The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-21

FLEMING,s FATAL BLuNDER.
Ran I'm on KIOpfs Fly and 1t Turned
Into a Home Run.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 20-Kansas
City won the final game of the series from
Indianapolis in the presence of nearly nine
thousand people to-day. 1t was a great
contest, and it was never over until Campau
had caught McFarland's high fly in the
ninth inning, with two men standing on
bases. 1t was the great work Of Gear, COM
bined with the fine hitting of the Blues,
which gave the victory to Kansas City. The
run which won the game was made by Gus
Klopf, the shortstop whom Manning Sc
cured recently from Richmond, Va, who
made a home run in the eighth inning. Both
teams did fast fielding; the Blues rather
outclassed the Hoosiers in that respect,
their only error being wild throw by Klopf
which did not affect the score.
Bill Phillips, who won his game from the
Blues yesterday, went into the box again
to-day, intending to make a clean sweep.
For one inning he looked dangerous but in
the second the Blues began to find him, and
they lined out two hits. After that 1t was
two or three hits to an inning, and in the
sixth Phillips gave way to Scott, who held
the Blues down to two hits in three innings.
Klopf's home run off Scott would have been
but a single if Fleming had fielded it prop
erly, but he came in too far and the ball
went past him before he could get to it.
1t seemed in the second inning that Gear
was going to prove an easy proposition, as
a three-bagger by Flynn, a two-bagger by
Allen and single by Phillips gave the
Hoosiers two earned runs. After that the
young pitcher settled down, and for three
innings the Hoosiers did not get hit.
In the sixth Mcfarland opened with a
three-bagger, and Stwart was passed to
first. After Flynns out had advanced them
they crossed the plate on Aliens drive for
base, Allen being thrown out in attempt
ing to stretch his hit into a two-bagger.
Allen began the ninth with a three-base hit
and came in on SCOTS double, after Hickey
had gone out on a fly. Hogriever was hit
by pitched ball, and when he was forced
out at second he struck Klopf in the eye to
prevent him from making double play.
Manning claimed the game, but Sheridan
would not allow the claim, although the
interference had been very plain. Klopf
was so badly hurt that he had to leave the
game. O'Hagan taking his place. There was
but one run needed to tie and two men were
on bases. Mcfarland put up high fly to
Campau, and the Western League season
was over.
The Blues scored one in the third on
singles by Gear and Slagle and an out.
They took another in the fourth on Wilson's
single, a passed ball and Klopf's safe hit.
Singles by Slagle, Frisbee and Campau,
errors by Phillips and Kahoe, stolen bases
by Frisbee and Campau, Wilson's sacrifice
and McVickers's fly gave three runs in the
NTH. Klopf's home run was the last one
After the game Manager Manning, Gear
and Campau were carried off the field by
enthusiastic rooters. while Hogriever was
escorted by bodyguard of police and play
ers The two teams to play exhibition
games in Topeka and Lawrence. Kan, to-
morrow and Thursday, and in Kansas City
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday Score: