The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-13
Baseball Notes.
Dubuque has released Peck Sharpe.
Philadelphia wants Claude Ritchey
AIIIIc,.c.


The Mllers couldn't find Phillips yester-
day.
Cleveland is said to be after Camel the
Grand Rapids first baseman.
Walter Wilmot said after yesterdays
game that he felt like disbanding.
New Workers claim that Gleason is play
ing the best second base in the National
League.
Stafford will hereafter play center field
for the Louisvilles and Dexter will be tried
out at shortstop.
Dahlen would have been pleased if Uncle
Ansons dicker with Ed Hanlon for Jen-
hings had gone through.
Jones leads the Brooklyns in batting, with
a percentage of .34S, Lachance second with
3l3. Herman leads the New Yorks with
Manager Selee, of Boston, has proved
that it pays to nurse young pitchers of
merit. Lewis is an example of this wise
policy.
Minneapolis has signed Ed Cartwright to
Rf 4 t 9Rq wag e B BY WASH
ington short time ago.
When three Indianapolis hitters can get
..t1 total Of tWenty-thref bases Oft old
improving at rapid gait.
Kansas City comes tomorrow for four
games, and Goar will pitch the opening
one This is the last series before the In
dianapots team goes north.
Indianapolis tried to get McKibben from
Des Moines, but that club wanted too
much money for the outfelder. evidently
thinking Watkins had 10 have him.
Umpire Sheridan, against whom Ed Han
lon preferred charges of drunkenness, has
been Vindicated by witnesses whose aftida-
Wits have rather given Ed a black eye.
The Millers will pick up a wad of money
at Columbus to-day if the weather is right.
There will be a great crowd out for the
game Columbus is now at the top.
Between l, 500 and LOO people watched In
dianapo1iS give Hutchinson the hardest
humping he has had this season. IhOSe
numerous long hits delighted the crowd,
Columbus has won eleven straight games
ord. indianapolis will have to fight the
Buckeyes for the flag.
Mcfarland and Hogriever had some
pretty catches yesterday. Gray stopped
one hard drive. Stewart is playing fast ball
these days, but his hitting is off he will
begin lining them out again before long.
Pete Cassidy first baseman for the Mil
lers has been fined again, but this time it
was by police magistrate at Grand Rap
ids. Pete pleaded guilty to charge of
gs " vile language and was let out TOT
George Smith, the shortstop of the Brook
lyns laid off last week on account Of q
cred that one of his ribs was broken. He
will not be able to go in again until next
week
1t began raining just as the game began
yesterday, but not hard enough TO interrupt
the play The sun soon came out, and there
was further attempt on the part OF the
weather to interfere with the afternoon
sport.
The past week has been a satisfactory
one. With a crippled team indianapolis
won four out of five games, and II Wat
kins's men can take three out of four from
Kansas City there will be nothing TO COM
plain of.
Columbus has secured McGarr. just re-
leased by Cleveland. Indianapolis had
claim in for him, but Brother Pat saw that
Brother George got him. Lotus can only
use MIN as a substitute, whereas here he
would have been permanently played at
short.
Hutch" didn't like MOTIFS appearance in
the seventh inning yesterday, so o ne 9 tha
bali to him, Motz walked and the move
would have resulted Just as 'Butch
planned had he been able to get them over
for Reilly.
The e. c. Atkins baseball team defeated
the Indianapolis Chain and stamping Com
panys team by score OF % 70 to ;t6 yesd ter
Camp; Indianapolis Chain and Stamping
Company, Padden, Leibrick, Mccormick
and McCrosSon.
Wolters is pitching every morning to the
players in practice, and in that way is
keeping in ine condition. He is really do
ing more work than as if he were put in
every fourth game He will be held in re-
serve, as the other three pitchers are doing
great work just at present.
Nyce seems TO take delight in playing
dirty ball. as Friday, at Columbus, when
Rettger covered first base and took throw
from Tebeau Nyce grabbed the pitcher by
the neck and tried to make him drop the
hall while later in the game he attempted
to cut a new bali by jumping on it with
his spiked shoes.
Shortstop Eustaee, released by lndianap-
oils has been picked up by Wllmot and
will replace Count Kuehne at third. Dtbby
FLYNN is playing short for the Hooslers,
and judging by his numerous errors wat
kins is evidently anXiouSly awaiting the
transfer of Shortstop Ritchey 10 the farm.
Columbus Journal
Bobby Gayle has been at his home in
Springfield Ill. since he was released by
Detroit, but now that the hot days are sup
posed to be at hand, has signed contract
and sent it on to Leadley he VII mere
Rapids box and Reidy viii be given
chance to get into condition.
Mccarthy wanted to go in yesterday. but
Manager Watkins thought it best TO hold
him off for a few days as long as the team
is winning Macs leg needs working, ana
he is giving il plenty of exercise every Gay.
Ii will soon be right so the doctors think,
if he continues TO work the stiffness out
of it, They say 1t is well otherwise
Wilmot threw his cap to the ground in
get through him in the fourth inning yes
terClay When Ed Cartwright joins the
AIillers to-day at Columbus CASSIDY VIII
is commonly known as Plano Legs, Will
come near filling Perry Werdens place in
some respects.
Chicago has not been winning with great
regularity, but when they met Fineld at
P6iIadelphia the Colts hit him hard and
often. Stallings wants TO dispose of Gillen
and the Philadelphia papers said ne did
trade Gillen and Brandt for DUNCAN the
only thing that blocked the deal being fall-
ure OF other National League teams 10
waive claim promptly.
The uniforms of the Kansas City players
are the most unsightly of the season. and
when other papers say the Detroits looked
disgraceful in their travelling clothes they
probably forget about the kansas city mis-
fits The uniform consists OF blue shirts,
white pants and brown stockings. some
have white pants some brown and some
blue stockings, and there are brown and
blue caps-Detroit Free Press.
"At the start of the season I thought we
were in the hunt" said Jimmy Manning.
while Watching a game from the Detroit
grand stand the other day, but look at
them now. Did you ever see such a lot
of chumps play ball in your life? And |
nav them good salaries ! tell you | have
some men on the team who cost as much
money as any of them, but l am not get
ting the results / cannot understand il,
as on form the men should be much better
in the race than they are, but bad luck
seemed 10 come in a bunch and il has
stuck faithfully TO the team.
Bertha knaacIS Missing.
KEOKuK, Ia. June l2.-Bertha Knaack,