The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-08
Baseball Notes.

Dayton has signed Outfelder George
Cleve. OF Cleveland.
The Pittsburg club has three southpaws-
Doheny, Mclaughlin and Kane.
Tom Delehanty has been appointed man
ager-captain OF the Denver club.
The Buffalo club has resigned Infielder
Anterior and Outfielder Mcintyre.
Pitcher Pink Hawley has received his
unconditional release from Milwaukee.
Duke Farrell and Jim Mcguire, both fine
catchers, are yet unsigned by Brooklyn.
Pitcher Henry Schmidt has decided not
to go to Brooklyn. but will play in Denver
instead.
First Baseman Tom McCreery. late of
. the Brooklyns. has signed with Min
neapoliS.
of the Chicago White Stockings in all
probability.
The Detroit club is inclined to give Out
fielder Congalton, OF last years Chicago
team, trial.
Manager Reisling has decided to take his
Toledo team to Notre Dame, Ind, for
spring practice.
Jim Hart now says he will take his
Orphans to Los Angeles TO train, leaving
Chicago March f.
The South Bend club, OF the Central
League. has signed Pitcher George Shafer
and Shortstop Plass.
Catcher Anderson. of California. signed
by Toledo, is reported as having also signed
with two other clubs.
Catcher Kahoe. as agent of the St Louis
American club, has signed Whalen, the
San Francisco pitcher.
Toledo has lost two players by National
Board observation-disclosures Pappalau and
Third Baseman OHara.
The National Board has awarded Pitcher
CrabilI, claimed by Binghamton and Column
bus, to the Columbus club
Chesbro Is the highest salaried pitcher in
the business with his alleged $1,000 stipend
from the New York Americans.
Bill Dineen, the Boston pitcher, has
just refused an offer of $4,000 for his oil
holdings in Grant county, Indiana.
1t is said that Comiskey has made a
deal with Lotus, giving a catcher in ex-
change for Outhelder Jimmy Ryan.
William Dommei, a first baseman, and
Harry Fisher, a catcher, both of Lancaster,
Pa. have signed with the Wheeling club.
Fred c. Postal announces positively that
Delehanty will be kept with the Washington
club and that Ryan also will be signed
again.
Third Baseman Charley Kelley has noti-
fed the Milwaukee club that ne is going
to retire from baseball to enter the laundry
business.
Manager Kelley vetoes the proposed pur-
chase OF Dick Padden. and says either Ma
COON or Morrisey will play second base for
Cincinnati.
II is possible that Elmer Flick will be
found with the Phillies next season. Man
ager Shettsline is negotiating for his
lease from the Cleveland club.
Jack Chesbro was at one time an at
tendant at the AiddletOwn. II. Y, asylum,
at less salary per year than he will re-
ceive next season for pitching one game.
Manager Cantillon. of Milwaukee, has
given up all claim 10 the services of Out
fielder Hemphill, who is claimed under the
reserve clause by the Colorado Springs
club.
Willie Keller is coaching the Harvard
baseball squad in batting, and Jack Ches-
bro is giving points to the pitchers. The
Crimson should have good chance for the
championship.
The operation upon Lajoie for pleurisy
with effusion has confined that great player
to his bed and his doctors now think he
will be lucky TO play by June 10. Hard luck
for Cleveland.
President StrObel, of Toledo, Is corre-
spending with the managers of the South
ern League teams with the intention of
arranging "A trip through that section of
the country. preliminary to a number of
exhibition games at Armory Park.
The Brooklyn club has claimed Hugh
jennings. Joe Corbett, Jimmy Hughes
Charley Irwin and Eddie Wheeler. This
deprives Philadelphia of jennings as he
was not put on their claim list at Cincin-
natl. Irwin also overreached himself by
not signing with Detroit when he had
the chance.