Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-25
COMING
TOMORROW FOR
INDIAN SERIES
Smuggling Kaws Due for Stay
al Tribe Park-Plenty of
Excitement Sunday.
UMPIRE FORFEITS GAME
No game today.
Kansas City here tomorrow.

No game today.
Kansas City here tomorrow.
So says the American Association
schedule and Shorty Burch.
Bunny Brief. Eddie Zwilling. Wilbur
Good and other Blue sluggers viii be
here.
Makes no difference. however. who's
here.
The Indians are ready for anything,
win. lose or draw
They challenge all corners with the ex-
eeptiOu of Umpire Jim Murray.
jim used to be popular favorite, but
he lost his reputation Sunday. The fans
here always have liked Jim and today
they were stiu discussing his wild ruling
of Sunday that caused a forfeited game
and q lot of rough stuff that couold have
been prevented had Murray been himself
Jack Egan, Milwaukee manager. started
the fraCas by Glowing" the second game
Of the dOuble-header and Jack Hendricks
Gmps Murray and the fans finished it.
Not the substantial fans. but the fans
who don't care. In fact, il is believed
that the gamblers started the f-ucas and
pitched out the first cushions. The bad
element was due for terrific cleaning in
betting BY reason Of the fact that the
odds were about 10 to that the Indians
would not take the double header. The
take-a- chance boys grabbed OF ire short
end and AS 4 result the bad eleT1ent was
facing a hard Tab when il appeared as
though the Indians were going to annex
twin bill.
In tho first game Pug Cavet turned
back the husky Brewers. I to Q. Pug had
the honor Of beating Virgil Barnes Mil
waukee ace. in the first game and he was
in a good way OF saving the second con-
test until Umps Jim Murray apparently
had q brain storm.
The Indians scored twice in the sixth
rNTa frr~fma In Ia f-h 81 ha In O.
battle of the afternoon. CovinEton drove
in two runs and Rehg and Schneider one
each 1t was a great ball game and &c
was a shame that the afternoon had 10
have q bad ending. The infeld was
working In sensational style and many
fans remarked that the Indians played
like they Were themselves sgajn. It GER
tsinly was a fine game.
Later in the day. however, the real big
stuff was pulled of. The Tribe sta gG1
a huge rally in the seventh frame ty
scoring seven runs. thereby taking the
lead. 5 to g. In Milwaukee, half Of thes
eighth the excitement reached the high
point. The Brewers got started on a
rally and Umps Murray helped EN- out
Eventually the Brewers tried to get
put out" and the Indians didn't care TO
end the half-innlng. The Brewers scored
five times and then Manager EEan looked
at his watch. He apparently decided
that the time was TOO short 10 allow the
Indians to bat and be hurriedly waved to
his base runners to clown the party.
This brought Jack Hendricks from the
Tribe dugout and when the argument
grew warm the fans becHme excited and
sta rted a cushion shower Umps Murray
thereupon forfeited the contest to Nil
waukee, to o. He dida't allow anv time
for the park attaches to clear the field
but simply turned toward the stands and
sent the game 10 the dogs
Murray acted TOO hastily. He easily
could have settled the argument with
Hendricks without trouble and IL would
have taken only two minutes 10 clear
the field of cushions. But no. Murray
apparently forgot that blue laws are
threatening and he used his authority to
the limit fy fOrfeiting the game.
OF course Murray was not the only
person to blame, but in these days Of
fanatic reformeFs it might be wise
idea for the baseball umnires 10 use ex-
treme caution, especially on sundays
The fans really cost the Indians that see
ond game BY their cushion throwing and
in g way It probably viii be a lesson
for the spectators to remain in their
seats.
Manager Hendricks has formally pro-
tested the git game taken By the
Brewers. He is of the opinion that TN
plTe Murray acted beyond his authority
when he forfeited the game without al
lowing any time for the home club to
clear the field. However. in ninety nine
eases out Of one hundred an umTire-s de-
ciston stands and the contest probably
is beyond recall.