The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-16
Baseball Notes.

Dunlap's injury does not prove TO have been as &C.
we're at first supposed
Nash of Boston. has not missed game this season
lie has played in Ill games.
Detroit will finish the and the season VIII
finish Detroit.-Boston Globe.
Ryan leads the Leagrse batters. and Long John
Reilly is at the head of the Association hltters.
It is stated that $50 900 people have paid 70 see
the Boston club play on its home grounds THIS sea
son.
Chicago has carried eighteen nineteen PLAYERS the
greater part of the season and New York nearly the
same number.
While in this CITY Manager Mutrie said there was
nothing in the story about Morris going to the New
ork club next season
Shonberg recently released by Indianapolis, viii
not retire from the ball field but is MAILING arrange
rnsnts 20 play next sessou-Chicagc Tribune.
TIE late President Hewitt of the Washington club.
left an estate worth 100000 His son Walter has
succeeded him as president of the board or directors
The Nationals Will play two games today at
brighton Beach-one in the morning with the Sor'n,
Stars and one in the afternoon with the mems.
Manager Leadley OF the Detroits believes that the
manager Of club should not sit on the bench. lie
thinks the captain ought TO have full sway on the
field.
Horace Phillips manager Of the Pittsburgs threat
ems to leave the club unless he gets his own figure
next year and has innated that he does not expect
20 get il.
Elmer Foster threatens 20 sue the Chicago Inter
Ocean for libel for publishing the statement that he
had deserted his wife and children when he LETT St
Paul last spring.
After resting all summer last year on Indianapolis
payroll, Hackett is drawing modest salary
from the Boston management TO whom he recently
gave his signature.
Dslrymple obtained his release from the Pittsburg
club Friday He will probably 60 manager or
some club ia minor league next season. or retire
from the ball field.
Ed Williamson, of the Chicagos. will remain in
Philadelphia after the season closes until the Aus
expedition in Denver.
The following League PLAYERS have batting aver.
aye of over 800: Qunn. .377; Becksy. 1888; Ryan
Ewing, $40: Arson. 800
Cleveland has asked for his release from Ptsburg.
alleging that he is not in condition TO play. and that
Is supposed that he will get release IN short time
When time was first called in the fifth inning Hoy,
the deaf mute Washington player. raised his hands
dramatically, and gave vent TO loud shout 1t was
his way OK kicking az the umpires decision.
from the Zanesvilie club McShannic is his name.
He played in ST. Paul in 1886 is twenty five years
old, five feet eight inches high. and weighs 16O
pounds.
All the taenders have been of great assistance to
the Giants in their struggle for the little silk flag
blenatic of the champions hp.-Boston Globe. Yet
the Indianapolis Club has given the New Yorks hard
fight III almost every game which il has played with
them.
To show the confidence which the people away
from here have in the sirens 9Th of the Indiana polls
team, the betting them against Boston
during the series here last week in the pool at
st.. Louis and Pittsburg. At the same time Fits
burg sold at $40 to St against Washington
Umpire Valentine recently fined the entire Wash
ington team. The players were hufy at him. and
moved upon the field very slowly in inning,
whereupon Val shouted to Myers: Are you captain
OF this ninel" Yes sir" answered Myers. Then
fine you ten and all the five, said the umpire
The little chap who sat on the players bench with
the Bostons, when the club here last week, wa
Don Appleton who picked up in the East by
Nash, ana has been carried around as mascot lie
hes mascottsd very well in the West. and will be
dropped of at his native town when the club goes
back.
Thomas Lovett the star pitcher of the Omaha club
is twenty-four years old. His professional baseball
career began in 1884 with the Waterbury, Conn
Eastern League club. which won the championship
In 1885 he played with the Providence, r. L. League
team and later in the with the Athletics. of
Bridgeport Conn., but the team disbanding he signed
| wAth Oshkosh. He pitched twenty i've games with
the latter club, losing only two He has pitched
twenty nine games for Omaha and lost only eight
| As time passes, arrangements for the Australian
trip OF the American ball teams begin to assume de-
finite and satisfactory shape. Mr.. Spalding has
| chartered from the Pullman Paace-csr Company the
hotel car International containing accommodations
for fifty people, In this the party will travel from
Chicago TO San Francisco stopping at Kansas City
| Omaha. Denver ST. Paul. Salt Lake City and Other
points for games. The party will use the it:
hotel in each city il visits, il being uxurously ap
| pointed>~and provided with every accommodation
| travelling athlete epicure could wish for.