The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-14
American Association.

Some things are very bad form in polite
society and the actions of the Toledo play
ers in the game with Indianapolis yes
terday were of the rude type. II was
shameful TO see men who draw pay for
furnishing sport 10 the public behave
as did some of the aggregation from the
shores of Lake Erie. 1t was ladies day
and ii seemed as If Smith and Burns en-
deavored to see how near they could ap-
proach the line between gentleman and
ruffian without shattering the dividing line.
Smith overstepped the line twice and the
last time caused him to be ruled out OF
the game Umpire Ebright was applauded
for ordering the rowdy to the bench, but II
he had not done so the crowd would have
Kissed the official off the field. The climax
of several rowdy acts committed by Smith
was the hurting of a bat at the umpire
because he struck at a third strike and
Ebright called him out Eb-ight did not
relish such festivities and ordered the play
er to the bench, although prior to that
time he had not taken notice of an effort
on the part of Smith to Jab Hogriever as
the latter rounded third.
1t was Friday and the thirteenth of the
month, so the Hoosiers desired to show
they not superstitious by running up
score of to 3. The Swamp Angels
started off in the lead and when they were
overtaken their naturally uneven tempera-
ments received a severe shock and they
began TO bulldoze the umpire and the In
dianapolis players. Smith was the worst
of the entire lot, but Burns ran a close
second. The latter called to Smith to
not leave the field until he was forced off.
I
er: Burns and Smith made a good pair.
with zebra-striped shirt sleeves that
glared from beneath their uniforms. Par
dee got into the rough work later in the
game. and after Hogriever had protected
himself by holding his hand against Smiths
face when the latter tried 10 crowd him
off third. Pardee endeavored to make a
spare" by knocking Hogrievers pins
| from under him, but the HooSier hurdled
the ball and no damage was done
WAS A SCRAPPY GAME.
The game was scrappy one, both in re-
gard to the playing and the tactics en-
ployed by the visitors OF the field. First
one team and then the other led and it
not until the last two innings that Indian
apois took the lead with a good margin.
The tail-enders played like champions, and
they were hard 70 beat. Pardee had the
Hoosiers guessing for several innings but
like many an old war horse he could not
stand the strain, and succumbed in the
seventh and eighth rounds Sutthoff
pitched good ball. but in three of the in
nings he was found just a little too often
to make il comfortable.
Behind Sutthoff there was fielding of the
sensational order. Coulter showed he was
I'm the battle in the sixth inning when he
| hit for two bases. This was only a dose
TO whet the appetites for a more sensa-
tional piece of work 1t came in the next
inning when Myers hit the ball hard
enough to drive it to the country. Coulter
| started back on the crack of the bat and
as the sphere sailed over his head he went
| into the air and pulled ii down with his
| right hand. 1t was a most remarkable
| catch. Babb made a beautiful stop in one
| inning, but could not recover himself in
| time to make a good throw TO first. O'Brien
| gathered in several that carried extra
| pressure Kuhn's error was on an easy
| chance and Heydon made a wild throw TO
second. Knoll. Burns. Smith and Myers
/ knocked down several that looked 10 be
! good for safe ones
| The game started of in a listless way,
but it grew interesting enough for the en-
| thusiasts and the women present. In the
| latter innings the Hoosiers INDUCED in
| some daring base running. and in the eighth
Hogriever was deprived of the credit of
stealing home because Kihm, who was at
| the bat smashed the ball to safe territory
| just Hogriever was preparing TO slide
| TO the plate.
TOLEDO TAKES THE LEAD.
In the first inning Toledo got man on
second, but the side was retired without
run. After Hogriever went out in the
last half of the first Kuhns smote one on
the seam for a three-base hit OBrien
and Kihm failed 10 furnish the induce
ment to send him home. The second in
! ming witnessed Toledo start off in the lead
with one tally. Coggswell busted the clover
! in the left for a base. and Myers dropped
| been caught at second, but the batter was
retired at first. Gilks hit to O'Brien and
| instead of the short stop taking d chance
on catching Coggswell he threw TO first,
| retiring GilkS. Kleinow then drove one
! through the in1eld for a base scoring
/ Coggswel Pardie struck out.
There was nothing more doing in the
| scoring line for either team until the sixth,
! although Indianapolis could have cinched
| the contest with little hit in two of the
! innings. In the last OF the sixth Kihm
| drew free transportation Babb hunted
| a fly TO Smith but Coulter dropped one
in left Tor two bases. Fox bounded one
making Pardie jump to get it, and Fox
made first. Kihm scoring. Pardie turned
| a regular bowling DerViSher twist when he
alighted with the ball. but II was too late
| TO retire either man. Coulter scored on
| Heydons out TO Gilks.
The first two visitors were retired in
| the seventh, but Gilks and Kleinow singled
| Knoll implored Pardie to swing on the
ball, and he did. Two runs scored and
! Pardie reached second before the ball came
/ back 10 the diamond from deep right cen
| ter. This lead of one run caused the Hoos-
/ iers TO make a pair in the last of the
| seventh. HOgrieVer walked and stole sec
| ond. kuhns flew out and O'Brien singled
| scoring HOgriever. The latter had trouble
/ rounding third because of the rowdy ac-
I lions of smith Kihm made a scratch sin
gle and OBrien took third on the play.
Babbs out scored O'Brien. Coulter flew
| TO CoggsweH.
In the eighth Kuhns dropped Burnss
fly and Smith struck out, after which ne
i a hat ar he
two men were easily retired. Pardie start
ed the last half of the eighth by hitting
/ Fox. Heydon hit for two bases scoring
I the HoOsier captain SutthOff was retired
and HOgriever and Kuhns walked
| O'Briens fly out scored Heydon and Kihrn's
single sent HoSrleNer and kuhns trotting
across the rubber. Babb went out. retiring
the side.
Myers and Gilks hit safely in the ninth
but the next three men were easy outs,
and the game was over The score:
ln-.a-- -.n-ls 4 Is.