The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-07

| and that's why Buck fined him $25.-Wash .
ington Post.
McGunnigle of the Colonels. will reserve
Cassidy.
Marty Bergen is doing the bulk of the
catching for Boston
Tom Lotus is in St. Paul, nursing a
Migrant case of hay fever.
The death of Jake Beckley's mother-in-
law has kept aim out of the game for seS-
eraI days
Catcher Warner. of Norris. Mimi. has
signed with St. Paul He is said to be a
good backstop
For nine consecutive years, including 1895
the big League championship has gone to
an Eastern club.
In Cleveland they are willing to bet that
the Spiders viii finish second and win from
the Orioles in the Temple cup series
4 haven't made much OF a record for my
self this season. but lead the pitchers of
the League in warming up" says Al Maui,
of Washington.
game and ordered off the grounds at Bal
timore Friday. Has the old man joined
the lengthy list of 'scrappers?
Buck Ewing has an eye, on Fiield, the
Detroit twirler. Fifield will be IN greater
demand among the major League masnates
tia n any other Western League pitcher
Walter Wilmot's head has not swelled a
particle since the MilIers went into first
place, for the good and sufficient reason
that We're it to swell any more II Wouiu
burst.
indianapolis Will nave nara HgHt from
now on TO hold second pace. 1t won't Go
for WatkinS'S men to drop many more
games. as Detroit is close up and has the
same stretch OF home games as the cham-
pions.
In the resurrection of the seasoned veter-
ans this season Dick Buckley didn figure,
because he was sent to minor league.
There is more than one club in the pig
League that could afford to employ DICK
to coach young Observation-Disclosures POST.
Milwaukees Brewers dallied with Fish
er's delivery the other day until he wished
to gracious he were back in the National
League Colonel Fisher will not lift the
Indianapolis team into first place. He will
do well if he holds it in second place.-kan-
saS City World.
Marston. of the Fall River team offered
Fred klobedanz to Louisville for $1,000, but
McGunniele declined. That shrewd Yan-
kee, Frank Selee. cut $500 off Marstons
of the season, and it begins to look as
If he had
Sandow Mertes. he of the swelled chest
and ditto caput, who was scare-headed INTO
popularity by the Philadelphia papers when
he Joined the Phillies last June, mas peen
sent to Billy Sharsgs farm Like all new
Corners into the League who expire by the
wayside, Mertes played fast BAH at the
outset, but couldn't retain the gait. II is
the steady average clip of speed that tells
in the major League. both as to individuals
and teams and, ergo, it takes season of
playing in the major League TO judge OF
the merits of tyro.-Exchange.
That foxy gentleman, Charlie Comisky.
who never was accused OF overIooklns
bet or 'copDering good thing, Is toot-
ing his trumpet, and the dulcet notes from
Charles clarion are dumping through the
major League Charlie has an op?ect IN
blowing his horn, and that is to entlce the
major League managers TO dow themselves
for several marketable players. MeGunnl-
gle, of the ColonelS has the nrSt claim on
Comisky's pitcher. Denzer, who, accord
ing to Charlie, can pitch 1aSt enough Aor
n ajor League company-ExchanSe.