The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-06
Eox Ordered Out of second Game
O'Brien's Hit Scored Winning
INSTRUMENTATION Games.
American Association Games To-day.
Indianapolis at Columbus.
Louisville at Toledo.

Through the superb efforts of Slabmen
Ford and Newlin Indianap polls chalked up a
double victory against Columbus at Wash
ington Park yesterday afternoon, the results
being 5 to / and l TO 0. The contests were
greatly rclished by the 1,S00 spectators, es-
p~ecially the second engagement, which was
full of interesting features aud most bril-
Liant pitching from start to finish. The first
contest came so easy for tho Hoosiers that
the fans became just a tri1c ~listlcss when
1t had been completed. The transition from
dopiness to great excitement came early in
the second battle. and during the remain
der of the afternoon the players and specta-
tors were keyed TO a high tension.
Great was the part that the two Hoosier
box artists played in the two victories. In
the first game Eugene Ford let the visitors
down with only five hits. which were scat
tered through as many innings. the only
run scored by Columbus being the result of
Ford's generosity in one inning.
In the second game Newlin, Of Sunset"
limited fame, had more than the allotted
ffty-seven varieties and lowered Columbus
TO defeat with only one hit and not a tally.
His pitching during the entire nine innings
was faultess. He did nothing wonderful in
the strike-out line, only to make the last
man to face him shatter the atmosphere,
but he mixed his curves I'm such a noble
fashion that the visitors could do little bet
ter than ship the ball into the mitts of the
Hoosier fielders.
The indianapolis twirlers also played an
other prominent part in their respective
battles, and their stick work was the kind
that made some of the heavy hitters culver
with envy. Ford helped his own battle with
three safe hits, one of them a triple, while
Newlin contributed a two-bagger, which did
not figure in the general result, and a sac
rifice in the last inning that made 1t pos
sible for Indianapolis to win.
WON WITH A HANDICAP.
Ford was given fast support. but Newlin
had five errors registered behind him. but,
plugged along until the visitors were beaten
down without a run.
The Columbus pitchers did as we'll as they
could. Berger, a graduate of Greenfield,
Ind, and Spring Lake Park. was on the
mound in the first battle, and until the
| eighth he kept the Hoosiers' score in rea-
sonable bounds. In the eighth the Hoosiers
| opened on the Hancock county lad and
| Strengthened out several of his curves.
Wagner. who did the bending in the last
battle, must be given credit for doing good
work. The score shows that ten hits were
made off him, but they were so badly scat
tered that they did little good.
The second game was full of excitement
from start to finish. Umpire C~unningham's
decisions on balls and strikes and a few
plays on bases did not meet with the ap-
prevail of the home players or the fans, and
the Hoosiers became incensed at him. In
the fifth inning of the second game Wagner
hit Fox on the leg with a pitched ball, but
the umpire would not allow Fox to take his
base. Fox walked back to bat and exclaimed
to Cunningham:
"You are the worst umpire 1 ever saw
After resuming his position at the bat
Fox turned to Cunningham and peeped I'M
der the mask, at the same time pointing
! toward the umpire's eyes in a desire to see
which had lost its sight. The little um-
| pire ordered Fox to the bench. O'Brien was
sent to bat and struck out. O'Brien's error
/ in the first of the ninth came near losing
/ the game. but his hit in the last round
scored Tamsett with the winning tally.
DAY SUITED FORD.
1t was just the kind of a day that suited
Ford, it being cool and dark. He showed
excellent form in the first inning when the
first three visitors were moved down easily.
Berger also held the Hoosiers well in hand
until the fourth, when Indianapolis made
the first tally of the game. Fox opened that
round by tanning out. but Hogriever
dumped a single in right and Immediately
pilfered second. Hcydon fouled out. but
Woodruff came TO the rescue with a single
on which Hogriever scored.
Columbus enjoyed the sensation of placing
4 knot in the score in the first half Of the
fifth inning. when Ford passed Bannon,
hit Clingman and permitted both men to
dvanc on a wild pitch. Smith went out on
an infield out on which Bannon finished the
circuit.
The Hoosiers lost no time in taking the
lead. Tamsett struck out, but Ford (and
| here is where one of the surprises came inn
hit TO the leftfield fence for three bases. He
scored on Kihm's long fly to right.
Ford permitted no more scoring and very
| little hitting by the visitors. Heydon opened
the sixth with a triple, but was caught at
the plate when he tried TO score on Wood
rufus out. The next two men reached first
on gifts, but Tamsett flew out. Indian
apolis made the game safe in the eighth
with a trio of tallies. Heydon opened with
a double. Woodruff struck out, but Coulter
drew a free ticket. Marcan singled, scoring
Heydon. Coulter advancing to third. Mar
can stole second and after Tamsett struck
out. Ford singled. scoring Coulter. Marcan
scored on Kihm's single. Gleason opened
the ninth with a two-bagger to left, but
was caught trying to stretch Ii for another
base. Turner and Raymer were disposed