The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-16
Sporting Notes.

Toledo comes tomorrow.
Bobby Gayle has been hit hard in recent
games.
Detroiters think indianapolis will capture
the pennant sure.
There are two postponed games to play off
with Detroit here.
Oriole Hoffer held the st. Louis down to
five hits yesterday.
In only four games this season have the
Phillies made less than nine hits
The Senators. with pitcher Maui in the
box, mauled the Colts yesterday.
Midget Sweeney, formerly of the Louis
vile club, has signed with the Syracuse
team.
Anson's Colts have certainly been batting
this season. They lead the league teams
with 4S5 hits.
The Bostons have lost but one game on
their home grounds since their return from
the Western trip.
Philadelphia is great Saturday ball
town. The attendance there yesterday was
over eleven thousand.
The game at Minneapolis yesterday might
appropriately be called "batters battle"
The total hits were forty-five.
For the first time in his career McPhee
played Tuesday with glove. he did 1t
because he had split left hand.
Although Boston has less runs and hits
than any club In the league except Louis
willie, the team occupies first place.
Catcher Billy Merritt, of the Cincinnatis,
who once led the League in batting, is not
plunking them out as he used TO.
Louisvilles' victory over Philadelphia was
a surprise. Ii is the first game the
Oolonels won on the Eastern trip.
1t is possible that Herb Hale Will referee
the big McLeod-Wittmer wrestling match
at E.ngiish's opera House Tuesday night
Breitenstein is not terror 10 the
Orioles They got eight hits off him yes
terday, scored i've runs and shut out St.
Louis.
The New York Sun is vigorously pounding
An Freedman urging him
10 make Jack Chapman manager OF the
Giants.
Eastern critics say that young Carter.
of Yale. is the greatest coiIese pitcher that
after him.
Tom Tucker continues to have contempt
for the rules prohibiting senseless coaching.
He says: This lawn tennis business is
killing baseball"
The Denver Wheel Club has received a
telegram from A a zimmerman saving
that he and John 5. Johnson will race in
Denver the latter part or July.
Little Johnny Egan, the Media Pa.)
pitcher. who was discovered by Manager
Schmelz last year and is now with Provi-
dence. will be Pirate next season.
There will be big crowd out TO greet the
Indianapolis Western League leaders when
they make their appearance here tomorrow
afternoon, after an absence OF nearly three
weeks
"Old ST. Gonding. the Kentuc<ian, is
catching such good ball for the New Or
leans Southern League club that he will
most likely be found in the -.ational League
next season.
In a close pinch Manager Connie Mack.
of the Pitts5urgs. would rather I-ouee
Blerbauer come 10 bat than any other
man on the team. Louee is a great
emergency hitter.
Washington turned out twice as many
people last week as New York. IL was
the old story exemolifed once more. Fans
viii not worship at the shrine of loser.
Cincinnati Post.
In recent MISUNDERSTANDING game
Grady Of Philadelphia. made four bunt hits
and knell threw every one or them wild TO
first. and even with this kind of luck the
PhiIlies lost the game.
Some bal players are easily ratified.
Pirate Cross WAS presented with q floral