The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-31
Baseball Notes.

Beckley made three errors yesterday.
The Buckeyes tripped up the Saints
again.
Burnett, of Detroit is suffering with a
wrenched ankle.
Hermann, the ex-Louisville pitcher, will
join the MillerS in Detroit.
Latham is playing first base for the Mans
fields in the Interstate League.
Keener, who was cast off by Detroit is
pitching winning ball for Columbus.
The Minneapols-Detro game scheduled
for Sunday was postponed until to-day.
Walter Wilmot has made big Roger Con-
nor an offer to play first base for Mime
apolis
organized with Frank and Caters as the
battery
President Johnson has asked Frank
March OF Minneapolis, TO umpire in the
Western League.
1t is said that the Milwaukee club has
taken in enough money so far this season
to pay all the expenses of the year.
tshoortsteop Ritchey is doing good work. for
bases yesterday and scored two runs.
"Parson" Nicholson, the ex-Detroter has
received an offer from Manager Comiskey,
of St. Paul. Minneapolis also wants Mich
olson.
The Detroit Free Press says Umpires
Ebright and Mannasau are incompetent and
thinks Johnson should dispense with their
services.
StalIings is switching his Philadelphia
players so rapidly from one position to
another that they scarcely know where
they are at.
Providence and Scranton of the Eastern
League, played the most remarkable game
of the year The score was l to l in thir-
teen innings.
Watkins is severe with his players, and
after the sixth inning yesterday nearly
dislocated his jaw during a harangue.-Mil-
waukee Sentinel, May 20.
President Young, of the National League
says he will severely discipline LANCE, of
the Chicagos, and OBrien, of the Wash
ingtons, for fighting on the ball grounds
week ago yesterday.
The Saints are mortal, and can be beaten
Ike any other aggregation of ballplayers
Yesterday they punched their errors with
the buckeyes hits in one inning, and the
latter scored eleven runs.
Rockford has released old Pop McAuley
the first baseman, and his place will be
filled by Bill Killing, the big pitcher, who
hits the ball so hard-or did so when he was
with Kansas City last season.
The Minneapolis papers report that Will
mot has secured Tommy Smith, a Yale
College pitcher who played with the Phila-
dephias in 1885 but did not play last sea-
son; also Charley Hastings, now on the
Pittsburg string of pitchers.
George Darby. of Kansas City, Kan, who
finished the season last year with the In
dependence (Kan) team. is doing fine work
in the box for the Fort Wayne team in the
Interstate League. He has won more games
than any of the other pitchers.
1oOlllpICh w dylle VINO was with the
Coheyyille CKan) team last year and
pitched couple of games for Kansas City
toward the close of the season, is pitching
for Fort Wayne in the Interstate League
and is puZZling the batterS with his decep-
tive curves, as we'll as the way he twists
himself up in delivering the ball
Watkins has informed the Indianapolis
players that only MotZ is authorized to kick
at umpires' decisions, and all others must
keep their mouths shut and play ball If an
umpire fines them the fine will be deducted
from their salary and if ulQDir9
them out of the game the club will fine
them SO Watkins knows how 10 manage
team and keep players from being OBJ
streperous.-DetrotJ Journal
In reference to the game played by Lewee
for Milwaukee the Evening Wisconsin, of
that city, said recently: 'Lewee covered
himself with glory He was all over the
The same paper also said in it's notes.
'.Lewee is quite a dancer and often amuses
the players with a few steps in the club
room. He has a dozen gold medals which
ne won In Cincinnati at prize dancing con-
tests"
John Alexander McPhee, the star second
baseman, is nearly thirty-eight years of
age and he has been playing ball since he
was sixteen, commencing as a catcher He
at Akron, when. in 1880, the American AS
ISOLATION was formed. and Caylor then of
Cincinnati, signed McPhce. Sam Wise and
kemmler then of the Akrons for the Gin
cinnat team. There McPhee has remained
ever since, going into the National League
when the association was absorbed. For
years past he has been recognized as the
peer of all second basemen. kemmler long
ago retired from the diamond and Wise
has drifted into York State club.