The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-19
Baseball Notes.

The Cleveland team will take its spring
practice in New Orleans.
The new Terre Haute park will be a mile
nearer the city than the old park.
Dan Potts. a Kent COD le~ft-handed pitch
er. has signed to play with Toledo.
George Dalrymple has at last been I'M
earthed. He will play with the Seattle.
Wash, team this year.
Arthur Irwin has recovered from a severe
attack of pneumonia and will again coach
the University of Pennsylvania players.
Frank de Haas Robinson has served no
tice that he will make d legal fight for the
services of several of the Cardinals who
deserted.
1t is said in Milwaukee that Pitcher Pete
Hastings will accept the offer of $500 to
twirl for the st. Louis American team next
season.
No shirkers will be tolerated on McGraw's
team this year. 'Muggsy' says that every
one of his players must work hard or re-
sign their jobs.
Manager Shettsline, of the Philadelphia
Nationals, announces that his pitching staff
will be composed of White. Voorhees,,
Jones, Felix and lberg.
In the absence of a franchise in a pro-
fessional organization, Grand Rapids is TO
have a city league. Emerson Dickerson is
planning the organization.
Dispatches from Kansas City still speak
or Tommy Dowd as manager of the Mil
waukee Western League club, although
Tommy says it is all news TO him.
I'm not afraid of any of my men jump
ing their contracts" says Barney Drey-
and am satisfied that they will stick"
Some time next month Amos Rusie will
make a trip to the coast. where he expects
TO catch on with one of the California
League clubs. He is confident he can make
good.
The latest report to emanate from Freed
mans amp is to the effect that Christy
Mathewson is acting as Andy's agent and
Is securing the country for useful talent
for his chief.
IAN organization that will take back two
contract jumpers like Heidrick and Dineen
would better be careful how 1t bars a player
like jennings is the way one of the lat
ter's Brooklyn friends puts it.
Radcliff. the crack young shortstop of
the Denver team. will play either in De-
troit or Minneapolis next season unless the
Denver management gives him fully as
good inducements as these clubs are Of
tering him.
Jimmy Gardner says he has not signed
with the Chicago National League team.
as he is uncertain whether or not he Will
be able. on account of his business, to play
ball. However. III he does play. it will be
with the Chicago team.
Harry Quinn. of the Milwaukee American
Association team. affects no anxiety over
the announcement that the Western League
will have a team i'm that city. owned by a
brewer and managed by Tommy DOwd.
The association park in Milwaukee will be
reached by direct car lines.
The players of the Toledo team will wear
uniforms made of the national cOlors the
coming season. Red. white and blue will
be in the makeup of the new togs. Ii
has been decided TO wear white uniforms
with red trimmings. while at home. On
the road the uniforms Will be blue with
red stockings. caps and belts.
Hanlon said: Il have twenty or twenty
two players of ability on my staff. / have
not asked a man TO sign To play on the
Brooklyn Club who has not done as L
asked him. 1t is true that there are two.
or. possibly three. players who l desire to
get. but who have not yet signed contracts.
but l have no reason 10 believe that they
will not sign when the time comes"
Discussing the letter-writing habit the
ST. Louis Post-DisDatch says: 1T would
not be so Objectionable If every contributor
10 the official literature of the baseball
controversy would write logically and with
due cause. or would make his epistolary
efforts interestingly caustic. as does Mr..
John T. Brush. But the majority OF the
efforts. those of Brush excepted. are mere
inanities. with little information 10 them.
and such comment as from the personal
animus evident has no value. If the mag
mates would cease writing and get together
IL would be more 10 the point. Nobody is
interested In what the magnates may do
the field is too broad even for speculation
TO hope to cover il; when they accomplish
something it will be time enough TO write
= or talk"