The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-26
HOLSTERS HOME TUESDAY
WILL MEET ALL THE WESTERN
TEAMS IN NEXT TWO WEEKS.
New National Agreement May Be Pro-
mu1gated This week-PIayers to
Meet-GeneraI Gossip.

Baseball fans are the most tickle lot of
people In the world. One day they think
their home team is the greatest in existence
and certain home players are the greatest
the world ever produced. But let the team
lose two or three games and their idols fail
to hit at the critical time or contribute
rank errors and the fans turn on them with
disgust. In spite Of the reputation of fans
being gifted with such fickieness il is pleas
ing TO note that the record was broken In
Indianapolis during the past few days.
With the Indianapolis team losing game
after game until ten straight defeats had
been registered the fans did not get out
their hammers or lose confidence in the
"Wattykins." The supporters appreciated
that the team had been ''shot to pieces" and
expressed sympathy for the failure TO break
the losing streak The fans did not lose con-
ndence in the HOLSTERS and will root for
them to get back in the game and make a
hard struggle to climb TO the top.
The hoodoo was broken at Minneapolis on
Friday when the team lined up in better
condition than it had in any game on the
trip and defeated the Millers by to o
score. The team will play better ball with
Fox back at second and Tamsett in his reg
NAdA pOSltAOu al InlTQ. he OuIueiO, TOO Will
line up in regular form. Kihm may be able
TO get back in the game in short time and
this will strengthen the outfit
The Wattykins'' return home next Tues
day, the series in the west closing with to-
Gay game at Minneapolis Western clubs
Will be the first attractions here. Kansas
City comes Tuesday for series of three
games. Milwaukee. st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis will follow in the order named. Indian
apolls and the other eastern teams will
then make their last western trip. Indian
m Inn r1oIfG
The Hoosiers will return from the last trip
on Aug. Is and will then be at home con-
staatly until Sept IL. The Hoosiers will play
In Louisville, Columbus and Toledo in the
last series of the season.
A new national agreement will probably
DE promulgated this week when Presidents
Pulliam. johnson and Powers meet for the
purpose OF discussing that great question.
With the adoption of a governing charter
the baseball world may settle down in con-
fdent anticipation of a long. era Of peace
and prosperity. War clouds have vanished
with the meeting OF the National League,
which reaffirmed the validity of the Cincin-
natl peace treaty The indications are that
the Pacific coast war Will be settled by mu-
tual concessions, and that next season there
will be but one league in California, and but
one in the Pacific Northwest, each playing
under the National Association banner.
That will put an end to outlawry and eff
1ectually close all doors to rebellious or
Secret notice has been sent each club in
both the National and American Leagues of
a proposed meeting of the Players Protec-
tive Association, to be held at the Marlboro
Hotel, New York. this afternoon. Harry Da-
Wis. Of the Philadelphia Americans, ard sec
rotary Of the organization. sent out the no.
tees. One grand effort is about to be made
by the ballplayers Of the two major leagues
TO complete and perfect an organization that
will represent the combined strength sufh-
Gent TO compel recognition from the mag
mates. Every professional player, not only in
the two big leagues, but in the minors as
well, Is asked TO join the movement. Accord
ing to the official notices of the meeting the
the session. though the general welfare Of
the ball player is also one OF the questions
10 be discussed Election of officers is to
be the hrst important business before the
meeting. On this rock-the election of off,
cers-the association Is liable to split, 1t
is thought, and division in it's ranks at this
time may mean ruin Once this point is
pass TO the open discussion of politics and
policies. though the politics of the contend
ing baseball leagues will be manifest in the
election battle IL is not expected that any
radical action will be taken by the asso-
citation at this meeting, but only that they
shall plan. should the election be carried
later.
Billy Mailman, OF the PhiIIies, who was
quite intimate with the late Ed Delehanty,
is at a loss to account for the lamented
players death by drowning. Says Hallman:
ED Delehanty was almost as skilled as
Paul Boyton in the water. He was a mir
aculous swimmer, and cannot understand
how IL was he drowned when he fell from
rha rail hrfA dee
foul play know we'll the bridge In cues
ton. At the point Ed fell off there is a fall
OF not more than thirty feet to the water.
Del-even IL he was intoxicated, poor fellow
would have sobered up enough by the fall
TO nave padded to shore. He and I had
many swims together in the Delaware
outswim me or any other player in the pro-
fession. In fact, there were but few men
In the country who were much at home
all kinds Of tricks in the Atlantic ocean
even when IL was at its worst To end his
life by drowning was the last method i
DeleRanty week before his death. He
never looked more prosperous in his life
He was wearing fully $500 worth of spar
klers. He told me that he was out of imam
cial trouble all right, and laughed as he de-
clared: I'm solvent again His looks GER
tainly bore out his statement. He was i'm
ma s.,l: attired: and the diamonds were
Delehanty were teammates on the old Phil
lies for some eight years and when on the
road generally roomed together. Delehanty'
widow is left in destitute circumstances
Delehanty was a member OF the Erie Lodge
AZ. Fraternal Order of Eagles of Philadel-
phia, but IL Is said that he was in arrears
with his dues, and his widow will derive
no benefit from that source unless the in
dividual members contribute something The
Washington club will raise money for Mrs
Delehanty. and the players in other clubs
will be invited to contribute.
The Columbus club has purchased
Shortstop Clingman and Pitcher Dorner
from the Cleveland club. 1t is very likely
that the purchase" was merely a ruse to
circumvent the ruling made by the Ameri-
can Association early in the season when 1,
was ordered that Clingman should 60 to ST
Paul. Chngman refused 70 go to st. Paul
aud was traded" or sold" TO Cleveland
No doubt the Columbus management be.
heves that Chngman may now be brought
back 10 Columbus and nothing will be said
by ST. Paul. By right the player belonged
TO Columbus as ST. Paul was in a priva &c
6eal with the Milwaukee club whereby
Clingmsn was TO revert to the Milwaukee
club
Buck" Cornelius. of Pittsburg. has of.
fered TO wager $4,000. or any part Of it, that
Pittsburg would not win the National
League pennant. All he asks Is that he be
given odds OF TO L. IL is expected that
Barney Dreyfuss will take the entire bet