The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-22
THIS WEEKS GAMES.
Chicago TO-MOrrOw and Champion
ship Opening Wednesday.


The last exhibition game TO be played
here will be that with the Chicago National
League club tomorrow, and it is easily
within the range of possibility that the
home team will win, Notwithstanding the
fact that Arson has a strong aggregation
of ball players this season Few of the
"Old guard" however, remain with him
Jimmy Ryan. the great center fielder. in
fact. is the only one. and he has not been
able to play much this season on account of
disability incurred in Il railroad accident
last season. The Chicagos playing order is
as follows: Camp. %; Dahlen. Sb; Wilmot,
/; DUNCAN, 7; Lang, m; Arson or Decker,
ID; Irwin, s; Hutchinson or McGnl, p; Kit
fridge, C. For the Indianapolis team Mauck
and Westlake will probably be in the points,
the other players having their usual posi-
tiOns. The game will be called at $3.50
o'clock, and if there is anything like fair
weather there will probably be a large
crowd. as the Chicago team has always
been a favorite here.
The indianapolis club will not play on
Tuesday, but will get ready for the opening
Of the championship season on Wednesday.
The ''bleachers'' have been extended on
both sides, so as TO accommodate more
people chairs will be put in the grand
stand ard the outfield will be leveled and
rolled. The Grand Rapids club, one of the
strongest teams in the Western League,
and one that has been playing great ball
in the exhibition games, will play the open
ing series here on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, and Will be followed by the
Detroit club, Saturday, Monday and Tues
day. If the local team can break even"
IN this series of games II will be doing as
well as can be expected, although Manager
Sharsig is confident of winning a majority
OF them He has the team in good shape,
ana IL mas already SHOWN that IL Is made
up or earnest, hustling players. After the
opening games here the Indianapolis club
plays at Toledo, May ?, and 4; Grand
Rapids, ,, and Z, and Detroit g. 10 and
| II, returning home to play three games
| with Toledo here, EIay u, l3 and IA, and
| then going over the Western circuit, opening
| here again with AIilw aukee for two games
| DECORATION Day, May 80. Charles Mitchell,
| Of Pittsburg, Of the Western Leagues staff
! CT umpires, has been assigned TO the open
| ing series here.
The local club is making an effort to en-
| courage the attendance of ladies at ball
| games. On all occasions they will be adj
| nlltted to the grand stand free of charge
/ after having paid the gate admission fee
of - cents. On Wednesdays with the eX-
| ception of the opening of the season next
W edneSday) ladies accompanied by escorts
| will be admitted absolutely free of charge.
| a number of baseball parties are arranging
| TO attend the opening game on Wednesday.
boxes having been reserved for them.
| There was no game at the grounds yes
| terday, the Indiana University team not
/ coming because of the unfaVOrable condi-
| ton of the weather. The indianapolis boys
| put in their time practicing, and quite a
/ crowd watched them work. Most Of the
| other clubs in the Western League are
| busy claiming the pennant and figuring out
| the standing of the clubs in the race. In
| dianapOlis is saying nothing, but saving
| considerable wood, as the saying goes. The
| HoOsier club Will be in the fight to the
| very finish, that is pretty we'll assured.
! SOwderS and Ortiz have been released, il
| being found necessary TO let somebody &c
| TO keep within the Leagues salary limit
| The management concluded that Mauck
| Phillips and Gayle were about all the pitch
| erS that could be carried just now. The
| two last mentioned have the additional
| quality of being hard hitters. The cOmbina
| ton of good pitching and hard hitting is
! difficult to ind. and this is what the clut
has found in Phillips and Gayle
For the benefit OF, those who do not re
| member the opening games as scheduled fol
| the W esteTn League it may be stated that
| Detroit will start in at Toledo, Milwaukee
| at Kansas City and Minneapolis at Sioux
| City. The interest in the league has grown
| greatly since the exhibition games hav,
| demonstrated the good playing qualities o.
| the various clubs Wednesday will un
| dOubtedly witness a big attendance at al
| four of the opening cities provided tn,
| League is favored with good weather.