Indianapolis Times, Volume 32, Number 301, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 April 1920 — Page 6
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TRIBE AND COLONELS END SERIES FRAUGHT WITH STRIFE
RESUME PLAY AFTER DAY OF WILD THRILLS Fans Become Noisy When Umpire Forfeits Second Game Sunday. LOCALS WAY OFF FORM By EDDIE ASH. Following * week-end oi strife the Indians and Colonels this afternoon were scheduled to wind up their belligerent v.-v*. an 4 though the weather again was gloomy, there waa every possibility tbat| the game would be staged. George Murray, rookie, was slated to perform on the mound for the Hoosiers la their Anal contest before departing on an extended road trip that will keep the Tribesmen away from home until the last of May. ktfosts to be MADE TO BOLSTER. The Indians are rather unsettled and they are leaving to face a mighty task under the circumstances, but club official* Intend to make heroic efforts to plug the weak spots and to obtain another pitcher or two. Dropping thrje games to Louisville has put the team down, but the season js voung and if Manager Hendricks is successful in obtaining talent there is plenty of time In which to get back In the race. . . ... A poor start societies works to the benefit in the long run to some clubs, though it is quite a shock to the fans for the time being. After losing to the Colonels Saturdav, it to i, due to the failure to hit with men on the paths, the Tribe engaged In a double-header with the Colonels Sunday and it is needless to say that strife shook Washington park the entire afternoon. CAVETS GOOD PITCHING WASTED. The first contest of the twin attraction went to the Colonels, 5 to 1, arable exhibition by the home club behind the good pitching of Cavet And the second engagement of the day wauud up in a demonstration that carried the fans out on the field after they had rained cushions from- the stands. Gmpire Finueran forfeited the game to Louisville. i> to 0, on the charge that the Indians were using dilatory tactics in the seventh inning, when Louisville was in the midst of a huge rally. The unips made his decision on tne grounds that the Tribe was delaying the came purposely in order to prevent the playing of the inning, in which event the' Indians would have won the game. 3 At the time Flnneran called a halt the visitors bad scored six runs and there ; were two out. COLONELS GUILTY OF -HORSE FLAY.'* Manager McCarthy of Louisville was not Innocent by any means in the unusual circumstances which brought on the : forfeit, becausa he apparently was try- i lag to force a third out. Klrke ran wild on the bases, merely 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 to strike out purposely. , . _ Manager Hendricks changed catchers during the inning and had ordered Lmerich to center field to displace Zjila % when Umpire Finueran announced his ae- j Ci There were only eleven minutes to play before the game would have been called cn account of the 6 o'clock Sunday closing law on baseball and the fans became wildly excited and added to the tense Si .- nation bv tossing cushions on to tne field. Instantlv that Flnneran announced the game over Manager Hendricks and few Indianapolis players rushed toward him and Manager McCarthy and Catcher Meyer of Louisville did the same. PRETTY SOFT FOR THE COLONELS. The Indians were protesting the forfeit and the Colonels were bOwdng in glee over his decision in their favor. The excitement brought the fans rusnlng from the stands and for a time it lodked like 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 it was his actions which nearly precipitated B He grabbed Manager Hendricks and In turn was grabbed by Catcher Henline of the Indians. Meyer then struck Henline with nls mask and when these players clinched 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 tbe few players remaining on the field soon left, and the fans did likewise. Manager Hendricks continued hi3 argument with Umpire Flnneran. but to no avail, and when the amps finally departed the demonstration was over. HENDRICKS TO
PROTEST FORFEIT. Hendricks announced he would protest the forfeit on the grounds that Umpln Finneran acted too hastily and lalso that he had the power to make charges In his lineup In the face of the circumstances. Gossett did not obey orders, he said, when Lamar was ut bat and for that reason be sent in FlenUne. Speaking of the charge of delaying the game placed against him by Umpire Finneran Hendricks said that if the umpire viewed it In that light he should have also taken note of the fact that the visiting club was not playing according to the game’s best Interests when it deliberately tried to end the half Inning by adopting tactics bordering on comedy. CUSHION SALES TO BE STOTPED. Whatever the final outcome of the forfeit will 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 tactics not only upset the game, but also that spectators seated in the front of the stands are in great danger of being Injured. Cushions were thrown in one of the Toledo games, but Uinpi-e Knapp immediately called a halt and indicated that the game would not continue until the demonstration ceased, and Immediately the fans quieted down and play was resumed In less than five minutes. Tlie first game yesterday saw each dnb lose a player by a collision when Jimmy Smith of the Indians and llinno Betzel of the Colonels were knocked unconscious. The accident occurred at first bcse in the ninth Inning, and it was some time before the athletes were revived. Smith had to be carried off the field and Betzel found It necessary to retire from an attack of dizziness after he had tried to remain in action. Smith was badly shaken, but was able to be around last night, though he will uot be able to resume play for a short time, due to bruises.
