The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-16
How the Clubs Stand.
THE vENGEFUL WEATHER.
II Again Has sport with Watkins-At
CoIumbus 9

The weather, apparently, has some sort
of a grudge against the Indianapolis ball
club. 1t has knocked them out of several
thousand dollars thus far this season, and
is evidently not yet satisfied. At 10 o'clock
yesterday morning there was every indica-
ton of beautiful weather for the entire
day. An hour or so later it was raining,
hailing. laundering and making things as
unpleasant as possible. AT l O'Clock it
cleared somewhat, but the damage had
been done, and, as if to make it good and
sure, down came another pour along toward
! o'clock. The ball players threw up their
hands in disgust, while the two managers
took anything but a philosophic look at the
situation. They have both been up against
this same sort of thing ever since April l,
and their patience is naturally exhausted.
Good weather yesterday meant a crowd of
from $500 to 5000 people, it being the last
game at home until June /.
Both teams left last evening for Column
bus, where they play this afternoon. Man
ager Watkins had not decided when he left
here whether it would be Foreman, Goar
or VOTERS to-day. LOTUS will use Daniels
or Smith in the box, as he is more than
anxious to win before his Sunday crowd
and to get a better grip on second place
before going to Kansas City, where his
team opens Tuesday. Indianapolis leaves
Columbus this evening for Minneapolis,
opening there Tuesday for three games.
st. Paul comes next, and three will be
played there. Then Watkins will take his
men to Milwaukee for four games, winding
W the first Western trip with four at Kan
sas City. After the afternoon game Deco
ration day, which will be called early, both
teams will make a run for the train so as
to arrive here the following afternoon in
time to give Indianapolis a couple of hours
of baseball.
Manager Watkins took thirteen men on
the trip. Mccarthy will be given another
week of rest, and will join the team at
Milwaukee a week from tomorrow. His leg
is about we'll and the soreness in the mus
cles of his chest, the result of a cold. is
disappearing. Flynn will play his field all
TINS week and be kept on the team as a
utility man. kahoe'S finger is nearly well,
but Wood may catch a game or two in Min
neapolis. Watkins expects to break even
on the week and isn't at all sure that he
Will not tal-eetwo out of three at both Min
neapolts an st. Paul. His pitchers are all
IN good condition. the two days enforced
rest having done them good. and had Nc
Carthy been able TO go 10 the Northwest
with the team two out of three would be
pretty nearly a certainty from ComiSkey's
top-notchers, as well as from Wilmot's
Mlllers. Meanwhile the fortunes of the
club viii be closely followed here at home.
There is much more interest in the pres
ent trip than in the one TO Detroit and
Grand Rapids. because the eastern clubs
have not yet measured strength with those
of the west. 1t will be possible this week to
get q line on the result of the season. The
past week has been a disastrous one for
indianapolis, but the present is expected to
more than make up for ii. Third place is
mol so bad after all