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

The Quakers continue to tumble. A few
Thompsons are needed in the team.
The Baltimore team gets more runs off
fewer base hits than any team playing ball.
Baltimores hard hitters found Bride
groom Kennedy but five times yesterday.
Foreman pitched shade better ball yes
terday than Cross-just enough better to
win out.
Pop Arson spent yesterday admiring
his silver service and the Colts did as they
oleased-lost.
frost has broken all records for being
put out of games. He evidently fails to
profit by experience
Everitt is doing good work with the stick
He scored three hits yesterday and was
the only colt that could find Donohue.
indianapolis had to win yesterday to keep
Columbus from heading the column. AS it
is, Loftus's team is dividing the honor with
Indianapolis.
Frank Selee has cast an eye of favor on
Silver King, but Manager Schmelz would
change within reason.
Lewis, who is doing good work in the box
for Boston, is a Williams College graduate
who intends to become a lawyer after his
iished.
DAILY is not playing second to the salts
faction of the Milwaukee fans and they are
commencing to guy him, 1t is charged that
he is Indifferent both in his fielding and
batting.
Preston has played all around ORourke
at third base and it would not be at all
surprising if he becomes the regular third
baseman of the st. Pauls. He goes after
everything in sight and hits like tiend
Tommy INLAND has very nearly climbed
the ladder downwards. He has, been re-
leased by Newark and when a player gets
below the Jersey size it is about time for
him to commence driving a delivery wagon.
Milwaukee is considerably worried over its
weak pitching department Jones Is the only
one who has shown up in anything like
good form and he, along with Rettger has
been knocked out of the box this season,
which is not at all encouraging.
The strong point of the Browns this year
is their batting. Yesterday they touched
Griffith for eighteen hits that Melted TWEEN
ty-hve bases. Connor got four hits, Hart
man three and Douglass, Dowd, Turner
Mcfarland and Donohue each two.
Connie Mack and his Milwaukee team are
not setting the Western League on fire.
Mack will be a good minor league manager
next year. He is not one this year because
he hasn't been in touch with minor league
players for several seasons.-Chicago Jour
nal.
terday. First. his throw home mailing
Slagle saved the game and then his hit in
the tenth drove in the winning run. 1t was
a great day for 'Dibby' Such a player
ought never to be "farmed.' The Indian
apolis management should not think of
shelving as valuable man as Flynn.
Glenalvin likes to get an early start and
the Grand Rapids games will all begin at
3:l0. The machine which plays the game
so realistically this season goes back to
the Grand this morning and to-day's con-
test at Grand Rapids will be shown at that
theater. There will be two more games with
Grand Rapids Friday and Saturday and
on Monday the Columbus team will give
Watkins's men all they can do. All the
games away from home from now on will
be shown at the Grand Opera House.
There was not much shouting at the thea
ter for the first few innings yesterday but
the crowd made up for it later. The finish
was very exciting. the eighth. ninth and
tenth innings being succession of shouts.
Roofing was plentiful and it looked like a
sure thing for Indianapolis, when, with
men on second and first and only one out
Kahoe came to bat The double play that
followed his grounder to short nearly broke
the hearts OF the fans" but they rallied
nobly when Flynn's throw to the plate
spoiled Grand Rapids's chances of winning
That tenth inning brought them to their
feet and when, with two out, and men
first frs and second, Flynn lined a safe one to
left. the cheers shook the theater and eV-
erybody went home happy.
The Detroit Free Press has the following:
Detroit patrons will think of old Deacon
White when they see young Flynn, of Indi-
annapolis, at bat. He is an adept at driving
fouls near left field, and win worry the
life out of any pitcher. The other day at
Indianapolis, when Thomas was moving
down the HoOSierS at a rate which threat
ened whitewash, Flynn batted six foul
balls in succession. 1t is not chance with
Flynn; but intent. pure and simple. Thomas
played against him in the Western Asso-
citation, and says that he can bat foul
balls all day long on any kind of pitching
which brings the ball over the plate. If he
tries it on here the attention of the umpire
will be called to it, as foul balls of this sort
are strikes under the rule. Flynn is clever
in hitting them, but he does not carry it
out wei, as he fails to move after hitting
the ball, when he would naturally run were
he trying 20 hit it out
Good lessons in stand building can be
obtained from the old affair which seats
the 50-cent people at Indianapolis 1t is
built of wood and is in the form of an arch
The view is excellent from all portions and
the Seating capacity is large. On the fiat
roof is IA row of boxes, which from the
height afford a sort of birdseye view of
the situation, being one of the best points
of observation on any grounds in this
league. The club does not kno% how long
The grounds will be available. and FOR that
reason there have been no improvements i'm
the way of stands. For the good of the
game it is hoped that Indianapolis may
continue to enjoy the field for years to
come. as the part occupied by the players
Is very level and the infield is well sodded
The outfield was all grass last spring. but
during the fall some of the 42-l2-l3-~S lads
had a few games on il and there are but
few reminders of the former glory left
They went through the sod like swine after
truffies and the occasional spots in the out
field now remind one Of GASES, sans drom-
edarfes and Ara bs-IOefrOit Free Press