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


Beaumont is keeping up his good work
with the stick.
Detroit seems to have picked up a good
man in kisSinger.
Pittsburg has the only poetic battery In
Lever and Weaver.
Dougherty of the Bostons, is fast over
hauling the heavy hitters.
The Boston Americans have played to 370,-
900 people so far this season.
Garvin won four out of five games for
Brooklyn on the Western trip.
The Boston Americans now have seven
men batting above the 800 mark.
Pitcher Amos r. Scott, of Terre Haute.
has just taken the third degree In Masonry.
Mcdonald whom Minneapolis secured re-
Gently from Kansas City, Is pitching good
ball.
In Pittsburg they insist that Emslie is the
poorest umpire the National League
staff.
Ned Hanlon says that Tim Flood, his sec
ond baseman, is playing the game or his
career.
Hanlon refused the offer of Lefty Davis
and another player for Sheckard made by
Griffith.
st. Louis is said to have made an offer to
Infielder Andy Glover, Of the Pittsburg A.
c. team.
O'Brien, of the Boston Americans, played
fifty-two games before making an error In
the field.
The Washington club is collecting fund
for the benefit of Mrs. Ed Delehanty and her
little girl
Billy LADDERS sight is going back on him,
and this will probably be his last season ON
the diamond.
Homer Smoot is easily the most popular
man on the ST. Louis team, barring, posi-
bly,, Donovan.
Pat Moran. CT the Bostons, is fast coming
to the front as a great catcher, fine thrower
and hard hitter.
Hans Wagner is being Kissed along the
circuit. OF late he has got into the way OF
playing dirty ball.
President Johnson says the attendance at
the game in Boston this season has shown
gain Of e per cent.
Winters is the only one of the Boston
American twirlerS that has not won the ma
jority of his games.
Charley Somers has no use for the foul
strike rule and will do his best to have it
rescinded next spring.
Bill Dineen, of the Bostons, picked a little
red pimple with pin, and now his pitching
arm has gone to the bad.
Brashear continues to hit the ball hard,
and is sure to be among the heavy patters
of the American Association.
Manager McGraw, of the New Yorks, says
he can get into the game at any time, hav-
ing recovered from all injuries.
Green is the leading batsman on Comis-
keys team at present, with an average or
1874 Magoon is second and Holmes third
The Duesseldorfers play at Lafayette to-
day and Elwood next Sunday This club is
scheduled until the middle of September.
Captain Clymer, of Louisville, is attract
ing attention by persistently hitting the ball.
He threatens to break into fast company.
Terre Haute has two Popps. Ed and Will
lie. A recital of the Terre Haute batting list
sounds like gasoline automobile going by.
Secretary w. H. Locke, of the Pittsburg
betting in the Smoky City on the result of
the games has had a bad effect.
The Pittsburg Pirates are. without doubt,
the most popular team In the business just
now. The kickless style of play adopted by
Clarke's men has won the fans.
There is said to be friction between Man
ager McAleer and some of his players, and
this is believed to be partly responsible for
the Browns low position in the race.
The Washington club is heavy financial
turn of $4,000 to the New York club, which
sum Del had not half worked out
Chicago critics are agitating Bob Lowe
for the management of the White Stockings
The veteran might do we'll on the bench,
now that his playing career is at an end.
Director j. B. Billings, of the Boston club
saws Boston will have a winning team next
season. matter what 1t costs 1t takes
more than money, however, to get win
ming team.
W
away from home. Already 10000 people
have witnessed their road games, over 5000
attending two games in New York and one
in Chicago.
Cleveland and st. Louis American League
clubs whereby Cleveland acquires Pitcher
| Frank Donahue from St. Louis In exchange
| for Gene Wright and cash consideration.
Christy Mathewson has received an offer
| to appear Oh the stage this winter. AS yet no
| one has thought to star George Davis in that
| sterling melodrama, Held by the Enemy"
| Perhaps George is sensitive on this point.
A Cincinnati scribe has figured up the
| games won and lost, and finds that the Gin
cnnatis have won most of their games on
| Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
while Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
| have been losing days.
| Manager thinner, of the Phladelphias
| makes the positive statement that If Mike"
Lynch, the star college twirler of the year,
| plays professional baseball at all it viii be
| as a member of the Philadelphia team. Joe
Kelley disputes this-but thinner is right.
Frank Bancroft and Robert Lee Hedges
| have completed arrangements to dodge con-
| ficts in ST. Louis. The Reds were booked to
| clash with Comiskeys White SOx in st.
Louis on Aug. and Sept. 10. The Americans
! will now double in August and the Nationals
| in September.
President Sexton. of the Western League.
| has notified Manager Edmison of the Rock
| ford club of the Three / League, that any
further attempt at violence toward League
| umpires by spectators at Rockford will
mean forfeiture Of that city's franchise
without further notice.
Hanlon's Superbas are chiefly made UP of
! former Chicago players. Doyle, Dahlen,
! Strang Dobbs and Garvin have all worn
West Side uniforms. Strang and Garvin
have worn White Stockins on the South Side
! and Flood was at one time under contract
| to Comiskey, but jumped before reporting.
An Indian Game at Knox.