Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-13

Columbus heads the list to-day. st. Paul
soon went tumbling after leaving home.
The Blues will be home next Saturday.
They open up with Minneapolis for four
games.
lii theatrical folks. the Phillies are now
asking each Their: Where do you go from
here?"-EXchange.
A present the Bostons are playing by
far the best ball in the league.h saws the
Pittsburg Dispatch.
1t is said that Milwaukee has taken in
enough money so far this season to paw the
clubs expenses for the year.
All hail to Colonel Brady! His shutout of
Milwaukee yesterday was one of the feats
of the season. The Bobolinks are climbing.
man, has signed TO play first base and cap
tain the Fall River team, of the New En-
gland League.
II is said that brownie Foreman re-
fuses to join the Blues unless he gets a
slice of the purchase money given by Mr.,
Manning to Glenalvin.
Mike Griffin made one of the greatest
catches of the season in Brooklyn last Sat
urday. While running for a ball he fell on
HIS back and caught it.
The Hoosiers had all sorts of sport with
willie Bill Hutchison's curves yesterday.
Minneapolis is as bad off for pitchers as
Kansas City is for players.
Glenalvin says the report that Gil Hat
ned mad been released is unfounded. He
says the blonde third baseman will con-
niue a member of the Grand Rapids team.
Letcher. the outielder purchased from
Des Moines by Minneapolis, has been
AMI the, name is an apt one. He looks for
the world like "Lanky Bob" and he shows
some of the champions hitting qualities,
Roaring Bill Hassamaer. of Toledo.
while playing shortstop Tuesday afternoon,
was struck or, the left arm and had a bone
broken near the wrist by a ball thrown by
an outhelder. A rune got in his way
while trying to make the catch, and this
caused the accident. DIR. Jesse p. CooDer
reduced the fracture.
,Dammann has typhoid fever, and the
chances are he will not be able TO pitch
again this season. He had the most prom
lsing OUTLOOK or any young pitcher in the
National League. II will be a couple of
months. in any event, before he can play
again. and it sometimes takes a wear for a
ball player to fully recover from the dis
ease.
After the fourth inning Perry werden
took a drink from the Giants water key
He must have poisoned the water or maybe
he blew an evil spirit into it, for as often
thereafter as a New Yorker took a drink he
at once became Rip Van Winkleized. until
the entire nine was dozing. Mr.. Werden
will hereafter drink from his own canteen.
New York Herald.
The New York outfield is made IN entire
ly OF eX-pitchers. Herman went to New
York as a pitcher, but was not fast enough
tried in the heid. and met with Instant s,cs
cess. Van Haltren was the star twirler of
the Chicago White Stockings in their hal
curves in a minor league, and managed to
pitch several winning games for Louisville
when the Colonies were on the ragged edge.
indianapolis, Ind. June 12.-It is under
stood to-day that the baseball deal in which
Dickson * abb are interested is likely to
60 through, and that they will soon own
the indianapolis and Cleveland clubs. Pres
ident Colt, of the Indianapolis club. said
this morning that he knew nothing Of the
completion of the Cleveland end Of the deal.
The theatrical firm had a sixty days op-
ton on the Indianapolis club. which will
not run out for nearly a month. II the
trade has been made, Indianapolis will
have National League ball within a few
weeks. 1t is not known what disposition
will he made of the Indianapolis Western
League team. but II is thought that 1t will
be transferred to Cleveland.