The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-31

Two victories by narrow margins, clever
batting. fast and brilliant fielding. sensa-
tionai base running, bad umpiring and
little scrap furnished a combination at
Washington Park yesterday afternoon
which large crowd OF spectators enjoyed
for one price OF admission. The Indian
apolis champions took the Kansas City
Blues into camp In both games by scores of
2 to o and to 3. and incidentally moved up
a few pegs in the percentage column
The atmosphere seemed to be saturated
with something that made the players bel
licose, for they were scrappy during the
entire afternoon. They might have been
controlled easily enough had their patience
not been tested to the limit by the rank de-
cisions given by Umpire Frank Foreman.
The man with the Indicator seemed to be
wholly incapable of umpiring an entire in
ming without making mistake either on
balls or strikes or on base decisions. Both
teams suffered and it was a toss-up which
got the worst of the decisions.
Things progressed rather calmly in the
first inning OF the first game, but a storm
came UP in the second inning, which grad
ually grew more threatening until i'm the
last OF the eighth, when 1t broke and
frrt safely on a close decision. Grady
rsned at the umpire with his arm drawn
back as IL to wipe Foreman of the baseball
Held. Foreman did not move, and as Grady
came closer the umpire raised his mask as
matter OF protection, and the bellicose
first baseman stopped. Nance slipped up
be9iss Foreman and gave his head push
ers stepped in and prevented any blows
being struck. Grady and Nance were or
being substituted.
GRADY IN FIGHTING MOOD.
Grady was still in a fighting mood when
the second game began, and, as Foreman
had not improved. another war seemed
possible at any moment The Hoosiers got
all the worst of the decisions in the last
contest In the sixth inning especially,
Foreman showed he did not care to get in
another wrangIe with Grady. and he called
the big first baseman safe at first when he
was plainly out. The decision made it
necessary to charge Tamsett with an error.
In spite of all the wrangling both games
were replete with sensational fielding and
base-running. In the first contest Ford
aud Coons were the opposing twirlers, and
IT was battle between them. Ford kept
the i've hits made of him well scattered
and, fortunately. the errors charged against
the helders were not costly. Coons was
given perfect suppo-t. but lucky batting in
the seventh inning gave the Hoosiers the
only two runs made i'm the game.
Tamsett shared largely in the honors of
both victories. His single in the first game
scored the two runs which won the game
and In the last contest his hitting and
clever base-running helped largely in the
victory.
Fast fielding by both teams prevented any
scoring In the first game until the seventh
inning. when Indianapolis won the contest
Ford and CooDs pitched such good ball that
neither team had very good chance to get
into the game in the early innings Jones
opened the seventh with a two-base hit to
left, and Coulter famed. Kihm drew a pass
and Heydon's infield out advanced both
runners Tamsett drove q single to the
center patch. and Jones and Kihm scored
Tamsett stole second, but Marcan was
easily retired. Geier opened the ninth with
singls. but Gibson and Durham, who re-
placed Nance and Grady, succumbed to
Ford's curves. Lewee singled and it looked
for while as IL the Blues would make an
exciting finish. but Knoll ended the strain
sy nyfng out 10 Marcan. Score: