The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-20
APTAINSANSON AND DENNY
Will Battle for Supremacy To-Day in
the Opening League Game Here.
Catcher Daily Arrives, and Arundel Is Re-
Ieased-St Louis. Brooklyn. Athletics and
Kansas City Win in the Association.

To-day the League championship season OF
1888 opens. Games will be played in Indanapo-
lis. Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Washington.
In this city the indications ara for big attend
ance. While the crowds at the exhibition games
have been sncoursgingly large, great many
enthusiasts were heard to say that they had
made up their minds to stay away from the ball
park until the championship season opens, for
they would then begin TO attend regularly
Then the new men secured by the management.
the elegant grand stand and various other
causes have served to awaken a more wide
spread interest in the game than has ever exist
ed here before. The weather promises to Do
cold, but this will probably not serve to cut
down the crowd to any great extent It is hrst
nature with enthusiasts to want TO see the
first game, whatever the expense.
Extensive preparations have been made to
usher in the season in BETTING manner. The
two teams viii give a parade this afternoon.
previous TO the game, in order to remind any
person of the event who is SO inconsiderate or
his own welfare TO overlook the baSe-bail
columns of the daily papers The players will
ride in carriages, and will be preceded by
band Among those who will have place in
the procession is the mascot who was recently
urearthed by John Healy, and who will be q
regular attache of the team hereafter. The
qualities which go to make up desirable mas
cot, as well as the qualities which make mas
cot desirable after You have got him, are mys-
teries which only the baseball players can
fathom. The one which has been adopted by the
Indianapolis team has nothing to commend him
in the way of good looks he is about two feet
and half tall, and so ''tough," as Denny ex-
presses it. that you could drop him off the grant
stand, and he would jump up and grin at YOU
He was brought up town yesterday and rugged
out in uniform similar to that worn by the
players.
The parade will be over the following lipe OF
march. starting from the Bates House at 100 P.
NJ: East on Washington TO Delaware. north on
Delaware to Market, west on Market to Circle.
south on Meridian to Georgia west on Georgia
TO Illinois, north on Illinois TO Ohio, east on
Ohio to Meridian, north Meridian to Seventh
and west on Seventh TO grounds
The Chicago team will arrive this morning.
Some of the young members will be left at home
among them Brynan, Duffy. TebeAu and Hanra
ever, including Anson the king of field captains,
Fred Prefer. Ned Williamson, Tom Burns and
'Silver" Flint we'll as the youngsters. Van
Haltren, DAILY. Baldwin. Sullivan. Ryan, Farrell.
Clarke. Darling, Krocks and Petit. They Will
De accompanied by q number of newspaper men:
Umpire Valentine arrived last night and will
cali play bulw diVcTuoOn promptly az 0sOV CAOONs
Manager Spence had not decided last evening
whom he would have in the box, az he will gov
ern himself according to tho team which Anson
presents. If Van Haltren is presented the
visitors pitcher, Boyle will probably do the
pitching for the home team. II Myers catches
Buckley will play third. and il Buckley catches.
myers will be on the base. Denny playing short,
Esterbrook first, and Shomberg In right
The special baseball train will be started by
the Kankakse road this afternoon. It will leave
the Union Depot at 3:15, stopping at Washing
fan and NApfh gfr0 aud u1v1D at
grounds at 325. A fare of 10 cents for the
round trip will be charged.