Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-26
PLANS FOR NEXT SEASON.
President Brush With the Hoosiers-Sev-
ernl Changes Needed.

ernl Changes Needed.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPArcH.l
INDIANAPoLIs,A August 24-The indianapolis
ball team will leave for Pittsburg tomorrow
afternoon in charge of Manager Glasscock.
President Brush may possibly accompany the
club on its last Eastern trip simply to get away
from business but will in no way interfere
with the management of the team. / suspect
that Mr.. Brush is laying plans for next season
and wants to feel the pulse of some of the
Eastern moguls in regard to certain matters of
Importance to the whole League. There is no
longer any doubt about indianapolis being in
the field snext season. and the management is
already looking for a man OF two As the team
stands now no changes are needed outside of
the box and first base. Since Andrews Joined
the Hoosiers Martin Sullivan has been playing
the initial bag most of the time, but he
is not up to the standard. and as
Hines is in the same boat the team
will certainly have a new man at first in 1890
1t is likely that either Hines or Sullivan will be
sold or released some time soon but the man.
agement has not yet decided which one to keep,
Sullivan has done fairly good work on the base,
but taking into consideration the habits of the
two men and Hines superiority as a batter.
Manager Glasscock is inclined to favor the re-
tention of the old man.
Andrews has shown up in great form, and
adds much strength to the team. During the
past week he has done brilliant work in the
field, and is holding his own at the bat. Nc
Geachy, Andrews and Seery constitute an out
Geachy's work during the past three weeks has
been something remarkable. He gets every
thing that comes in sight, and his throwing to
the bases and plate is little less phenomenal.
From an ordinary batter he has developed into
one of the best hitters in the team. His aver
age during the series of games Just completed
is over 400. and as run-getter he has but few
equals.
Rusie has returned from Burlington, Ia, to
which club he was loaned three weeks since,
and will take his regular turn with GetZein
and Boyle during the remainder of the season.
He has been pitching good ball and will no
doubt make a fine record for a youngster. The
Hoosiers have been putting up stiff game
recently, and hope to hold their own during the
trip. Pittsburg has gained good lead, but the
season is not over yet and Captain Glasscock
and his men will be heard from later on. 1t is
no sure thing that the local club will not
headed of. The League Infants are on very
slippery 'slide" just now. and there is no tell
ing where they will end. The chief weakness
of the Cleveland men is lack of batting
ability.
The Hoosiers took two out of the series, and
but for an unfortunate error in to-day's game
would have made it three straights. Manager
LOTUS complains bitterly of the treatment his
club has received at the hands of the umpires.
but it seems to me that Faatz does great deal
of unnecessary kicking. and it is probable that
the Cleveland captain wants the earth and is
mad when he fails to get it, and LOTUS natur-
ally falls into line. simply base this opinion
of what 1 saw in the series Just closed.
President Brush is trying to arrange a series
of games between the indianapolis, Cleveland,
Cincinnati and Columbus. to be played imme-
diately after the championship season is over.
Cleveland and Cincinnati are both in favor of
it, and Columbus will likely be willing to take
a hand. The idea is to arrange a schedule of IL
games. A. G. OVENS.