The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-19
baseball Notes.

Lew Whistler has been released by De-
troit
Manning may try Arthur Clarkson. just
released by Milwaukee.
The Kansas City Journal SAYS that Glen
alvin, as a manager, is a four-eard flush.
Ex-Manager Schmelz, of the Washing
tons, will be financial manager of the New
Yorks.
Louisville is going to let Pickering go, ac-
cording to President Pulliam's latest
'shake-up' bulletin.
Jack Newell is playing third for Grand
Rapids, Gil Hatfield having been released.
Comiskey signed Hatfield and will use him
as substitute inhelder
Grand Rapids pastors and other Sunday
refoTmers are moving in the matter of put
ting an end to the Sabbath day games in
that city. If they succeed they will put an
end to Grand Rapids as Western League
member.
Spear differed with. ,Mannassau when the
latter called ball, and turned an appealing
look upon Mack, who was summing his
pipestems upon the bench. Never mind
1t, never mind it, said Connie, "even the
best of us are liable to have an off day.
Detroit Journal.
Charley Morton, who was appointed a
Western League umpire by President John
son, was one of the most successful mana
gers in the Northwestern League. He is
one OF the squarest men in the business
and should make satisfactory umpire.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Comiskey has removed Nyce from third
base to the bench and placed Hollings-
worth at the third corner. Nyce is q good
batter, but wretched fielder. The st. Paul
Dispatch thinks that Shugart is not playing
as a man should who is getttn three good
meals per day and his pay every Saturday
night.
This afternoon indianapolis will go
against the rejuvenated Bobolinks up at
Grand Rapids. 1t is Foreman's turn to
pitch, but Goar may be in the box. Glen
alvin's men are putting up fine game
and can be counted as factors in the race
from now on. The game to-day will be
played at the Grand Opera House as fast
as it progresses in Grand Rapids. the ma
chine showing everv play within a moment
of the time it is made. Four o'clock is
the hour for starting up there and the
game at the theater will begin promptly
al that time.
Harry Blake, who is now playing right
field for Milwaukee. Joined the Cleveland
average of .2S6 and fielding record of.939.
In 1895 his batting average was .28O and
fielding $40, and the following year, in 102
games he made ninety-two hits, sixty
six runs and nine sacrifice hits, and stole
nine bases, his batting percentage being
242 In the outfield he accepted 1872 chances
and had a record OF .944. This season he
played in twenty-seVen games, in which he
made twenty-siX hits and scored fourteen
runs, his batting average being .257 Until
he was crowded out of center field on the
Cleveland team this year by Sockalexis,
whose superior batting prowess won for
him the coveted position, Blake LED the
National League outfielders with an aver
age of .976 and he accepted more chances
in proportion to the number of games he
participated in than any of the great league
outtielders. AS DaSerunner ne IS much
faster than Wright whom he succeeds, and
can throw and hit better than that player.
Milwaukee is too strong team to be long
out of the running.