The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-09

the entire season of 1896 has weakene him
considerably, and he is now but a ghost of
his former self.
Dexter is not the favorite in Louisville
that he was last year. Wilson has sup
planted him behind the bat, which clearly
shows that the ex-Western Lacquer is all
right.
Shortstop Davis, of the Giants, was five
times at bat yesterday, made hVe h1ts zone
a doubled, scored three runs, stole Two
bases, put out two men and assisted three
times.
Hanlon said to a Baltimore friend: Il
want to get as far away from those New
York fellows as | can right now, because
they are the team We'll have trouble with
in the end"
The Indianapolis High Schools defeated
the College Avenues yesterday. score; 8 to
Pickens and MGrbarger; College Avenues,
Dildine and Jackson.
Bert Jones, of the Brewers, ought to be
with a good team. With decent support he
couldn't lose a game. The big League is
due to claim him next fall, if not before.
Minneapolis Journal.
The old Leaguers who were drafted back
from the minor organizations this season
are doing we'll in fast company, notably
Reilly, Werden, Caravan, Hartman, Schriv-
er, Hutchinson and Wilson.
Milwaukee still has hopes that Stafford
will lock the door of his North Carolina
grocery one of these fine days and purchase
a railroad ticket for the Northwest. His
1rst-base play is missed by the Brewers.
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hours every day in an effort to drive the
kinks out of his lame arm. In the mean
time Wallace is playing a plucky game at
third, and is batting about as well as any
body on the team.
Vice President Stanley Robson, of Cleve-
land, says: This has been the unluckiest
season that L have ever known. We are
not less than 5000 out on bad weather thus
far, not taking into consideration the exhi-
bition games. It's hard luck"
Manager Stallings kicked about the UNI
piring of Emslie and Hurst in Philadelphia,
claiming that he is getting the worst of it
and Emslie, what will he do when he
strikes Mcdonald, McDermott and Sheri-
IAN?
One of the Cleveland players. who was on
the gate at st. Louis, reports that in the
first game the Indians played there the
gross receipts We're 500. And the expense
of each team will run a bit over 800 a day,
salaries and all. Cleveland certainly isn't
the worst town in the League.
1t seems that the little argument Jen-
nings held with Umpire Lynch at the plate
in the second and last game Of the New
York-Baltimore series was productive of a
so fine for the authenticated shortstop.
but there were others. Lynch fined Wilson
$40, Joyce $40. Beckley $40 and Gleason $40.
The Louisville Dispatch is partly cor
rect in the following: There is only one
field. Teheau, Crooks and Latham all
have bad arms. At that all three of them
are great ball players. What they are shy
in throwing they make up in other Ways.i
Columbus Press.
Joe Corbett claims that the boxing he did
with his brother Jim at Carson has been
of wonderful help to him in his battling
He says that he has acquired %quickness OF
vision. He has batted remarkably Well this
season, and his record with the stick seems
10 bear out his In two games
he made five hits out of nine times up.
In spite Of the declaration OF Mayor Nc