The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-12
TO MAKE WESTERN TRIP
HOLSTERS IN BAD SHAPE FOR THE
SECOND WESTERN TRIP.
Watkins Says His Pitchers Will Win
Most of Their Games-TOIedo Will
Not BE DrOpped-NOtes.


Louisville to-day and will then take their
second whirl around the western circuit, TO
be gone until July 2S With anything like an
even break in the west the champions
should stand first when they return home
or be in a position TO assume the lead early
in August The absence of O'Brien from the
game has somewhat weakened the team, but
Marcan is playing good ball and there is
little chance of change being made in that
position. Manager Watkins is after a first
baseman to take Kihms place, the latter
having been injured in yesterdays first
game.
The Milwaukee team is receiving it's share
of defeats lately and notwithstanding the
fact that it will play at home for couple
of weeks the eastern clubs should break
even with the Brewers. On the first west
ern trip Milwaukee had the good luck Of
having an umpire that favored the home
team and. in this way jumped into first place
with good lead. If the Brewers start los
ing streak they will find the downward
path very slippery.
The st. Paul team is more to be feared
than Milwaukee and when the final battle
comes it looks as If IL would be between
Indianapolis and st. Paul.
Manager Watkins says his pitchers will be
in better condition on the coming trip than
they were on the first western trip. and a
much better showing will be made. Kellum,
Williams, Ford and Allemang in shape
to take their regular turn in the box, while
Newlin can be used when the occasion de-
mands.
The release of McPartlin last week did not
come as a great surprise. McPartlin has
pitched two or three good games since he
Joined the Hoosiers and Watkins believed
he would be in fine condition when real hot
weather came. But the coming of hot wealth
er seemed to weaken the big twirler and
he could not go the route.
George Strobel, owner of the Toledo club
has suffered big loss in the burning of his
stand and bleachers. Unfortunately, Strobel
carried no insurance. A rumor started i'm
mediately that Toledo would be dropped
by the American Association, but Manager
Watkins discredits the report and says that
Toledo will be retained in the circuit. If
Strobe is temporarily hard pressed for
funds with which to rebuild his stands he
can draw on the sinking fund of the As
sociatiOn for the money and build temporary
stands for the remainder of the season. 1t
is pretty safe bet that Toledo will not be
dropped by the Association and also that
new stands will be built there at once.
Those who censure Mr.. Hermann for his
quick and harsh criticism of President Pull
liam's radical and subversive course in the
Davis case fail to remember that the Gin
cinnati peace treaty, which has been seri-
ously imperiled, cost Mr.. Hermann much
time, herculean labor and considerable mon
ey, and Mr.. Pulliam not cent. Likewise, in
the event of war the burden will fall upon
club owners and not on officials. The man
who pays the freight" is always entitled
to a kick.-Sporting Life.
This comes from a sporting paper that
fought John 7. Brush. 1t was all right for
Brush TO carry the burden and be counted
out in the settlement of the difficulties, but
when some one treads on Mr.. Herrmann's
toes 1t is just positively dreadful. In the
course of two or three years 1t is very prob
able that Mr.. Hermann will look back to
the fall and winter of 1902 and 1908 and real
ze'that there is whole lot in baseball that
he did not know when he first entered the
National League ranks and tried to rule it
like an Iron Prince"
Mr.. Brush was in Indianapolis last week
but he would not discuss the Davis case for
publication. The Chicago American League
club is determined to prevent Davis from
playing with the New York Nationals, and
will have him enjoined in every city in the
National League circuit President Johnson,
of the American League, says if war is
started again it will be to the death, and he
will neither ask nor give quarter His recent
letter to President Pulliam, of the National
League. is still interesting. Johnson said:
There was never a question raised in re-
gard to Norman Elberfeld, of the Detroit
club, nor was there any room for discussion
in regard to this player. He was asset
of the Detroit club. The peace agreement
placed no restriction upon Mr.. Angus and
Elberfeld that would work for the benefit
Of his team.
"Conceding nothing and to emphasize the
for Davis and Delehanty, l told you the
players must go to the cities where they
had been assigned. Is there any reason
why the New York National League club
should have been consulted as to
the disposition of these men? Both
were legally bound to American
League clubs when they signed con-
of the peace conference at Cincinnati TO
blacklist both men for the good of baseball.
These facts are known; George Davis
has binding contract with the Chicago
American League club for the season of
1903. The members of the peace commits
sion recognized that Davis was legally
award accordingly The New York Ma
tional League club has tampered with the
player and prevented his fulfilling the con-
tract with the Chicago club.
George Davis expressed a desire to
come here on the 10th of last May and full
fill his Chicago contract. Money and trans
portation were sent him, but at the eleventh
hour he changed his mind. Ii was the
Brush influence and New York club money
that kept him from reporting.
LAS late as two weeks ago another effort
was made TO bring him to Chicago. 1t then
developed that 1t would be necessary for
the Chicago American League club to pay
something more than 800 In order 10 can
Gel Davis's obligation to the New York Ma
tfonaI League club.
You know some Of the above facts, as /
laid them before you some weeks ago. Did
you warn Brush that he was violating the
Cincinnati agreement? Read carefully the
peace agreement. simple, Straightforward
document, and you will appreciate how
absurd is your decision In the Davis case.
Il have your letter requesting that /
meet you and Mr.. Powers the latter part OF
this month In New York TO take steps in
the framing of new national agreement.
The American League wiz enter into no
further agreements with the organization
you represent until We know just what 10
expect from the compact signed at Cin-
cinnatt In January last and later ratified