The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-17
Baseball Notes.

Socks sized up Rusie yesterday and hit
his curves for homer and a single
The Pittsburg papers say, it is likely that
Donovan will follow Schmelz's example and
resign the management of the Pirates.
Joe Hannegar of Trenton, has been
signed by the Grand Rapids club. Hannegar
is a second baseman. VIII he succeed Glen
alvin?
playing billiard on first base. billiard played
first base for the Nashvlles and is a heavy
hitter
The management of the Louisville base
ball team has released Jimmy Rodgers, the
captain of the team, owing to certain dis
agreements.
kid" Speer is badly off in his catching
and is unable to throw accurately to sec
ond base. Perhaps his arm needs rest.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
indianapolis is in second place again and
only eight points behind Columbus. It's
pretty race just at present. A victory to-
day may put Watkins's men at the top.
Pitcher Con Lucid, the Indianapolis boy
recently with the Reading Atlantic League
Club and formerly with Philadelphia and
Brooklyn, has been engaged by the st.
Louis club
The transfer of Rettger from Milwaukee
to Columbus is a loan, and not sale. Rett-
ger is to be returned to Mack at the close
of the season, and IN as good condltlon as
when the loan was effected.
Vanderbeck has signed Roger Conner for
the Detroit first base. Roger was recently
released by ST. LOUIS, ana mas Deen HllIIlS
in his time with the Fall River club, but
had not signed with them
Watknss little Indians will get in the
game again Saturday at the Grand Opera
that afternoon and the big machine at the
theater will show every play as soon as
it is made.
Cleveland has farmed Blake to Milwaukee
and he will take Wrights place in right.
The latter is not hitting and will probably
be released. In return for the loan of Blake
Cleveland is to have first call on the serV-
ices of Pitcher Alex. Jones.
The index finger on Keener's right hand
was knocked out of joint and the nail torn
loose by a line hit from Eustace,s bat Tues
day and he will be unable to pitch for ten
DAYS. This is the first bit of hard luck Co
iumbus has had for weeks.
To-days game with Kansas City will be
the last on the Ohio-street grounds for two
weeks Foreman will pitch. with Friend his
his opponent. The Indianapolis team leaves
tomorrow morning for Grand Rapids,
where four games will be played.
Chip McGarr says the reporters have so
much to say about SockaleXts that they
overlook the wonderful fielding and batung
of Wallace. When it IS considered that Wal,
lace has crowded Chip off the Cleveland
third base, one can see what Christian
the old man is.
Fred Lake Manning's star catcher, has
Jumped the team and gone home. He had
some trouble with his manager week ago
and was put on the bench. Since then Lake
has been sore and his action did not
catcher will be disciplined for it.
Latham has declined the management of
the Springfield team, being well satisfied
with his berth at Mansfield, and through
procrastination Springfield missed si~ni~"
the star player and drawing card OF the
Interstate League. and a man VINO "ou4u
get results out of the players who compose
that team, which is now bringing up the
rear.
President Johnson, of the Western League,
saws the Milwaukee, st. Paul and Column
bus clubs are attracting the largest CROWDS,
while the attendance at minneapolis ana
Kansas City is light. Grand Rapids IS DO
ing better than last season, but Detroit has
so far not come up to expectations ana IN
dianapolis crowds, while not as large as
last season, are still big enough to lead all
others on week days.
A prettier race than the Western League
struggle at the present time could not pc
made to order Only a few points separate
the Senators, st. Paul and indianapolis and
one game is liable to turn their positions
UPSIDE down. Milwaukee has dropped down
into rather a bad fourth and is not likely
to lump UP to the top again for many
day. ST Paul will soon be on their home
grounds and with the stiff game the Hoos-
iers put up on the road the night FOR nrst
MACE will surely be between those teams
and Columbus, with Comiskeys chances of
again leading the league very bright. The
Senators have never been particularly
strong on the road, but it is confidently
expected that they will do far better the
next trip than they did on the first one,
and fhey are bound to be where they were
figured in the first Observation-Disclosures
Journal,