The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-27
PLAYED THEIR LAST GAME
The Hoosiers, After Allowing the Visitors
to Win, Disband Until Next Season.
Some of Them Will Remain Here During the
Winter. and None Apprehend Trouble with
the League-New York Wins Again.

left for their homes last night. Others will
go to-day, and within a week all who do
not intend to remain will be gone Denny,
Seery and Boyle will stay III Indianapolis,
as will Rusie, who lives here. Hines left
on the evening train for Washington.
Getzein and Buckley. with their wives,
started for Chicago last night at IL o'clock.
Bassett will go to Pawtuckett, X. l., and
McGeachy will leave this afternoon for
Clinton. Mass. Fee lives IN Carbondale,
Pa, and will start for that place this morn
ing. Andrews is already at his home In
Philadelphia. having left here last Monday.
Sommers will winter in Chicago or Cleve-
land, and Daily is at his home in Woonsock-
ct, II. l.. while Captain Glasscock 10 walking
the floor with a new son in Wheeling, w.
Va. Denny will go into the overcoat de-
psartment of the When clothing store a5ont
ager Glasscock's friends succeed in
securing him employment he will return
to indianapolis with his family and make
this his home in the future. Boyle has q
will put in his time with his dogs and gun
this winter. Seery will at least remain for
some time, if not until the opening of next
season. The best of feeling seems to pre-
vail among the players, and they al ex,
Ice oo pSfhS WIN
with this city and their treatment by the
local management.
A Journal reporter talked with several of
the men yesterday, and found them frank
said he would like very much to play first
base for the HOosiers again next season,
and believed he would make a better show
ing than he did this year. When the re-
porter asked HIM If he would not be found
with one of the Brotherhood clubs the old
man shook his mead and replied that there
was nothing in the alleged scheme. He
said there would he no serious trouble be-
tween the League and brotherhood, and
that everything would be amicably ar
He expressed the opinion that the
classification law would be done away
with or modified, and if that
was accomplished. things would go ahead
without further friction between the two
organizations. Hines thinks salaries can
be kept down better without classification
than with it. He argues that, under the
present system, a club has to pay whatever
as if the management had its Own way
it nigh secure men for less money. If a
ball-player, no matter who he is, demands
5000 and his manager refuses to give more
than 81, OOOthere is nodoubt about the player
accepting the latter figure rather than re-
main idle. 1t is only q question of time,
he said, when all will come to terms if the
price fixed for their services is at all reason
able. None of the local players, appear to
take much stock in the Brotherhood talk,
and it is evident they do not want to see q
row that is likely to operate against their
interests, and, unless all signs fail, Indian
apolis will have less trouble In securing
contracts with the players for next season
than ever before.
After the game. yesterday. President
Brush passed around the cigars in the club
house, and everything appeared to
be as lively as one could
made in the team cannot, of course, be
stated so far ahead. 1t Is probable. how
ever that the field will remain as it was
during the past season. 1t is probable one
more pitcher will be secured. and possibly
another catcher. The management IS now
negotiating for a pitcher who is known TO
be q good one, and the chances are that he
will be signed. Rusie promises to be one
of the stars of the League, and EiteIjOrg
will be a good man. unless manager Glass
cock is mistaken in his stImat of his
abilities. Fee is IN unknown quantity,
and may not be strong enough for the
Hoosiers. So far as the field is concerned,
there can be but little improvement made.
hits the ball, and unless q man can be-
secured that could do it as we'll and play
the position better, it would be a risky
matter to make a change.
1t Could Not Have Been Worse.
The final exhibition baseball game of the
season, on the local grounds, was played at
the League Park yesterday afternoon, and
resulted in a second defeat of the home
team by the Columbus club. That the Hoo
siers did not win is not at all strange. when
it is known that Seery was on third base.
McGeachy at short, Fee in right field. and
Denny behind the bat, with Rusie in the
box. Buckley had a sore hand and could
not catch, and as both Daily and Sommers
have gone home. Denny had to try his hand
in that position. The contest was q dismal
affair throughout, and the fifty people who
saw it were glad when the game was called.
There were no less than three accidents.
and had the contest continued, it is likely
that everybody would have been crippled,
SO the umpire wisely called it at the end
of the fifth. inning. Doyle started in
out in the first inning by q foul tip, and
had to go to left field. While he was being
patched up, Reilly tried to catch a ball on
the end of his fingers. and be. too, had to
go to the outfield, Johnson ~takinghis place.
Denny did not find it an easy matter to
handle Rusie's swift curves. and could not
get out of the way of q vicious foul tip, and
had to go to first, Bassett taking his place.
Hines had left the game to catch a train,
looking after the outfield, while Getzein
went to second base. Altogether, it was a
great team.
The only feature of the contest was a
triple-play by Bassett, Denny and
Hines, 1T being the first that
has been made on the grounds
for a long time. With the
bases full and nobody out. Orr hit a
sharp grounder to Bassett. The ball was
quickly tielded to Denny, who touched the
plate. threw the ball to Hines, who, in turn,
sent it spinning back to Denny in time to
catch Crooks. who was trying to score from
second base. Indianapolis made her only
run in the fourth, Hines getting second on
a wild throw by Johnson and scoring on a
hit by Denny. The local men did not seem
great effort. A single, "a iielderss choice.
McGeachy's error and O'Connor's double
ave the visitors two runs in the first inn
ing. A single, BOyle's tumble and Denny's
wild throw gave them one more in the sec
Ond, and another was added in the third on
Norris's t~wO-bagger, a passed ball and
O'Connor's single. Score: