The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-11

position OF the challenge OF the English
University in case one Is received for
track meet In this country In September.
The managers of the Yale and Princeton
football clubs have settled on Nov. q as
the date of their annual game.
Perhaps our hunters were no. successful
yesterday. 1t is certain that some Of Man.
ager Watkils's winning schemes failed.
A glance at the Indianapolis-St Paul
score indicates something was wrong. Is ii
possible that umpire Batttn robbed the
Hoosiers by calling men out on strikes at
critical points In the game?
A university meeting was held at New
Haven last evening for the election of Of
ficers for the Yale University Baseball As
sGGia ar for the ensuing year William
elected president and manager
The Toronto Bicycle Association offers
5000 for the three first races between
Toronto on three different days. each man
to post 81 500 with the Toronto Ferry Com
pany. The offer is open for ten days.
Pitcher Kennedy of Brooklyn. was pitted
against Pirate" Hawley yesterday, and
came out a little ahead. He held the Pitts
burgers down to five hits and shut them
out, while Eawley gave the "Churchmen
six hits and two bases on balls. but struck
out two men.
Indianapolis will scarcely break into the
National League again. All the talk about
1T is futile. Should there be a change the
would all come in for consideration. and
more than one League magnate has evinced
a leaning for one OF these three places.
William C. Belts. of the National League
staff of umpires, has sent his resignation to
President Young, and IL has been accepted.
The reasons for the resignation are not
made public, though II is said that Mr..
Belts desires to take a respite from work
No vacancy is occasioned by this resigna-
ton.
The Argonaut four-oared crew, G. H. and
K. Muntz and T. and E. Thompson, cham
pions of Canada and the United States, left
Toronto yesterday for Henley. They Will
sail Saturday by the Britannia, from New
York. They are entered for the Stewards
cup and the Thompson brothers will also
compete for the diamond SOULS.
Jimmy Manning has the reputation in the
ba rr eaes IN cers IN tbe one This
is quite surprise TO the local patrons Of
the game. many of whom thought that
good, and that an occasional vigorous kick
would bear good fruit. Could they but see
him make his talk when abroad they would
'Oe content to let him remain quiet at
home.-kanSaS City Star.
The possibilities in a game with Grand
Rapids are wonderful, and the games with
that club are always in doubt until the last
confidence in their ability to bat out a
victory, and no matter what the lead is
they have 10 overcome they are never dis
makes it possible for their opponents TO
often knock out a victory in one inning
ing.-KansaS City Star.
The actual attendance at st. Paul Sat-
urday in the opening Indianapolis game
was 900. One wild-eyed correspondent
telegraphed out that 5000 people were at
the grounds. while the papers at St. Paul
and Minneapolis stated that the crowd num-
bered 5000 The cold, box-office figures
showed about 200 paid admissions. Not
being used to seeing that many people to-
gether at one time the st. Paul correspond
ents swelled the multitude to 5000. They
are worse than Toledo, where 400 people
were magnified TO 5000.
The Detroit Tribune says of that team:
'"rhe club Is weak in the box, and until IL
is strengthened in that direction ii is use
less to expect that the team will strike and
hold winning gait Whitehill. one Of the
best pitchers i'm the team. was, for eco
nomcal motives, left behind. Vanderbeck
laboring under the mistaken impression
that Pears had rounded into his od-tme
form. Detroit is sadly In need of man
to help Gayle out In the box. There is no
time for dilley dslleying. Money talks.
and money can secure the needed pitcher"