The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-03
Sporting Notes.

10, Marion, y.
Sporting Notes.
Two great games tomorrow.
Kansas City follows Grand Rapids here
OF the four hits made by Stencil yester-
day three were doubles.
There were 22234 spectators at the
Leagues last Sunday games
The Giants are playing rocky ball..
Stafford had three errors yesterday,
Five hits and one run was all the "Spid-
ers' could get off Hawley yesterday.
The incident at Louisville yesterday will
not Increase the popularity or the national
game.
Zahner has been bought by Grand Rapids
from Louisville. and will; catch in one OF
the games Tomorrow.
The Browns" surprised themselves yes
terday by finding Colt Stratton for eleven
runs in the first inning.
Chris Won der Abe is travelling with the
and says ne to
Grand Rapids is still lying helpless at the
bottom of the toboggan slide and Detroit is
adding to the misery OF the yellow Legs.
President Freedman says that il Nc
game he will not allow his team to go on
the field.
Arson has made but two errors in the
last thirty,eight games; In the hfty.sx
in but eight to bat safely.
Sam Thompson has done the heaviest
hitting in the League so far this season.
He has made eight home runs, twelve
| triples and fourteen two-baggers.
INLAND and Petty of Toledo, or more re-
Gently of the Terre Haute Terriers, have
been transferred to Grand Rapids. and will
be with that team tomorrow. inland will
| play second base.
The Hoosiers will meet the Kansas City
team at Anderson next Sunday. An ex-
cursion train will be run from here leav-
ing about o'clock and returning immedi-
ately after the game.
For tomorrow only ladies will be charged
admission to the grand stand. This is nee
eSsary because OF the demand for seats
there on holidays. The stand Is always
hlled to overlooking.
Left-fielder Keeler's batting percentage
yesterday was LOCO. He was. five times at
bat and made two triples, double and two
singles. He contributed largely TO the VIC
tory of the Orioles"
Manager Buck Ewing Is being urged by
Of third baseman man Fred Hartman from the
Toledos. Hartman was given a trial by
the Pittsburg last year.
day was three" He scored three runs
made three hits Zone being a three-bagger),
put out three men. assisted three times
and made taree errors.
Louisville's usual luck-beaten by one run
Each Colonel must have a hoo-doo con-
cealed about his person. For years the
Louisville club has gone through the season
losing games by the narrowest of margins.
It
morrow anti Cross will go in against Grand
| Rapids in the afternoon. The leaders want
all the games they can get hold OF between
now and July Is, when they go west again.
| 1t would be interesting to know how many
| games Sam Thompson wins for Philadelphia
| each season by his phenomenal batting.
Yesterday he made four singles and scored
| one of the winning runs In the tenth in
! ming.
| Chris Won der Abe says that the South
| ern League will surely disband after
I'M. - ~xI SAaS l-o~x h.
will secure two outfelders, and an inflelder
| on whom he has been keeping close tab
| all season.
On July 4. a year ago, Detroit beat In
| dianapolis slightly in the matter of after
| noon attendance. Tomorrow Indianapolis
| will probably turn out several hundred more
people than Detroit. Toledo plays in the
latter city.
| Ex-Umpire William Long is reported in
an interview as saying that the umpire does
| not live who can give satisfaction to the
League players, and that next season the
League will have to adopt the double UNI
| pire system.
| The Louisvilles won game last Sunday,
out Of Fl the last twenty-one games. OF the
| eight games won by the team this season,
Cunningham pIssned three. Inks and Luby
| each two and McDermott one.
| Tickets for to-morrows games are on
sale now at the Grand Hotel. Alcazar and
Charles F. Meyers Pennsylvania-street
store ney a are spod Tor any game TINS
as to avoid the rush at the grounds. Box
| seats can also be secured at the above
mentioned places.
| Grand Rapids will put strong team in
| the field tomorrow against Indianapolis.
| Rasty Wright's aggregation is nobody's
| mark and will give the leaders the hard
| est kind of fight. The games will be
called at 1890 a. m. and p. m: They are
| the only professional ball games in this city
| tomorrow. All others are amateur con-
| tests.
To p~as;dant vouno rerS;sts in Laontno
| umpires on his staff of the Mcdonald Belts
| class when good, tried umpires can be OBJ
m Of that pa sne Of has dut should is o
| stretch of the truth &c say that had Nc
Donald given the Baltimores the deal which
| would have been mobbed after the most
approved fashion.--New York Herald.
Perry werden has had more real pleas
others during the season. The position of
captain, with Its onerous duties and kick
ing methods which Manager Barnes intro
duced, were never agreeable to him. He
would much rather be. on the lines guying
| Daniels than roasting the umpire on
discontinue yesterday thoroughly Werden
| and Peter never lose an opportunity tu
roast each other.-Kansas City Star.
There is too much tendency toward SOM
bre shades in uniforms this. season. The
Pittsburgs and Bostons are about the only
clubs of the twelve that are attractively
afford a pleasant relief from so much
| black, brown and gray. Furthermore, in
their haste to take up the neat caps such
| as the Bostons and Brooklyns wear, the
Baitimores, Cincinnatis. Phllies and others
have been wearing shapeless, unbecoming
] things that sprawl all over their heads.
| New York Press.
| Jimmy Calvin is expected to retire soon
as League umpire, as he Is afraid
| OF being hit that he will not go close up
behind the catcher. And even at his dis
lance Is constantly ducking and lodging.
| afraid even after the ball is in the catch
| er's hands. Uncle Mick will not reap
| point Tim Hurst. Three-fourths of the
managers objected to Hurst, but when the
| newspapers took up the matter they back
tracked and commenced to ask for Hurst s
| appointment, but President Young says
| emphatically IL will not be done.-New
| York Telegram.
Manager Hanlon says OF his first base
man, whom Baltimore secured from the
| Milwaukees: Carey is a great first base
man. In addition to playing his position
way up 10 the hilt he gives confidence to
| the other players, particularly 10 Jennings.
| first now as hard as he can stave il, for
! he knows that if 1t lights anywhere within
4 Carey's reach IL is gone. Carey has a lit
tie trick of pulling away from a pitched
ball when he is batting that will have to
be Strengthened out. but l think he will
soon get over that"
| Commencing tomorrow the Pittsburgs
! play thirty-two games at home without a
break mis- W.. give them a great boost
| for first place IL they keep up the aver
| age OF winnings made so far this season.
| TIE Pittsburgs have played twenty-six
| games at home so far OF which they won
a flnff IAr oil til