The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-04
Baseball Notes.

10 a. apd $3.50 D. m.
Jack Glasscock says he still is good for
ten years in fast company.
The returns from Columbus to-day will
be awaited with great interest
Watkinss men weren't equal to it yes
terday. They were simply outplayed.
Arson has made two bets. each of $780,
that the Bostons will win the pennant
st. Joe recently broke its record for re-
ceipts at Sunday games by taking in $575.
Dan Shannon has taken hold of the
Wilkesbarre team, i'll the Eastern League
Several League clubs are after the serv-
ices of Catcher Crquhart, OF the Bunaloes
Tebeau says the first four clubs will be
Baltimore, Boston, New York and Cleve-
land.
The Indiana Chain Company's ball team
defeated the tile works nine to yester-
day afternoon.
Several of the Baltimore players would
like to see Manager Hanlon secure Pitcher
Dad Clarke from the New York club.
Phillips will probably do the pitching at
Columbus to-day: Goar and Foreman are
slated for the holiday games tomorrow.
Goar was limping yesterday, but that
bruised knee is not likely to cause him
serious trouble He walks with cane.
There was no long hitting yesterday,
Singles were the order of the day, and 1t
took very few of them to do the business
1t is a hot fight just now for supremacy
in the Western League. Indianapolis, Co
lumbus and st. Paul are running in
bunch.
A foul tip from Crooks's bat in the fourth
| inning yesterday hit Gayle on his mask
with such force as to brulse his head
slightly.
The New York Club has signed Yale
Murphy, and the little fellow will go on
the coming Western trip with the Giants.
He will be utility player.
Notoriety in the Corbett family has shift
ed from the Pompadour to twrler Joe, and
Jim is pleased to be known as the brother
of the now famous Corbett, the pitcher.
The Indianapolis Drug Company defeated
the Eli Lilly & Co.'s ball team yesterday
by the score of 81 to T. Observation-Disclosures
ger and Murbarger; Worthington and PEN
nick.
On his way to Pittsburg a week ago, An
son volunteered the opinion that in Sey
mour the New Yorks have the most won-
derful left-hander seen since the palmy
days of Ramsey.
No less than seven minor league teams
were willing to sign Jimmy Rogers, recent
ly released by Louisville. Rogers may play
here. There is room for him at short, and
Flynn could then go back to left field.
Weidman has not only been signed as
manager of the Rochesters, but the stock
holders have handed him a check and sent
him East, with instructions to get together
the best team in the Eastern League within
a week.
Father Chadwick continues to harp on
the double umpire system, though the most
staff agree that there is just enough work
for one indicator handler, and not enough
for two.
Denzer IS still anxious to go back to st.
Paul and is importuning Hart and Arson
to let him go. Briggs, too, so the players
say. is to be farmed or traded, but Presi-
dent Hart maintains silence on the future
of the youngsters.
The Milwaukee Sentinel thinks Leadley
must have wanted money badly to take
$500 for Roat. No, Bob is not shy for
he had for the player Bob has other
bricks for sale.-EXchange.
President Johnson telegraphed Gayle yes
terday asking him to umpire the game and
urging him to withdraw his resignation.
Gayle may decide to try it again, though he
was SO Disguised Friday night that he W1s
Gator.
The Columbus and Indianapolis teams
went over to the Ohio capital last night
and will continue the fight there this after
noon. 1t is to be hoped the Sunday hoodoo
is still on the leaders. They have been
losing all the Sunday games over there
| lately.
Indianapolis has won nine of the last
fourteen games played. Eight out of eleven
were taken away from home and the team
fell down on its own grounds Two o, OF the
able Watkins's men to break even with the
Ohio team.
Earle Wagner president of the Senators.
recently aired his views on the outcome of
the pennant race He insists that Cincin-
natl will finish we'll up on account of the
strength of it's pitching staff. Boston, New
X. I'll
in which Wagner tips the teams to finish.
With a view of securing admission of
Montreal into the circuit or the Eastern
League of Baseball Clubs, the Montreal
Baseball Association has been formed, with
a. capital Of $4,000. The intention is to buy
out the Wilkesbarre franchise, which, it is
understood, can be secured or reasonable
terms.
Cockman. who was released by Indian
apolis has not decided as yet where he will
go. He has several good otrers and other
7 fe0n
good man, and was only turned adrift by
indianapolis because the team had faster
men with little more experience he
wolIid develop into a fine shortstop.
President George N. Kuntzsch. of SYRIA
cuse signed Kissinger, the st. Louis pitch
err who has been terror to batsmen in the
most erratic pitchers. He Is liable to beat
out any club at times, but IS never sure
thing. Kissinger VIII pc sreat acqu1isl-
ton to Syracuse. He is Dig man and
great hitter
Bin schriver believes that the Baltimores
will have their troubles from now on.
much that these continuous knockdowns
are going to cause quarrellng, SAID Blll.
why, when we whipped them three
straight here the players were ready to
ioht each other / could hear them spat-
ting and chewing the rag all through the
games. They can't stand losing any oetter
fhan any other team. l am OF the opinion
that thev will finish outside the Temple
Cup money this year
Manager Hanlon has taken steps 10 brace
mn his team of crippled players 1t was
said that he is trying 70 get two or three
6alders. Geo w. Blackburn, the big Texas
ri@bt-handed pitcher, has arrived at Baltt-
more and gone into training. lie is TWEEN
tv-four years old and weighs lS4 pounds.
Tie has played in the Eastern ana western
Leagues Hanlon is not discouraged. lie
SoI-s. "Such a run of luck cannot last long.
9TIen the whole team gets back into the
came we will be prepared TO give these
oothar cilIbs hustle for their money From
Urasant PROSPECTS I think we shall be In
good shape by the time we strike Clncin-
natl.
ono would think from watching the De-
~ ontheIders that the manager had
challxed n spot on the grass Where they
,nnst stand. Right-handed batter or left
handed batter, 9 home-run hitter or pop
~ bitter Ills all the same TO them At
~ Reinforcement of each inning they
ar, out into the garden and take posi-
tionS in the same spot, just as II they were
wooden Indian cigar signs, that are trun-
ia o,it IiDon the sidewalk each morning
ana trundled back into the store al closing
az tiroa When Detroit batter sWipes
~ pn ,aarlv 10 the fence there is generally
= 6aider there TO catch Ii, but II 1t gets
away from them Il is no more than a TWO
hsssSer Not so when visitor makes
hit; then it is a thFee-oasser OF d hoine
run.-Detroit Journal.
$500 -s-e-e-------
Return of the Potter PaImers.
nE,y YORK. July 3.-Mr. and Mrs. Pot
TOR Palmer of Chicago, arrived from Eu-
ZONE to-day on the American liner St Paul.
They were met at the pier by Col. Fred ID.