The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15
Baseball Notes.


Frank Killen has gone to Mount Clemens,
where he will stay. until time to report in
Indianapolis.
The Cincinnati surplus pitchers. Ewing
and Hooker, seem to be destined for the
farm for year at least.
The Columbus club has entered claim for
Infielder Charles b. Kuhns, just signed by
Toronto, Kuhns was with Indianapolis last
season.
The loss of Clark Griffith, who will man
age the New York Americans, will force
Comiskey to direct the team from the bench
this season.
The st. Paul club has engaged James
Donovan, of Indianapolis as groundkeeper.
Donovan was formerly groundkeeper at the
Indianapolis park.
The Brooklyn club has ordered Catcher
Mcclure to report under the 1903 contract
Mcclure signed two years ago and which
he broke to play with Detroit.
The Cleveland baseball team left for New
Orleans Saturday morning for spring prac-
tice. Fourteen men went and the team is
due in New Orleans at O'Clock Sunday
night.
Harry Puliam and John T. Brush never
speak as they pass by. 1t isn't Harry's
fault, as John started the cold-shoudering
for reasons known only to himself.-Sport-
ing Life.
Elmer Flick, now the owner of twenty
one bats and two farms, informs President
Kilfoyl that If he doesn't hit $50 next sea-
son he will return to the club all the salary
that he draws.
CLUB, has put in claim for La Chance,
first baseman of last years Boston Ameri-
cans and Outfelder Tommy Dowd, former
ly of the Boston Americans.
Twenty players of the Cincinnati Nation
al League Baseball Club, accompanied by
Manager Joe Kelly, left last night for their
training quarters at Augusta, Ga. The team
will remain there three weeks and return
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April 16.
The only player deal of either the Ma
tional or American League meeting in
New York was consummated when De-
to New York in exchange for Second Base
man George Smith. This is the first inter-
league deal since the American became a
major league.
Harry Sielken, manager of the ''Duessel-
dorfers." has secured the following players
for this years team: w. Teaney c.; K.
Fletcher. 3b; George Anselm. s.; j. Pritchet.
2b; Herman Sielken, Id; w. w. Brickley.
r. f.; T. Meyer and p. Roell, D.: b. Smith,
utility. Any clubs desiring games address
Harry Sielken, manager ''Duesseldorfers"
baseball club, care of Indianapolis Brew
ing Company.
The Indiana Law School will have a
strong team this year. 1t will be captained
by Byron Somers, who, upon graduation in
June, will join the Natchez. Miss, team.
school, April Is; Franklin. at Franklin,
April 20; Madison, at Madison, April "a;
Hanover, at Hanover, April %; Rose Poly
technic at Terre Haute, May 2: Earlham,
at Richmond, May 10; Hanover, at Indian
apolis. May 20; Rose Polytechnic, at In
dianapolis, May Is: NJ. T. III. s., Butler and
Indiana dates undecided.
Pitcher Joe Corbett's contract with the
Los Angeles club calls for but one game a
week, for which he will receive $40. Cor
bett has a paying business in San Fran
CISCO which he would not leave for the
sake of returning to the diamond. but when
Manager Morley offered him $40 for one
game a week he snapped IL up Immediately.
He will be able to leave Frisco on an early
morning train and arrive In Los Angeles in
time TO have little practice before the
game. Corbett will get about 81 for every
ball pitched. Pretty costly ball for team
like Los Augelesl