The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-23
Rnaehall Notes.


Yesterdays game was the shortest Of the
season.
Buckley made a good catch Of Kraus's
foul fly in the eighth yesterday.
McCarthy's catch of Hollingsworth' fly
in the fourth inning yesterday was a bril-
liant one.
Tim O'Rourke is playing great ball for
the Saints these days and hitting wen:
fine work both in the field and at the bat.
President Soden, of the Boston club. be-
lieves the League. would make wise move
to make law this winter to prevent clubs
from having over fifteen men under con-
tract at one time.
The Western League is making raid on
season. Grand Rapids is said to have ten
men picked out to draft from this league.
Detroit and Kansas City will also draft
some.
Minneapolis Is saving Hutchinson for the
opening game of the cup series here to-
morrow The Mlllers are anxious to cap
ture the series with little delay as pos
sible but Watkinss men are confident OF
getting a majority of the games. The
fight will be a desperate one
v.here you put him. Watkins tried to in
duce Comiskey to part with him last spring
manager wouldn't listen to it. and no won
der. for Kraus is a valuable all-around
player. He caught part of the season for
Sioux City two years ago.
Honest John" Kelley, who was the king
of umpires in his day, was recently asked
how he would like to Judge plays at the
Kelley. 1T is something fierce now. Why.
/ recently saw games in Cleveland and
the umpires by the players was simply dis
graceful. 1t could be heard in the stands
where the ladies We're Unless the League
faI info dsrepute. II isn't like Old times,
by long shot. New York Sun.
why don't pitchers bat?" is another oft.
debated question. Many men consider that
a pitcher skilled himself in deceiving 9TH
ers, should be able to solve and disentangle
the curves thrown by a rival pitcher and
should therefore be the heaviest batters.
IF you ever pitched" says one exponent
of the curve. you would understand. 4
pitcher comes I'm from the slab with his
arm tired his heart throbbing and his head
wearied. and goes TO bat. He is the least
other pitcher at that moment, ana that
the whole story. Almost any pitcher laid
of from P Seen % h ht RaSSsn IN the
Here are few baseball proverbs from
the Baltimore News: HE who hesitates Is
out. A closed glove catches no flies lies;
are soon parted. Good pitching in time
no kicking Never look a gift pitcher In the
mouth. The race is not always to the
base runner. Two strikes Is company. three
is a roast. OF the making OF errors there
is no end. If at first you don't succeed. try
the outfeld. reckless base runner makes
a fat score card. "A swift-rolling grounder
gathers no moss. It's a poor bat that
won. work both ways. Even the umpire
will turnlwhen trodden upon.
Fate is funny times. month ago
the members of the Cincinnati team held
n meeting In Boston. at which they were
called upon to decide whether not
Chauncey Fisher would be given n share or
the Temple-cup money. Meantime. Fisher
pitched seven winning games out OF ten
for Indianapolis, and practically landed
them securely inside the Free Press-cup
money Of the Western League. According
TO the cup rules. no player joining the
team after Aug. l would be allowed 10
participate in the post-season series. Fish
er became n Hoosier on Aug. 2 But his
team mates were anxious TO give him q
share of the reward 10 which his work
had entitled him. and the Minneapolis club
very considerably agreed TO waive the con-
dition as to the length OF the service. So
Fisher Will both play and share in tho
profits of the post-season series. II the
Reds has finished second In the League
Fisher having been voted ''inside the mon
ey." would have been doubly fortunate. As
IT u.s. Indianapolis players count on from
$500 to $500 each, which is about as much
as the Baltimore players made out OF tho
series with Cleveland last year.-Cincinnau
CONGRATULATIONS.