Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-09
FROM OTHER CITIES.
Some Interesting Gossip From the
Home of the Hoosiers.
BANCROFT MAY BE CALLED DOWN.
The Babies Are the Greatest Pets Of the
Forest City.
SPRAGUE TO HAVE A THOROUGH TRIAL
sPRAGUE TO HAVE A THOROUGH TRIAL

INDIANAPOLIS, June S.-The Indianap-
oils ball team is slowly, but gradually and
with some degree of certainty, approaching
the outer gates of the city, but whether or
not the returning aggregation will be al
lowed within the walls Of the proud Hoosier
capital remains to be seen. As yet the
Committee Of Safety has not fully decided
how to act. The town is full of manias,
made so by the awful record of the team,
and trouble is apprehended. Three members
of the club were sent on from Pittsburg and
met with no violence, but they came at night
while the pickets slept and the city was hushed
in darkness. They also made haste to announce
that at least two of them would probably leave
at once for Chicago, and so far all outward evi-
dences of danger have been controlled.
It was thought the team might change its
luck or improve its play and get some games in
Ansonville, and that really seems to be the
clubs last chance and only hope Of salvation.
When Boyle, Whitney and Meyers arrived here
on Wednesday the latter, after the two former
had secured safe hiding places, appeared in the
public square and tried to explain things. but
did not meet with much success. Meyers Is
honest and truthful, however, and, being
favorite, received very pleasant reception.
He said that the Hoosiers had been playing
good ball, and had tried hard to win, but
the demon of illluck followed the team
like the shadow of sin. A compliment was paid
the men as regards their conduct since leaving
home, and 1t was claimed that the loss of so
many games could not be attributed to dissipa-
tion or anything of that character.
1--WE played our best" explained the stubby
little catcher, but somehow the other fellows
always went US one better, no matter how many
we got really can't understand it myself.
When we batted hard the opposing team seemed
to be able to hit just trihe harder, and SO it
went. The story, however, that some of the
players are trying to break up the club by in
different work is false, not to say absurd. Cap
tain Glasscock has put up a most remarkable
game Of ball, as has Denny and other members
of the team. think when the boys get onto
the home grounds we will have better luck and
win more games, and will be glad to see the
day come when the Hoosiers reach Indianapo-
lis again."
Probably being afraid of hurting the feelings
Of some fellow-player, Meyers did not speak Of
body else does. The plain. simple truth Is the
ment must be blind if that fact is not apparent
to every one of the board of directors. The
scores show the weakness of the team to be in
the box and nowhere else. The silly cry of
star players trying to disorganize the club is
the sheerest nonsense. Put two or even one
more frst-class pitcher in the team and the
Hoos1ers will win as many games as at least
four others in the League race. but they never
will until the box is strengthened unless the
material on hand improves Its work.
The club is batting and fielding
up to the average and but for the
weakness mentioned would be well up
In the race to-day instead of occupying
a place near the tail end The fact Is recog.
nized, of course, that pitchers are scarce and
difficult to obtain, but that is what the Hoosiers
must have or remain in the lower rank.
President Brush is still at Hot Springs, but is
expected home in few days. What he is doing
to better the condition Of the team is not known.
He will probably make some more when he gets
back and venture the opinion at this point
that he will call Manager Bancroft down If that
gentleman is correctly reported in an interview
published in New York paper last week in
regard to the classification system, in which
Bancroft is credited with saying that the plan
is fraud. 1t is pretty safe to say that the man
who manages the HoOsiers Will be in sympathy
with that system or at least not air his opposi-
ton in the papers. A. 6. OVENS.