The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-25

From present indications the Indianapolis
Club will not be able TO get an hour of outdoor
exercise before going the field to play their
FIRST game. at ST. Louis, on Thursday. In fact
it is doubtful if the present spring blizzard re-
linquishes its. grip even By that day, in which
ease the team viii hardly 60 to St. Louis at all
If the weather does not make it
unsdvisable, however, the club will
leave for that city tomorrow night,
and, although the men will thus appear on the
field to take part in a regular contest without
having had any practice together. they all ap-
pear anxious for the games. and are waiting i'm
patiently for Tuesday to come Buckley,
Shreve, Hines. Esterbrook and Seery are hero
DOW; Boyle and Bogart are expected to-day; and
Glasseoek and Moffatt may arrive tomorrow
from Wheeling Healy will join the team at
St Louis. and it 10 probable, therefore. that
the makeup of the club in the
opening game with the Browns
viii be about as follows: Healy, pitcher; Buck
ley catcher; Bogart, first base; Esterbrook. Sec
cnd base; Hines, third base; Glasscock, short
stop; Seery, left field; Boyle center field;
6hreve, right field. Others of the players, how
ever, may arrive before that time, in which
ease the team will be different
The forthcoming games are already attract
ing attention in St Louis. because of the old
lime rivalry between the clubs The Indianap-
Dlis team won two out of three games
with the Browns last year, and think they will
be able to do the same the present season. The
Berries will be watched with great interest here,
mainly because of the opportunity il will give to
Judge of the new material in the team. The work
Df Bogart, Esterbrook and Buckley especially
will be closely noted. There is little question
tnat Buckley will do well, and those who have
seen Esterbrook since he arrived and have OBJ
served his work in the gymnasium are
confident that he is more OF an
experiment than ne was two years ago. He is
certainly the pink of condition as it is
possible for a man to get and it he ever could
play ball he certainly will be able to do so now
49,
and New Yorks few years ago, are not liable to
question the fact that he could play.
Bogart is entirely an experiment. but recon-
mended as he is by Manager Spence. who has
always been so successful in the selec-
ton Of young players. 1t is reasonable to expect
something of him.
Louisville Friday and Saturday, and at Cincn-
natl Monday and Tuesday.
Exumpire Wilson, who is known to about
every Dall-player in the prof ession, has been in
the city several days He lives at Bradford.
Pa, but travels extensively for q commercial
house in that city. Few men take more in.
terest in baseball or keep better posted
on the game. He says the local club has been
greatly strengthened By the addition of Hines
and Buckley, at least. The latter he pronounces
o fine catcher-ons of the most promising in the
profession. 81 have umpired several games be-
hind Buckley" he said, land know that
he Is a good man. Although somewhat
or than Carroll and fully as act
sve as Clements, who is a king among
eatchers." Mr.. Wilson has good word TO say
also of Decker and w. Rolf, the new League UNI
pires. The former has already served two years
IN the League and is therefore pretty well
known. His home is at Bradford and he was
earnestly recommended to President Young by
Mr. Wilson. Both Decker and W. Rolf are
graduates Of Princeton University.
Manager Spence is basIng great expectations
on team work from the Indianapolis club this
season, and everyone who is acquainted with
the history Of the club since it was first organ
ICED in st. Louis knows that it's predominant
weakness has ever been lack of team work.
Mr.. Spence will make every effort to bring about
. change in this department the coming season,
and one thing which ought to encourage b. m
Is that the additions made to the club in the
persons of Hines, Esterbrook and Buckley are
of players who always work for the team and
not for individual records. Hines and Ester
brook are men who work just hard in the
ninth inning as in the first, and better even
Ghan that. they both players who can do
valuable service at critical points. Buckley is
a frank, open-hearted fellow who works at all
times for his side. If Mr.. Spence can succeed
in getting the valuable players already in the
team in good form he will accomplish a work of
more Importance than would be the addition of
any stars.