The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-24
Baseball Notes.

Elteljorg will scarcely last in the Western
League.
No games ere scheduled for the National
league to-day.
The champions should break even by win
ming from Detroit to-day.
Rain fell at Cincinnati yesterday, and the
Reds and Spiders did not play.
Detroit is not likely to use Bobby Gayle
much until warm weather sets in. e
Jack Glasscock got only one hit in that
game Wednesday at Milwaukee, but Ii gave
st. Paul the victory. ~
The Milwaukee-St. Paul and Columbus
Grand Rapids games scheduled for yester-
day could not be played on account of rain.
"Jiggs' PARROT will join Grand Rapids
here tomorrow and play third base until
Niles recovers from an attack Of blood
poisoning.
Walters gave Columbus only six hits in
six innings Wednesday. Carney should have
had him in at the start. He used poor judg-
ment in putting Eiteljorg in to pitch the
opening game. If the latter is anything
at all, he Is a warm-weatner pitcher.
B1mPus o,5 Jones ne c WAS happy WeSnesday
he would let them down with four hits,
and they only went him one better. Jones
also got two hits, one of which drove the
only two earned runs Of the game across
the plate. b
Big Perry Werden hit harder than any
body in the Western League on the open
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home run, a triple, a double and a single
of Manning's prize. Sammy Nichol touched
Healy for four hits, two of them doubles.
Ellis has wired Carney that second-base-
man Connor would surely be awarded to
Grand Rapids. IN which event Wilmot will
be securing the country to land aTman
who can look after the key to his infield.
Possession, with Nick Young back of il,
seems to be better than Ellis's claims. how
ever.
what's become of that Milwaukee kick
On Schriver? He is catching for Minneapo-
lis. despite Ban Johnson's peremptory man.
date that he must go to Khli1ea's club.
Conner is also playing for Wilmot, in the
face of another of Johnson's commands.
When 'your uncle Nick Young says a
thing il generally goes, no matter what the
Western League president does.
Umpire Murphy evidently intends to be
Just and fair in his decisions, but mis- judg-
ment on balls and strikes was bad. both
pitchers suffering alike. If that official will
follow the ball closely on base plays he
Will save himself many unpleasant delays
i~nterspersed with unc0mplimentary allu-
s,ons TO his ability as an umpire. When a
man starts to steal a base the umpire's
place is just as near to the point of play
as II is possible for him to get after pass
ing judgmen on the pitched
bus Journal.
"In selecting my team" says manager
George Stallings. of the Detrots, II paid
particular attention to the fighting quail
ties of each man, and picked nothing but
largest number of extra fast men that was
ever got together on one team. We are not
making any claims for the pennant, but are
snd letting I1m IN the sne o nhsr fellow fellows sa So an w9 3Se
talking. However, you will find Detroit to
be represented by a fast team of good
fighters who are pulling together, regard
less of Individual records, and / feel sure
we will give some of the paper champions
their troubles before the season Is over"