WASHINGTON PARK NOTES. Third Baseman Brtzel of the Colonels was not in the visitors’ lineup today. That collision with Smith Sunday caused bln! so much pain last night that he was sent home by Manager McCarthy to nurse his bruises. Fans are debating the question, “why Smith held out” this spring. He hasn’t displayed ability in any department of the game. Even If he U not in condition that Is no excuse. The spring training trip was ohiied him, but he tnrned It down. Some day players coming down from the big leagues will understand that the American association is not the Three-I league. Vice President Smith Is contemplating a scouting trip. There Is a possibility, he ssys, of inducing luflelder Steve Yerkes and Pitcher Carmen Hill to leave the home fireside for another season with the Indians. Boxey Roach, alleged outlaw league scout, is gumshoeing around the Claypool hotel lobby. The Colonels were Just as willing to be put oat In the unfinished seventh Ata a* °* the forfeit game as the In-
LEAGUE STANDINGS A ND CALENDAR
HOW THEY STAND. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. Pet.| W. L. Pet. St. Paul .8 0 1.000 Lousville ..4 4 .500 Toledo ...5 3 .625 Milwaukee 4 5 .444 Columbus .4 3 .571 Indpls ....3 5 .286 Mlnpls ...5 4 .536 Kan City .1 3 .100 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet.) W. L. Pet. Chicago ..6 0 1.000 New York .3 5 .375 Boston ....7 2 .778,5 t. Louis ..2 4 .333 Cleveland 6 2 ,750(Philada .._2 5 .288 Washton .4 4 .50t)|Detroit ...0 8 .000 NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. W. L. Pet. Brooklvn .6 3 .667 Pbilada ...4 4 .500 Cincinnati 6 3 .667 New York .3 4 .420 Pittsburg .6 3 .667 Boston ....2 4 .333 St. Louts .5 5 ,500|Chicago ...2 8 .200 j GAMES TODAY. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville at Indianapolis. Kansas City at St. Paul. Milwaukee at Minneapolis. Toledo at Columbrs. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Detroit at St. Louis. Chicago at Cleveland. Washington at New Y'ork. Boston at Philadelphia. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St, Louis at Cincinnati. Pittsburg at Chicago. New York at Brooklyn. Philadelphia at Boston.
It was a ease of dog eat dog, with the urnps deciding in favor of the visitors. The majority of the fans who rushed out on the field yesterday were harmless. They were playful, that’s all. At any rate, it was baseball of the old-fashioned kind, especially the windup demonstration. Apparently the reason the fans started throwing cushions was their belief that the umpire had called the game because of the 6 o'clock law, which would have given Indianapolis the victory, becauo the score then would have reverted to tbo aixth inning. There was so much bedlam that few spectators understood Flnneran when he announced tbe game forfeited to Louisville and tbe first cushions to fly through the air evl. dcntly were thrown as a mark of hilar. Ity over what the* majority of fans thought was a Tribe victory. Wiggins in Exhibition on Legion Card Tonight A four-round boxing exhibition by Chuck Wiggins will be the feature attraction of the Mcllvain-Kothe American legion post dinner and smoker at the Athenaeum tonight. Wiggins will box with one of his sparring partners, probably Cliff Thomas. Australian, who has been with him since his trip to the Antipodes. Five-round exhibitions between Mike Hart and Buck Dillon and Jimmy Walton and Joey Farbe are also on the program. The dinner is carded for 6 o’clock and other entertainments will follow in rapid order. A cabaret feature will close the program. The general public is invited to attend the show, which is beilng given to equip the post baseball teams.
