The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-02
Baseball notes.

luuldIldpOllS SUN uGduS tie pIOCSSSlOD.
This is going to be a lively baseball week.
President Colt will watch the game at
Cincinnati to-day.
Eddie Boyle, who Joined Minneapolis at
Kansas City, split a finger the hrst game
and Wilmot will be without the services of
the tall catcher for some days.
Mcfarland is with the indianapolis team
and will play left field tomorrow if his
injured foot will let him. Flynn will not
be disturbed in center until Mccarthy is III
shape again.
Errors. like i'll deeds, are forgiven in
victory" says George Smith. "A man is
likened to a thief when he makes a misplay,
but a two-bagger at the right time exalts
him to the highest pinnacle of fame"
Roaring Bill Hassamer. who was
thrown in with Wolters and Lou Camp in
the MISUNDERSTANDING Rapids trade, and
who was not wanted here, mas signed with
Bob Gilks's Toledo team. GilkS is also after
Frank Sheibeck.
None of the big League clubs is chanting
that familiar refrain that was so popular
last season and began, "Linger longer,
Looieville, linger longer, Loo" The
Colonies have struck a strong gait and it
is to be hoped that they will hold it.
Doheny, New York's pitcher, in a game
last week with Washington, made a balk
with the bases full in the tenth inning,
winning run had not a sudden squall caused
the score to revert back to the tie of the
ninth.
Frank Lane, the ex-league umpire, says:
L saw the LOQlSNllI6 ana tClGNSldIlQS play
the other day, and 1 want to tell you that
the Colonies are playing ball with as much
ginger and 'get-there' spirit as the Balti-
mores. There is a team that is going to
make its mark this season. 1t is the
greatest team in the league"
The criticism against Tebeau's Pain-in-
the-face Sockalexis is that he is a few bars
lacking above the collar-that is, he thinks
with the alacrity that Jack Glasscock OBJ
serves when Jack is thinking of spending
money. Alertness of wit is required in run
ming the h1 COS In niIfpTinQ the sacks
Sock" has proven a bungling kleptomaniac
thus far.-Washington Post.
Cleveland is making it's usual bad spring
start-a matter that has beaten the team
course, it is a long way to the end of the
season, and a thousand things may happen
to the other teams, but a strong team like
the ClevelandS takes too much handicap by
using about three weeks of the early part
of the year to get into proper f~orm.-Sport-
ing Life.
strike in securing Werden and Wilson. Both
are playing big league ball right up to the
handle; Both are batting Well and fielding
superbly: Werden is one of the best
''jolliers' in the country, and he appears
to be invaluable on first. Wilson's hits are
always timely and he is certainly one of
the best backstops Louisville ever had
Louisville Courier-Journal
There was no game at Detroit yesterday
and, consequently, the autOmatons at the
Grand had nothing to produce. Another big
crowd was disappointed, The two teams
will surely get together up there by to-mor-
row and then the wooden men will keep
the audience at Engl1Sh'S Whooping with Joy
II their StalWart cou~nterpartS up at Detroit
will only do the right thing and wallop AL
lens team. The machine will be moved to
Englishs early tomorrow morning and will
show the Detroit games there tomorrow
and Tuesday and the opening Grand Rapids
game Wednesday,. On Thursday it comes
back to the Grand for the summer.
Manage Watkins is of the opinion now
that Manager Allen has protested Umpire
Ehright's forfeit of Thursdays game that
President Colt will demand indemnity from
Detroit for damages caused by the alleged
breaking up of the game. There would
have been nothing to it if Allen had not
sent in a protest" said Manager Watkins
at Detroit Friday. President Johnson
would have held our check for Detrolt's
portion a few days and then, seeing that
no complaint had been made, would have
forwarded the money to Detroit. Now
there is the possibility of a bitter fight
over the matter
SAYS the Baltimore News: For the COM
to ask, viii the Phillies never Loser at
tention is called to the fact that the Quak-
ers always start out strongly and as regu-
larly drop far back on their first Western
trip. They nave some strong batters and
have had luck in picking up a couple Of
alleged 'phenoms' this season, but there
is no cause for uneasiness among local
rooters. Cincinnati and Louisville are right
abreast of the leaders. Hardly a thought
is given the Reds continued victories. as
they are natural, and as natural will be
the fall when the season advances and the
strong Eastern clubs meet those of the
West. AS for the Colonies. nearly the
whole baseball world is taking as much
pride in their success as President Pulliam,
Yesterdays game gave the champions UNI
disputed possession of fourth place, while
Brooklyn, with which they We're tied. went
to the next lower notch. The greatest sur
prise so far is Cleveland's inability to win
a game"