The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-20
Sporting Notes.

Last game tO-udy lOf wen.
And still that lead gets better.
Detroit will be here next Thursday.
Indianapolis defeated Toledo nine games
out of twelve.
Caravan is hitting the ball very hard
these days and playing fine field.
That short field fence at Minneapolis
helped to swell the score there yesterday.
Colonel Inks is developing as a pitcher.
His work yesterday was nearly up TO Haw-
ley's.
GIasscock has infused new life into the
Senator's" Yesterday they slew the
Giants.
The Cincinnati. Chicago. Cleveland and
ST. Louis clubs were travelling westward
yesterday.
Goar appears to be good outfielder and
something of hitter, as well as a prom
Nicol is heading Milwaukee's batting or
der, and doing good work for the Brewers
in right field.
Carney made a fine pickup of Gettinger's
terrific drive in the seventh yesterday, and
caught his man.
1t was a great stop of Carneys lively
grounder that Glenalvin made in the third
inning yesterday.
Manager Longs presence did not appear
10 have salutary effect upon the iielding
OF the Toledo club.
The Toledo Sunday baseball injunction
suit comes UP in the Circuit Court at Toledo
Friday for final disposition.
Mccarthy was relieved by Gettnger after
the sixth inning yesterday. as he was feel
ing little under the weather.
Gilks made bad mess Of 1t at short
yesterday. Tommy inland was was never SO far
of III his play as was the ex-Nationai
Lacquer yesterday.
The eight Western League clubs yester-
day mace a. total of lob runs.-the winners
G. and the losers Al. In the four National
League games but 10 runs were scored.
Newell made a left-handed catch of Gal
laghers hot liner in the fourth inning that
electrified the crowd. He stuck out his
glove. and il was case of dead bird
TEc indianapolis team goes to Grand
Rapids tonight, and the trouble will begin
Everybody IL hoping that Grand Rapids will
have the biggest share OF that article in the
next three days.
HGsley in the back. and bounded far
enough away to let the indianapolis cap
and wcnt at Hushey Ike rifle shot.
They say that Jimmy Peoples, who did
some fearful and wonderful umpir.ng for
the Western League las; season. has signed
with Lou sviiie. mas been playing with
Montg onery, of the Southern League.
ihe VILLAIN Gil iuck) still purSues the
"Coione.s.' rhey got six hits off Hawley
YESTERDAY and cut one run, while the Pr
ratoc." with seven hits off Inks scored five
TINES. The ''Co.onels," however. made five
error.
Those two double plays By Glenalvin.
New eli and Motz yesterday were as pretty
as any ever seen OF the grounds. In
a close game. what enthusiasm they would
have caused. as the first one was made with
the bases full.
Lord Dunravens new yacht Valkyre III,
had her second trial trip yesterday and
is considered to be ahead of everything
in her class In reaching and running, but
doubts re expressed regarding her wind
ward quail ties.
Sam Thompson is playing again He cele-
trated his return by whacking the ball for
got triple and double and Clements made
four singles. With that kind of batting the
"Quakers," of course. won.
There has been disappointment this week
over the failure TO post the scores by in
nings of the other Western League games.
The score-board at the grounds was always
closely followed by the crowds, and was an
interesting feature of the afternoon.
There were SO many calls for Wood
yesterday that Manager Watkins sent him
to catch in the eighth inning Mcfarland
wanted glimpse OF his ''understudy" and
so Mac got an innings rest-his first this
At a private exhibition in this city re-
Gently. before some of his friends, Alonzo
Jacobs, of Greencastle. Ind, succeeded in
accomplishing many difficult athletic feats
While Weighing but ITO pounds at that time
he, without any apparent exertion, lifted
weights several times as heavy as himself
When. stripped for the exhibition he ex-
biceps. but when drawn up, they touched
the 1424-inch mark, with chest measure
ment "a inches, expanded 81 inches.
The Toledo Blade says that Watkins is
the best manager in the Western League
and that in the hands of any one else In
dianapolis would be mediocre" team.
team. what adjective is sufficiently strong
to depict the utter weakness of Toledo's ag-
gregation. which has dropped nine out of
twelve games TO WatkiLss men. These
numerous defeats rankle in the bosom of
the Blade man, and he consoles himself by
pretending to hold the Indianapolis team
cheaply. He knows well enough that IL
has led the League practically from the be-
ginning of the season because IL is the
strongest team in the organization, and for
no other reason. He told the truth when
he said indianapolis. had the best manager
in the League. but he cannot delude either
himself or anybody else with his "medi-
OGRE" reference to the playing strength of