The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-19
Baseball Notes.

Esterbook played prstti1y at first base, yes tor
day.
The Association games today are the same
as thy were yesterday.
Long John Healv says his arm is now all
right This Is bad for Chicago.
Yesterdays game was worth going far to see;
and it occupied only one hour and thirty-hve
minutes.
Moffett and Buckley will probably be the bat
terry to-day, with George Myers as the third
baseman.
Shrevs did not go begging for curves yester-
day. The balls went shooting over the plate at
all angles.
Buckley is not a bad third baseman. and he
keeps on hitting the ball He is great addi-
tion to the team.
Shomberg did not make hit yesterday. but
he sent liner to the FIRST baseman which al
most carried him off his feet.
Seery led in the batting, yesterday. He
struck out once. and the other three times made
safe hits. In the ninth he got a base on balls
after making what looked very much like nice
two Dagger.
Shomberg made fine catch yesterday in
right field. There is no reason IN the world
why man with the eye Shomberg has should
not make one of the finest outfeders in the bus
mess, with practice.
The Buffaloes and indianapolis play again this
afternoon at the base ball park. Play will be
called at 8 o'clock. The battery for the visitors
will probably be Walsh and Williams, the one
which defeated Louisville on Monday.
It is said that the Boston club has offered
Radbourne a salary of So. 600 and 800 extra for
every game he wins. AT that rate RAD ought
to make 81 900 out of his seasons work. It is
also said that Radbourne has left for Boston in
order to confer with the management.
James Fogarty, outfelder who has per-
sisteutly refused to sign contract with the
Philadelphia club unless given a large increass
over last years salary, yesterday signed with
that club for the coming season His salary it
is said, will be $780, the amount demanded by
him.
able to say to som of the players who came to
his room, t.Well, we've got to beat Chicago.
That statement desperately true, but Glass
cock will not be able to help do it. He Will be
out by that time.
In the fifth inning, yesterday, with the score
five to nothing in favor of the home team and
no apparent need of exertion on the part of the
home plapers two of the Indianapolis PLAYERS
stood on the coaching lines ready to help the
batter on as soon as he made q hit. Did any
one ever see them do that last years
The Indianapolis club will not enter the
championship in bad form as will
either the Detroits or Philadelnhias. OF the
latter club Ferguson is reported i'll with typhoid
fever,AAndrews. Casey and Bufintou have sore
arms. and none of the young pitchers have
showed up in good form excepting Gleason
Buckley played q sharp trick on old man Rem
sen, yesterday. Had Buck acted .1respecta-
bly, Remsen would easily havs made third base,
but he stood with his hands hanging at his side
until the ball was aim ost 20 him-then. before
RemSe1 could realize that he buckley was
playing possum" the ball was put upon him
George Myers, who 10 Buffalonian, says that
his fellow to wnsmen actually thought that their
club was going 10 defeat the Ind ianspolis lads
in this series. Il must be said. however. that
the Buffalo boys have good team. and one
which ought to dampen the championship aspi-
rations OF the Torontos, who were here last
week.
Manager Harry Spence and NJ r. Hyman of the
Herald. will tomorrow begin the publication
of little base ball sheet to be called The Score.
1t will be issued the conclusion of each game
both when the club is at home and away, and
will contain full telegraphic accounts of the
game. Mr.. Spence thinks 1t will serve TO keep
alive local interest in the sport when the club is
away from home.
The Kokomo Base ball Association has COM
pletsd its organization by electing Will Hazel
tine. president; j. j. Rust. secretary: Buel Arm
strong. treasurer, and William Hazetine, B.
#. Harbister, j. G. Blackhdge. Simon Stern and
Buel Armstrong directors. The comrany be-
longs to the Indiana League. and will put good
club in the field. Good grounds will be secured
and put in frst-class condition.