassau yester-
day. 1t cost Tebeau $40, Mertes and Hulen
S. each and then Kahoe, GOar. Gray and
Hogriever all came in for a similar assess
ment on account of some sighting remarks,
which they directed at the officials head,
Columbus Journal.
Umpire Sheridan will brook no Sass"
Yesterday he read the riot act to "Scrappy"
|Scrapper' Davis out of the game and fined
third assistant "Scrapper" Warner $25.
The wild, woolly players from the East
must bring their manners with them when
they come West or suffer the consequences
Grand Rapids has released ~Treadway.
Mahaffy and Frank Sheibeck. Leadley says
but that Frank didn't seem to know just
hat he wanted, and consequently he has
never played a game with the team. Ma
haffy is the ex-Indianapolis pitcher. Glen
alvin will scarcely keep Roat, so that Cross
and Buckley are the only eX-Hoosiers who
will last up there.
The third Columbus game will be played
at the Grand this afternoon at 3:15. VOL
tiers is due to pitch, but Foreman may go
in. STREET is likely to do the box work
for Columbus: He is the young left-hander
Lotus picked up lest fall. He pitched for
a short time in the Southern League. To-
morrow will be ladies' day at the Grand.
days and to-morrow's games will begin at
3:15. They will be the last at the theater
until next Tuesday.
Watkins's men are away off in their hit
ting. The team average is lamentably weak
-.250. Hitting at this figure will never get
them. any nearer to the top than they now
are. Motz and HogrieVer, who have played
in every game this season, lead the team
in hitting, the former with .404, and the
latter with .306. Mccarthy has played in
3nly five games and his average is still
games. Gray's average for thirteen games
IS .215; Goars for four games 1913 and the
rest are scarcely worth mentioning. The
teams helding average is .935.
Manager Watkins telegraphed Sunday
night that he had protested the game at
Columbus, but did not say on what ground.
OF yesterday probably explains the. pro
test: AT Detroit Butler, ran into Mertes
and yesterday Charley Frank did the same
thing. This time it knocked Sandow cold
for a few minutes and 1t was some time
before he fully regained consciousness and
was able to, continue the game. Motz hit
the bah and reached third before it was
helded in. when the umpire called time and
ran to Mertes'S assistance. MotZ scored
While play was ceased and put up a strong
bluff, claiming that the official had no
right to call time, and last evening he de-
clared that the game would be protested,
and says it will surely be given to Indian
apolis. The point he attempt to raise is
purely a technical one and as President
Johnson saw the game from start to finish,
there is no doubt but what the Hoosiers
will have to play the game over and win
1t squarely before they are credited with
it. The rule says that when a player is in
jured time shall not be called until the
pitcher receives the ball while standing in
his position. That rule was framed to pre-
vent calling time before the ball is helded
in, and Motz was fairly held on third by
a return of the ball"