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

Baseball Notes.
To-day is ladies' day at the ball grounds.
The indianapolis team will go West next
Tuesday.
1t is reported that Brooklyn will release
Chauncey Fisher.
Slagle is a handy little man both in the
field and with the stick.
Indianapolis and Detroit will play two
games here next Monday afternoon.
Twineham gave Stewart hot liner in
the eighth yesterday, and it got no further
Goar is still quite lame and may not be
able to pitch this week. Monroe will arrive
to-day.
Minneapolis has released Jack Pickett
and Comiskey is thinking about signing his
old second baseman again.
st. Louis has a euphonous combination
of names that it would be hard to beat in
Houseman, Mailman, Hartman Harley and
Hart.
None of the National League clubs is
scheduled to play to-day. Postponed or
transferred games may be played by some
of the clubs
With Denzer to help them out the rest of
the season, the Saints should be near the
top all through. Big Roger is star pitch
er in the Western League
Funny names are common among ball
players, but Canton 90 has the prize
queer combination in it's battery, jam and
Bast. And 1t is good battery, too.
Manning says he received 81, 900 for Lakes
release, and if he did no one will blame
him for selling the catcher to Boston, as
he was of no use to the Blues after his de-
Sertion.
Frank Cooke, of the Detroit Free Press,
hopes that Vanderbeck will release few
of his players, sell others, fine the remain
ing ones and then fill the team up with Ma
tiOnal League talent
Foreman pitched heady game yesterday,
and Glenalvin's men could not hit him with
any effect. Flynn had an off day. Had it
not been for that Foreman would have won
his game easily enough.
McKibben, the Des Moines fielder Indian
apolis came near buying, is fast out in
left and his catch of Stewards fly in the
fourth yesterday was good one lie failed
to get hit yesterday, however.
Columbus got good drubbing yesterday,
and both Keener and Rettger had their
bumps. The former is getting used to it,
and Rettger is due for trip down the
line with that slow ball he uses.
Gray and Stewart played fine ball yes
terday, and Hogriever had some pretty
catches Grays hitting was one of the
prominent features. He got triple and
three singles out OF four times at bat.
The Easterns, OF Indianapolis, were de-
feated in close game at Huntington Mon
day by score of 13 to r. Batteries-In-
dianapolis, Whtestin, Conley and Dooley;
Huntington, Ford, Bowman and Gllchr1st.
1t isn't often that Mcfarland fails to get
a hit during a game. He will make up to-
day for yesterdays shortage. Deadly and
Flynn swung with good e1ect yesterday,
and Stewart hit out nice double IN the
ninth.
Pitchers Blackburn, of the Dallas club
and HILL of the Paris club of the Texas
they whipped the umpire after the game;
but the board of directors got together and
fined each of them 49,
Kansas City has played thirty7,three
games away from home and lost all but
four of that number. That Is worse than
Columbus did last year and It was then
believed the Senators had made record
that would never be equaled.
PhiI1inS will mitch to-day in the second
Grand Rapids game, and Glenalvin will
probably send Scott 10 the slab. The Bob
Olinks are by no means an easy PROPOSE
ton. They defeated Columbus twice out Of
three games a the Ohio capital last week.
The Texas League has divided the season
into two series, the two winners; or IL II the
and the second club in the second series to
play off at the close of the season for sill
yer trophy. San Antonio has won 6o the nrst
event the series closing on June Is.
McKibben cost Grand Rapids $500, and
the investment promises to be paying
one. Hannager, Clark and $500 were given
had line out for young Grimm. indian
apolis had an option on McKioben, but was
afraid of being gold-bricked," as material
the past has proved worthless.
Motz while a great kicker on the field, is
one of the best natured fellows in the
world out of the game. lie is paid for
Mcfarland gave a beautiful exhibition
of how not to control your temper when he
fnr f bom par r UEe e Bumpus Jones'
was as much elated over Rettger's success
as if he had accomplished the feat himself.
Kahoe, Gray Stewart and Flynn
did not stand in front of the Neil Sunday
evening with their chests inflated. They
had business on the inside.-Monday' Co.
lumbus Press.
Billy Keller. the star outfelder of the
Baltimores, and a probable winner of the
batting trophy for 1887, came very near be-
= u l,
a trial and then released him. The Brook
lyns signed him, but snapped him off in a
trade for Dan Brouthers. and even Hanlon
kept him on the bench until a succession of
injuries made it necessary to give him a
position on the team He is the best bat
ter and base runner among the Orioles,
and the most scientific bunter in the bust
ness. Two-thirds of his hits are secured on
hunts, and he. keeps the infelders guessing
all the time for if they play in for bunt
he will line the ball out.
The Australian baseball club. which came
to the country two months ago with the in
tentiOn of making a triumphal tour of the
United States. is going home. Everything
amateuriSh on the Pacific slope beat them
handiy, and they skipped along to the
East. merely stopping at Chicago to he
beaten by a City League team. Since they
have made their headquarters at Boston
they have been beaten by the Pawtuckets
and the Brocktons and won a game at At
tleboro They witnessed the Boston-Palti-
more series, and concluded that the Amer
lean game of baseball is too many for
IQel0. moreover IOSlOil sneak IQlGNeS nave
visited their rooms at a hotel and stolen
nearly all their clothes.
AS the Boston management does not give
out the exact attendance at the cb9mpion
ship games played in that city. the only es-
Inmates that can be made must be guess
work, unless the representatives of the WIS.,
ting club afford the information Accord
ing to one of the Baltimore gentlemen, the
Baltimore club was paid for its first game
Friday for 500 and on Saturday for 1880.
a total of 81. 800. The share of the visitors
was fully So 900. while the Boston club be-
ing entitled beside 10 the receipts of the
grand stand, took in some $4,000 as it's
share of the three games, enough TO pay all
travelling expenses of the season and more
than enough TO pay the salaries for an en-
tire month.
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George LingcnfeIter's Attempt
George Lingenfelter. aged thirty-eight