The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-06-05

The four Indianapolis games in Boston drew
q, 900 people.
Ted Sullivan. it is said. will shortly take
charge Of the Washington team.
Delehanty, the new second-basemS- Of the
Philadelphia, is Cleveland boy.
Won der Abe must have a very high opinion
Of Staley when he asks $1,000 for bis release.
One man in the Indianapolis team deserves
credit for his work yesterday, that is John
Healy.
The Logapsport team defeated tho Chicago
Reds again yesterday in very Indifferent game.
Score, 20 to 8.
shombere left last night for the East, in order
to strengthen the nine gaps ia batting that *.
ist in the team OF present
The New York Sun expresses public desire
when it says 1t 10 about time that the League
gets some competent umpirss.
Gillespie Of last years New Yorks, has signed
with Albany. Oliver Tsbeau, the fst young
third baseman. who played awhile with Chicago
has gone to Minneapolis.
Thelumber-dsalers and lawyers announce that
they will play . game Of baseball, at the ball
park, this afternoon W. P Fishback has CON
serted to act a. umpire.
On next Saturday tho Stats.houss and court
house mines Will play at the ball park A small
admission fee will be charged the proceeds to 90
to the Colored Orphans Home.
Only few weeks ago Weidmau acknowle deed
that his pitching arm was almost hopelessly
ruined. The statement was made to o friend
who Was 80 ipjudicous as to repeat 1t. and it got
into the papers. Yss Weidman's arm il not 90
far ruined, il appears, but that he can fare very
well when be strikes snap that Is soft enough
Terry. of the Brooklyns. in the Cincinnati
Brooklyn morning game on Decoration day, re-
ceived On ovation from the 1000 persons pres.
ent 1t happened in the thirteenth inning with q
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the bat and drove the ball into right field, bring
ing in tho winning run. This was too much for
the crowd, and they rushed upon the diamond
and lifted Terry upon their shoulders and carried
him into the club-room.
The Pittsburg correspondent OF the New York
Sporting Times says: Manager Spence 10 an
extremely clever gentleman and created very
favorable impression here and also seems to be
we'll liked by his men. just here I want to
whisper something: just keep your eyes open
and look out for surprise party from that In
dianapolis combination. They are all ball play
club in the country to beat, and we can thank
our lucky stars If don't get left in the rear by
them"
Cleveland. Welch and Titcomb had one-hun-
dred-yard foot-rsce on the Polo grounds Thurs
day Welch led until almost to the finish.
when Cleveland went to the front and won by a
tremendous effort Titcomb was close third.
Titcomb. Wslch and Gore are the slowest run.
ners in the New York team. Time was when
Gore was the terror of all clubs a. base-run-
ner. He has only stolen one base this season.
That was in Detroit Bennett Was catching,
and, as the ball was an in-shoot, he couldn't
handle ii in time to throw il to second So Gore
got away with his steal.
The Boston correspondent of Sporting Life
writes: Imediately after the schedule was
printed. in March, many Of the baseball enthu-
siasts OF the city were very sore. because. as
ksek~ H. -s~1
be worth seeing" But they were worth seeing
They were two as pretty games as one could
wish for Furthermore. there never Was big.
ger crowd on the South-end grounds but once
than on Wednesday afternoon. On Memorial
day, 1884 when the New Yorks played their
first game here for the season, the crowd mum.
bsred $4,000 Last Wednesday afternoon the
turnstilss registered 1850 The next largest
attendance was year aRo-on Memorial day
morning-whsn the Detroit Stars drew only
12500