The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-20

thing important is on tap. denials to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Pittsburg
Times.
Five triple plays have been made in the
National League this season, the last one
Tuesday, when Washington sdefeated St.
Louis.
land won four out of five games pitched
and Cuppy won five out of six games
pitched.
Corbett, Pond and Nops are expected to
do most of the pitching for Baltimore the
rest of the season. They will all appear in
the Temple cup series.
McGunnigle. of the Colones says he
wants Hughey Duffy to captain the Bour-
bonburg fiedglings next season. But the
Boston trumvirs will scarcely satisfy
Macs wants.
tempIating a tour of Europe this fall Since
Il Hung Chang has visited the United
States owe something in return to the
other side.-New York Herald.
The Baltimores will probably win the Ma
tional League pennant with the highest
record since 1885. when the Chicago club
took the flag with percentage of .72o.
The highest on record is that of ten years
previous, when Chicago won the flag with
percentage of 1888.
Chris Won der Abe was interviewed
Gently on uniform scoring rules. He said:
'Vot / tink of uniformity nit scorers?
Now. vot de reporters want nit uniforms
on? Are dey stuck on dere shades, and do
dey want to show off? Let der players ware
uniforms, but not der reporters. Tx
change.
B. B. Johnson president of the Western
League, here yesterday and saw the
last three innings of the Indianapolis Min
neapolis game. He thinks the battle for
the cup between these two teams next week
will be a hard-fought one. and that the
games will be among the most exciting of
the season.
Speaking of his work in Wilmington
Jerry Nops said he regularly had to pitch
three times week, and when he wasn't
pitching had to work in the outfield It's
good DraCt1ce, Sal1 ne. but ndrd on one
constitution. and 1 feel like wanted all
the rest 1 can get. Pitching in those minor
leagues is a livelier position than the
Baltimore team
According to the Detroit Free Press In
lost fffty-two, while Detroit has won sew
enty-seven and lost fifty-eight. This makes
the relative percentage of the two clubs,
according to the Free Press, 594 and .570,
respectively. AS the O'Brien forfeit is
counted in this calculation, 1t cannot be
correct. With that thrown out the Indian
apolis percentage goes up to .598.
During his stay here yesterday President
Johnson was asked concerning the Indian
apoIis game at Kansas City, which O'Brien
declared forfeited to the Blues II wired
Manager Watkins, said he, that he could
use two players as umpires, and had |
supposed Manning would refuse I should
have made the message imperative. How
ever, he has never reported the game, ana
it has not been included in the table,
will it be-
Thomas should prove very handy man
fer the club next season. The big fellow has
bad arm now, it being lame and weak,
but when it is all right, and he becomes
accurate with that fast high ball Of his, he
will prove g terror to batSmen. There is no
reason why he should not improve in the
same ratio as has Fifield and if he does
Detroit will again be in the field with
efficient pitching corps. in 1S97-Gayle
Thomas and Egan.-Detroit Tribune.
Milwaukee newspaper prints story
to the effect that negotiations are pending
for the purchase Of the Milwaukee fran
chise for the purpose of forming a new as.
SOcidtiOn after the STYLE Of the old
lean Association. The story goes that the
franchises of Louisville, Cleveland and ST
magnates and the towns dropped from the
League. The League would be composed of
Louisville and St. Louis would form a part
of the association with other Western
League towns. What next?
There has been some nasty rumors about
members of the Detroit club crooking their
elbows too much, and in some instances
they not doubted. better behaved
team. a rule, never stepped a dia-
mond, and it would be unfortunate at this
stage to have two of the best men COM
mence hitting high balls" Manager Stall
ings hates to take away a mans money,
and has tried persuasion in certain quar-
ters, the others joining with him. 1t is
hoped there will be no further occasion to
refer to the habits of any of the men.-De>
troit Free Press.
On Wednesday next the third season of
close. The success of that organization, in
the face of all sorts ana conditions of OBJ
staces. has been little short of phenomenal.
In the first place the Western League was
born during the hardest kind of hard times
Its circuit composed OF ciWeS wherein
in majority of cases-baseba1l had been {.
failure during periods of greater financial
prosperity. 1t had to submit to losing it,
best players year after year, and filling
their plalces with untried undeveloped
youngsters else aged veterans who were
considered to have outlived their usefulness
on the diamond. And yet it has gone on
and grown in strength and Importance and
wealth, in spite of it all. To-day there are
at least three clubs in the Western League
that stronger than four or five in the
National body. These three clubs of course
are at the top. Minneapolis wins the pen
nant; indianapolis ~iast seasons cham
pions cannot be thrown out of second
place, and the Detroits will certainly finish
third. That the clubs have been evenly
matched is shown by the result of each
championship race. In 1894 the first pen
nant was won by the Sioux City club. To-
ledo was second and Kansas City third
The Sioux City club was transferred to ST
Paul in 1886 and the championship went to
indianapolis, with the St. PaulS second and
Kansas City again third This season ne1-
Their the Kansas Cftys nor St. Pauls figure
in the coveted places, although each is
stronger than in 1895, and the Indianapolis
club barely won second honorS. With teams
SO evenly matched small wonder that the
Western League race is one Of unusual in,
terest.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
CRUSOE'S ISLAND.