The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-21
CATCHER BUCKLEY ARRIVES.
Zines Is Expected to Reach the City To-Day,
and Others Will Come Soon.

From now on the players of the Indianapolis
Stub will be coming in almost daily until the en-
tire seventeen are here. r. o. Buckley, the new
hatcher, was the first Of the procession TO reach
the city. having arrived last night from Gallon.
o. His home is az Pittsbure. but ne left his
wife with relative at Gallon until he could SCI
1ect residence here. Buckley is a stalwart fell
low. with round, jolly face. He LOOKS
solid enough physically to stand great
deal of battering at the hands of pitcher, and.
Judging from his iovial face he has q STOCK OF
good nature which is fairly inexhaustibie he
IL in good condition, with the exception, per-
hsDs, Of little surperfnous flesh He will
probably be the heshiest catcher in
t t9se league bs D quit. fass runner
and be himself says that his ''heft' occasions
him no Inconvenience In his oacksfop work out
10 rather desirable, If anything. There Will De
little difference in the weight of Buckley and
Carroll but the former will prove the more
eciive OF the two. Few men have entered the
ley. and il is to be hoped he will
fulfill all expectations. His professional
experience has been with the SYRIA
cuse ard Binghamton clubs. although
be played with a semi-professional team at
YOUNGSTOWN, O. Nearly every club in the
country after him last year, and the local
cess when his engagement was announced
The County Commissioners have not needed
the demonstrates against the saloon located near
fhe ball park, and the appearances are that this
hand for another year. There is
suspicion that the remonstrauce was allowed to
drop Of those opposed to 1t are leading
also in Ehe complaint against the ball park. By
pointing TO the saloon and attributing it
10 tha presence OF the spark in
The neighborhood Ihev probably
pect to spread the dissatisfaction with the
Park. No disappointed that the
saloon was allowed to remain than President
Brush and others of the board of
directors. Said one of them yesterday:
81 never could sec what the saloon
there for. saw patronize it last sum
ner unless il was some of the cab-drivers who
were loa6nR around there" The same director
referred TO the fact that local paper yesterday,
In giving account Of the meeting
Df the County Commissioners. had picked
put the "balt-park saloon" item from among all
the things transacted by the Com and
attracted especial atten ton it in the head line.
sit seems to be our luck" said he, ito
have every disaRreeable thing about the club
Faked mp and made public and things that have
connection with the club laid It's door.
J verilv believe that if murder should happen
anywhere In the vicinity of the ball park it
would Immediately be termed ''the baseba
murder" and somebody would blame base ball
for IL Last year unfortunate affair among
the players. one in which the participants de-
Barved 10 be condemned, and yet of kind which
would nevst have been noticed among any other
class of people. taken up and Haunted
before the leople as lif there was danger some
body might lot learn of Ii; and it greatly
Rxaggerateds IN addition 1t did the club more
harm than anything which occurred during the
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