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YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Columbu6— 303000000000 I—7 10 4 Toledo—--000030300000 o—6 6 4 Batteries—Willis. Sherman and Wagner; Stryher, Brady and McNeill, Murphy. Milwaukee ... 0300203 5 *—l2 13 0 Kansas City ..01000000 1— 2 7 0 Batteries —North' and Gaston; Hosstman, Beedle and Sweeney. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago 0 0 0 000000 2—2 8 0 Delrolt 000000000 I—l 3 2 Batteries—Williams and Schalk; Ehmke and Ainsmlth. Washington .. 01001000 * —2 7 0 Boston 00000000 o—o 7 4 Batteries—Johnson and Piclnlch; Bush and Walters. Philadelphia .. 10000100 o—2 8 2 New Y'ork ... 10000000 o—l 7 0 Batteries—Naylor and Perkins; Shawkey and ltuel. St. Louis .... 0 0 1 20 0 0 1 •—4 10 0 Cleveland 0 0000001 o—l 7 0 Batteries—Sotboron and Billings; Niehaus, Uhle, Merehison and Neill. NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York 20000 3 00 o—s 7 2 Brooklyn 00000011 o—2 4 3 Batteries —Barnes and Snyder; Cadore, Mohart, Mamaux and Krueger. Fifteen innings— Pittsburg 0 0000000100000 3—4 8 5 Chicago 0010000000 0 000 o—l 11 2 Batteries—Adams and Lee; Hendrix Klllefer. Cincinnati 41000011 '7 15 2 St. Louiß 00000003 2—6 7 1 Batteries—Ring nnd Wingo; Goodwin, Sherdel and Sweeney. No other games played. SATURDAY RESULTS. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville, 3; Indianapolis, 2. Columbus. 4; Toledo, 1. Milwaukee, 3; Kansas City, 1. St. Paul, 2; Minneapolis, 1 (13 innings). AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago. 7; Detroit, 1. Cleveland. 10; St. Louis, 1. New Y’ork, 3; Philadelphia, 2 (10 Innings). # Boston. 7; Washington, 2. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Cincinnati, 1; Chicago, 0. New Y'ork, 7; Boston, 4. Brooklyn, 6; Philadelphia. 4. St. Louis, 6; Pittsburg. 0. GUN CLI B SIIOOT. Lon Smith tied Haddath for high cun at the Indianapolis Gun club shoot Saturday, breaking niuety-four out of a possible UX) targets. B. P. Kemy was next with one less broken bird, with Pratchett following with ninety-two. T. A. (Tom) Parry was present at the club for the first time since last fall, the veteran having spent the winter la California.
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1920.
Sunday Box Scores FIRST GAME. Indians. A8.H.0.A.j Colonels. A8.H.0.A. Relig. If.. 5 2 0 1 Masey,rf-3 4 2 3 0 O’Mara, 3.3 21 4 Betzel, 3....3 21 1 JVwilng, cf 4 0 1 1| JMeeks, rfOOOO Schrebr, s 4 1 6 2 Acosta, If. 3 0 1 0 Cvngtn, 1. 5 1 9 2) Lamar, cf. 5 12 0 Smith, 2b. 4I 1 3 Klrke, 1.. . 6 210 1 Wolf. 2... 0 0 1 01 M’Carthy, 2 5 2 1 2 Russell, rs 4 0 1 llWortmn, s 5 3 1 4 Gossett, c. 4 1 6 8j Kocher, c.. 2 0 6 1 tEmrlch .0 0 0 O Long, p... 3 0 2 3 Heline, c. 0 0 0 0 Cavet, p.. I 0 X 2 •Shinners. 10 0 0 Crum, p.. 0 0 0 1 T0ta15...35 827 20| Totals... .35 12 27 12 titan for Gossett in the eighth. ♦Batted for Crum in the eighth. tßan for Betzel in the ninth. Colonels 00001001 3—5 Indians 10000000 O—l Huns—Rehg, Massey 2, Meeks, Klrke 2. Errors —O’Mara. Schreiber, Smith 3, Lamar, Kirke 2. Stolen bases —Bretzol, Wortman. Sacrifice hits—O’Mara, Russell, Schreiber, Acosta, Betzel. Twobase hits —Rehg 2. Schreiber. Gossett, Wortman. Double plays—Russell to Covington: Kocher to Klrke; Long to Betzel. Left on bases—lndians. IS; Colonels. 11. First base on errors— Colonels, 5; Indians, 3. Basea on balls— Off Cavet. 