The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-02
Now for ST. Paul.

Now for ST. Paul.
Bicycles will be checked at the ball park
hereafter.
Hogriever may be able to resume his place
in right before the week is out.
The feathers will fly to-day when the
Orioles and Reds begin their series.
''Sox," Cleveland's Indian, is waning as
batter One hit yesterday was all he got OH
Kennedy.
Boston must not be ignored by fans"
who are guessing on the big league cham
pionship winner.
Kahoe is hitting the ball in pleasing
manner, and Mcfarland IS keeping up MS
record for home-run drives.
The Colonels are tumbling rapidly; A few
weeks ago they were chasing the leaders
They are now in ninth place
Two Western League games yesterday re-
suited in scores of IA to 8. and the scores of
two National League games were to z
Mccarthy has been carrying his ankle in a
plaster paris cast for the last few days The
cast viii be taken off this week, and he may
be seen in left field before long.
This is ladies' day, and it will be the first
game on the home grounds with st. Paul
The locals will strive hard to pull the slug
ging Saints from the top of the list.
The Browns have got a firm hold on the
bottom rung of the ladder and are seem
ingly bent on remaining in that position.
There is a difference of 556 points between
them and the champions.
The Colonies and Quakers are playing
the only error of yesterdays game, and he
redeemed himself by making there hits for
four bases off Wheeler.
kicking against the umpire does not
pay. The Pirates were well in the lead
yesterday when they disputed one of Mr.
McDermott's decisions. They continued to
kick so long that the game was given to
New York.
Gray may be able to get back in the game
in about a week. Manager Watkins does
not want to take any chances of laying him
nm yOf,3t
put Gray in the game until he is perfectly
sound and in condition.
Manager Watkins. says, that. had Gray
Mccarthy and Hegriever been. in the game
all the time on the last trip the Hoosiers
would have lost but one game and they
might have won that. This was at St. Paul
the day the Saints hit the ball so hard
Manager Watkins will pitch Foreman
against the Saints to-day and Kahoe will
catch. Wood will play left field with
Reilly TO help. out, the team is not as badly
Comiskey win put McGill in the box against
JUS, with Spies doing the backstop work
The game will be called at O'Clock
The home-run hit by Mcfarland in yes
terdays game was a hard one, but had
there been fast man in center field the
bah would no doubt have been caught on
the NY. Bannon did not judge it prOnerly
ana instead OF running back he ran up on
1t and the ball went over his head and
didnt stop before it reached the fence The
land
Manager Watkins closed a deal with
Manager Manning, of Kansas City, Tues
day evening whereby indianapolis secures
the services OF Third Baseman Reilly He
Is a good man. and played third for the
Blues In yesterdays game. Reilly showed
that he can develop into a good man and
play fast ball with a fast team. He will
have chance to do this with the HOLSTERS
Manning would not have given him up had
II not been that he secured Tim ORourke
from St Paul.
1t is a funny schedule that the Western
League is playing under this season n
might be called n crazy one. To have the
indianapolis team playing two games in
the next is too much OF a good thing, 'rben
Kansas City jumps away after playing onlv
one game here. There has already been .
great deal Of criticism about the schetlIIle
and there are many things against il that
have not been published. Next year the
league should appoint schedule committee
whose members know their business