The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-30
has had the champions hypnotized, but
they will go after him next week stronger
than ever before.

has had the champions hypnotized, but
they will go after him next week stronger
than ever before.
Detroit would never do. as a successor
to Cleveland" says AL Maui. For the
last three years Detroit has been accus-
toned to twenty-five-cert ball, and the fans
there wouldn't stand for an Increase In the
admission price. wen II they had one OF the
best clubs In the major League. When
you reduce prices once IL Is hard 10 Increase
them and expect 10 win out. especially In
baseball. though tho same disposition Is
shown I'm any amusement enterprise. SO II
would be a foolish move 10 transfer the
Cleveland franchise from Cleveland to De-
troit. The only city that would possibly
stand for II Is Buffalo.-Washington Post.
IL Chris Won der Abe does not lose his life
or his franchise before the November meet
ing OF the National League his vote VIII be
registered against the farming system. says
Sporting News. Chris has a grievance and
he thinks his former friend and ally, John
I. Brush. needs q calling do%n; srush
the bench at Cincinnati" said Chris. Il APP
pealed TO him az a friend to let me have
Holiday or one or two OF MS indianapolis
outhelders. His answer was a refusal. Now.
what I want to know IL. how can / get
players II all the others fellows have their
farms full? ] made a deal with Watkins
last year bv which he was TO get Hogan
and i was 20 have my pick OF any Of the
indianapolis players at the clos: OF the sea-
soni Wh he was ! se on e OF the het c%incInaat hF club
players. He proved IL, so / held the bag.
You can count Chris Won der Abe as on the
warpath for the scalps OF these farmers"
II Is rather early fof Chris to declare him,
self on this or any other subject. Brush has
been his boss for so long a time that he viii
find II almost impossible TO get away from
the indianapolis magnate's control. Then.
again. Chris Is not strong financially and
Brush Is.
This is the stage OF the championship
race when the record players have an eye
on No. /. and No. ] In this case Is Nick
Ycung's annual table OF averages. In the
spring. when the championship and Tenn
pie cup wheels are sputtering In tho
thought receptacle-s of tho players. they
have a half-hearted ambition TO play for
the interest OF their club and sacrifice indi-
vidual record on the shrine OF team work.
But as the season grows apace and their
team slips down the chute their greed for
a record returns to them and they play
the game for their own sake and are con-
tented IL In each game they can crack out
81 hit or two and show a spotless record
In the error column In teams OF the Sec
ond division are players who. on going to
bat, are instructed to sacrifice, but they
are dumb to instruction and swing on the
ball. And. lol what follows their swing at
the horsehide? Naught but a grounder to
the inheld and n double play. Then there
Is the confidence game when the record
player returns to the bench. Il told you TO
sacrifice; why didn't you do it, bellows
the captain. Because | got one where i
wanted II. and / thought l could place a
hit through left field. II looked like n
cinch." is the old gag OF confidence that the
RECORD player SpiihbS Oh his tdpNdiil. <AlNci
ali. the player who is trying TO hoist HIM
self TO an altitude in Nick Young's chain
Of average figures Is not In the majority Of
instances to be blamed SO much as a cap
tain who is also playing for a record. And
there are captains i'm the major League who
taboo their team work and hustle for a
record, though they are in the second di-
vision of the race. So long as the statistics
of averages are kept the record player will
flourish, and the science OF the game. such
as sacrificing and all-around team work,
will be ignored by those teams that have
no show for a position In the first division.
washington Post.