The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-20
PHILLIPS To REPORT
WITHIN A FEW DAYS
Hoosiers' New Manager May At
tend Association Meeting
in Chicago.
WILL ANNOUNCE TEAM
Indianapolis Fans Anxious to
Know Who VIII Represent
This City.
WILL ANNOUNCE TEAM

Charles F. Ruschaupt, president OF the
Indianapolis Baseball Club. promises to
give some interesting baseball news to the
Indianapolis public in the course OF the
next few days. The local fans viii well
come any news concerning the Indianapolis
club, as the local management has been
reluctant I'D to date in giving to the pub
lie the names of the players who will
wear indianapolis uniforms next season or
any special items OF interest about the
team William Phillips. manager of the
team. will arrive from Pittsburg the latter
part Of this week and may accompany
President Ruschaupt to the American As
ISOLATION meeting, which will be held on
Dec Is
President Ruschaupt and Manager Phil
lips have been In correspondence since the
latter was signed as manager and they
practically have agreed on the lineup for
the team for next season. II IS expected
that all OF the old players who are desired
will sign their contracts and from the list
of new men will be filed the positions that
will be left vacant.
Manager Cantillon, OF Milwaukee, gave
out a list OF players for his team few
days ago and mentioned Schaefer as the
man ne desires 10 play snort STOP. he
claimed he would purchase Schaefer from
the st. Paul club. Schaefer is on the In
dianapolis list. having been traded by st.
Paul TO indianapolis for Peter q Brien
The American League claims to have re-
paired all its fences in Washington by or
ganizing a syndicate of Washington bust
ness men to control the club. Washington
would be good baseball city If it received
proper encouragement and support from
the men in control. BY placing winning
team in Washington the attendance would
surpass that of part of the cities in the
American League. President Johnson also
claims that everything in New York has
been arranged satisfactorily and that the
American club in that city will be In a
position TO make money next season john
son says the American League headquar-
ters may be removed TO New York next
spring
A New York authority says that many
baseball men saw in the result of the
National League increasing its number Of
scheduled games a setback for Garry Herr
mann. whom many consider too friendly
with Ban Johnson. 1t was even said that
certain magnates were inclined to throw
IL into" the Cincinnati mogul, whose infiu-
, ence had been so great in the peace confer
ence.
William Pine. a well-known theatrical
manager who makes New York his home
during the summer. is in the city. He is a
great baseball fan and seldom misses a
game while in New York. He visited the
National and American League parks in
New York many times last year and says
that the small number of fans who gath
cred ut the American park took great de-
light in roasting the players. They would
hurl such remarks at the players "Oh,
go TO the Polo grounds and see how the
game Is played" Mr. Pine says the New
: York people care little for the American
League-
President Comiskey. OF the Chicago Amer
lean League Club. does not take the COM
mittee appointed by the National League
to straighten out the Davis-Jones tangIe
seriously. This is a ridiculous piece of
business was Comiskey's comment on the
action. wv hat In the world have the
National League owners TO do with Davis
and Jones? Both men belong TO me. If
anything could be done about IL, 1t is up
to- the New York National League Club.
but not to the rest.