The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-16
Baseball Notes.

Hutchinson, Of Minneapolis, is leading
the Western League pitchers, with Fifeld.
of Detroit, a close second
Billy Brady says he is in earnest in his
desire To buy the New York club. He
would put John Ward in charge.
Knepper, the new pitcher signed Friday.
is over six feet high and a big. strong fell
low with lots of confidence in himself.
Davis and Shannon will leave tonight
for Detroit TO Join the team. All the avail
able pitchers are needed for this week.
Since Beckley has joined the New York
team ne has changed from a leg-breaker to
a wonder in the eyes of the baseball writer's
of that city.
Outfelder George. of the st. Paul team.
took a punch at umpire Snyder during the
recent series at and was fined
and put out of the game.
A Chicago paper says the Browns handle
'%grounders in the outiield in a manner that
reminds one very much OF rheumatic old
women chasing chickens.
Jimmy Manning has signed Joe Harring-
ton, of the Boston team, and he will join
the Blues in time for the final home series
and the last Western trip.
The Indianapolis Basket Factory team
defeated the Capitols yesterday by a score
of 10 to 4. The Basket Works would like
games with any factory team in the city.
Minneapolis has very wisely been prepar-
ing for a hot finish. With seven pitchers,
most of them able to put up strong ball.
the Millers should come down the home
stretch at a rafting pace.
The paid attendance. at Grand Rapids
Thursday was just 259. On Friday a few
over 300 people paid 10 see the game there.
The Furniture City is not likely to be in
the Western League next season.
Payne. the ,e~ft-handed twlrler who is do
ing such phenomenal work for the Brook
lyn team. formerly pitched in the old Tri-
State League, where he was recognized as
only an ordinary sort Of a pitcher.
The appealed cases against the Cleveland
baseball players. Tebeau. Burkett. Mexican
and McAleer, will not come up for hearing
at Louisville in the Circuit Court until
September. The cases had been set for
Aug. II. but as the courts are closed for
the summer the bond will be renewed for
the fall term.
Roger Common, the big first baseman of
the st. Louis team. says the story that he
is to retire at the end of this season and
accept the management or q minor league
team, is a fake pure and simple. AS he is
ball hard and often. there is no probability
of his being forced 10 look for a position
outside of the major league.
One noticeable fact about the present
championship race is the teams that now
occupy the first six positions have done less
shaking up" among their players than
other fact is that very few of the new men
secured at the first of the season have
proved fast enough for the big league.-Bos-
ton Herald.
1t now looks as though Phillips will be
able 10 go on the western trip with the
team. His leg is improving rapidly and he
has been moved from the hospital to his
home. Ten days more of rest and treat
ment. the doctor thinks, will make il good
and strong again. With big BIZ back in
the game the champions should be able 60
make a lighting finish of 1t and win most
OF their games.
Pittsburg revived an old trick in a re-
cent Chicago series. With LANCE on third
and Arson on first. the latter went down
baseman. ran over to cover the bag and
shortstop Ely came up ten feet in front of
second base to handle the throw in case
Lange started for home. LANCE did not
make the attempt. so ely ducked the throw
and Padden received II, touching out An
= News.
Chauncey Fisher will be the only Cincin-
natl player left at home when the Reds
leave on their long Eastern trip tonight.
Brownie Foreman has been signed and
Will make the trip. With Dwyer. Rhines,
Ehret and Frank Foreman all in fine condi-
ton. Ewing evidently thinks he will not
need Fisher. Indianapolis could use him to
big advantage just now. He should be re-
turned to Watkins and allowed to finish
the season where he will do some good.
Sandow Mertes is now earning his salary
at Phiiadelphia by appearing, in uniform
the preliminary practice. y baseball writer
on one of the papers in the Quaker City
says the public is well pleased with his
performance in thai capacity and hope he
viii! never be seen in another game. Thus
Is another phenom exploded in the big
league, but there are a number of West
ern League teams that would be glad TO
have the muscular outielder. He would
look well in an indianapolis uniform.
Chris Won der Ahe's conception of the
Boston reporter. Chris had read some
where that the cathode ray was very sharp
and piercing, and he was under the i'm
preston that IL was a spike. Calling Roger
Connor into his Office one morning, he said:
'Rotcher. l understand dot dose eggs rays
you fellers use. I belief dot der spikes worn
by der players are sharp enough. and If I
hear of any blayer wearing eggs rays in
their shoes ven dey blay der Prowns ! vii
write to Nick Young aloud Ii and hat it
stopped"
The St. Paul Dispatch is dissatisfied with
the playing of Comiskey's team and makes
the following suggestion: 1T was lack of
stick work on one side yesterday and a
plethora of IL on the other. No, we didn't
get the Dlethora-we got the lack. 1t is
simply impossible to fathom the playing of
the st. Paul team. The fans have given it
up, and / guess Comiskey has by this time.
Come let's have a change around. Put
Jack Glasscock at his old position on short
and young H~ollingsworth at second. Scott
Stratton on first and Frank Kraus in right
and Shugart in center awhile. Give the
other fellows a rest and try this arrange
ment. 1t can do no harm. and certainly the
playing won't be no worse than it is now"
This week will be one of the hardest OF
the season for the Indianapolis team and
1t comes at an unfortunate time, too. Wat
kinss men have nine games to play during
the week. They finish at Grand Rapids this
afternoon and then go TO Detroit for five
games. Double-headers. will have TO be
played Tuesday and Wednesday at that
city. On Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
they play at Columbu and then come
home a week from tomorrow for three
games with Loftus's team before going
West. They will open the western trip at
Kansas City. Friday, Aug. Is. playing
three games. From there they 20 TO Mil
waukee. Minneapolis and st. Paul and then
return home for three games with each of
the Western clubs. and that will wind up