The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-27
standing of the Clubs.
KANSAS CITY HERE TODAY.
The HOosiers May Increase Per Cent
age on the Cowboys.


The Western League champions arrived
home from Milwaukee yesterday afternoon
having followed up their August home rec
ord with a performance on the Western
trip that will not soon be duplicated After
leaving st. Paul they won every game in
the three other Western cities, making
eleven victories out of thirteen games
played on the trip When they left home
two weeks ago their percentage was 40.
This figure they have increased to .726 and
are safely established in first place. They
took the lead six weeks ago and have gone
steadily on clinching their hold until the
pennant is once more in the possession of
Indianapolis. They have twenty-seven
games to play here before the season
closes and six away from home, so there is
no reason why their percentage should fall
off much from the present high figure.
Manager Watkins said last night that the
Foreman episode at Milwaukee was made
more of by the papers up there than the
facts warranted. The decision at second
was close. but the man was out and Fore
man called him SO. There was the usual
big kick, because of the chance to tie had
the man been safe, and the papers fol-
lowed the cue given by the kickers AT st.
Paul Watkins says he wanted Comiskey to
day game, but Comiskey insisted on hav-
ing Nyce officiate The Indianapolis man.
ager knew that If he put player in there
would likely be riot, for it would be
concluded to take the dose prepared for
him and let them have the game, for it
was foregone conclusion that they in
tended to appropriate it.
"Dibby' Flynn, Watkins says, played
phenomenal ball up to the time he was
hurt. His injury. will keep him in the hes
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written that the crisis in his baby's illness
has not yet been reached. AS soon as that
is past he will, rejoin the team, Watkins is
pleased with the showing made by kellum
and Monroe last Sunday at Kansas City
and by the former at Milwaukee Wednes
day. He has nothing but praise for all his
men and says they have been putting up
wonderful game everywhere The scores,
he says, do not show it all. The loss of
injury to Flynn had the effect of urging
the men on to renewed efforts and they
never once lost their stride or wavered in
their belief that the pennant was bound
to come to Indianapolis.
The opening game with Kansas City to-
day will be called at $3.50 and Monroe is
likely to pitch for Indianapolis, though
Watkins may decide this morning to put
Foreman in. If Knau shows up well in
practice this morning he will relieve kahoe
at short otherwise the latter will continue
there until Flynns return. Either Roach
or Gear will pitch for the Blues. Neither
one has ever been seen here. Brownie
Foreman has been released to Columbus by
Manning. This probably means the retire
ment of either Wolters or Keener, as they
have been hit very hard. There will he a
pig crowd out to welcome the winners
home this afternoon.
The twenty-seven games to be played here
by indianapolis in the next three weeks are
divided as follows: Two with Kansas City.
four with Milwaukee, four with Mnneap-
oils, four with st. Paul, three with De
troit, six with Grand Rapids and four with
COLUMBUS. The games away from home are
two with Columbus and four at Detroit
The two games scheduled at Grand RAPIDS
will be played here.
Manager Watkins stated last night, in
reply to some statements that have an
peared in the press, that he had no inten-
ton of supplanting Flynn with Knau the
new shortstop Flynn will be in his old
was secured with next year in view. He is
regarded as man of great promise on the
ball field, and Watkins had his eye on him
before the Texas League dsbanded Khau
was the best shortstop in the Texas League.
and a swift man all around.