The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-02
Baseball Notes.

Now to make the leaders bite the dust.
Indianapolis ought to be leading the
Western League tonight
Nyce is playing third base for St. Paul
again, and HollingsWorth has been shifted
to second.
The Columbus team will arrive this noon.
A big crowd will be on hand this afternoon
for the doubleheader.
Milwaukee is negotiating VITA Manning
to transfer the games scheduled .or Kan
sas City July 3-4-5 10 that city.
Grand Rapids is signing players right and
left. Lyle, an outtelder has been pur-
chased from the Wilkesbarres.
A few old Columbus scores can be evened
up very nicely during the next few days
and Watkins's men are about ready TO do it.
Socks" is himself again. His batting
percentage yesterday was 1000. He straight
ened Carney's curves effectively five times.
Now that Klobedanz has d split finger
ard Yeager, broken hand, perhaps the
Bostons will lose a game or two now and
then.
The score card man at Milwaukee gets
out German edition. and viii issue a Pol
ish edition ii the patrons Of the game de-
mand it.
Delehanty has Joined the Louisville club
instead of the Syracuse Stars, and will play
second base for the Colonies while Johnson
IS laid up.
Isaacs, the tall Texan whom Van Der
beck brought home with the team lass
spring, is pitching for Fort Worth in the
Texas League.
Connie Mack is probably glad now that he
did not secure Pitcher Tom Smith, who
pitched for Minneapolis Tuesday and was
hit hard by St Paul.
1t begins to become apparent why Wat
klns concluded to get along without the
services of Eustace, and let Wil.nOt hay
him: He has been suspended without ray
for being entirely too cOnvivial and Doggy
Miller Is playing third base for Minneapolis.
That is, he is trying to.--Detroit Journal
If Nick Young doesn't keep careful tab
he will get some of the Clarks in the league
mixed up in the matter OF averages New
York has q pitcher named Clarke and a
first baseman named Clark, Baltimore has
q catcher named Clark. Louisville has q left
fielder named Clarke. and Cleveland has a
pitcher named Clerke-five in all.
Magnate Manning was the most thorough
ly Disguised baseball proprietor In the
Western League last night because mem
bers of his team played poorly that it
might be truthfqlly said they threw the
same away; 1T3yheaded jim cannon
and Captain Carney started the error MAX
ing in the second inning with two misplays
that eXerted bad effect on the Cowboys
Roy Willard, the University Of Nebraska
pitcher who was given trial by Kansas
City, did really good work but his efforts
were unavailing and the Brewers ran of
with victory as easily as a thorough
bred racer could distance q croWbait plug
milwaukee, Sentinel
Jimmie Manning invested in some very
bad gold bricks this season, but he has
one thing TO be thankful for, Of all the
men he released this year not one has set
the world on fire. GIL Hatfield has been
relegated to the minor ranks, Truly is do
ing poorly in the western Association. there
is a cry for Campau's retirement in Grand
Rapids. Mcfarland has only won one game
for Columbus. Josh Reilly woId not do In
Indianapolis, Charlie Nyce is playing the
bench for ST. Paul Bannon and DceLanty
are not cutting much Ice in the East, while
his score or more of promising young
sters'' have sunk into oblivion. Sammy
Nichol is doing better than any Of the Kan
"A n ftg
will be seen in this league another year.
Kansas City Star.