The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-20
baseball Notes.


To-day the fun begins in earnest.
Getzein and Broughton will be the battery for
Detroit in to-days game at Pittsbnrg.
Glasscoek is slowly improving. but will
probably not be able to play for week.
John NJ Ward signed with the New York
club last night His salary is not known.
Grand-stand tickets for to days game can be
secured this morning at Frank Birds transfer
Office.
Exchange: Buriock was stationed at the car.
riage gate, in Baltimore, Friday. He went to
sleep on duty.
Catcher Con Daily arrived, yesterday after
noon. from Woonsocket. r. L He looks fine,
and may be depended on TO do SEINE good work
this season. Re is well liked by all the local
players
bat in two-thirds of the games this If
there is a chance for Boston to be I'D among the
leaders; otherwise he feels that he viii be just
as well of in right field.
Van Haltren has been pitching remarkably
well since last season, both on the Pacific slope,
during winter, and since he has joined the Chi
Cages, this spring. In fact, he has not once
been betted hard since he has worked under the
new rules.
Those holding season tickets should under
stand that the tickets enttle them to admissi on
to the grand-stand, but not TO the private box
Upon paying additional % cents-which 10 the
difference ia the price of admission the grand
stand and boxes-they will be admitted to seats
In the boxes The latter afford beautiful view
of the game and grounds
Catcher Arundel was last nj ght given his re.
lease by the local management and is no longer
member Of the Indianapolis Ball Club. He
wanted to get away after learning that there
would not be much show for him behind the
bat here. and he will doubtless be better salts
fed elsewhere. 1t Is said that the St. Louis
Western Association club has been after his
services,
release of Burdock from the Boston club He
Is wanted to play second base. as both Bastian
and Ferguson ars on the sick list. and Childs is
not strong enough for the position. It is report
ed that the Philadelphia club has wired an offer
of 1880 for Burdock's release, and that Soden
tiAn. ses
The Detroit Tribune correspondent. who ia
out with the club, has the following to say: Ben
nett is an enigma. Time and again he an
nounced himself fit for work only to disappoint
himself and the management before the game.
He has been on the score-cards at least ha!f-a-
dozen times. but the last moment Sutcllffe
would strap on the chestprotector and do the
work.
hibition games of the Smoky City team. The
latter suffered the ign0miny of defeat by the
Canton. O.. team on Wednesday by of 4
to g. he says that great work may be ex-
peeted of Morris this year az his arm is in good
shape, and the offer of 81 900 made him by the
Pittsburg club is serving TO keep him free of his
old weakness for drink
There is consolation to offsett Glasscock's
sickness. and that that the arms of all four of
ndianapeliss pitchers are in better shape than
they promised TO be week ago. Any of the
four can now go in and do his BEST. The prac-
tice games were what helped the boys arms
out. In none of these games did the pitchers
exert themselves-not even Shreve, on Wednes
dav, when he shut out the Bnffaloes
The weather turned out so cold yesterday that
the base ball game which was advertised to occur
at the park-wae nas DaEy ed. Very few people
wonid have been present. and had it taken place
some of tina men would have suffered or
less because of the weather The Bufaloee.
moreover, did not seem at all anxious to play.
Their experience of the previous day was APP
the local club They went to Columbus, O., on
the afternoon train.