The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-24
Eastern Lea que.
Scranton, s; Providence. Z.
Wilkesbarre, 8; Springfield, Z.
Syracuse, 3; Buffalo, 5.
Ia sebaIl Notes.

Roat has been sold to Minneapolis and
Glenalvin is looking for shortstop.
Either Reilly or Cockman will be sent to
Columbus to-day to play short. Flynn was
hurt in Tuesdays games at Grand Rapids.
Now to tackle the leaders. Two out, of
three at Columbus would set the fans here
/ wild. The games will be desperately fought.
Springfield is negotiating with Lew
Whistler, of Detroit, to manage the Gov
errors, Sunday ball games will hereafter
be played at Lima instead of Springfield.
Boston wants to buy Fred Lake but Man
ming won't sell, though he has offered to
trade Lake to Boston for a good pitcheN
Manning is now in Chicago trying to get
a pitcher from Arson. Danny Friends re-
call was big blow to the Blues.
Next Saturday afternoon the South Me-
ridian-street wholesale men will play bali
at the East Ohio-street park for the bene-
fit of the Eleanor Hospital and the Fresh
Air Mission. Mayer Taggart and CT. A.
Schnull have agreed to act as umpires.
Heine Spies, of the st. Pauls, says one
two men the team are not earning
their salaries and are virtually stealing
thinks Glasscock should send the lazy men
home If they do not get into the game.
Tomorrow the indianapolis team will
open at Columbus for three games and the
little men at the Grand Opera House will
give the fans all the details of the exciting
battles Friday and Saturday. The games at
the Grand those two days will begin at
O'Clock.
takes an interest in the Western League.
Speaking of the proposed St Louis and
Minneapolis deal he said: "Shortstop Ball is
nice fielder, but not much of a hitter,
and is not better man that Monte Cross.
Lally is fast, but the best man out west
is Frank Genins. I think as an outfeder
he can show up with any man ever saw.
1t is related of Tim Hurst that when UNI
piring Cleveland game not long ago, Jack
O,Connor lost his temper at q decision.
You blockhead," said Jack ''if | had no
more sense than you've got I'd throw my
self in a duck pond" Tim smiled. AHA,
Johnny" he said, THROWN flowers again.
are We? The bouquet will cost we $50 john
n.y. an We can sit on the binch and arrange
the style av' the lilies at yer own conven-
fence"
When it comes to a cheerful loser, all of
the Western League magnates via have to
take their hats off to Van Derbeck After
his team loses game the Detroit presi-
dent is as calm, cool and collected as ever,
while all of the other magnateS lock them
selves up in room, refuse to speak when
they are spoken to, or else cuss everything
and everybody and hate themselves and
their players as cordially as could be imag-
ined. Van says he is after more players and
will land them in a short time and still
has hopes of seeing his team up in the race.
Ohio State Journal.
What's the matter with a machine UNI
pire? Prof. Hinton claims all sorts OF per
lection for his automatic pitcher and, above
all. that IT simply cannot go wrong. He's
working too hard on the wrong end of the
trouble. What is needed for the game is
not TO make a twirler perfect, but to leave
a batsman a chance to work and be
worked by a human, thinking tosser of
curves. drops and shoots. A machine in the
box destroys the game. because it takes
away the subtlety of intelligent manipula-
ton and deception. Besides with this m
vasion of the playing ranks a mechanical
catcher must follow, then wind-it-up first
baseman and so on until host of machines
Will be tossing the ball about with alto
gether too much precision. Nobody wants
to see a game in which every baseman
makes a catch or perfect throw of that base
hit. if such a thing were possible But
there's room for a mechanical and infal-
lible umpire all right. and while the rooters
applaud it's work the players can sass
is again them without a single chance Of
being fined or sent TO the bench. Get to
work on the umpire machine, Prof. Hinton.
New York Evening World.