The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
Baseball Notes.

st. Paul has withdrawn its draft of Gill
bert, OF Little Rock
Umpire Jack Haskell has resigned with
the American Association.
President Hickey has options on three
sites for ball grounds in Chicago.
George Tebeau is making arrangements
to enlarge the Louisville grandstands.
Peoria claims to have signed shortstop
Frank Shugart, claimed by Milwaukee.
Albany has signed Third Baseman Jordan
to replace Tamsett, signed by Indianapolis.
Infielder Jimmy Bannon. of Columbus,
has been appointed coach OF the Holy cross
baseball team.
Pink Hawley and Mcbride, Olmstead and
Runkle on the market.
President Hurley, of Worcester, mas
waived all claim to Third Baseman ING
laub, signed by Milwaukee.
President strobel. of Toledo: is negoti,
ating with Outfielder ''Reddy" Gray and
Shortstop Leon Demontreville.
Billy Lush has signed for next season
with the Bostons at a handsome advance
on the 81. 400 he received last year.
Magnate Killilea has loaned Infelder
Jack o Brien, of the Boston A. l.. club, TO
the Milwaukee Western League club.
The national board has awarded Pitcher
Frank Barber TO Denver. The player was
claimed by Columbus and Milwaukee.
Pitcher Walker, who was with Cleveland
club. Joe Cantillon was also after the man.
George Tebeau thinks he has chance to
get back Flaherty, Dunkle and Tannehill;
possibly also Bonner will not go TO Boston.
The national board has decided that
Catcher loft, signed by Toronto and CO.
lumbus, must play with Toronto, owing 10
priority of contract.
According to George B. Cox. the Cincin-
natl club made a profit of $4,000 last sea-
son, after the new owners took hold, but
lost $500 on the W ole season.
Manager Donovan, of the st. Louis
League club, is going to California TO Sc
cure some players from the outlaw PACING
Coast League, and to size up Bill Lange.
The Milwaukee club has signed Pitcher
Durham, late of st. Louis, who is on Co
lumbuss reserve list as a set-of to Co
lumbuss capture of Shortstop Clingman.
Jack Sharrott, who played in the Indian
apolis outfield a few games several years
ago. will return to the diamond next year.
after year spent in running a billiard
room.
offered Mr.. Hermann $1,000 for the re-
lease of Catcher William Maloney. The
matter has been submitted to Manager
Kelley.
Topsy Hartzell is back in Wellington. O..
from his California trip. He has a brother
of such ability as to warrant trial in
fast company. He will train with the Ath-
letics in the spring.
Cincinnati papers state that George
Hogriever is a Red possibility for next sea-
son. Hogriever is playing indoor ball In
that city. He has already signed an In
dianapolis contract.
Manager Frank Reisling will remove
from Hartford to Toledo about Feb. 20. He
will at once take active charge OF the
team, and his judgment will be final in the
selection of players
Manager Connie Mack has signed Out
fielder Irving Waldron, of last season s
Kansas City team. Waldron formerly
played with the Milwaukee and Washing
ton American League clubs.
Harry Quin, who has retired for the pres
ent from the limelight of the baseball
arena, thinks well of Manager Joe Can
tillon, of Milwaukee, no matter whether he
is interested in the game or not.
At meeting of the board of directors of
the Milwaukee American Association base
ball club yesterday officers were elected as
follows: President, Charles s. Havenor;
vice president, II. j. Bauman; secretary,
Cornelius Corcoran.
The New York officials are hopeful that
some arrangement can be made with Lof-
tus and Comisky whereby Delehanty and
George Davis may be released TO the New
York League club. II is possible those
| players were only insisted upon by the
| American League to vindicate a principle
and they are not essential to the success of
either the Washington or Chicago clubs
| To speak plainly. the American League
would be better of without them.-Sporting
Life.