Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-11
ABOUT THE HOOSIERS.
Everybody Pleased With Young Rusie's
Work-More PLAYERS Wanted.

ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCH,J
INDIANAPOLIS, September 10.-The friends
OF the Hoosier baseball team are, very nat
urally, highly pleased with the splendid record
made by the club since it started on its last trip
abroad, two weeks ago to-day, and there is
much joy at home. The most liberal estimate
gave the team only 10 out of the IS games it
had to play while away, and when GetzeIn was
injured in Cleveland it was thought that this
number would be somewhat reduced.
That the team has done SO well is really re-
markable In view of the fact that for the past
week Boyle and Rusie have done all of the
pitching, especially as the games were with the
two League leaders. As matter of fact, no
one here thought the Hoosiers would get sim
gle victory IN New York in their crippled
condition, and the success of the team
against the Giants was all the more
gratifying. The club has played a remark
able game in the field, and Boyle and Young
Rusle have stood up to their work in manner
that deserves the warmest praise. While Boyle
has done great work, Rusie has really surpassed
the widest hopes and expectations of his
friends by his fine showing He broke the
record by pitching four full and one eight
inning games in succession; and further than
that he won three OF them. His work in Bos-
ton and New York was all that could be asked
of any man, much less an amateur. The man.
agement is, of course, greatly pleased with the
youngster. Captain Glasscock says he will be
one of the kings of the diamond next season.
and it certainly looks that way. He is man
of wonderful physical strength and endurance
and is always willing to 60 in and DO the best
he can.
At present the club is in bad shape so far as
pitchers are concerned, for the reason that
Getzein, one of the mainstays, has a very lame
arm. the result of a sprain received in one of
the Cleveland games. He is still with the
team and tried to pitch in the second New York
contest but had to retire at the end of
the second inning. This leaves only two men
to do all of the work, and should either of them
meet with an accident the club would be in
hard luck. President Brush is with the team,
and it is understood that he is trying to secure
another man, but it is not known what success
Will attend his efforts. The season of the Inter-
national Association will soon close, and it is
probable that pitcher may be found in that
organization to help out in the remaining
games.
The management is willing to pay a good
price for man who is known to be good one.
however; should Getzein come around all
night within the next few days the club will
need no more men for the box. The Hoosiers
are now done with their hardest games, going
from New York to Washington, thence to
Philadelphia. If the team plays as well as it
has during the past week it ought to capture
at least three out Of the six games to be
played The HoOsiers have one postponed
it unless the pitchers are IN good form. Alter
three games In Chicago the boys come home to
wind up the season, opening with the Pitts
burgs on the 10Th. The Hooslers have again
pulled into sixth place, and, as fifth is not be-
yond hailing distance, Captain Glasscock still
thinks he will be able to land his team above
Cleveland. The latter club will have hard
road to travel for the next two weeks. 1t has
to meet New York, Boston, Pittsburg and
Chicago before it gets back home. and it is
quite probable that the infant will be roughly
handled in these games Up to this time In
dianapolis has made q better record than any
of the Western clubs since they went East.
A G. ORENS