The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-01
Baseball Notes.

Coulter did some good stick work yester-
day.
A "homing pigeon is the title sheckard
received at st. Louis.
De Wolf Hopper, the comedian, has be-
come a great Pirate rooter.
Mathewson is not the terror Of old. He is
probably suffering from writer's cramp.
The Little Nationals defeated the Indian
apolis Juniors yesterday by a score of 9
to 0.
Neither Roy Clark nor Christy Mathew
son, of the New York contingent, plays
Sunday ball.
Henry Killelea, who owns the Boston
club, is a candidate for Congress in the
Milwaukee district.
Columbus is trying hard to stay at the
top. while indianapolis is making brave
effort to reach first place
Pitcher Frank Hahn is a happy father.
It's a girl and has been christened Kath-
ryn Virginia Maryland Hahn.
Griffith has received orders from Presi-
dent Comisky to fine any man Of the Chi
ca go team put out OF game SO.
An amateur notice: 1.-The Young Brown
les defeated the Bates-streets. The Bates
streets stole two bats and one ball"
Pitcher Luther's release has been re-
called by Minneapolis. Wilmot has added
Newton and Ames to his twirling staff.
Ralph Seybold, the heavyweight out
fielder of the Athletics. has been doing
some tall smuggling for his team this spring.
Babb is playing a marvellous fielding
game at third for Indianapolis On hunts
ne is said 10 be a second Collins,-Sporting
Life.
ers who finished 300 in the National
League last season are far below that mark
this season.
Indianapolis goes to Toledo tomorrow
night for four games. Columbus and Louis
vile will also be visited before the club
returns home.
The Cleveland Club has abandoned hope
of Sunday ball at home, and the Cleveland
Baltimore game scheduled for June will
be played in Dayton
American League because President Ban
Johnson refused to pay him $500 extra,
promised him for last seasons work.
Frank Bancroft denies emphatically the
allegation that he had tempered with Cleve-
land players. He says his Cleveland visit
had nothing to do with players at all.
When Jack Mccarthy RECEIVERS from
blood poisoning Manager Armour will make
him team captain and play him at first
base. AS a captain Frank Bonner has been
a failure.
Fx-pIayer Edward Bowling, alias r. j.
Glenalvin. has accepted a position In ST
Louis as editor OF the christian Puollshing
Company. which issues a number of re-
ligfous papers
what makes you jump"
The magnate said.
Its spring the player CRIED
eve been against the foaming stein,
And I'm full Of hops inside"
New Orleans States
The PEOPLES Quitting Company team
and the Star Store team. of the Commercial
League played a game at Fairview Park
Friday. the former winning by score Of
10 10 s. The opening championship games
of the league will be played Sunday, June s.
The difference between home runs in New
orleans and Vicksburg, on Sunday, Is SS5.
WINS the premier slugger Of the Missis-
sinni town received $46 for a four-base
swat while the louisiana rooters collected
Sil for stanley, whose hit enabled him 10
make the circuit
chicago is the home for thrilling baseball
comes this season. The games played there
go eclipsed anything pulled OF on any
ether diamond in the country. Six shut
o,,ts and one-run victories galore. and
ooe,s,enteen-inning tie contest are a few Of
H. bair-raising games pulled on there
There has been no change in the policy of
r,astdent Johnson. The American League
= not engaged in a war OF determination
ard would welcome peace on terms that
Guild insure prosperity and permanence 10
~ two major leagues--Sporting News
There is hardly any doubt Oh the ABOVE De-