The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-25

Baseball notes.
Joyce thinks Bill Wilson one OF the best
catchers in the League.
Nothing more has been heard of Wat
kins's claim of Walter Wilmot
The Montreal magnates intend to
strengthen the team where ii is weak
Deadly will play left field for the Millers
in the last Indianapolis game THIS AFTER
noon at Minneapolis.
Billy Barnie says that Boston is flying
way ahead of its game and that Baltimore
will again win the pennant
Arson wants Jimmy Manning to take
Pitcher KOrwan out to the Kansas City
farm ard make a Danny Friend of him.
"Parson" Nicholson has not yet played
with indianapolis. Columbus or Milwaukee,
but the season is little more than half gone.
Cincinnati will have a hard time finish
ing inside the cup money. 1t is not likely
the Reds can beat out Boston or Baltimore.
Louisville has been the surprise of the
week The Colonies cut quite figure In
the percentage table during the past few
days.
Cleveland is destined to have plenty of
trouble over the Sunday ball question after
all. Citizens in the vicinity of the park are
up in arms.
Cushman has written to Milwaukee that
the Michigan League is on its last legs, and
he has applied for position umpire in
the Western.
The Van Camp Hardware companys
team defeated the team from Charles
Mayer d Co. yesterday afternoon by
score of II to g.
Mack has wired Wilmot that there is
place for him in the Milwaukee outfield, but
Walter hasn't sufficiently recovered from
the loss OF $500 per month job to accept
$3.50 one.
It looks as though Carney had placed too
hlgh a price upon his services and will not
play with St Paul He bought ticket to
Boston and says he will go direct to his
home at Salem, Mass.
Connie Mack has telegraphe6 an offer to
CP6 a fpy 10 lcrn NV
Louis but the terms have not been accept
ed. Houseman is an infelder, and Mack
wants him for a substitute Brewer.
The fans in nearly all the National
League cities would weep barrels of brine
- II New York should win the pennant. The
GIANTS are not so popular as in the days
pie"
John c; Chapman refused the manage
ment OF the Minneapolis club He was wise
10 90 so, for there was neither money nor
glory to be made in taking hold of a tail
end team at this late stage.--Buffalo Elk
press.
cs seiee has as been trying to trade Charley
catcher says he isn't jaclx-knife, and
swops don't go. If he is not wanted with
the Bostons they can get rid of him by
way.
Those home runs by Mcfarland and Nc
Carthy landed the game high and dry, and
the big crowd at the Grand cut loose some
the last Milwaukee game. There was lots
or enthusiasm during the last four innings
yesterday at the theater.
That was an uphill fight yesterday but
Indianapolis stuck to it, drove Hutch
from the box and started the Milers to
making errors. Then it was all over. The
early in the game to drive the fans fran
tic, but they recovered nicely and then
proceeded to bat out the game.
The games here when the club returns
to LOT
enough, and three-fourths of those who
attend would, II the question were put to
d vote, be found favoring that hour. The
management should make the change next
saturday, when indianapolis opens with ST.
Paul at the Ohio-street grounds.
The indianapolis Drug Company defeated
M O'Connor 81 Co.'S baseball team yester-
day-score, 10 to g. Batteries indianapolis
Drug Company, Murbarger and Murbar-
GER NJ. O'Connor & Co, Madden and
Senior The feature of the game was the
lnneld work of the drug company team
Inc Vlctors now declare themselves cham
plons of the wholesale district.
Terry is at the bedside of his sick boy.
Keidy has been called to his home by the
illness OF his mother, and Jones is sick HIM
sell, so the only pitchers the Milwaukees
nave at present are Taylor and Barnes IT
is to be hoped that one or both the absent
pitchers will return in time TO take a fail
out Of Columbus this week. The Buckeyes
and Brewers have five games to play dur
ing the next four days
The St Paul team, reinforced by it's last
years star pitcher, Roger Denzer is likely
70 give Indianapolis a heap of trouble for
the next four days. The opening game to-
morrow will attract more than the usual
number Of fans to the Grand Opera House.
ior they know that the fight up in Com
that it will be worth following The four
games at St. Paul will begin at 3:45, the
hour for calling them up there.
Litigation is all right when one possesses
the faculty of knowing just where and un-
DER What circumstances to engage in it,
Mr. Frank De Hass Robson the valued
ana esteemed owner of the Cleveland base
ball team, has clearly demonstrated the
truth Of this assertion. Mr.. Robson de-
sired decision invalidating the Ohio law
Mr.. Robson gone to certain courts the
chances are that the decision would have
been against him. But Mr.. Robson was
very careful in the selection of Judge
Judge Ong is an ardent baseball enthusiast
HOW BLOODHOUNDS ARE TRAINED.