The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-07

Last game WITH hdnSdS lily tO-IuOIIOW.
ST Paul follows Kansas City here, opening
Tuesday.
Stephens won his ninth straight game for
Milwaukee yesterday.
Bergen now leads Kansas City in batting.
and Manning is second.
There was no game at st. Louis yester-
day on account of wet grounds.
TRULY, late Of Grand Rapids. has gone to
Rockford, H., to play with Hugh Nichols
team.
Milwaukee will use George Nichol as a
substitute, now that Boland is back in the
game.
The .Hottentots'' were to nave played st.
Paul at Terre Haute yesterday, but were
prevented by rain
Dalrymple has left Ollie Boards Evans
vile team and is now playing in the field
for Paul Illness Burlington, Ia, club.
There was no game at Louisville yester-
day owing to Washington's failure to ar
rive on time. Two games will be played to-
cay.
During the progress of the ball game
yesterday a young lady who is an enthusi-
asst became. so excited that she lost her
pocketbook.
That game yesterday should bring out an
immense crowd when the indianapolis and
last time this series.
Comiskey is after Scott Stratton for his
st. Paul team. Chicago has just released
Stratton, who was a fine pitcher not many
months ago. II he goes to st. Paul he will
play first base.
wittrook has signed with Toronto, of the
Eastern League, and is doing good work
for Jack Chapman's men, who are tailend-
ers, however. Chapman has only recently
assumed the management Of the team.
Danny" Coogan. one of the catchers of
the Washington ball club. who was secured
from the University OF Pennsylvania. is
dangerously i'll at his home In Philadelphia.
While at practice IN Brooklyn he received
internal injuries and was sent home TO re-
cover.
Ollie Beard is doing some powerful hit
ting for Evansville and playing short in
great shape. Sam Mills, of that team, was
recently hit on the nose by a gronnder and
compelled to lay, off for repairs. He is back
in the game again, however, and playing
good ball. judging from the scores.
Springfield is still leading in the Eastern
League race. while Nashville tops the list
in the Southern League. with Atlanta and
Evansville close up. The Southern League
continues to hang on. but is liable to col
picked up from one of the three leading
teams.
Ben Tuthill, who has just been appointed
a National League umpire. was advance
agent for Eddie Foy last season. Baltimore
has already registered a hard kick
against him. claiming he cost the champions
a game at New York. by calling Robinson
out on a liner which Var Haltren picked up
on the short bound.
Amos Rusie. speaking of his fine for
drinking, says he had just met Burke when
the latter came to the hotel under the Sin
fiuence," and he thought the fine unjust.
1t is said that Rusie notified Mr.. Freed
man that he would not pitch unless the
fine was RENTED, and 1t was understood
that the penalty was lifted
"Rasty'' Wright tells an amusing expert
ence that Manager Ellis had last season
with Devinney, an erratic inielder, who
broke into the league for a short time.
Indianapolis was his first victim. but Shar-
sig soon elRsed him. At this time Grand
Rapids was In desperate straits for a sec
ond oaseman. and Ellis told Devinney that
while he knew he could not play a lick on
the position. and he would sign him on con-
dition that the contract could be terminated
by either party at an instant's notice. De-
vinney agreed, and for a month booted the
ball around second base in a lively style.
Finally Ellis got hold of another man, and
told Devinney that ne could go. The latter
said that he wanted fve days notice, and
Ellis told him that If he would leave town
at once ne would give him the extra money.
Devinney was willing. Milwaukee was
playing in Grand Rapids at that time, and
after getting his release Devinney went
down to see Cushman, who was badly in
need of a shortstop "cush. told him that
would give him SO. As the fve-day notice
had lust gone into effect Devinney hunted
up Ellis and asked him II he had any OBJ
lection to hss playing that afternoon with
Milwaukee. Ellis not only said that he did
not care. but that he would give him an
additional Ave II he played the game. and
another five FOR every subsequent game he
PLAYED with Milwaukee against Grand Rap
IDS. Ellis said II WAS worth that much 10
see him on another team and enjoy the
other mans vigorous comments as he made
error after error.