The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-09
TEAM in BETTER SHAPE
WATKINS'S PETS LEAVE FOR AN
OTHER WESTERN TRIP.
Players Show Improvement I'm bat
ting and Pitchers Are Rounding
Up-News and Notes Of Baseball.

Indianapolis left last night for another
trip around the western circuit. The team
at this stage is in better condition than it
was when it started on the disastrous trip
five weeks ago. O'Brien, who has been laid
up with his broken collar bone, is now able
to take light exercise. Since the club has
been home he has INDUCED in light batting
and throwing and thinks that within ten
days he will be able to take part in the
game should misfortune again overtake any
of his teammates.
Manager Watkins expressed himself much
pleased last week at the good showing the
players made in their batting. The men
were unfortunate in losing the series
against st. PAU. In each of these games
the Saints were outbatted and outfielded.
The loss of the games was due entirely to
the cratic work of Frank Foreman as UNI
pire. Manager Watkins wrote a letter to
President Hickey explaining the conditions
in this city while Foreman handled the in
dicator, yet the president Of the Associa-
ton did not see fit to take any interest III
the matter.
BY the loss of the four games to st. Poul
last week Indianapolis allowed Louisville to
take third place, while the Hoosiers went to
fourth place. The Saints, in the meantime,
increased their big lead on first place.. Man.
ager Watkins said that. as far as the Hoo
siers are concerned, they do not hope to get
above third place at the close OF the race,
his team might slip into second place and
remain there. All the members are well and
are playing good ball. If they should con-
tinue this streak on the present western
trip they might pass Louisville and also
Overtake Milwaukee. :.
Manager watkins has expressed himself
as satisfied with Pitcher VOlz, who was
secured from st. Paul at the time of the
HOLSTERS recent trip to the Northwest
Volz was in the box for a short time one
day last week and acquitted himself credit
ably.
When Pitcher Bailey stepped into the box
for st. Paul in the second game OF thai
day against Indianapolis there was some
the deal by Which Manager Kelly was able
to secure Bailey from the Senator's. Man.
ager Watkins said that he was not at al
surprised at the shift, as St Paul has
lately fallen down in regards to the pitch
ing department. The other clubs will now
lend all their influence to the Saints tC
keep the Hoosiers from going any higher III
the race. -,
gossip about Wee Willie Kellum leaving
indianapolis to join the Cincinnati club
Watkins denies that a trade is on: but sew
eral of the Cincinnati sporting writer's have
taken 1t for granted that a deal has beer
closed by which Kellum will soon wear q
Cincinnati uniform.
Kellum, for several seasons, has demon
strated that he is capable of again being II
faster company. This year he has clearly
outdistanced all other pitchers in tn'
league.
AIlemang. who was a member of the In.
dianapolis pitching corps for a short m
and who is now a member Of the st. Pau
club, caused every one to wonder las1
Thursday at his clever work In the pox
While a member of the Indianapolis team
Allemang did nothing that would cause
managers to rave over him. After he left thu
care of Manager Watkins he took new life
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well scattered and only lost his game by
one run.