The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-11
Baseball Notes.


The Reading club has released Con Lucid
and signed Clausen
The pitchers here yesterday broke even
in the matter of strike outs. each moving
down seven
Indianapolis will have no more baseball
after the "doubleheader" tomorrow until
close to Aug. l.
Connie Mack now catches when Reidy
pitches, and the st. Paul rooters have
dubbed them the lightning rod battery
Rogers late of Louisville, has signed with
the Springfield team of the Eastern League.
He wanted to play there, as 1t is near his
home.
Deadly cannot get those line hits at his
knees. A fast fielder would have cut off
that drive of Nioholss in the eighth inning
yesterday.
Club defeated the Parry Cart Companys
ball team, - TO 2 at Brighton Beach, yes
terday afternoon.
Treadwell, the giant pitcher who was
of his Witness and has already disabled
two men with his wild pitches
Hahn struck out every time he came to
bat yesterday, while Foreman managed 10
hit out long fly his second time up. The
other two times he famed and his substi-
tute in the ninth did the same
Gil Hatfield is playing shortfed now
since joining the Newark team. He is said
to be doing well in his new position. Pete
Cassidy is also with the Newark team and
Deacon Ellis mas quite an IHll6lu
The Minneapolis club is drawing beggarly
crowds at home The games scheduled with
Milwaukee for to-day and Monday have
been transferred to milwaukee,: The cham
pions are not cutting much OF inquire IN
the race.
Josh Reilly isn't an overwhelming success
as a substitute hitter and Bin Phillips has
somehow lost his grip in that direction l,
Two common, everyday strike-outs by men
sent in to pluck the game from the names
Shades Of Wiley Davis, what frost was
that shift in the ninth inning.
Tomorrow there will be another double
header" commencing at 2 o'clock. Detroit
will have Thomas and Wadsworth in the
box while Phillips and Brown will do the
pitching for Indianapolis. GoarS leg has
not yet healed and he may not be able TO
pitch until next Saturday at Milwaukee.
Pete Daniels has got over it, and Friday
night at Detroit Lotus received a dispatch
meet the team next week, beg pardon ana
be ready to go into the box and DO his pest
to help win games. Lotus repned with a
pardOning telegram and went to bed happy.
When the Detroit club visited Columbus
a few days ago the Senators threw it into
them so to speak, and took the series. De-
troit got good and even with its enemies
by winning four straight on the home
grounds. When the Lotus crew struck
town it was in front. Now the outfit is
in third place Where it will land before
the Western trip passes into history is a
conjecture.-Detroit Tribune.
The ninth inning record of the Boston
baseball nine has no parallel in baseball
Three times in succession last week they
defeated the Brooklyns in the ninth inning.
Twice during the same week they won
what were practically nlnth-lnning games
from New York. Yesterday they defeated
the Phillies twice in the ninth inning, thus
making what might be called seven consec-
utive ninth-inning vlctories.-NeW YORK
Journal.
Ex-Manager and Captain Allen has
brought suit in a justice court against
President Vanderbeck to recover $25, two
days pay, that he alleges is due him. 1t
is customary" said Aliens attorney, for
the clubs to give player three Gays
notice of release Aliens was dated July 5,
but he did not receive it until July .. Ii was
left on Vanderbeck's desk and the Office
was not open on Sunday. | hold that Allen
is entitled to three days pay after the no
tice is served and therefore he is entitled
to draw salary until the Sth. Vanderbeck
claims that the notice dates from the day
of signing and that Allen is only entitled
to pay until the 9Th. Allen was in Wander
becks Office as late as O'Clock on July
are suing for the salary due the 9TH and Sth
and expect to secure Judgment
The race in the Western League was
never in the entire history of the organ
ization, as pretty as right now. me pace
is so hot that it is difficult for any team to
maintain the lead very long. Indianapolis
enjoyed only twenty-four hours OF suprem-
acy but is liable to-day or tomorrow TO
Jump into the lead again. If the Blues can
only turn the Saints down this afternoon
or Indianapolis is able TO take both games
from Detroit tomorrow afternoon Wat
kins's men are likely to go West Tuesday
getting more dangerous every day and Co
mn1bus recovered sufficiently yesterday
from those four knock-downs at Detroit to
take a game from Grand Rapids. 1t Is a
will be followed with the keenest interest
by the enthusiasts here in Indianapolis.