8 In 8 innings; off Crum. 4 In 1 inning. Struck out —By Cavet, 5: by Long, 3. Winning pitcher—Long. Losing pitcher—Caret. Umpires —Flnneran and Freeman. Time—2:o4. SECOND GAME. Indians. AB H O A Colonels. AB H O A Rehg. if.. 2 0 2 0 Massy, 3b.3 10 1 O’Mra. 3b.2 1 3 1 Meeks, rf..4 13 0 Zwlg, cf...3 0 0 0 Acosta, if. 4 2 2 0 Emrch, cf 0 0 0 0 Lamar, cf.3 10 0 Scbbr, ss.2 1 1 3iKtrke, 1b.2 1 0 1 Cvgtn, 1b.3 1 5 0 McCty, 2b 3 1 5 0 Rusal, rf.3 0 3 0 vVtmn, ss.3 0 0 4 Wolf, 2b..3 1 3 8 Meyer, c..3 15 1 Cosset, c. 2 0 3 1 Tincup, p. 2 2 0 3 Henlne, c.O 0 0 0 Rogge, p. 2 0 0 1 Totals 22 4*20 9| T0ta15...27 10 1* 10 •Game forfeited to with two out in seventh. Indians 1 0 2 0 0 0 —(forfeited) Colonels 0 000206 Runs—Rehg, O’Mara 2, Massey, Meeks. Lamar, Klrke, Wortman, Meyer, Tincup 2. Sacrifice hits—Massey, Lamar. Bto)en bases—Rehg, Schreiber. Errors—Rogge, Gossett, Wortman 2, McCarthy. Twobase hits—Massey, Lamar, Klrke. Double plays—Schreiber to Wolf to Covington ; Meyer to McCarthy. Left on bases— Indians. 4; Colonels. 4. First base on errors—lndians, 3; Colonels. 1. Bases on balls—Off Itogge. 1; off Tincup. 2. Hit by pitcher—By Rogge, 1 (Tincup). Struck out—By Rogge, 2; by Tincup, 5. Winning pitcher—Tincup. Losing pitcher— Itogge. Umpires—Flnneran and Freeman. Time—l:3s.
COLLEGE BASEBALL. Purdue, 9; Wisconsin, 5. Michigan. 10; Indiana. 3. Georgia. 4; Pittsburg, 3. Columbia, 4: Harvard, 2. Princeton, 13; Rutger*. 3. Penn State, 8; Swarthtnore, 4. Colgate. 8; Cornell, 3. Georgetown. 9; Navy, 3. Yale, 6; "U" of Penn, 4. Rose Poly, 12; Wabaab, 4. Diekinaon, 11; Uralun*. 4. I-afayette. 7; John* Hopkin*. 1 Villa Nova, 5; Gettyaburg, 1. Illinois, 8; Notre Dame. 3.
YANKEES DROP HOCKEY SCRAP Canadians Enter the Olympic Semi-Finals. ANTWERP, April 26.—As a result of their 2-to-0 victory over the Americans, Canada’s hockey stars were to meet Sweden in the semi-finals of the Olympic championships here today. The American-Canadian game yesterday was the most brilliant ever played In this country. Both teams fought hard throughout the contest and It was not until late in the second half that the winners were able to break through the Y'ank defense. Miss Tulin and Miss N’orln, both of Sweden, were awarded *t anf l second place, respectively, in the Olympic figure skating event. Miss Theresa Weld of Boston, Mass., wua third. In the free skating contest Miss Weld was easily superior to all tile competitors and was greeted with continuous applausb. But the judges considered that the Swedish women were the best in the set figures, which counted for 60 per cent, against 40 for the free skating. Tbe Olympic golf events have been definitely set to begin July 12, following the English and French championships. Six-man teams will participate and entries will close July 11. If less than five teams compete each team will meet all others. Indications thus far are that America, England, Fran.-o and possibly Belgium will be the only contestants.
Big League Stuff ! Another dirge for the Yanks—Perkins doubled and Galloway tripled in the sixth. Score: Athletics, 2; New York, 1. Babe Adams went through fifteen Innings like a 2-year-old and beat the Cabs, 4 to L Detroit lost again, but not without a struggle. The White Sox had to go ten innings to choke the Tigers, 2 to 1. Jake Daubert got four singles and a base on balls in five trips to the p!at.e and the Reds beat the Cards, 7 to 5. Walter Johnson had the best of Joe Bush in a pitcher’s battle and Washing ton beat the Red Sox, 2 to 0. Cleveland’s new sonthpaw. Niehaus, had alt kinds of things the Browns liked and Speaker's men lost, 4 to 1. Part of 30.000 fans, a record crowd for Brooklyn, swarmed on the field with two down In the last half of the ninth and stopped tbe game. They thought the game was over. Glnnta won, sto 2.
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