The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-13

There was terrible accident at Wash
ington Park yesterday afternoon, and the
list of casualties numbered fifteen Hoo
siers, who died on the bases, and the loss
of the second position in the race. The
entire crew of the Hoosier train, together
with the umpire, who was one or the prin-
cipal wreckers. wrought the disaster and
caused the Milwaukee team to come out
with the big end of the score. 1t is true
that Umpire Frank Dwyer was the worst
that ever happened, but the indianapolis
men played a dopey game and failed to
connect safely with the sphere when men
were on bases. Their fielding, at times.
was so loose that the Brewers were en-
abled to add several tallies to their score.
There were eight stalwart Indians who
faced Sparks at critical times, and stood as
If petrified while Dwyer called strike after
strike on them. The majority of the de-
cisions were as yellow as fall pumpkin,
but still the Indianapolis batters did not
endeavor to hit the ball when 1t came over
the plate or the corners of 1t. The Hoo
siers made nearly three times as many hits
as credited to Milwaukee, but they were
unable to win. Gardner had trying circum-
stances to contend with, but he pitched a
good game after the first inning. In the
initial inning he issued two passes to first.
which resulted in both men scoring. Sparks
was more brilliant in his work than his
name would Indicate He was a huge cleo
trio light, and, while he was hit hard he
retired the Indianapolis team in every in
ming after the first when men were on the
bags waiting to be batted home. He had
the assistance of the umpire in his work,
for several times the last man I'm an inning
to face him was calledlout on strikes.
CAUSE OF DEFEAT.
The indianapolis team would no doubt
have done better had Captain Madison been
in the game, and those who have censured
him must admit this. for the Indians
seemed to lose their nerve and did not show
any real fighting or aggressive tactics until
the last half of the NINTH when 1T was too
late to do any good. Geier was placed at
second, and acted as captain. Gray was
stationed at first. and one of the errors
charged to him resulted in the Milwaukee
aggregation making two runs 1t was on
this error that Umpire Dwyer gave the Wis
iting team the best of Ii in an inexcusable
one on third and one on first, when Gray
caught foul fly batted by Waldron. Con-
roy started to score. and Gray threw to the
plate. Waldron stepped so as to be in the
way of the ball, and he deliberately raised
his arm in front of the ball, so that the
ball was diverted. and both men scored.
Umpire Dwyer permitted such an exhibition
by Waldron to go. without displaying his
opening inning was not of the variety
which made him well liked by the In
dianapois fans. He allowed ground ball
to get by him that cost two runs.
When the game opened Gardner passed
Waldron to first, and then Fulz sacrificed
him to second. This was followed by an
other base on balls to Dowd. Anderson
smashed one to left for base, and Hart.
sci allowed the ball to get by him, and 1t
rolled TO the fence. Waldron and Dowd
scored, and Anderson crossed the plate on
Ketcham's out. The next two made by
Milwaukee came in the fifth. when Conroy
led off with two-base hit, and Sparks hit
a sharp one to right, sending Conroy to
third Waldron then went out on fly ball
to Gray, and two men scored on the play
already described. Gardner pitched hard.
but one more scored In the eighth. Dowd
was struck with pitched ball, and Hickey
fumbled Anderson's grounder. Anderson
then stole second. Ketcham hit to Geier
and was thrown out at first, and then
Dowd was caught trying to score Ander-
son reached third on the play Smith drove
one to Flynn. and Gray dropped the ball.
allowing Smith TO reach first and Anderson
to cross the plate. In the ninth Conroy led
off with triple, but was caught at the
plate when WaIdron hit to Flynn. No more
runs were registered by the Brewers.
MEN LEFT ON BASES.
The Hoosiers failed to get hit in the
first inning, but after that they had two
men left on the bases in every inning but
the third, when one was left. Fate was
against them. and the runs could not be
driven across the plate. Two singles and
a base on balls, together with a steal in
the fourth. did not result I'm tally. while
three hits, one of them for two bases, only
produced one run in the fifth. Gardner
started that inning by striking out, and
then Hogriever hit for two bases. After
Hartsel was called out on strikes Seybold
scored Hogriever with a single Heydon
also hit safely, but Geier could not con-
meet. Four hits in the eighth gave the
Hoosiers their last two tallies. Flynn
fouled out, and Hickey singled Gardner S
hit sent him to second, and Hogriever S
fast hit to left filled the bases. Hartsel
flew out, scoring Hickey. and then Seybold
singled, scoring Gardner. With two men
left on bases Heydon struck out. The In
dams showed some fighting spirit in the
last of the ninth, but il was too late, is
the umpire again got in his work. Geier
went out, and Gray hit for a base. Flynn
walked, and then Hickey poked vainly at
the ball and was called out on strikes, Gray
stealing third. Powers went to bat for