The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-04-16
JUPITER Is TOO LIBERAL
RAIN AND WET GROUNDS PREVENT
GAMES WITH BOSTON.
Cleveland Here for Three Games
Drury and Flick Go to New Orleans
CIub-Team Is Selected.


yesterday with his attorneys. and an in
junction against the despicable actions of
Jupiter Pluvius was the subject Watty
will stand for as much as any one in the
baseball business, but he declares he is
growing very tired of the manner in which
Jupiter hands out copious quantities of
rain in this city every spring. Manager
Watkins arranged schedule of exhibition
games with the idea of giving the Indian
apolis team good practice and the enthusi-
asts an opportunity of seeing the best Ma
tional and American League teams play.
The fans well know what the result has
been. New York did not have a chance to
play here. 1t rained during the Pittsburg
dates, and only one game was played on a
very bad day. The Boston Americans left
for Columbus yesterday afternoon without
having chance to play, and the Cleve-
land Americans are In the city, wondering
If they will be able to play the three sched-
uled games for to-day, tomorrow and
Saturday. The loss of practice has been
the cause Of as much worry as the failure
to play the exhibition games.
Manager Watkins said last evening that
there is only slight chance of playing
the first Of the three games with Cleve-
land. scheduled for this afternoon. The
grounds are soaked with water, but If the
sun shines this morning there might be a
chance of playing the game at o'clock this
afternoon III there Is no chance to play
to-day's game. Indianapolis will have two
more chances at Cleveland-to-morrow and
Saturday.
ut is a pretty good thing that nearly all
the men on the Indianapolis team were on
the championship team las: season." said
Manager Watkins last evening. 1.-The bad
weather has made practice almost impos-
sible, and IL had a bunch of new players
to break in would feel very much dis
couraged, for we have had very little time
to develop or practice any team work, as
we have only had two or three games.
With the exception of two men, Tamsett
and Jones' and the new pitchers, our team
will be practically the same as it was last
season, and Ii will not take us long to get
into championship form. The games with
Cleveland, II we get to play them, will
give. us good practice. We have game at
Marion next Sunday, and will spend Mon
day and Tuesday at home. indulging in
hard and diligent practice for the opening
of the championship season at Louisville
next Wednesday"
Manager Watkins has succeeded in dis
posing of Catcher Drury and Infielder Flick
to the New Orleans club of the Southern
League. and they will leave for the South
at once. Manager Watkins has very
stout string attached to these players, and
they will be subject to his call next eall.
There was no place on the Indianapolis
team this year for either man, as OBrien
will cover short and Woodruff was signed
as extra catcher and utility man. Drury
made a good impression here this spring,
and with a seasons work in the Southern
League he will be in condition to play In
Drury and Flick received offers from Gen.
trail League teams, but they desired to go
to the Southern League.
XXX
There is very little wedding to be done
on the Indianapolis team. Manager Wat
kins has disposed Of nearly all the super
fiuous players, and has his team prac-
tically selected for the championship sea-
son. Queisser. the local catcher. who has
been working out with the team this
spring, has received several offers from
minor league teams, and will probably &C.
cept one of them. Kennedy ard Hamilton
pitchers, may become members of the Ma
team. The pitching staff will probably be
Kellum, Killen, Williams, Ford and Newlin
and II Pfister arrives he will have to make
q good showing to get on the staff, as the
five men have all shown up well.
It Is believed the friendly war between
the American Association and the Western
League for possession Of Milwaukee and
Kansas City this season will be terminated
very early in the season. Manager Wat.
kins does not see where the Western
League will be able to stand the fight since
ton with 1t. He was the financial hacker
of that organization, and furnished most
of the capital for the fight against the
American Association last year Manager
tlrtp tnlye II
July league, meaning that it will be ready
for it's obsequies on that date.