The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31
Eastern League,
Syracuse, 2; Springfield, 0.
Toronto, 2; Scranton, l.
Buffalo, Z; Wilkesbarre, 0.
Baseball Notes.

President Colt was in Chicago yesterday.
Spies has caught in every game for ST.
Paul this year.
Gus weighing has been pitching good ball
in Dallas, Tex.
Jim Sullivan has been orderd to join the
Bostons at Washington.
1t is going to be a very busy August for
the Indianapolis Baseball Club.
The Pirates won eight and lost thirteen
games during their recent at home
Jimmie Manning received as much as $50
for his share of the receipts at Minneapolis
for the three games.
The FIetcher's Bank baseball team de-
feated the Indiana National team yesterday
by a score of 20 TO IA.
Norman Eberfeld's good work at third
for Richmond. Va, has attracted the atten-
ton of Manager Ewing.
Walter Wilmot ex-manager of the Mil
lers, has signed with New York. lie will
join the Giants next week.
Umpire Lynch has not resigned as re-
ported. He has been granted leave of alb
sence on account Of an attack of rheuma-
tism.
The teams in the Eastern League race are
closely punched, and Irwins 1orOntos are
regarded as dark horses" for the pen
nant.
The opening game at the Ohio-street
grounds this afternoon with ST. Pau VIII
begin at 3:45. There will be an immense
turnout
Tim" Keefe, who is umpiring in the East
ern League, was hit by foul tip from
Brouthers bat a few days ago ana had
his cOlarbone broken.
Intentional sacrifice hit is the entry
made in some of the Chicago scores. Sac
ri1ice of no other variety have any stand
ing in baseball society.
Jake" Virtue, once the star first base
man of the Clevelands, who has just recov,
cred from a stroke of paralysis, Is now laid
up with an attack of acute rheumatism.
Indianapolis has learned the art of win
ming games away from home and plenty
of them. No team can be counted serious
factor in the race that is a failure on its
trips.
1t is said that Shugart joins the Philadel-
phia team to-day. If that is so an eX-
Phillie will probably be at short this after
noon when the Saints open here with In
dianapolis
The College-avenue indianapolis ball
team and the Brewers played game of
ball yesterday at Plainhed. The Indian
apolis team won an easy victory by score
of Il to 9.
INDIANAPOLIS has thirty-four games to play
on the home grounds and but eighteen to
play away from home Columbus is SINH
larry situated. 1t looks as if the two clubs
would have to fight each other for the Free
Press cup.
Milwaukee will be reinforced for the trip
East by bowling, the leIt-handed pitcher
secured from Louisville. The Brewers Play
two games at Detroit this afternoon. Inc
two clubs go to Milwaukee for a Sunday
game and play again at Detroit Monday.
President Lamoree, of the New Castle
club, leaders of the Interstate League tele-
graphed Manager Selee of the Bostons to
return Pitcher Hickman at once. The agree
ment was that Hickman was to have a trial
at Louisville. Selee says he has sore arm
and is afraid to chance it.
Delehanty delayed the game in the sixth
and after being ordered to play, he in
sisted upon taking his time for drink.
The glass of water cost him $40. 1t was;
high, but then Del likes high balls. Nc
Cauley became angry and was fined So and
Hahn drew FLYER for telling Haskell he
made a Observation-Disclosures Wisconsin.
AS Watkins's men open their final West
ern trip at St. Paul Aug. 13-less than two
weeks from now-they will crowd a good
deal of ball playing into the next twelve
DAYS They are going to play twelve regu-
lar and two or three postponed games In
the ten days allotted them: This Will neces-
state several ''double-headers." Bad wealth
err would mean a lot of postponed games.
Pittsburg is just now realizing that Han
lon got the better of the Stencil Brodie-
Donnely deal, the same as he did IN the
Keller Brouthers = Treadway Shindle deal
with Brooklyn. Treadway has long since
drifted into the minor leagues and IS now
out of the game Brodie and Donnelly are
useless, while Shindle alone remains as a
monument to the gullibility OF the Plus
burg and Brooklyn clubs, who got two Tor
one and lost. Keeler and Stencil are gilt
edge prizes.