The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-21


Manager Selee found it impossible to sell
Jack StivettS when he put him on the
market And at that Jack is a big bats
man.
''Peekaboo" Veach, in spite of his age is
the most gingery of the Milwaukee players.
-Pittsburg Chronicle. Well, when did Veach
break into the Western League? Guess
again.
Boston has won seventeen straight games.
When Seee's winners and the champions
come together next Thursday at Boston
something will have to drop These three
games will attract the attention of the
whole country.
The Thespian ball club defeated the Parry
Cart Works Trmmers at Brighton Beach
Yesterday morning by a score of to 2.
Warner and Sloan were the batteries for
the Thespians and Wall and Quiesser for
the other club.
The last two games at Grand Rapids to-
day and to-morrow will be reproduced by
the little men at the Grand Opera House.
These games at the theater are closely fol-
lowed from start to finish each afternoon by
hosts of enthusiasts. The Grand RAPIDS
games begin at p. m.
Pitcher Hemming who was released by
Louisville, is in receipt of numerous tele-
grams from managers of the Western
League Comskey, of st. Paul, is particu-
larly anxious to secure the eX-Baltimorean.
Hemming says he will not sign new con-
tract for several days.
Jim Hughey is quite a joker. AS the Pi-
rates bus landed in the park at Baltimore
the other day, Secretary Balliett ran up and
handed Donovan a telegram AS PAT was
coming the message Hughey calculated:
That's what | suspected-Will give Rusie
for Hughey.' " The boys roared louder than
lot of frst-nighters.
Boston appears to be the one city in the
League where gambling is carried on openly
in the ball park AT every game one may
see a number of men in the left-tield bleach
ers with their backs to the field and fac
ing the crowds in their particular stands
These are the gamblers, and they are will
ing to take any kind of bet.-Cincinnati
Exchange.
Klobedanz' may not be pretty. He would
look well serving hot wieners at an Over
the-Rhine corner on a frosty night but
that does not affect his usefulness at the
slab. He has as clever a deceptive swing
in catching base runners while off the cam
vas as any twirler in the League. Big as
he is, and seemingly awkward, he is very
Matt Kilroy.
THE Baltimore team is given credit for
playing an unusually snappy game on their
home grounds, said Tommy Corcoran dur
ing a discussion OF the field work of the
various teams, and that the games there
are marked with more ginger than in al
most any other city. In Boston on the
other hand, there is said to be a lack of fire
to the games Both these assertions are
true. However, it is not the fault of the
players that this state of affairs exists.
1t is because the grounds in the two cities
are different. In Baltimore the ground is
of the proper hardness 1t is springy or
fast Balls bound on it more lively, caus-
ing BAH players TO do more hustling and
this increases the life in the game"
James Francis Rogers the new Pirate. is
twenty-six years of age. He is a native
of the Nutmeg State. He began his profess
sional career in 1888 as a member of the
Bridgeport team of the Connecticut State
League. He played in small leagues until
1893. when he joined Providence. In the
fall of 1855 Rogers was drafted from Provi-
dence by the Washington club. and played
third base for the senator's until july g.
when he was traded to Louisville, along.
with Jack Crooks and 81, 900. for John
OBrien. He played first base for the
Colonies TO the end of the season, getting
Rogers was made manager of the Louisville
team and took charge of second base
which he played with Indifferent success
His batting average last year was 264 He
is energetic, aggressive and INTELLIGENT
player, and it Is a pity indianapolis could
not get him.