The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-24
Baseball Notes.

The National League club of Philadel-
phia. while in Cincinnati yesterday, signed
Jack Berry.
The Lawrenceburg baseball team will
Park this afternoon.
Crawford. Corcoran and Ewing are the
only old members of the Cincinnati team
not signed for next year
Sam Crawford denies that he has signed
with Detroit. 1t is said he may sign a Cr,
cinnati contract for next year.
Pittsburg has secured two new men for
next season, Pitcher Merritt and Outfielder
Sebring, of Worcester. They will join the
team at the close of the Eastern League
season.
The Southport team defeated the Glenns
Valley team yesterday by a score of Is to 5.
Batteries, Hancock and Cline, for South
port; Landers, Sutton and Orme, for
Glenns Valley.
Bob Ewing was released yesterday by the
Cincinnati club. President August Herr
mann has sent kilograms to all the pitchers
in the American League to send their terms
TO the Cincinnati club.
The Hollenbeck Press team defeated the
Union Pipe Companys team yesterday by
score OF 20 TO l. The Hollenbeck Press
team would like 10 play the pennant-win-
ners of the Whole- ale League and the
Commercial League.
Lee Tannehill has not as yet signed a
Cincinnati contract. He refuses to attach
his signature 10 a contract until his brother
that both the Tannehills may jump to the
American League next year.
There may be some satisfaction in secur-
ing a tie game but the indianapolis fans
would have preferred to see the Hoosers
come out victorious at Louisville yesterday.
There is a chance of a double-header at
Louisville to-day, and the folks at home
will pull for two Victories. If only one
game is played the Hoosiers should bag 1t.
1t is hard for any club to win at Louis
vile, as the rooters there make life bur-
den for the umpire unless that official
gives the Coionels the best of all decisions.
Yeste days game was no exception, and it
is probable that Haskell called the game
after Louisville had batted in the tenth
fearing that Indianapolis might win out in
the last half and there would be trouble.
Thee is only one more week of baseball
in IrG.2naDO is. Tomorrow is an Of-day,
but there will be games the remainder of
the week and the first two days of next
week. Columbus viii begin the last series
here Tuesday ard viii remain three days.
Toledo comes Friday and Saturday. On
Labor day there VIII b. morning and after
Colonies will also play Sept. 2.
Baseball is just now in a very lively con-
dition and the managers are doing a tall
lot of hustling trying 10 induce players to
sign contracts 70. next season. John T.
Brush admits that war makes many things
honest that world seem despicable at any
0ther une, ana II Is prr ny safe TO say mat
he Will direct some Of the National League
clubs TO the best manner 70 hold their
players and also To secure talent from the
opposing organization. The coming fall
'or1ises several surprises. 1t is even said
that Chesbro viii jump from the Pitts
burg Club.
John T. Brush refused to talk baseball
yesterday. but inti1eted there will be some
powerful doinSs i'm the warfare Of the Ma
tional LNagu@ against the American. Re-
gardinG thu blow q alt TO Barney Dreyfus
OF the Pt-ts5Crs club. by the American
League. Mr.. Brush merely said that Drey-
fus should realize how IL feels by this time
10 have his -.ayCrS tempered with. Ban
Johason was recently IN Pittsburg. and he
save out statement in Cleveland that the
American League W. probably enter Pitts
burg, AID II il ell .Aere would be several
or the Pttsburg National League players
wearing American Leag uniforms