The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-05

Grand Rapids will come tomorrow for
series OF four games here.
Marty Hogan has left Dayton and gone
to Wilkesbarre Pa, where he will receive
$l25 month for being on the team.
President Johnson will arrive from Chi
cago this morning and watch the big fight
between the leaders on this day of all days.
Indianapolis has recalled Monroe from
Quincy, ILL.,, in order to strengthen the
pitching department of the Hoosier aggre-
CATION.
Hon Fricken says that Isabel is the best
young pitcher he ever saw The big fellow
has speed, good curves and a cool head at
critical stages. Besides, he is heavy bat
ter-one of the best in the club
Mccormick of Chicago, once Of Indian
apolis, recently made six hits for a total
of eleven bases. He divides with Lajoie
the honor of making the second best record
Of the season. The best record was made
by Joyce-four three-baggers, a total of
twelve bases.
Grand Rapids has signed Pitcher Pap
palau, offered to Detroit but rejected and
the youngster will report for duty at the
Rapids to-day. President Leadley said that
he was offered Pappalau for the season.
and as he needed another PITCHER he
boy to his salary roll.
1t is reported that the receipts of the
Minneapolis club were tied up recently by
President johnson for the reason that the
CURED by the rules of the league. The af-
fair was quickly adjusted by the treasurer
or the M1llers sending check to President
Johnson IN settlement of its account.
Two of the most recent of Boston's vic
tories We're won in the ninth inning, after
Whooping, bowling mob of rooters had
scared two visiting pitchers into filling the
bases with gentlemen who walked on balls.
rms little criterion may be offered as evil
dence that a home team possesses great
advantages over visiting aggregation.
Umpire DAILY, who was secured from the
Michigan State League by President John
son, is one of the best men seen here this
season, barring Haskell, and the chances
are that he will make a success as an UNI
pire. He has a good voice and takes no
back talk from the players 1t is pleasure
control of the teams Wisconsin.
Take off your hats. Lift up your voices.
Inc Millers won game Yes. tbs true,
and better than that. For sixteen games
the downtrodden unfurlers of the pennant
rag had been swatted roasted, trounced
and beaten, followed by hoodoos and boot
ed by followers. Brewers. Cowboys Saints
Goldbugs-the whole list of Western
Leaguers-had fattened their averages \
every direction and had lent a hand in
pushing the crack team of 96 down the
splintered incline. The turn in the long
lane I OF straight defeats came at last, and
with aleptine'-Minneapolis Times
''They have a funny official scorer I'D in
Grand Rapids said Billy Gray the other
gay When We were up there recently
l had four put-outs and three assists in one
OF the games, and the next morning he had
row of ciphers in the last three columns
OF MS score, as 1T appeared in the paper he
represents, | hunted him up and said to
nm: Dld l play yesterday? What's your
name?' he asked. I told him and he looked
over his book. Oh yes you played third
he said. Well, l couldn't tell from that
score OF yours ours t whether a was IN the game
That funny said he. ! must have given
them to some one else"