Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-26
RESUME PLAY
AFTER DAY OF
WILD THRILLS
Fans Become Noisy When Um-
pire F0rfeits Second Game
Sunday.
LOCALS WAY OFF FORM
By EDDIE ASH.

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BY EDDIE ASH
Following a weekend OF strife the In
dfans aud Colonies this afternoon were
scheduled to wind up their beligerent
se7,cs. and though the weather again was
gloomy, there WAS every possibility that
the game would be staged.
George Murray. rookie, was slated 10
perform en- thu mound for the HoosieTs
IN thar final contest before departing
On an extended road trip that viii keep
the Tribesmen away from home until the
last Of May.
EXPORTS TO BE
MADE To BOLSTER.
ras indians are rather unsettled and
they are leaving to face a mighty task
under the circumstances, but cup Of
fcials Intend TO make heroic EFFORTS 20
plug the weak spots and TO obtain an
other pitcher or two. ~
has put the team down, but the season IS
Young and If Manager Hendricks IS
successful in obtaining talent there IS
plenty of time IN which TO get back IN
poor start someties works to the
benefit in the long run TO some cIues,
though IL is quite shock 10 the ISns I0E
the time being.
After losing
70 /, due 20 the failure TO hit with men
or the paths, the Tribe engage9 IL q
doubIe-header with the Colonies sunday
ana It is needless to say that strife sho0A
Washington park the entire afternoon
CAYETS GOOD
PITCHING WASTED.
The first contest of the twin attraction
went TO the Colonies, . to l, In a MS
cradle exhibition by the home cup De-
mind the good pitching OF Cavet-
And the second engagement OF the gay
wound 10 in q demonstration that earned
the fans out on the neid aIter they nau
rafned cushions from the stands.
TJmpire Finneran forfeited the game 10
Iouisville. 8 to 0, on the charge that the
Indians were using dilatory taellcs IN
the seventh inning, when Louisville was
in the midst Of a huge rally.
The jumps made his decision on the
Grounds that the Tribe was delaying the
game purpOsely in order to prevent tne
blazing Of the inning, in which event
the Indians would have won the game,
TO ?.
At the time Finneran called halt the
visitors had scored SIX runs anu tueEe
were two out
COLONIES GUILTY
OF HORSE PLAY"
Manager Mccarthy Of Louisville was
not innocent by any means in the unus-
nal circumstances which brought on the
forfeit. because he apparently was try
lag 10 force a third out
Kirke ran wild on the oases, mercy sre,;,
trotting from second to third and from
third home, while the Colonel manager
himself by taking wide swings at
Rogge's offerings IN an effort 10 strike
out purposely- . ....to-s
during the inning and had ordered inner
ion to center field 70 displace ZwllIlng
when Umpire Finneran announced MS de-
cision. - .1o,-
There were only eleven minutes TO play
before the game would have been called
on account of the O'Clock SUNDAY CLOS
ing law on baseball and the fans oecaIne
wildly excited and added TO the tense ~
nation nv tossing cushions on TO the nelu'
Instantly that Finneran announced the
e-arne over Mana ger Hendricks and lew
fTdfauauOIis players rushed toward nltn
and Manager McCarthy anu Na0SHS
Never Of Louisville ala the sahs'
PRETTY SOFT FOR
THE COLONIES.
The Indians were protesting the for
faiF and the COlonels were hoWnng IN
eIee over his decision in their favor
The excitement brought the fans rusn-
ing from the stands and Tor uine ~
Looked ike a melee, but cooler heads
and the presence Of the police got the
situation quieted down.
Catcher Meyer OF Louisville evidently
thought he was in a roped arena, and II
was his actions which nearly preclpltated
a riot, z-,.,- - .,
turn was grabbed by Catcher Henline OF
the Indians.
Never then struck Henline with his
mask and when these players cInched
O'Mara pulled them apart, and when
Meyer made another slash with his mask
one Of the spectators sent him Sprawling.
The police separated the belligerents
and the few players remaining on the
field soon left, and the fans did likewise.
Manager Hendricks continued his
argument with Umpire FNnneran, but to
no avail, and when the jumps finally de-
parted the demonstration was over.
HENDRICKS To
PROTEST FORFEIT.
Hendricks announced he would pro-
test the forfeit on the grounds that
Umpire Finneran acted too hastily and
aalsO that he had the power TO make
charges IN his lineup In the face OF
Gossett did not obey orders. he said.
wien Lamar was at bat and for that
reason he sent in HenEne.
Speaking OF the charge of delaying
the game placed against him by I'M
s5ire FInneran Hendricks said that II the
umpire viewed il IN that light he should
have also taken note of the fact that
the visiting club was not playing ac-
cOrding TO the games best interests
half inning by adopting tactics bOrd-
ering on comedy.
CUSHION SALES
TO BE STOPPED.
Whatever the final outcome Of the for
felt viii be, the game is credited to
Louisville at present. and Washington
park officials are not likely to sell any
more cushions on days when large
crowds are present.
Fans who throw cushions forget to
take into account the fact that such tao
tics not only upset the game, but also
that spectators seated in the front of the
stands are in great danger of being in
jured.
Cushions were thrown in one Of the
Toledo games, but Umpire Knapp imme-
diately called a halt and indicated that
the game would not continue ur I'll the
demonstration ceased, and Immediately
the fans quieted down and play was re-
sumed IN less than FIVE minutes.
The first game yesterday saw each
club lose a player by a collision when
Jimmy Smith OF the Indians and Bruno
Bethel OF the Colonies were knocked IN
conscious. The accident occurred at first
base in the ninth inning, and il was
some time before the athletes were re-
vived.
Smith had to be carried of the field
and Bethel found It necessary to retire
from an attack Of dizziness after be had
tried to remain in action.
Smith was badly shaken, but was able