The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18

get there before the season closes if they
do not take Pop Anse's' tonic more reg
ularly.
Cincinnati and Pittsburg. are. now tied for
second place. Philadelphia having been
knocked down to fourth
indianapolis is slated for fourteen games
on the Western trip; II the team wins
seven OF these it will be doing well.
AS long as ST Louis makes nine errors
in a game there will be no doubt about
its position in the percentage table.
Sockalexis secured three hits yesterday
and stole two bases 1t is not his fault
that the Indians do not win every day.
Manager Watkins attended the Western
League meeting at Chicago yesterday leav-
ing that city for Minneapolis last evening
The Huntington Qnd) club has been or
ganized and wants games with any strong
amateur team in the State. Address, Thos.
Amman.
The work of the Reds in the field yester-
day was of the champion kind. Breiten-
stein, though hit harder than Ortiz, had
better control of the ball.
The Western League directors having
thrown out the Milwaukee, Minneapolis
game of April %, the Journals percentage
table has been changed accordingly.
But for Oriole Doye's two errors the
Observation-Disclosures game yesterday would
have been free of field misplays. Doyle,
however, redeemed himself at the bat by
making three hits.
The Bridegrooms (Brooklyns) are now
known as the Trolley Dodgers. TINS
BrooklyniteS are continually lodging troll
ley cars when at home.
Rusie's new twirl didn't win at Pittsburg
yesterday. The Pirates found it six times,
while the Giants were able to guess Kill
lens curves but twice. Rusie, however,
was given poor support.
The interest in the Western trip Of the
Indianapolis team is unusually great. The
battle between the Eastern and Western
divisions begins to-day and it will be a
hot fight all along the line.
Saturday night, as after the showing he
made at Indianapolis it was not deemed
advisable to throw away any more games
experimenting with that kind of pitching.
Shugart is playing the game Of his life
at short for st. Paul. Nothing is too hard
for him to try and very few are too hard
for him to get. He covers an immense
amount of territory and is throwing well.
Before the next week is half over Man
ager LOTUS will know if he can secure two
great pitchers for whom he has a line out.
If he gets the men he is after, the pitching
talent of the home club will be the great
est in the Western Observation-Disclosures
Press.
This afternoon the indianapolis team be-
apois. Foreman will probably pitch and
Carney is likely to be the opposing twirler,
as he has been effective against Watkinss
men in the past. The game will be repro
duced as fast as it is played at the Grand
Opera House beginning at 4 o'clock La
dies will be admitted free tomorrow.
+ OF all the individuals. colored, white, male
or female, who ever tried to umpire game,
Lally is the worst. In the seventh inning
yesterday he called Mcbride safe at first
when he was out beyond doubt. He
doesn't know ball from a strike and never
will, and If Ban Johnson doesn't send him
home something is liable to happen to him
before he leaves the Western League.-Mln-
neapoiis Tribune.
A few new heads with something inside
of them would apparently do the st. Paul
ball team more good than anything else
Just at present. After batting out what
should have been a victory over the Millers
yesterday afternoon at Lexington Park, the
game was thrown away by as laundering
an exhibition of mutton-headed base run
ming as was ever put up on the local dla-
| mond.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
The greatest catch of the season was
made by SandoW Mertes in the fifth inning
when he caught line drive to right center
off Wolters's bat The big fellow ran at top
speed and by a great effort caught the ball
only few inches from the ground. 1t was
a. Sensational bit of work and he of the
piano legs and massive chest was obliged
to doff his cap repeatedly as he walked
the inning.-Columbus Journal.
1t did not take Arlie Latham long to get
enough Of uspirng, as after the game was
to the clubhouse, laid aside his jacket and
indicator and said, well, boys, I'm
through. That is the last game ! will ever
umpire" and later in the evening he in
sisted that he was not jesting, but meant
exactly what he said. Latham did not like
the way his old companions kicked against
some of his decisions, and that probably
had as much to do with his voluntary re-
tirement as anything.
Bob schaub's work at third was little
short of marvellous. He accepted all of
nine chances several of his assists being
made on extremely difficult plays. When
he stopned Henry's hot hit back Of third
and threw out his man a first in the sew
enth he received a great round of applause.
1t was as pretty bit of fielding as has
been seen at that corner OF the diamond
hi In fart SCbaIIbS work has not
been excelled by any National League third
baseman on the local grounds this season.
proving with every game.-Sunday's Phila-
delphia Press.