The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-13
ST. LOUIS WILL RETURN.
American stars VIII Play Here
wednesday and Thursday.

American stars VIII Play Here
wednesday and Thursday.
The st. Louis American League outfit will
pay indianapolis another visit this week for
games on Wednesday and Thursday The
ST. Louis team made d good impression
with the Indianapolis enthusiasts last week
and there is a strong desire to see them
play again Manager McAleer thinks we'll
OF the indianapolis park for practice pur-
poses and would rather play here than go
elsewhere. With fair and warmer weather
this week the games should be well attend
ed. Indiana polls will play the St Louis
National League team al St Louis to-day.
tomorrow and Tuesday. A large crowd
should witness the game at st. Louis to-
day, as IL will be the first Sunday contest in
St. Louis for the National team of that
city.
Manager Watkins has secured the official
schedule as revised by President Hickey, Of
the American Association. According to
the revised schedule indianapolis will play
the following games during the summer:
At Home-With Milwaukee: April %. "a
Is, rs; June q, Is, %; Aug. u. IL, H. With
Kansas City: April q. &. %. 30: June 80.
July l. 2; Aug. s. .. 10. With ST. Paul: May
!, 2, 3, 4; June "a p. &c; Aug 10. 16. II. With
Minneapolis; May ), 6, Z. s; June q, p. %;
81. June /; July IS. 10. 20; Sept l. l. ?. With
Toledo: June r. IL. Ia. Is; July p. %, %;
Aug. g. 20. 81 With Columbus: May q, 2S,
%: July 8. s. Q. 10: Aug. 26. q. 2S
Abroad-At St. Paul: May 10. II. IL. 10;
July % 80. 81; Sept. 20. 81, -. At Minneapo-
lis: May A. Is. 16 II; July 25, 20, q: Sept. II.
Aug. l, p 3; Sept 10. II. - At Kansas city:
May % %. "A, %; Aug. T. s. s; Sept. 10, H. Is;
Al Toledo: June g. 4. 8. s; July II. y. -:
Sept. 4, D. s. At Columbus: June Z. S, 10, IL;
July Is, Is, Il; Sept. T. 8. O. At Louisville:
June is, H. IS. 10; July 4, 4. 5; Aug. %. % "a.
While the st. Louis team as now made up
is a strong organization. there are chances
that it may be materially weakened before
the season is very old. 1t is said that
Frank Robson, of the st. Louis Nationals,
is very DESTROYS of again securing the serv-
ices of some of the men who jumped nis
team and will take the matter into court.
Heidrick and Wallace are two of the con-
tract jumpers who are most desired by
Robson. The suit brought in Kansas City
by Dale Gear. of the American Association
club, to enjOin Jacob Weimer. who jumped
a contract from playing with the Kansas
City Western club. will be watched with
great interest. but it is not believed that
Robson or some of the other club owners
who were hit hard will wait for the out
come of that case. Regarding the much
mOOted contract question, Emmett Heidrick
says:
II did not sign a two-year contract with
the St Louis National club in 1901. nor did
Bob Wallace. Each of us had a side agree
ment with the RObisons for the payment OF
$500 over and above the salary respect
i've contracts for last season called for, and
beyond this there was nothing submitted to
US binding us for 1902. the only allusion to
the season being a provision in the side
agreement that ii was TO be in force pro-
VideG we played for the American Exhibit
ton Company, the corporate name of the
L Not one fN1YF Ea11
and ] read that agreement and fully under
stood its purpOrt before we put our names
to it. Why. in my case 1 frankly said TO
President Robson that | did not expect to
be in baseball another year"
Charlottesville fans seem to be greatly
agitated regarding Herbert Smith, young
pitcher of that city, who claims he signed
a contract to play with Indianapolis this
season. His friends do not understand why
he has not reported with the indianapolis
team. as they believe he would set the
world on fire if he had an opportunity to
show how good he is with the HoOsiers.
Smith is under contract 10 play with In
dianapOlis. Manager Watkins having signed
him some time ago to try him out. He is a
youngster. but. like many others of his ilk,
ne has drifted into the advance money cur
rent and insisted upon receiving an advance
before he would report for duty. He was
due here on April l. but has not arrived. If
he intends 70 break into fast company he is
surely choosing the wrong path so early in
the game. When he shows that he can
make good IL will then be time enough, in
year or two or three, TO ask for advance
money.
John T. Brush stated last night that there
will be no meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the National League until after
the opening of the National League season
next Thursday. He said Secretary Young
was so busy preparing for the opening of
the season he would have no time TO meet
with the executive committee before that
time. Mr.. Brush said he did not know just
when a meeting would be called. AS he is
chairman of the committee he will probably
arrange 10 mold meeting as soon after the
opening of the season as possible. as there
are several matters OF be discussed.
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Without attempting to analyze the In
dianapolis ball team as now made up or TO
criticise the work of the individual players,
it might be said even this early in the sea-
son that Manager Watkins has secured a
team that will be up in the American Asso-
citation race at all stages of the season. The
most promising acquisition is George kim.
the deaf mute first baseman. He caught
on with the crowd from the time he first
donned his uniform for practice and in ev-
cry exhibition game he has won additional
dufnlft1S. II Is not eNdBSeTdIlOn 10 say
that Kihm Is by far the best first baseman
that ever wore indianapolis uniform.
He il about as good as can be found on the
initial corner I'm any league. Being physi-
cally afflicted IL has been necessary for him
10 pay strict attention 10 the game, and i'm
this manner he has become a wonderful
protector of the initial bag. His fielding
has been fast and the manner in which he
went after fly balls last Friday and knocked
down hard grass cutters i'm the games with
St. Louis demonstrated that his work in the
field is above the average. Kelly was a
good first baseman in the field but kim is
his equal If not superior. At the bat kim
has 80 far demonstrated that he is hitter,
| something Indianapolis has always desired
from a first baseman. He promises To do
wonderful things when the season is well
under way. O'Brien is probably next i'm the
I estimation of the fans. o Brien has not
/ rounded into form. but his work is clean
I cut and his batting in yesterdays game
/ shows that he will be able 10 hit the ball
/ the man who covered that position for In
/ dianapolis in the past few seasons. Coulter
\ is doing well in center and should prove a
good addition To the team. Woodruff has
already demonstrated that he is a ball play.
\ err and will wear an Indianapolis uniform
all season. Kuhns has not been tried in q
/ game. Miller. kellum and Williams are
| showing up we'll in the box. while Sutthoh
/ will round into his old-time form and pitch
/ good ball. Killen will be back in p-actic,
/ in a few days and should get into condition
| Babe Meyers will go 10 Columbus. where NJ
/ will be used behind the bat and may re
/ leve Grim at first occasionally. He is q
| good man. but Manager Watkins had ne
] place open for him. The entire outfit looks
awfully good 10 the indianapolis fans.
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