The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-05

Dick Buckley wore a Columbus uniform
yesterday.
The great Terry's reputation was dam
aged by the Buckeyes yesterday.
The Bobolinks are no longer tail-enders,
the Blues having taken their place.
All the winners of the Western League
clubs yesterday made ten or more runs.
VOTERS. was running around the park
after yesterdays game doing little train
ing.
Mccarthy was in uniform yesterday and
looked and walked as if he could play all
right.
odd Anse" covered first base yesterday
like he did in ancient times. lie also
Whacked the ball for a tWo-bagger.
Rightfielder DUNCAN, of Detroit did great
work with the stick yesterday. He five
time at bat, and secured five hits for ten
bases
The Bobolink has fairly demonstrated
that it is a better bird than the Blue, hav-
ing defeated the latter in three straight
contests for supremacy.
Senators Brown and Demontreville batted
for a total of nine bases yesterday. The
former got a triple and three singles and
the latter three singles.
A total of twenty bases off Willie Nc
Gill is not so bad. Besides he gave eight
bases on balls, and had he put them over
tC those eight men there might have been
some more three-baggers.
Arlie Latham is the whole thing at Mans
field, O.-f1rSt baSeman, captain, nrSt batter,
best Coacher and everything else. Ihe DUDE
is playing the game from start to finish
and the way he is hitting the bali makes
the pitchers on other teams very weary.
Foreman will pitch in the closing game
against ST. Paul to-day, and Comiskey will
probably send Mullane to the box. Indian
apolis can make it three out of four, and
that's about what it will be. Gray will
probably be able to resume his place at
third to-day. Mccarthy will not play be-
fore next Monday or Tuesday.
Motz was not out in the seventh inning
yesterday when Lally, from the plate, called
him so. He was easily safe, for the throw
was high, and he made a good slide. Had
he would have seen the play as it really
was. He merely guessed at it, and went
through. and Indianapoiis Suffered ' much
more than st. Paul
Eddie Mcfarland made funny break in
st. Louis the other day. said Perry Wer-
den. "Dowd was short an outfielder and
he sent Mcfarland to left field. / showed
a fly to Mac, and TIN ball bored a hole
Hapan waRed over to cur the 6a to
said to me: Perry, I'm not the utility man
in this company of comedians. I'm back
stop, not an outh elder: i IL quit. And he
did. Kissinger took Macs place, and he
muffed two bum flies"
Umpire O'Day solved a scientific problem
yesterday when he decided fog to be rain.
Mr.. Umpire's knowledge of science may be
limited and his decision may be scoffed at
by meteorologists and others, but his rul-
ing will probably stand with baseball fans
The rules of the national game provide for
calling games on account of darkness and
rain, but nowhere is fog mentioned
Yesterday at Boston the fog was thick
one player. could not distinguish another
Mr.. Umpire consulted his guide" and
failed to find the word fog" Then he
scratched his head to enliven his thinker
and decided it was too early in the day to
make darkness a reasonable excuse. He
scratched his head again and this time
noticed his hair was moist. Moisture is
wetneSs; rain causes wetness. Then Mr.
O'Day grasped the situation and decided
hot u hn fCfn
hair was RAIN so the game was called on
account of rain