The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-27
Sporting Notes.

Batteries-Rettger and Weaver; Jones and
Doyle.
Sporting Notes.
That was a great game at Brooklyn.
No. dear Fan" it wasn't the umpire
this time.
Sam Thompson made only one hit yester-
day. but II was a three-bagger
Six errors by the infield. If made when
men are on bases. will lose any game.
Pitcher Smith. Of philadelphia. gave
won.
The Colts got but six hits off Hawley,
yet won. making it three straight from the
Pirates"
base If he can't throw AZ less angle than
thirty degrees?
Hoasland should follow Battin into retire
ment. He is of the same stripe and a dis
grace TO the staff.
f1shOr will probably pitch for Indianap-
Oils this afternoon in the opening game
with Detroit here.
Detroit earned three of ten runs yester-
day. The other, seven were pure gifts by
Roat and Glenalvin.
Wet grounds prevented playing at Cleve-
lana yesterday. The 'Colonels,' therefore,
did not lose as usual.
The Cincinnati Jockey Club opens it's sum-
mer meeting at Oakley Park to-day. The
5000.
Why doesn't President Johnson send Nc
Dermott and Sheridan here TO umpire in
ciate?
Turn out and give the Detroits some of
their own medicine to-day in the way Of
hrecrackers and other noises of a start
ling character.
matched yesterday that neither scored till
the thirteenth inning. when the former
made three hits and won. .
Damon should be accorded all the SUP
port the ndi anan OliS .rOofprS' arc a. a mn
Die or giving when he pitches his first
game for the leaders here tomorrow.
The Athenian Kid baseball club. of Craw-
fordsville, is DESTROYS of games with other
clubs in the State whose players are under
sixteen years. The manage is II. G.. Smith.
There doesn't seem to be anything the
matter with Hogriever. He was four times
al pat yesterday, scored four runs, made
three hits. put out four Browns and stole
four bases.
1t is announced thai arrangements have
Deen made for a match race between cyclers
Walter Sanger. John S. johnson and Harry
Tyler. the new professional riders. TO take
place at the Manhattan track on July 4.
There is a call for a baseball excursion
train to Terre Haute Sunday to enable
the enthusiasts here to help Watkins and
his men down the Toledos. The train
should leave about noon and return after
the game.
In the three games just finished with ST.
Paul Kansas City made a total of thirty
six runs. ffty-four hits and four errors.
while ST. Paul could only make eleven
runs, twenty-five hits and five errors. The
records shows that the Blues outplay we'd the
Saints at every point.
Battin's record as an umpire shows
twenty-five games won for home teams and
one for the visiting clubs. This needs no
comment and explains his release. He
boosted Comiskey we'll up the ladder before
the advantage Battin aided him in secur-
ing. "
The Minneapolis and st. Paul cranks who
are ever ready TO ~criticise the team from
the rival city can get little consolation out
or the present trip Of the two teams. Min
neapolis dropped three games at Milwaukee
and st. Paul failed to win a game at Kan
sas City. This should unite them in a bond
of sympathy.
Seats will be on sale Saturday for the
blacksmith wrestling match next Mon
day night at English's Opera House. This
is going to be an unusually attractive
match, owing to the uncertainty of the
identity of the Southern man. II is strong
ly suspected he will weigh twenty pounds
more than Hale.
At the opening of the last half OF the
nlntn inning OF a recent game at Spring,
fe,di Mass, it between that team and
fields favor, some Of the visiting players
cut the last ball in the game and the only
was compelled to declare the game for
feited TO Rochester by a score of 8 to o.
The refreshment stand at the ball park
should be packed to-day with plenty Of
IL CIdChCIS OlS anu llllt. II llty VII
have a ready sale. Detroit should be CIV
en- a dose similar to the one given Indian
apolis there this week. Firecrackers were
thrown into the field at critical stages
when Detroit had men on bases. Now is
the time for the "rooters" TO get In their
work.
New York wants Arlie Latham. and as
the clown has not done satisfactory work
on the Eastern trip Cincinnati may con-
sent to make a trade, but aside from Rusie
a Mbetb Mre there th IS another Il "a Giant fgsst wSo Ss ID
strengthen the Reds. Philadelphia is also
anxious to secure "Lath." If he is in the
market. Manage Irwin can offer much
better inducements in the way of a trade
than can New York. Latham would revo-
lutionize the Quakers. and either awaken
the crahks in that city or die through
sheer lonesomeness
Roat was a month or more getting his
arm in shape TO throw the ball as far as first
base. Now it will be interesting to know
about how long it will be until he reduces
the pressure enough to keep the ball from
going into the bleachers. But for his wild
throw in the ninth inning Tuesday Indian,
apolis would have won despite the awful
dose Hoagland administered. When 1t
comes to a tight squeeze Roat appears TO
there are likely TO be many close calls this
season ii is TO be hoped he will have few
chances.
Denny Long. manager of the Toledo
team. was here yesterday on his way home
from Terre Haute. He says that place Is
wild over the prospect OF getting a West
ern League team. and he looks for a
crowd of five thousand people at the In
dianapolis-Toledo game there next Sun
day. A dollar round-trip excursion is to
be run from here and others from various
points nearer Terre Haute. Long says he
doesn't know yet what he will do concern
ing the transfer of his team. He cannot
play any more Sunday games in Toledo
this season. For this unfortunate outcome
he blames Nanderbeck, of Detroit, who
kicked up a useless row one Sunday early
i'm the season., and thus caused some resi-
dents In the neighborhood of the ball
grounds to sue for the injunction, which
has just been made perpetual.
/ Charlie Comiskey, the captain and man.
ager OF the old Browns when they were
world-beaters, was in the city Monday, hav-
ing come down from Kansas City to look
for some outfielders. but he was unsuccess-
full in the search. Comnl spent the day
chatting with old friends about his present
good fortune in st. Paul and recalling
memories of the Browns. I'VE have good
| prospects i'm st. Paul. he said, land are
drawing great crowds. We nave Sunday
games there, but the attendance is nearly
IS large on Saturdays The last Satur-
day we played at home there were +20
spectators present. At Kansas City last
indianapolis has a lead Of five or six
| games in the Western League. and the next
six clubs are punched. with only two or
three games between them. Every days
play makes a change in the standing.
When | left St. Paul we were second: but
we lost three games. and that threw us
back TO fourth. Toledo trails FIVE or six
| games behind the bunch. My team is all
| right and my four pitchers are doing well.