The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28

The Indianapolis ball team returned home
yesterday from its disastrous Western trip.
The team lost eleven out of the thirteen
games played, the two victories being Sc
cured I'm the series at Minneapolis. The
team viii be at home until Aug. and Will
meet all the Western clubs. The Hoosiers
open a three-game series this afternoon at
Washington Park with Kansas City. This
afternoons game will be called at 3:45.
Manager Watkins shows the wear and
tear OF the last Western trip and the sleep
less nights he passed through worrying over
tho condition of the team. He left Indian
Nepolis two weeks ago weighing lis pounds
and returned yesterday weighing 159, but
he expects to take on weight as he is sure
his team will get back into winning
streak at once.
ct am not discouraged over the outlook,
said Manager Watkins last night MY men
showed a remarkable lot of ginger during
the trip. considering their crippled condi-
ton. Never before in my experience in
baseball have L had team so badly Grip
pied as the Indianapolis aspirants TO cham
pionship honors were during the past
month. My entire infield was out of the
game part OF the time and there is no
wonder that we lost so many games. L
have no excuses to offer for the showing
we made other than did not have the
team with which to win.
Il telegraphed every ball club In the
country trying to purchase players ana IN
ten days spent S120 on kilograms, but the
clubs would not sell tie men desired at
any price / did not care to pick UP young
players as the season Is too far advanced
TO experiment with youngsters. must nave
experienced ball players to get back on top
HAVE NOT LOST HOPE.
I'VE have not lost hope by any means,
and with thirty-seven games yet TO be
played at home we still have a good chance
to make fight for the pennant. The West
ern clubs only have about twenty more
games at home. SO we have the best Of
them. Our pitchers did fairly well, but
with crippled intield and the team hitting
poorly we could not get into the winning
habit
Il am very glad to announce that. be-
ginning with the frs: game with Kansas
City, my team will practically be in regular
form. kihm will go back In the game to-
morrow Tuesday, Fox will be at second,
Marcan at short and Tamsett at third.
The outfield will also be intact. And by
the way, l want to say that Jones Is playing
the best left field I'm the American Associa-
ton IL he plays the kind of ball the re-
mainder OF the season that he did OH the
last trip. he will be tower OF strength To
the team.
"Kellum will pitch the opening game
against Kansas City, and Heydon will do
the catching. We expect to jump right in
now and begin winning again. We want TO
win four out of every five games to be
played.
II have signed Jake ValZ, pitcher, re-
leased by St. Paul. Allemang will finish the
!. season at st. Paul. Voz was not released
because he was unable to win his games,
as ne won seven out OF the first eight games
he pitched, but there was slight difference
between him and some of the other St. Paul
players and he was released. / am still
trying to secure players, and expect to land
two. IL get HIM our pitching staff will be
In good condition.
"O'Brien is rapidly recovering from his
severe injury received several weeks ago
and may be able to return TO the game in
ten days or two weeks. With O'Brier
back in the game would have our team
int ict and would then make hard fight
for first place"