The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-01

Fred Pfeffer is trying to redeem his old
time reputation a reliable fielder
Left Fielder Kelley made four of Balti-
mores thirteen hits yesterday morning
Rusie struck out six Pirates yesterday
and kept the others from punching hits.
Catcher Mcfarland, of st. Louis, lined
out the ball yesterday for double and three
singles.
Colonel Clarke made lucky homer
when ne lifted the ball over the fence with
two men on bases
The Browns We're so crippled yesterday
that the Hubbites had no trouble in piling
up twenty-five runs.
A ball team from the Star store defeated
nine from the Granger stores yesterday
by 2l-to-6 score at Garfield Park.
The games scheduled for yesterday morn
ing at New York, Brooklyn and Boston
were postponed on account of rain.
Cincinnati is still winning by one run.
Two more victories by narrow margins a to
- were added to the Reds list yesterday.
The Bostons did terrific batting yesterday
afternoon. Tenney got six hits for seven
bases; Long, five for seven bases, and Col
Inns, four for six bases.
Fletcher's Bank baseball nine defeated
Indiana National baseball nine in a game
of baseball yesterday morning. Score:
Fletcher's Bank, 81; Indiana National
Bank, 16
Captain WiImot set a bad example for his
MilIers yesterday by 'sassing'' the umpire.
He was punished, however when big
led him off the grounds.
Oriole Jennings marred his record yester-
day by making three errors. He was four
times at bat scored three runs, made two
hits Ga triple and a single) and accepted
eight chances out of eleven in the field.
The 1860 trolley dodgers who attended
the Brooklyn Cleveland game Memorial day
were sorely disappointed because Sockalexis
didn't get a hit They evidently expected
to see him scalp every ball that came over
the plate.
In the second game at philadelphia yes,
terday the Colonies made ten hits and
couldn't score while the Quakers. with
twelve hits, tailed fourteen runs. Neither
club made an error, but the Louisville pitch
ers gave nine bases on balls and struck
two men.
The old Modoc Ind, team has been re-
organized, and defeated Parker City Sun
day b e0re and 0f L IL PaTfer c2
Couns and Garrett. Modoc would like to
hear from amateur teams. Charles Will
liamS is the manager.
Teams from Parsons and Wulschner's
music houses crossed bats yesterday morn
ing. The features of the game were the
catching of Egleman for WuIschners and
the pitching of Knaurr for Pearson's Pear
sons boys knocked four pitchers out of the
box The score: Pearson's, 20; Wulschner's
II.
A game was played at Bellevue grounds
Yesterday between the bookkeepers and the
Shipping department of the Parry Manufac-
turing Company. 1t was a game of many
hits ana errors, resulting III score OF 10
to 70 in favor of the shipping department.
PatterieS-BoOkkeepe Field and Miller;
Shipping department Wright and Yoke.
The features of the game were the good
Ditching of Field and the heavy hitting of
Caldwell and Shaft
Walter Wimot is said to want Catcher
Brown of the All-Chicagos. Wilmot is con-
stantly on the lookout for players. He needs
infielders and pitchers especially. Manager
Hanlon of the Baltimores, was approached
by him at Chicago Sunday and urged to
part with some of his extra men. Wilmot
offered TO pay the same salary they are
now receiving and to return them at the
end of the season. Hanlon, however, would
not listen to the proposition.