The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-09
Dad Clarke Batted Out of Box and
wiImott Put on the F~ieId-Other
Association Scores.
American Association Standing.

OdStDdll nave 4 ever met WIFI a gentleman
who is possessed with such a magnificent
array Of misjudgments as you have shown
In this contest between the Indianapolis
and Minneapolis baseball clubs this after
noon, Mr.. Ebright." said Dad Clarke,
who was on the slab for Mime
apolis for two innings yesterday. "You
have been mistaken several times"
continued Clarke, and I would sug-
gest, If you are open TO quiet little tips,
that you have your optic nerves anime
by some one who has made a speciality of
treatment of the eye. Back in 1869 1 pitched
a game when the umpire caused my nat
urally even temper to be slightly disturbed.
but since that time 1 have never met your
equal. You are exasperating past the limit
of mental endurance, and. in the parlance
Of the rude, you are the worst ever"
Clarke was much ~disgruntled because his
old arm that has done service in baseball
long enough to give IT the privilege to vote
went back on him, and when he Iobbed
them over a cruel Hoosier, as he called the
indianapolis batters, would connect and
send the sphere bounding into safe terri
tory. He objected vigorously TO many of
the decisions, and when he passed Kuhns
he made such a protest against the UNI
pire's decision in calling balls that Perry
Werden and Walter Wilmot rushed In to
offer more than moral support in his
abusive talk. 1t was unique and pic
turesque TO see tho three old veterans
Clarke. Wilmot and Werden-posing in the
center of the diamond. sneering at the
man who held the indicator. Wilmot's ire
was up and he kept up a constant fire of
abusive talk until he was ordered out of the
grounds. Wilmot refused to go until Patrol
man Laporte was summoned to escort him
from the grounds. Wilmot then donned his
sweater and left the players bench. The
trouble was largely due TO the fact that IN
dianapolis started off with six tallies In the
first two innings, giving the home team
such a lead that Wilmot and his old war
veterans couldn't stand the gan. Other
tallies were added until at the end of the
contest the score board showed that In
dianapolis had won by a score Of IL to 2.
II was the fourth straight victory from the
Minneapolis aggregation of old timers. mis-
hts and nursery graduates.
FIVE RUNS IN SECOND INNING.
Interest in the contest waned when the
Hoosiers piled up five runs in the second
inning, but there were many snappy plays
which served 10 keep the attention OF the
crowd. Hogriever's catch Of limo fly
in the second inning was the most sensa-
tIonal seen up to date. Kihm made a three
base hit that was not allowed because he
failed TO touch first, according to the UNI
pire's decision, and after he had Travelled
around to third on the hit the ball was
nelded in and thrown 10 first. wnereupon
Kiln was called out The decision almost
gave the Businessmen power to speak and
had he been able to voice his thought he
might also have been ordered from the
grounds.
Kellum pitched a good game for Indian
apOlis and received fast support from the
warriors back of him. All told il was a
first series at home. Clarke was found
easily the two innings he patted the slab
with his right shoe. and "a ~ that Sporer
mad a few troubles trying 10 keep the
HCosiers guessing.
Minneapolis was easily retired and two
OF the HOOSiers were out in the first inning
before business was started. Then Coulter
peat out an lnfeld hit and Kihm hit safely.
q Brien followed with a safe smash to right
on which Coulter scored. Babb went out
from Werden TO Clarke, the latter making
a noble run to cover the bag. MINNEAPOLIS
was easily retired in the second and the
last half of the inning witnessed the I'm
doing OF Clarke. Fox started with q single
10 left and Heydon was hit. Kellum hunted
and beat the ball to first. Hogriever's single
scored Fox and Heydon. Kuhns drew a
base on balls, filling the bases. Coulter
ChoSS d SlIdlSHl one ana sent IL 10 the right
heId fence for two bases, cleaning the plat
ter. Kihm hit a line drive to Quigley and
Coulter was doubled at second. After
O'Brien and Babb hit safely Fox famed
out.
Fox's two Dagger, Hogriever's single. a
passed ball, stolen base and Zalusky's error
gave the Hoosiers two in the fifth. Fox's
Single, a steal, an out and Kellum's hit
added one In the seventh and In the eighth
two were made on triples by Hogriever and
Kuhns and an out.
Minneapolis scored one in the fourth on
Quigley's single. a passed ball and Nor
risey's hit. FoX's error. after two were
cut, and Zalusky's triple gave Minneapolis
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