The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-11

Favorable Outlook for the APP
preaching Season Here.
The Grounds Already in Good Condition
The Schedule Nearly Due-StrOng
Exhibition Games.

This pleasant weather is so favorable for
work on the ball park that rapid progress
has been made, and a game could be
played there tomorrow under favorable
conditions. There wasn't so much to be
done after all, and Manager Sharsig was
surprised and pleased to find how little
work was actually necessary. There will
be no better grounds in the Western League
than here, and few as good. The players
who are here were practicing again yes
terday, and some of the local talent was
taking a hand in the work. The indications
of interest in the new club are excellent,
judging from the number of people who
find their way to the park these pleasant
days.
Manager Sharsig leaves tomorrow moor
for Milwaukee, and by Tuesday night the
schedule will be ready for the action OF
the league, which meets Wednesday at the
P~lankingtor Hotel. in that city. Indianap-
oils will open at home, as Will Kansas
City, Toledo and probably Detroit. The
Milwaukee team is likely to be pitted
against Indianapolis in the opening game,
and as Manager Cushman has already pre-
empted the championship-on paper-the
home club will have a first-rate opportunity
to surprise him as we'll as others who are
looking for indianapolis to get the worst Of
1t this season as heretofore. For the benefit
of these pessimistic individuals ii can be
confidently stated that this city has shaken
off it's spell OF bad baseball luck and is 60
ing in Tor Ii record in the opposite direc-
ton this season. The championship schedule
Will call for 10 games, ~SiXty-three on the
home grounds and a like NUMBER abroad.
The season will run to Sept. %. The clubs
will divide, gate receipts evenly at home
and abroad, but the grand stand receipts
go in every instance to the home club. In
sizing uD the circuit this city looks as
likely as any from a financial STANDPOINT,
every respect.
Besides the adoption of a schedule, which.
of course. will be the most interesting
feature of the Western League meeting this
week. there are several Important mat
tiers to be decided. such as the selection of a
ball. the naming Of the umpires. etc. Both
Inducements to get the league to adopt
their ball. and there is no in
Il fi'ati0n IS yet dou EhISh win II be s0v chosen :,
the other cities will have as fine a line of
exhibition games. before and during the
regular season, as indianapolis. Every one
of the National League clubs will play here
during the season as the off days Will be
hlled in with these games so far as practi-
cable. The games with P~ittsburg, next
month, should prove especially strong as
drawing cards, owing to Jack Glasscock's
being with that club. His old friends and
hundreds of admirers will turn out TO see
him play. Glasscock's record with Pitts
burg has been a great one and ne materi-
ally aided that club TO capture second place
in the race last season.
Some days ago there was a communica-
ton in one of the papers in which Flock.
the Indianapolis clubs first baseman, was
referred TO as a man who, when with New
Orleans, in the Southern League. in 1891,
could not hit or field a little bit. IL such
was the case that club didn't seem 10 mind
Ii, which is a trifie unusual, for he was re-
engaged for the season Of 1892, and poor
players. as a rule, are not retained on any
club. In 1892 Flock was eighth among the
batters of the Southern League. playing in
seventy-four games, having forty-lve runs,
eighty base hits. thirty-seven stolen bases
and a batting average of 500. Mills, the
second baseman signed by Sharsig. also
played with New Orleans that season and,
In s!xty-one games, had forty-four runs,
seventy-one base hits, seventy -one stolen
bases and n batting average of .30L When
a player averages "a stolen base or more
to a game he is generally considered a
pretty good baserunner.
. IL is probable that games will be arranged
with some OF the Indiana college teams.
They would like TO play here and Manager