The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-16
Baseball Briefs.

Baseball Briefs.
Umpire Billy Nash is clerking in a whole
sale grocery store in Boston.
Inielder Barry Mccormick is still I'M
signed by the Chicago League club.
Jack Pfester. a Cincinnati pitcher, has
signed with the Columbus team of the
American Association.
The Cleveland club is going to give Pitch
er Ben SimOnton. of the Washington G. II.
team, a trial in the spring.
Pitcher Joss, who was claimed by Brook
Ign, has notified the Toledo club that he
will remain with Strobel for the coming
season.
Pat Donovan is said to have been offered
the position OF batting, fielding and base
running coach for the Harvard squad this
spring.
1t is said that President Freedman re-
Gently enlarged on his first offer TO Han
Ion of $4,000 for two years to manage the
New York team.
Willie Keller, the Brooklyn clubs great
batter and outfielder, has signed a con-
tract to play with Brooklyn and captain the
team during the season of 1902.
The Toledo club has signed Pitcher ].
Harley Mcneil of Marion, o., and has re-
leased Catcher Ludwig Jnfielders Cargo
and WOOdlock and Outfielder Jess.
Manager Clark Griffith announces that
the Chicago champions will go to Excelsior
Springs March % and will play some games
with the Kansas City American Association
team.
Harry Steinfel6t. who is scheduled to
wear red stockings at Cincinnati when the
season opens, Is still in California, ana ne
intends 10 take a trip to Texas, where he
will remain until the season is on.
Ed Scott. the erstwhile Red, is wonder
ing whether or not the procession has
passed him. Nobody seems anxious to pick
up this man. who less than two years ago
was looked upon as one of the most prom
/ Using pitchers in the business.
The Milwaukee Common Council has
\ granted a franchise TO the Milwaukee
\ street car line to Quin & Havenors base
/ ball park. which insures better service than
/ could be had to the old park.
With the signing of Mercer. Detroit has
/ five men who at some time in their base
\ ball career have played on either the New
! York or Brooklyn teams. Gleason. Holmes
/ and Mercer have played with New York
/ and Heager and Casey with Brooklyn.
The Cincinnati players signed up to date
are: Pitchers Swormsted, Phillips, Hahn,
! Curry, Heisman, Ewing, Glendon; catchers,
! Peitz, Bergen, Abbott; infielders, Corcoron,
/ Beckley, Steinfeldt, MagoOn, Beck; out
telders, Dobbs, Crawford, Bey, Hulseman;
doubtful outfielders, Coulter. Dougherty
One possible outcome of the scrap in the
National League is that both the Boston
and Philadelphia clubs may play Sunday
ball next season The Boston rumor bObbed
up at New York during the league annual
and A J, Reach rather gave the impress,
do the same thing.
Manager Kelley. of the st. Paul team.
claims he has signed Stimmel. The St
| Paul roster includes the following players
/ Pitchers Chech, COgan, Cook, Evans, Rear
don and Stimmel; catchers Wilson, Hur-
I ley Jessup and Eaton; infelders, Kelley
/ captain and manager), first; Schaefer and
/ Shay, second; Higgins and Bean, short;
| Brain. third. outfielders. billiard Geier,
| Warner, Lumley and Winters.
The Meridian baseball team of Indianap-
oils has been organized for the season with
the following players: Catchers, a. II.
Willis. Harry Stedfeldt;. first base and cap
tain, IL. r. Campbell; second base, c. F.
Miller; tnlrd base =. -. Bryani snort STOP,
| w c. Lindley: left field, j. Paul; center
field. George Diener; right field. Dr. w. a.
/ Cant. A. II. Snider is manager of the club.
Jack Grim, manager of the Columbus
American Association team, has the fol-
team: Catchers, John Zalush and Jack
Quinn; pitchers, Harvey Bailey, Tom
Thomas, Charles Cosgswell, Durham, iyor
| Wagner. Walker and Sammy McMakih {;
first base, captain and manager, John
! Grim; second base, Evans; third base. Ter
ence Turner; shortstop, Roney Viox; left
| field, Dan Lally; center field, Jim Hart;
/ right field, Pat Meany; substitutes, Angus
| and Martin" Van Buren,.
Charles Comisky, of the Chicago Ameri-
cans, says: There may not be any sixteen
year-Old collegians in my South Side sta
| bies, but / don't think you will see any of
them losing their heads just at the instant
when quick thinking is all that will save
/ a run or a game. More games are won and
1 lost on this basis than in any other way.
/ The only place that approaches IL in i'm
portance is behind the bat, and there 5
| where we shine. | tell you the team that
| can steal a base or pull off an unexpect-
! ed play at a critical point is the one that
is going to win and If you have got men
| behind the bat who can keep the other fell
I flows close TO their bases all the time that
is a double advantage"
In some quarters of balloon there is a
| disposition TO refer to the American As
| ISOLATION as "the Outlaw League" That is
| silly. Tom HickeyS organization is no
/ more of an outlaw than the National.
| American or the California League. There
| are four bodies outside the National As
! ISOLATION. The American Association played
/ the Ban Johnson tip and expanded, and
/ while the American Leaguers in the Ma
| the most popular organization in the base
I ball field to-day. They have won their
laurels while the National cannibals were
| trying to eat each other up. The American
/ Association is making game effort to re-
/ vive the pastime in towns that like fast
/ ball, and their campaign Is one TO be COM
| mended.-Cincinnau Enquirer.
In discussing the transfer of the Boston
| clubs controlling interest from Charles w.
| Somers to Mr.. killilea, the Brooklyn Eagle
| makes some interesting comment. 1t says
I the stock in Boston bank for some
I time and the Boston Triumvirs could have
/ secured it. but refused to purchase. beiiev-
/ ing that the American League could not
! last. The Eagle further says that the stock
| was sold because Mr.. Scmers was COM
| PEELED by his father to unload some of his
| holdings in the Boston, Philadelphia. Cleve-
land and Washington clubs. and that he
! put Boston on the market because. being
! a winner. il would command the highest
| price OF the lot" The Eagle in conclusion
| says: THE $4,000 advanced TO Jimmy Man
| ming for leaving Kansas City to go to
| Washington call save $1,000 of which Man
ming sunk in the club is believed to be
| iIretrivably lost 10 the Cleveland angel"