The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
Baseball Notes.

What will Young do to those Orioles aft
er the nice long rest he is having?
This is the time of the year when about
eight clubs out of twelve are going to win
the pennant next year.
Joe Corbett has faced the Clevelands on
two occasions this year. and has fooled
ing but two singles in the seven innings he
pitched.
The two games to be played Sunday be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago were post
poned on account of rain and rain again
yesterday prevented them from playing If
the weather permits the clubs will play to-
day and tomorrow.
Captain Tebeau told Burkett after last
Wednesdays game that he could lay off
now and make sure of keeping his average
sic said that he preferred to be game
and play the season out.
frost will leave for his home in Phila-
deiphia this noon with more money than
he has laid up in several years. frost has
kept his pledge and has not touched a drop
this year. He has played earnest ball and
ranks well up in the hitting Free
Press.
Company has a great deal to do with the
ln tI ISL =. made by ball player. While
the reputation of being great fielder.
Wedged in between two such artists as
Delehanty and Thompson he appears slow
and decidedly amateurish.
OF the eighteen men who played in the
Indianapolis Minneapolis game last Thurs
day exactly seventeen had worn National
League uniforms at some time their
career: There are more ex-leaguers in
the minor ranks this year than there are
in the big league-three times as many.
This afternoon at $3.50 the indianapolis
and Minneapolis teams will resume their
fight for the Free Press cup on the grounds
of the Millers. Hutchinson and Fisher are
likely to do the pitching to-day and the re-
turns will be anxiously awaited. If the
weather is favorable Watkins's men will
get through the series in time to leave Fri
day night for Cincinnati where they play
next Sunday.
A Louisville director is authority for the
statement that George Miller will be with
probable that he will take part in many
games. The management realizes that his
contract next year VIII specify that he is
to act in the capacity of team captain
from the coaching lines. That he will
throw ginger into the men cannot be de-
MED. In emergency he can jump in
and play the game, too
Comiskey was a bowling failure as
pitcher in the Old association In 1882 In
his first game against the Columbus team
three of his nshoots We're stopped by the
heads of the COLUMBUS players. after the
miskey 10 quit pitching. or run the risk of
arrest on the charge of manslaughter. Its
dis way. Gommie.'' said Chris IF [ geep
you for pitcher dere will be only one team
left in der associa ton. You will kill every
player in der odder clubs So Comiskev
decided TO give up pitching and try rirSt
base. and as first baseman he had no SUI
perior in his day.
Some one has taken the trouble to go
over the list of players released er sold
by the Louisville-c club in the last four or
five seasons and finds that a formidable
team could be organized out of the Kur-
nels' cast offs" Here is a team of piay ers
ers, every one of whom has at one time
or another played in the colors OF the
Louisville club: Catchers: Grim and Mer
rift; pitchers. McDermott, Ehret Rhines
and Hemming; first base, Vaughn: second
base. Prefer; shortstop. jennings: third
base. Collins LATE Cross; right field.
Donovan: center field. Brown; left field,
O'Brien or Wright.
The suit of John w. Speas of Kansas
city against A. II. Truckenmiller of ST
Joseph. to collect "a note of $500. called
in the Circuit Court at St Joseph the other
day. The note was given for the transfer
OF John McCarty. a baseball pitcher, from
the Kansas city to the st. Joseph club
Truckenmiiler sets UP in answer that Nc
Carly was represented TO be sound mem
tally and physically but that he was un-
sound and addicted to drink He tells the
court that he paid for athlete and was
given a hospital patient McCarty pitched
two games for the st. Joseph club and
was released in tne middle of the third
game.