The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-09-01
Baseball Notes.

Anderson, the Philadelphia's new pitcher, has
been nicknamed "Cl0thespins."
A Portland citizen has bet 81 900 even that
Boston will win the pennant.
There are now twenty-three League players
credited with 100 base-hits and over.
It is rumcred that John Kelley Will retire
from the diamond at the close of this season.
Boston Will have had an attendance of nearly
ends.
Ryan, Glasscock and Herman are the only
League players who have scored 100 runs this
season.
Pitcher Sullivan win probably be released by
the washihgtons, now that Keefe is in physical
form again.
The friends of the St Louis Browns are raising
a purse OF 30 900, to be presented to the team il
1t wins the Association pennant.
Since Beecher came back into the League he
has been keeping up his heavy batting, and Is a
great help to the Washingtons in that depart
ment.
Sam Thompson now leads Jerry Denny in home
runs. He has made sixteen, and Harry stovey,
Of the Athletics, has scored fourteen times on
f0ur-baggers.
Cleveland lost 1s games by one run this sea-
son; Chicago, IL; Pittsburg, 10: Indianapolis, 13;
Boston, II; New York, TO-; Philadelphia, 9, and
Washington, 3.
Four times this season has Jack Glasscock
made four hits in a game. and twice has he made
nve hits. In but nineteen games out of ninety
seven has he failed to make a safe hit.
Casey was asked to pitch in Wednesdays game
against Boston, and refused on the ground that
his arm was sore. Manager Wright suspended
him without pay until it il in proper condition.
The League teams found it necessary to play
thirty-tw0 extra inning games this season. OF
these Philadelphia won 8; Chicago, 6; Boston, 5;
Indianapolis, A; Cleveland and Pittsburg, 3
each; Washington, 2; and New York, L.
Emmett Sorry is another Hoosier with q great
record. He has made twenty-one two-base hits
runs. He has got his base on balls forty-four
times,a and has made 40 safe hits. He has scored
eighty-seven times.
Tomorrow, the clubs of the various League
ing at IL, and in the afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Pitts burg plays at the Polo Ground, New York;
Chicago at Philadelphia, Indianapolis at Boston
and Cleveland at Washington.
As Wednesday next has no schedule for the
League teams. Pittsburg being in New York and
having q postponed. game with the GIANTS, it
will likely be played of. Chicago, in the mean
time, will face the Senators and the HOLSTERS
will try to reduce the Bostons' lead.
Comiskey says Welch and Stovcy are, respect
lively. the greatest center and left fielders in the
country. He also regards Purcell as one of the
best RICH felders in the profession and to a Gin
cinnatl reporter he said the other day: 9Th
Athletics Outfield is water night-nothing can
get through it."
New York Press: WEIGH is New York's win
ming pitcher. He has only lost eight games out
thirty played. This is the best winning average
in the League of any pitcher who has pitched
enough TO give him a record. Clarkson's game
average is III, Radbourne has .667, Keefe .633
and Bufiinton 900.
In a voting contest in New York ON the most
| sol votes, Kelly 1877, Arson 100, Ward 80, Glass
cock 80. Camel 80, Williamson %, Buffin.On IL,
A. Irwin 5. Denny 6. Three each say Dunlap
and Fred Carroll and two claim Fields. FOutz
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New York Telegram: The work of right
fielder McGeachy has been very fine all of the
season, but of late he has developed genuine
smuggling" propensities. In five consecutive
games he made thirteen hits. with a total of
eighteen. In thirty-four consecutive contests he
has played without an error, and he has had
thirty-One assists in his territory. or more than
any League outielder. His fielding average to
date IL ISL.
Rusie- in the last three days has pitched in
twenty-one innings, relieving Getzein on Thurs
day In the sixth. pitching q full game Friday and
In all he has done remarkably we'll. winning
Friday and Saturdays games, and holding the
Clevelands down Thursday to ten hits, the most
l of which were made OFF Getzein. The Clevelands
y got but two hits OFF Rusie yesterday, and seven
on Friday. This is a remarkable showing for the
young pitcher.
Chicago Tribune: Powers umpired another
good game, but was made the target OF volley
after vOlley OF abuse from the crowd. In this
connection Ii may honestly be said that for the
blind and unreasonable support OF its team. no
matter whether right or wrong, the HOosierltes
| lay away over any crowd in the Western half of
the League circuit. 81 wish Chicago was q little
more like indianapolis in this respect" said An.
son, when his attention was called to the fact
'Tt makes an almighty lot of difference to the
home team, 1 can tell you"
Philadelphia North American: Pop Smith
worked an old trick in a very slick way Tuesday
In the eighth inning, with one out and Mailman
and Fogarty on second and third. respectively,
Farrar popped up a fly 10 short left. which Smith
permitted TO drop safely in front OF him. He
then quickly gathered il in, ran over and touched
Mailman and then threw 70 Quinn. forcing out
Fogarty and retiring the side. There Is no pos
slble way Of beating this trick by legitimate
play. The rules committee should make a cast
iron rule declaring the batter ont whenever AT
intielder could, by purposely mutfing a ball. effec,
a double play.