The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-30
Pitcher McDonaId's Curves Were Hard
to solve, While KeIIum Wns Hit
Hard-MiIwaulxee Won.
Kansas City. 12-Indianapolis. L
Milwaukee ..1O-LOuisviIIe -.
Standing of American Association.

a total Of thirteen runs were made in the
game between Indianapolis and Kansas
City yesterday afternoon. but unfor ulnate-
ly Kansas City carted away dozen of the
tallies. 1t was the worst defeat of the sea-
son, and made all the more distasteful be-
cause the Hoosiers played the poorest game
both in the field and at the bat. The field
was soft after the hard rains and the play
from the Kaw district seemed to think
it was a good time TO do some early plant
ing. They plowed enough burrows in the
in and outfield with safe hits to plant sew
eral hundred thousands Of onion sets. while
the Indianapolis batters made beautiful
efforts through space only to have the ball
drop into some fielder's hands or they tore
up the loose earth in the diamond trying
TO lind a leak in the infield. There were no
leaks, the visiting players played an
errorless game and corralled nearly all the
attempts of the indianapolis batters to
drive the ball into safe spots.
The downfall of the indianapolis aggre-
cation was due to the incessant efforts of
Twirler Mcdonald, of the visiting team, to
keep the Indianapolis hits well scattered
and TO the easy manner in which the visit
ors opened fire on Kellums delivery just
ut times when safe efforts meant tallies.
Then Kansas City played perfect ball in
the field while the Hoosiers spattered
around in the mud, few of them doing
tricks that would do credit TO a burlesque
roller skater Heydon got mixed with the
mud and water in going after n foul ball
and soiled his pretty red hose. He brushed
off the mud but did not catch the foul.
That happened IN the seventh inning, and
4ba ico
don and kim missed lined out single
which scored two runs. There were few
brilliant plays made on the Hoosier side
third. the error charged against him being
on a hard chance. Fox accepted what was
offered him, but . Brien and kim had
trouble Coulter SHE'D at all the fly balls
that went TO his precinct, and in the eighth
showed ne was a member of the OleO-
margarine trust by dropping Grady's high
ball
GAME WON IN FIRST INNING.
Judging from the game put up by Kansas
City, there seems to be no cause for Dial
Gear grieving at the loss of the men who
jumped to the X. c. Western League club.
II the hurdlers could do any better than
the aggregation that trimmed Indianapolis
there would be loud murmurings at Wash
ington Park. Kansas City started doing
business in the run-gettng line in the first
inning, when a trio of TALES were regis
tered a lead that was never overtaken.
Nance skipped one to Babb and went out at
first, but Rothfuss shook the rain off the
grass in right garden with a single, fol-
lowed by a One-base effort by Smith. Grady
put full speed on his effort to Babb and the
latter jUggled the ball, filling the bags. Be
vile, head clerk of the Kansas City receiv-
ing department. went to bat and he sent
Kuhns and Coulter on a CrOss-cOuntry run
to deep left center, scoring three men and
landing second before the ball was
layed TO the diamond. The next two men
went out and the first agony was over
Fox and HOgriever were easily retired in
the first. Peter OBrien dumped one near
the third base line and made first as Be
Vile did a fancy skating act In the mud.
kim tore a hole in the mud near third
base for a two-bagger and O'Brien can
tered home on a heavy track with the only
offered for more tallies, but hits did not
come when needed. In the sixth inning
Coulter stood if in a daZe and allowed
Ebright TO call three strikes on him. Two
men were on bases at the time and the
bleachers reminded Coulter to hit at the
ball if ne expected to get notice in the
base-hit column. Inability TO connect with
to make any more runs after the first IN
ming.
Kansas City rested after the first inning
until the fifth, when four runs crossed the
plate. Nance, Rothfuss and Smith started
with singles and Grady followed with a
two-bagger The next two men went out,
but LeWee scored Grady with a single. Be-
viile's single, Lewee's double and Kihms
wild throw to the plate gave Kansas City
pair Of runs in the seventh. Smith walked
in the eighth and Coulter dropped Grady's
fly. Singles by Beville and Lewee scored