The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-04
SCHEDULE 0FLEAGUE GAMES
The Indianapolis Club apparently Re-
ceiyes Pretty Fair Treatment.
It VIII Play at Boston on Decoration Day and
the Bostons Viii BE Here on July f.
The Three-Strike Rale Criticised.


and has ali that she could ask for ia the way of
Desirable dates for the Forthcoming season. She
has the Boston club here on the 4th of July and
will herself play in Boston on Decoration day.
and Boston is the best Decoraiion-day ball
town in the country. Then indianapolis
will open the season at home, and
with the Chicaeos at that. The
season opens on Friday, the goth. The local
club plays eight games at home, at the ontset of
the season, with Chicago and Detroit, and then
goes TO Chicago 10 open the season, which, mn
der the percentage system, Is greatly to its adj
vantage 1t would appear that the Indianapolis
management has already gained quite in
huence il League circles. Pittsburg, which was
represented on the schedule committed, got
the WsshinetoHs for the 4th Of July.
GRAFTON day. The Philadelphias play in
Chicago on the 4th, ana the New Yorks in De.
froiS The only change in the report OF the
committee was to put the Chicagos IN Boston on
Bunker Hill day. instead of the Detroits.
Bunker Bill day, the 18th. comes on Sunday,
but will be observed on the 18th
The schedule for the four Western clubs is as
Follows:
Indianapolis at Home-with Chicago. April 20. 81.
% p; July % "A 25i Aug. SO. 81; Sept; /. With
Aug 70 II. y. With As~ ' Yo r May 5. 8. s;
MSgy IT, y - Sept & 10 VIII se wa'h1 5
Is: win Philadelphia, May, Is, l6, II. is;
I Sa! E 49, SEPT 20 III r. %lsh s sad
june Is 26 81. IS; July Is. 20. 81; Sept 8, 4, S.
Indianapolis AbEoad.-At Chicago, May 1, 2, 81
ST sD' q. Jo oi e, ~, : %: Aug. 2s. 81
25 At Boston, May so a. N. and P. M. 81; June
ineson june 8, 8, H. II; Aug 16. Il, IS. sept.
5s: Aug Is II. IS; oo s. At Detroit june
20, 81. %. %; July 80. 81 Aug. 1, o. %, 90.
sE H0 se " 5 nd as with M Msy g.
With New York. May TO- IL. II, II; July Il, le;
ls; July 2, o. 10; Sept y s, 10. With Philadeiphs.
May 10. 2i, q g; July a. n; and P. M, s;
June 10. 20, II. IS; July So 81; Aug. /, 81 49, 90
Chicago ASE0aa 81 dian go April 90 II
Pittsbnrs. April Is, y, %. so june %. so: July
Ag me r. An A. io IT, Nay : AZ F and
Adelphia, june 2, 4. 5. g; Aug g. q Oct II. II,
a. BSst9a dsR' L. tS w. Y 1s Avg aS
june IS. u 26. ~. IS; July se q. IS; Aug %.
Detroit at Home-with Pittsburg. May L. 2, 8. 4;
EuiZ 2s. q, 25j Aug. 8, 4 With Boston May
ts d 5Sy Il Nay 49, lS r. SET e. S III Il L.
1s; Sept. IL, II. Is. With Washington, May IS.
Vs. Il as 10 5p % Sept = No. AND M Fl M Ss~
Sept. 20. q. p. With Indianapolis, June 20. p.
~. 81: i, r..
s sasG a5 5an' 70 20 q 2S July % - 20 Aug %
Ietrois Abroad-At Pitssburg, April 20, 81,
as 30 A2s Apr. 50 81 SS a 70 80 july l
Ri y ls 2G al .as a. 5sas aas
9. 10, II Oct 8 80 AZ Washington ton. June 2 4,
IS. II. Is 16. Aug 1s H. Is; Sept %, %, Oct
y. At Boston, June 8. 8. IL. III Aug. 13, IA. 10;
Oct. 3, 4, 5.
July %, "a, %; Aug 2, 3; 4. With Chicago, June
10, 20. 81. %; July 80, 81; Aug. i, ~ %, 70.
81 june l. Aug 8 10 III Get. g. With In
sia1aPOhs, June s, % 26 r., 81 July 10 g 20 ~
T. w'h w. oss Sune With iS Ba a oo
June 2. 4. 8; Aug. 6, Z. 8; Oct. IL. IL. ID. With
Philadelphia june 8. IL, 12 Aug. 1e. IL, 49, Sept.
20. 20; Oct. L.
Pittsbure at Home-with Detroit, April 81 %.
70, "a; Aug; 80 81; Sept ], "A %. GO: With Chi
90. 81, % with P6ilad phia May 5. 2. s. 9; July
r. 49, r. Sept 10 Wit With % Bo: aG a May 19
Ssw York. May Is; 16, II, IS; July 3; 3, Il; sept
15.17, 10. With Washington, May 10, Fl, %. %;
SEK n G95aaf sn May s sS as
70; Aug %, "A, 70.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer and Detroit Free
Press are engaged in discussion the COM
parative merits of League and Association
players. Even Association partisans have gen.
orally admitted that the League contained a SUI
perior set OF batsmen. but they have always
knaiu tanned that the Association superior in
fielding and base-runnine. But it is doubtful if
the Associations claim to superior field
ing ability 10 well founded. Brilliant
fielding cnaracterizes the League games
far more than it does those of the Association,
IS i'm partial witnesses will testify. WHO have
lived In the cities where both the leagues were
Represented. This may be due. in . measure,
60 the fact that the heavier hitting OF League
w,Io nit Mt
fielding. but whatever the cause, the fact ex-
lists. The truth doubtless is that the League not
only vastly excels the younger organization IN
batting, but also to greater or less degree in
fielding; but on the other hand, the Leagues
periority in batting ia no more marked than the
Associations superiority in base-runninR. The
young, Hght-weiRht head sliding players of the
Association will travel four bases while the
heavily built, hard-hittinR leaguers are getting
over three. and when bright writer like Math-
ison, of the Free Press. makes the assertion
that the League is as superior IN this as in the
other departments. he let's his prejudice run
away with his Judgment. He makes the
ridiculous Statement. that the Detroits are as
good base runners as the ST. Louis Browns, be-
cause they stole more bases during the late
series between those clpbs. The matter
of fact Is the Detroits stole bases
n1oested from base to another. The St
Louis pitchers might as well have had capaclous
bAr1f door behind them to stop the ball, as the
catcS,ers they had, so far as the latter were in
strumental in throwing to bases We do not re-
mem Der positively, but are under the impression
that neither of the ST Louis catchers threw ac-
curstely to second base a single occasion DUR
ing the series of fifteen games. Accordingly,
when the Detroit players did not knock out
a home RIM TRIPLE they had little difficulty in
ambling from first To second, or from second to
third. Norwiths standing that that prince of
throwers. Bennett, was behind the bat for De-
froit. and in perfect condition, Latham alone
stole Just half as many bases as did the entire
Detroit team, with nothing to hinder them from
going from one base to another except the posi-
bility of falling down. No. Mr.. Matnison. the De-
4roita have no claim al baSe-runners when COM
pared with the St. Louis CLUB. but il is the only
department in which they cannot give them
valuable lessons year IN and year out As field
ers they out-classed the young men from St
Louis two to one. and as batters fully as much.
With such superiority in these departments,
what need WAS there for base-running.
1t is worthy of observation, however. in this
connection, that the League Is gradually i'm
proving in the baee-running department Phil.
adelphia and Chicago are becoming great base