The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-22

emit captain who will feel disgruntled il he is
not retained, an out-f fielder who is on most in
imical terms with in -ielder-what need to 60
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Irwin, of the Philadelphias, who is with his
club in California. is happy over the signing of
Tying and expects great things OF him the COM
ing season.
Sporting Life: Dunlap's sale to Pittsburg, we
presume settles Indianapolis's chances for
Twitchell. as he will now be needed regularly in
the out-feld-
Detroit Letter in Philadelphia Press: There
is no likelihood that any of the Detroit players
will be let CO. with the exception of Twitchell,
who may go to Indianapolis.
Patrick Cahill has been released by the
BIRMINGHAM club. 1t is thought that he was
released in order to let him go to Atlanta to
manage that proposed club.
New York Mail aud Express: If the Indianap-
olis and Pittsburg clubs are given their own way
they Will have all the choice players OF the
League and will be fighting for first place
The squabble between Manager Hart and the
st. Louis Browns is still unsettled. 1t is proba-
BILE, however, that the latter will finish their Sc
ries with the New Yorks without interference.
The Eastern climbs in California are rapidly
disintegrating-one or two players leaving
daily. The local talent is being used to fill the
vacancies, and some of the Westerners may
profit thereby next summer.
Detroit refused an offer of $40 900 for Thomp-
son and Richardson from the Boston club. So
the Boston papers say, and Watkins and the De-
troit directors being rdiculed by the papers
for not accepting it.
jackson wants indianapolis to give him an
other trial. The big fellow is so ambitious that
he will shortly go South and practice. He says
he is determined to make a reputation as a first
baseman and ''slugger."
Manager Wright says there is truth in the
story that the Philadelphia club tried to get
second baseman Meyers, OF the Washington
club. No communication whatever passed be-
tween the clubs on the subject.
New York Mail and Express: Manager Harry
Spence is New York boy. yet he had to 60 out
of the city to be appreciated. He il looked upon
as ono of the very best managers in the business.
Harry will be Hoosier this year.
Tug Arundel is visiting his old pitcher, Bill
Kelley, of the Saginaws of '84, in Troy, N. Y.
Kelley has quite recovered from the injury to
his arm sustained that year. and thinks Of re-
entering the box the coming season.
The Baltimore club has secured Farrell, of
Washington, for infielder. At one time,
when he was on the champion Providence team,
it was hard to find his equal, but of late years
his stay has not been long with any one club.
The Washington club is about the only one in
the League that has not apparently strength
ened it's team. Illness release will greatly
weaken its batting strength. Some people think
that they are anxious to jump into the Associa-
ton.
The visiting bali players in California are de.
voting some of their "off" days and nights to
sports other than base -ball-Williamson, CAMEL
veloped great skill as a polo player OF roller
skates.
Sporting Life: Two attempted Boston deals
have just been unearthed. One was an exchange
of Radbourn and DAILY for Boyle, of Indianapo-
lis, and the other was an offer for Smith, Of
Pittsburg. In the first case Indianapolis de-
clned with thanks and in the second case Pitts
burg wanted nearly as much for Smith as the
club paid for Dunlap.
The Philadelphia club is on the League sched-
u!e committee. and Manager Wright puts in his
spare time building schedules. He has
which provides for the season to open on April
26, and for each club to play every weekday I'M
til the usual series of 126 games shall have been
played, which, with no weather interference,
weeks earlier Than usual. He has arranged the
long jumps to come the snd of the week, so
as to get the benefit of Sunday travelling.
Manager Schmeltz has addressed a personal
letter to each member of the Cincinnati nine
notifying them of the action of the clubs Off
Gals in reference to the proposed trip through
the South, and at the same time indorsing it.
The boys :old that it is for their best to par
ticipate in such journey, which will be entire
ly upon the cooperative plan-that is, after
expenses are deducted the players are to be re-
warded equally. Manager Schmelz says that he
has received much encouragement from the
Southern teams and he has fears but wha.
the undertaking will be great success. The
men are expected to be in New Orleans Feb. 16.
Sporting Life: President Brush is slowly. but
surely, getting his men to sign for next season.
He may experience little trouble when he
tackles George Myers. The latter will probably
insist upon an increase in his salary, and mas
much as he is, for some reason other, the ia
vorite with the Indianapolis patrons Of the game,
he stands good chance of gaining his point.
The Hoosiers had trouble last spring in inducing
George to sign, and after their differences had
been compromised he did not get what he
thought he was worth, SO he will ask that the
margin of that difference be added to his next
years salary. There is doubt. however, that
Messrs. Brush and Myers will be able to agree
upon satisfactory terms and that George will
again wear q Hoosier uniform and please the In
dianapolis psople by his queer, but earnest,
coaching tactics around the bases.
Sporting Life: Shomberg needed less than a
dozen hits last season to make him champion
batter of the League. But for his heart trouble
he would undoubtedly have scored the necessary
hits. In no less than twenty five games did this
affection come over him, and then he could do
absolutely nothing. The disease fairly parayzed
him, and he frequently stood at the plate and
was called out on strikes when he was powerless
to raise his bat 1t marred his fielding in the
same way. AS soon as his heart began throb-
bling he could not throw the ball across the dia-
mond, and it was only by labored effort that
he could draw his breath. Now that his physi-
clan pronounces him cured, he should next
season make great record. both batter
and fielder. It is understood indianapolis pro-
poses to play him in right field. This is his
original position. He never played the initial
bag until he went to Utica, from which club
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