The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-30
WATTY'S SMILE HASGONE
1T FADED AWAY WHEN HOLSTERS
FAILED TO MAKE GOOD.
He Still Has Hopes of Finishing Sec
ond-MinneapOlis Next Attraction
-General Gossip.

smile on Manager Watkinss face when
he walked into the office at the ball park
at the conclusion of the last game yes
terday afternoon. A few days ago he could
see in the hazy distance a glimpse of sec
ond place and the faint outlines of the top
rung Of the ladder. First place is now
too far away. while the second position
is rapidly being carried out of reach of the
Hoosiers. But still Watty hopes that mis-
Wattykins will take much-needed brace
and make a Hamburg Belle finish.
To-day the Indianapolis and Kansas City
teams will play at Muncie. Only one game
will be played, which will leave one game
short of the schedule, because of yester-
days tie contest Manager Watkins will
lake Pitchers Williams and Newlin to
Muncie and it is very probable that Newlin
will do the twirling. Durham will probably
pitch for Kansas City.
Minneapolis comes tomorrow for the first
three days of the week. Then comes st.
Paul on Thursday and Friday and Column
bus on Saturday. Columbus is scheduled
here for two games on Sunday, but they
may be transferred. Louisville will be the
Labor day attraction, a week from to-mor-
row, and the Colonies will also play the
following day. Toledo will end the season
here on Sept. 9, 10 and IL. Indianapolis will
then visit Louisville, Columbus and Toledo,
closing the season in Toledo on Sept. 20.
President Comiskey, of the Chicago
American Club. contemplates some radical
changes in his team for next season. II is
said that Jimmy Callahan will be succeeded
by new manager-in all probability Hugh
Duffy, of the Milwaukee Western League
Club. 1t is known that Comiskey made
Duffy an offer after Bobby Lowe and Joe
70 bod 90 noid or off md
that Duffy is seriously considering the
same. Duffy has enjoyed successful sea-
son with his Milwaukee team, leading the
ditions Of the contract offered him by the
Chicago Club he is TO take the cream of
his Milwaukee Club with him and help
pionship club. Duffys experience in the
minor leagues. combined with his National
League and American League experience,
would fit him nicely for the position.
William KelIum, chief of the Indianapolis
staff of twirlers, is TO be member of the
Cincinnati team next season. When this
was announced it did not come as a sur
prise. friends Of the twirler in this city
have thought for some time that he would
be secured by a major league club for next
season. Kellum should make good with
the Reds and become a favorite in that
city. Jack Sutthoff was the last pitcher
graduated from the indianapolis team TO
pitch good ball for Cincinnati. 1t will be
remembered that Bill Phillips was formerly
an idol of the indianapolis public. 1t is
very doubtful if many other players on
the Indianapolis team Will go to the big
league clubs this fall as efforts will be
made to hold them here. Ford is the most
promising young pitcher with the Hoosiers
but he needs another years experience be-
fore ready for major league company.
Crowley the new acquisition, gives prom
Use of becoming a very good twirler but
he will be saved for the Hoosiers next sea-
son.
The new national agreement as prepared
by the two major leagues is causing the
minor league magnates much anxiety. The
first news sent out fromb Buffalo last week
when the representatives Of the leagues
first met for the purpose of discussing
new agreement was to the effect that the
jors would concede many points at issue
to the minors. About the only thing that
the majors conceded was to recognize the
minors as baseball organizations and to
permit them to decide their own differences
as has been done by the National Associa-
ton OF Minor Leagues since the old ma
tional agreement was abolished. On the
other hand the majors have ruled that they
will only have TO pay $50 to draft first
class player from Glass league club and
to pay that amount in easy installments.
What a great victory for the minorsl The
majors should really be ashamed of them
selves for having the nerve to place the
draft price low.
A prominent Boston business man who
likes Pittsburg In the proposed post-sea-
son series against the Boston Americans,
has placed with one of the Boston baseball
reporters sl,sO0 to bet as follows: 1920 to
5000 that Pittsburg wins the series; 500
| to $1,000 that Boston fails to win a game:
| 500 to $1,000 that Boston fails to win two
| games, and $500 to $1,000 that Boston fails
| to win three games. 1t is said that he will
| have no trouble In being accommodated as
the feeling is high that Boston will win
| the series. 1t is the intention Of the Bos-
ton gamblers to raise big sum and IL the
| series is arranged at least fifty sports will
take in the games in Pittsburg prepared to
| back Boston TO the limit. The prevailing