The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20
BASEBALL NOTES.

Frank Bancroft insists that Chicago be-
comes a poorer baseball town every year.
Pitsburg's new battery, THOMPSON and
Carisch, are termed the Montana Pinks."
The Indianapolis Unions and Hamilton
Reserves viii play at Brookside Park this
afternoon.
Umpire tombstone has been chosen to
referee the ~Cincinnati-C Cleveland postsea-
son series.
The Indianapolis Grays will play the
Washingtons at Capital City Park this
afternoon at $3.50.
Club, has been strongly recommended to
the Cincinnati Club.
Comiskey said to have offered st. Paul
Tannehill, Dundan and $1,000 for Second
Baseman Miller Higgins.
The Pitsburgs will not realize one ambi-
ton of the early season, namely, the win
ming of 100 games this year.
Pulliam names New York, Pittsburg. Chi
cago and Cincinnati as the National League
clubs who have made money.
The Philadelphia Club is reported as hav-
ing secured Kenna, the poet-pitcher of the
Milwaukee Western League Club.
Roy Thomas is the latest ball player to
take to the stage. He will double up with
Billy Mailman in a vaudeville turn.
Ex-Pitcher Nal Eason is taking voice
culture in Toledo and is said TO have
promise of a future as an opera singer.
CIingman established a new seasons
record in the American Association by ae-
cepting thirteen chances at short at Column
bus.
IT is said in st. Louis that the Robisons
will retire from baseball after this season.
A st. Louis syndicate will buy their hold
ings.
Al Setback says that when the old tin
can Is pulled on him for good he will give
Columbus the greatest bowling alley in
Ohio.
Frank Farrell says he is satisfied his
New York Americans will land the big
money next season when they so after the
%pennant.
The New York Sun says that the pitchers
in the American League are infinitely supe-
rior as a class to those in the national or
ganization.
Pittsburgers have an idea that some of
the new talent being gathered by Barney
Philadelphia.
Catcher Jack O'Connor. suspended by
New York. is running a saloon in his home
town, st. Louis, Mo. He says he is out OF
baseball for good.
The 1904 contracts with Cincinnati of KEEL
ley, Hahn, Harper. Kellum, Elliott, Foil
and Reagan have been promulgated by
President Pulliam.
AL those who are proud of the Washing
ton Baseball Club please stand up and be
counted. You may now be seated, Mr..
Observation-Disclosures Post.
President Dreyfuss now wants n four
time pennant winner and is bending his
energies toward strengthening the Pirates
In the pitching department.
Al Ortiz says he will not be with Wash
lngton next season, as there is a clause in
his contract allowing him TO go where he
pleases at the close OF the season.
Manager Collins says his aim from now
until the meeting with Pittsburg will be
TO keep his men. especially the pitchers,
In good shape for the final meeting.
Bill Phillips has added two more mortar
factories 10 the syndicate i'm Which he is
interested for the manufacture of wood
fiber plaster. He now has a hand i'm three
such institutions.
McGraw is thinking of taking his New
York Nationals To California next winter.
keeping them there until spring. then going
to some Southern training place to remain
until the season opens.
Lajoie says Cleveland would have won
the pennant easily had Joss and Wright
pitched up to form earlier in the season
and had later Bernhard not been knocked
out with "A broken hand.
Joe McGinnity's most sensational game
was in 1895. when he pitched for Peoria,
the pennant winners, and landed n twenty
One-inning game from ST. Joseph, S to 3
Peoria made four runs and St. Joseph one
I'm the twenty-first inning. McGinnity had
three putouts, ten assists and one error.
Making every allowance for the handi-
caps under which he has been working
there can be no question, even in Gala
hams mind, that he is not qualified for O
major league manager" says a Chicago
writer. "He was compelled to jump into ar
unfamiliar and the most difficult position
on the Held and. In spite of the bleacher