The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-24
Baseball Gossip.

The champions have been playing right up
to their form during most of the present
trip. and. from now on they should cut
big figure in the race. In fact, after they
get on the home grounds this week, 1t Is
not unreasonable TO expect that they will
go right to the front and stay there. The
pitchers appear to be in fine trim. and the
team Is hitting in a way that last season
made IL lead the league. There Is some
room for Improvement in the infield work,
judging from the scores from day 20 day,
but that will very likely remedy itself. now
that the boys are coming home again.
The indianapolis team viii be home Tues
day for the first of the series of skirmishes
with the Western clubs. Milwaukee is TO
open here Tuesday for four games. Then
comes Kansas City for four. two of which
are on Decoration day. Minneapolis and
ST. Paul follow In order, and then Columbus
plays q series here. After that Indianapolis
short trip. The fans will have plenty of
baseball here from now on until the end of
June. and right glad they are of it.
Kansas City thinks Detroit is not so far
out Of her class after all. When team that
has been playing the ball the Blues have is
thrown down and tramped on as by De-
troit last week. some similar conclusion
naturally occurs to the victims. But this
conclusion cannot be accepted by the other
to admit that the Southern leaguers have
any the best of IL, except on the percentage
table. and think 1t will not be long before
that Is leve-ed down.
Martin Bergen, who has been laid up for
some time, has rejo.ned the Boston team,
and will take his regular turn behind the
bat Bergen will be used to catch Nichols
II was on the recommendation of Nichols
that Bergen was drafted by Boston. Man
say about Bergen. Il believe Bergen Is 60
ing TO make a wonderful player. 1t will
not surprise me il he doesn't carry off the
still in his track and just by wrist mo-
ton can snap the ball to second. He is also
a batter.
The winners in the Western League last
Sunday made eighty-seven runs and the
four losers twenty-five runs. This is total
of 112 runs for the four games. II this is
a sample of Sunday. ball playing. the cubs
such one-sided playing that of last Sun
day does almost as much damage to the
enthusiasm and attendance as the dirty
playing OF the st. Paul club.-Kansas City
Star
While the Cleveland management is not
losing money it is feeling the effects of the
warfare, and the Cleveland club will most
likely be playing Sunday games before long.
Robinson is Disguised with the people who
advised him to quit playing Sunday games.
Since he stopped these very people still, abb
sent themselves. and now he is thinking Of
returning TO the old plan.
The Cincinnati Reds leave Immediately
after to-day's game for three weeks
swing around the Eastern circuit. Fifteen
men. and probably sixteen. will be carried
| on the trip. The probability" is Holiday.
whose sore thumb still bothers him and will
not allow him to grip bat. Should the
| member be in fairly good shape before the
team starts Holiday will go with them.
| The Philadelphia complained Wednesday
at Cincinnati that they could not see
| Rhines's understand ball on account of the
shadows reflected from the fence. I'VE
might just as well have shut our eyes and
struck blindly at the ball., said Delehanty
after the massacre.
Captain Ewing received letter from
Wiley Davis several days ago. in which the
TENNESSEE Rusie expresses himself as be-
| ing entire.y satisfied with his berth on the
indianapolis team. Davis has been treated
| players. He is specially pleased with having
| such an excellent man as Dick Buckley to
coach him in his pitching.
Briggs, the extra left fielder Arson has
refused to let go. and Thornton. one of
| his surplus southpaws, have been loaned to
4 Grand Rapids. The men have not been re-
| leased or farmed for good. They were not
| needed on the Eastern trip and have been
i sent away to save stable hire.
i've been In the business good many
| years." unused Frank Selee, of the Bostons,
land while I've heard many complaints
! about the umpires poor decisions, / cannot
4 recall one case of managerial confession
| that they got the best Of it,
| Base Hall Notes.
| The game at Paris, H., yesterday result
ed: Vested Collese. II: Paris High School.
The Industrial Training School ball club
| played the Franklin, Ind, team yesterday
| and defeated II by score Of 10 to s.
/ The Silent Hoosiers of the Deaf and Dumb
Institution viii play two games at Thorn
| town Decoration day. morning and after
| noon.
| Manager Hoffman, of the Elwood bal
| team, has arranged games with the Attn
letic team, of Atlanta, Ca, to be played in
| Eawood on June n and %.
The Silent Hoosiers OF the Deaf and Dumb
! University played an interesting game OF
| baseball on the latter's grounds yesterday
| resulting as follows: Silent Hoosiers, q
| Butler University, ~. Batteries-Silen
| Hocsiers. Shepherd. Klein and Teney; Butler
| University, Roberts and Cunningham.
| Mr.. ElisOn's Latest.
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