The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
Baseball Notes.

Charley Zimmer's Philadelphia salary is
said to be $1,000.
Chicago has turned Outielder Emil Frisk
back to Denver.
Los Angeles actually tried to tempt Pitch
er Bernhardt to desert Cleveland
Willie Campbell, middle-weight boxer,
will train the Detroit team while on their
Southern trip.
Charley Comiskey won three suits of
clothes from Charley Ebbetts on the New
York proposition.
The Milwaukee team will travel 2,1H
miles on its training trip, starting at Nash
vile and finishing at Chicago
Barney Dreyfuss is said to have lost big
money betting that the American would
not locate on Manhattan island.
1t is President Harry Pulliam's dictum
that McGraw cannot have Fielder Jones
except by trade or direct purchase.
Cleveland baseball enthusiasts have
started an endless chain protest to Ban
Johnson against the foul-strike rule.
After he had signed with Kansas City.
Billy Maloney received a better offer to
play with the Philadelphia Nationals.
The Toronto club is negotiating with Out
fielder Orville Woodruff, late of Indianap-
oils, and under reservation to that club.
According TO Manager Dale Geer, of the
Kansas City Blues. it is a cinch that Mike
Grady will play with the team again this
season.
Both Connie Mack and Charley thinner.
managers of the rival teams in Phiadel-
phia, were formerly catchers on the Pitts
burg team.
George Van Haltren declares that his
broken leg has mended so well that it is as
good as new This will be his eighteenth
year in the League.
Jack Mclean, who has caught in st.
John for two seasons and was formerly
with the Boston American Leaguers, has
been signed to play in New York.
Henry Killilea said that had he been
member of the American League rule COM
mittee he would never have voted for the
Endorsement of the foul-strike rule.
Manager Dale Geer has not yet succeeded
in signing Eddie Lewee for next season.
Lewee wants an increase in his salary, and
Gear is not willing to give 1T to him. -
The Milwaukee team will train in Ala
hama St Paul in Arkansas, Minneapolis
in Kansas, Toledo at South Bend. Ind. The
remaining teams will train at home.
George Magoon has been playing ice polo
all winter. and is in the best of shape. He
has no trace of the rheumatism that laid
him UP for such long time last summer
Clark Griffith claimed that the foul
strike rule would strengthen the Cleveland
club % per cent. as the players are slug
gers and will not be handicapped by the
rule.
President Pulliam has called meeting
of the National League umpires for April
r. at which the rules of the game will be
considered and uniform Interpretation
reached.
Barney Dreyfuss never does anything by
halves. To the 800 given by the League
for a pennant he has added 500 to make
the championship emblem something really
gorgeous.
The American Association clubs are
spending more money in getting their
teams in condition for the championship
struggle of 1903 than perhaps any minor
league ever did in the history of the game
During a discussion on contracts between
nicEa no la
gave Ii as his opinion that the players
would have good chance 10 get damages
from the two leagues for making COM
bination forcing changed conditions as to
contract.
The name for the new New York ball
park has not yet been selected. Some per-
sons have already named Ii American
League Park" but a suggestion has been
made that 1T be called Washington Oval
because of its location and the proximity
to Fort Washington road.
Manager Clarke, of the Pittsburg club
has made ii optional with Infielder Jimmy
Burke whether he will go to ST. Louis or
remain in Pittsburg. If Burke objects to
the deal as arranged between the two clubs
he will be allowed to remain with the
Pirates
Robert II. jeffrey, Republican candidate
for the Columbus mayoraty, has come out
squarely in favor of Sunday baseball. The
| a communication asking his position in the
matter and he replied that he favors Sun
| day baseball and all other "healthful and
| innocent Sunday amusements."
| President Pulliam proposes to establish a
| baseball Hall of Fame at League quar-
| tiers in New York. He has commissioned
| Clarence Beaumont. last years champion
| League batsman. TO sit for a painting in
| baseball uniform. The painting Is to be of
| life size and Pulliam will start series Of
! such paintings of the annual champion
| batters-
| Henry KiIlilea, Of Milwaukee, owner OF
! the Boston American League Baseball Club.