The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-05-13
Baseball Notes.

There were nearly 1900 paid admissions.
Dowd made star catch of a foul from
Hogrievers bat in the third inning.
Two out of three from Chicago was plen-
ty. About three ont of the four from Kan
sas City will do. SO
There were two great batting rallies in
the sixth and eighth innings. to say moth
ing of the first inning.
Kansas City will be the attraction the
first half of the week. Goar will likely
pitch to-morrow's game.
Kelly played through game yesterday
with a badly swollen thumb which he Sc
cured during the practice.
Madison is a great successor to Frank
Foreman on the coaching lines. He goes
after game with all his might.
1t still looks as if the old timers on the
Detroit team were badly in need of thaw-
ing out, for they are out of the game so
iar.
"Topsy'' Hartsel with a new bat every
game, for the first hit he made yesterday
was a three-bagger.
1t looked for a while as if Roger Denzer
would have the indianapolis batters on his
staff again, but he was taken into camp in
satisfactory manner
There was no mistaking the fact that
Manager Watkins was after the game,
and he tried four pitchers before he found
one TO stop the bombardment.
Never has the Indianapolis team had the
assistance of such fighting captain as
Madison. Through his aggressive EFFORTS
yesterday Indianapolis won from Chicago.
Brodie's interference with Madison YES
terday cost two runs. He deliberately got
i'm the short stops road so as to prevent
him stopping a grounder from Hartman's
bat.
: The Worries Business College team de-
feated the Manual Training High School
team yesterday afternoon by a score of
is TO L. The college team has never been
defeated.
Mcfarland registered hit yesterday for
the first time in three games in Indianap-
Oils He was credited with two singles.
Seybold, his successor in center for the
Indians, was credited with three hits yes
terday, one on Friday and two on Thurs
day.
The Senate Stars played the Young Beers
on the grounds at Illinois and Pratt streets
yesterday afternoon and the former won
by a score of % TO IL. Ray Nichols pitched
for the Senate Stars.
Thomas H. Connolly, one of the umpires
in the National League, has resigned and
the vacancy has been rendered by Presi-
dent Young to Frank Dwyer, formerly one
of the pitchers on the Cincinnati Club.
Umpire Sheridan was really bad in yes
terday's game After having given Indian
apolis the worst of il in the early part of
the game it would seem that he should
have been satisfied, but he was not and
kept up bad habits all during the contest
Manager Watkins did not intend to pitch
Guese in yesterdays game he used him
III the morning pitching to the batters.
Guese had the nail on the third finger of
his right hand mashed in the morning and
that accounts for him not having control Of
the ball. He showed, however. that he has
the making of a first-class twirler.
Treasurer Haney. of the Chicago club
acting for Manager Comiskey, served notice
after yesterdays game that he would pro-
test it, There were no grounds for a pro-
test according to the story of those inter-
ested The rules say game must be called
one hour before the last train leaves for the
city the visiting club has to jump to- The
Chicago club had transportation on the c.
III. & d. for the 7:10 train. but did not serve
notice on Manager Watkins so he could
start the game earlier. When Ii was no.
ticed that the contest would be long drawn
out Captain Padden went to Umpire Sheri-
dan and Manager Watkins and tried to in
duce them to call the game. Watkins told
the Chicago captain that his team could
leave the city at I:45 o'clock for Detroit
and arrive in time. but Padden claimed his
men had to take the early train Sheridan
then said he would call the game at 6:I0
which would give Chicago just one hour
Haney claims Sheridan should have called
the contest earlier and because he did not
will protest.