The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-24
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cinnati team broke the record. On the 18th
of June they. PLAYED the Louisvilles on their
four bases was the record they made.
There were nineteen singles, four two-bag-
gers, FIVE three baggers and three home
runs. This was the most remarkable bat
ting ever done by any club, and stands as
the record.
The girls of the Northwestern University
of Chicago have organized two baseball
mines, and are practicing every day. The
captains are Elizabeth Davis and Helen
Penn Both teams wear purple boomers,
and are said to present good appearance
Oh the diamond. They played their first
gsme to WHICH any men were t o g las5
playing this summer.
Nearly fifty men reported in response to
Captain Whittemores call for candidates
for the Harvard varsity baseball nine. All
last seasons pitchers and catchers are on
deck again. Outside the battery candidates
there are of last years nine Whittemore,
Winslow, Hayes and Beale. The other men
who signifed their intention of trying for
places on the nine are nearly all class team
players.
Manager Manning, of the Kansas City
club, is making strong efforts to secure
team of pennant-winners. In fact, every
team in the Western League is trying to
strengthen itself so as to drop into the
place held last year by Sioux City. He has
signed nine good men, and is after more.
Manager Foutz, of the Brooklyn team,
has signed thirteen men of the twenty-one
which he expects to get, as follows: Daub.
Kennedy, Gumbert. Lucid, pitchers; La
Chance and Mulvey, infielders; Grim and
Hines, outfielders; Shoch, utility man.
Edward Sheridan, sporting editor of the
Chicago Record, will attend the schedule
meeting Of the League at the Fifth-avenue
ofol 70 will r,ra-
sent a petition for the reinstatement of
Fred Pfeffer in the League. The petition
has nine thousand signatures
Baseball Notes.
It is thirty years ago this year that
Billy Barnie began playing ball in Brook
lyn.
The Southern League will adopt special
coiors or combinations of colors for each
team.
The ST. Louis, Cincinnatfs and Clevelands
have arranged games in Indianapolis in
April
Jerry Denny, one of the old-time players
will manage team at his nome IN Nor
witch Conn.,
Manager Buckenberger, of st. Louis has
seven pitchers on his list and expects to
retain all of them.
Yale viii open, her baseball basel. season ;sS !. at
Trinity College nine.
Pitcher Frank Knauss, of the New York
team, is a left-hander; and manager Davis
Milwaukee will have three ex-League
pitchers in ex-"Senator'' George Stephens,
ex-sOriole' Kirtlev Baker and Spider
Rettger
Arson and his colts will leave for Gal
weston, Tex tomorrow, where they Will
spend the time, until the opening or the
season, in 1imbering up.
A South Atlantic Baseball League has been
organized with tAshvile, Spartenburg, Co
lumba, Greenvilie Knoxville and Charles
ton as part of the members
Arson, Dahlen. Irwin Ryan, Lange,
Hutchinson, Griffith and kittridge, all old
league men. have never played in any Ma
tional League club except Chicago.
Billie Earle, for several years with the
National League has signed with the Mn
neapolis team for the present season He
began his career in the Western League.
Pitcher Cunningham, of st. Paul, has been
traded to Louisville for pitcher Peppers.
Cunningham is said to have been higher
priced man than st. Paul cared to sup
port.
Abner Dalrymple is not yet OFT of the
ranks of the ball players. Last year he
played with indianapolis in the Western
League and this he will play with Evans
vile.
Manager George Davis. of the Giants .
states that he thinks the fight for the
pennant this year Will be principally by
Boston. New York, Cleveland and Pitts
burg.
The travelling uniform OF the Louisville
team Is to be black throughout. 1t is not
stated whether the sOmbre attire Is in an
ticipation Of the result of the teams work
or not
Mike sullivan. the big cleveland pitcher.
Nlla retire from 80 diamond ~ &c CLOSE