The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-30

have to be satisfied before Ollie inosses his
sturdy limbs in the yellow stockings. A
change is also imminent in the outlelc.
The slowness OF Carroll and George is not
made up for by their hitting qualities, at
least that is what the Grand Rapids cranks
think.
cheer indianapolis on 10 victory at Terre
Haute to-day can leave at 8 a. m. and re-
turn this evening. leaving Terre Haute at
3 p. m. The round trip as 81. Toledo is
playing in fine form again, and the games
to-day and tomorrow promise 10 be hot
ones.
Cincinnati now has but two of the five
catchers that were signed by that club for
this season, and the two that are retained
are members of the old guard. After all
the experiments have been tried Morgan
10 be superior 10 the newcomers. and they
will do all the backstop work for the Reds
during the balance of the season.
Tickets for the Fourth of July games can
be secured any time at the Alcazar, the
Grand Hotel. or Charles F.. Meyer & Co.'S
Pennsyivania-street store They. are good
for any game eli, and by getting mav them I,m down .i
the grounds. There is going to be a big
rush for the MISUNDERSTANDING Rapids
games on the Fourth-next Thursday.
Brooklyn and Washington teams recently
recalls other extraordinary contests.
Wednesday the first and only run was
scored in the thirteenth inning. At Provi-
dence, Aug. IL, 1882, the Providence and De-
troit teams played seventeen innings with
out scoring. In the eighteenth inning Rad
bourne, who was playing right field for
Providence, scored a home run.
The crowds evidently do not want scientific
ball. and when a player tries 10 bunt 1t
vigorously objects. But when ii is proper
ing yesterday when Nicol was az the bat,
the player should bunt. Nicol is a very
fast runner, and the chances are that he
would have reached first in safety and put
Cto,hapc IN cauond What tho .1r0vyd oh
jects to mainly is men trying to bunt who
can't.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Charley Comiskey stopped in st. Louis
on his way South to inspect the taient IN
he spent an hour or two with Arife Latham
and George Munson, who was treasurer OF
together were reminded Of the days when
the st. Louis browns was the greatest team
on earth, and heaved many a sigh as they
contrasted the old team with the one now
masquerading under the title.
A Cincinnati paper says that Ii required
the presence of an officer 10 restrain Chris
Won der Abe from beating up. George
Hogriever after one Of the Cincinnati-St-
Louis games for guying him. While the
bea ting was undoubtedly richly deserved
and Georges status as a gentleman would
once on em q Week, the idea that Chris Won der
Abe could do him bodily harm IS very
amusing. and IL must have been a serious
blow TO Hogr.ever's pride that Won der Abe
thought himself capable of thrashing him.
There are few PLAYERS In the business who
are personally so disagreeable and unpopu-
lar as Hogriever.-Kansas City Star.
A Kansas City paper says: Manager
Watkins will be asked to explain the con-
ditions under which Tom Gettinger was re-
leased TO Indianapolis by Louisville, and
then suddenly called back by that club.
The League rules this year strictly prohibit
a club from recalling a player it has farmed
cut until the close of the season. Louisville
loaned Gettinger TO indianapolis early in
the season. Last week Watkins suddenly
released Tom, and he was instantly snapped
leased out of the Western League IL any
other team in the league desires his SER
vices. and there are several teams that
would have been glad 10 have secured Get
finger, and they viii demand by what right
he was turned over 10 Louisville"
Apache Indians at a war dance could not
have made greater confusion than the fans
and players raised at the ball park yester-
day forenoon. The home team won b. a
scratch on an error by Roat- But II was
not the plays OF the game that made the
confusion. although a prettier game has
seldom been seen on the Rrounds- IL was
Manager Watkins's demonstration at. one
of umpire Hoagland's decisions that started
the row which for a time threatened tn de-
velop a serious conflict. In the secoLs In
ming. With the Indians at bat. Mccarthy led
OF with a double over right field fence
Motz followed with a single and was put
land called the runner out Watkins ran
from the bench 10 the plate and began
to roast the umpire. The latter at once
called a policeman and had the manager
from the field, and, going NJ TO Hoagland.
struck him a light blow on the chest. A
roundsman took the big first baseman by
shook him of. He was permitted to remain
on the bench, but Hoagland refused TO al
low him in the game and Woods took his