The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-28
Baseball Notes.

Ned Hanlon now believes that the Giants
will be in the race to the finish.
Fred Postal is again denying rumors that
the Washington Club is to be sold.
Billy Lauder is playing better ball this
year than he ever played in his life.
The New York Americans have taken
brace since Elberfeld joined the team.
Cleveland leads the American League In
sacrifices, stolen bases and double plays.
Tom LOTUS believes that both leagues will
season
In New York they call Browne, Bresna-
han and Bowerman the three busy BIS Of
the team.
Lajoie is in receipt of fat offer from
Clevelands Ministries to act as interlocutor
next season.
Gessler, who started in SO well with De-
troit, seldom gsrners hit now, and is bat
ting about .227.
Griffith has notified his men that no more
trades will be made unless the team strikes
another slump.
The manager of Cleveland's minstrels has
made Christy MathewsOn a fine offer to do a
monologue next season.
Jimmy Burke has improved in his work
since he was switched from second to his
regular position at third.
Clarke and Wagner, Of Pittsburg, are
having fine race for the leadership in bat.
ting In the National League.
In Pittsburg they celebrate whenever
Chesbro or Tannehill meet with defeat
with the New York Americans.
Elliott, the Milwaukee pitcher, will go I'D
higher this fall, sure. He has been threat
ened with promotions for several years
Sam DUNCAN lis said to be about all in. He
bats eighth for Milwaukee, and Cantillon
wants to get another boy to succeed him.
Pitcher George Mullin, of Detroit, has a
making good as pitcher for the Dayton
club.
Dan Murphy, the Athletics second sack
er, is playing fully as well this season as
last. He has been dubbed the hit inter-
rupter.
Arndt, Roach and Turner are the real
sluggers on the Columbus team. The other
players are doing little damage with their
sticks.
Even with its aggregation Of ex-big
leaguers, the Columbus team, which on pa
per looks strong, Is not setting the American
Association on fire.
The ST. Louis National League club has
offered the Buffalo club s11 900 for Outheld-
ers Gettman and Mcintyre. Pitcher MCGEE
and Catcher Shaw.
Pittsburg is the undisputed baseball
Monte Carlo 1t is no exaggeration to say
that thousands of dollars change hands
there on a single game.
cit strikes me-" says umpire Tom Brown,
that there is no such thing as foul line,
but that ii ought to be called the fair line
If ball hits on the line it is fair
Mccarthy, who wouldn't do as a Red or
Pirate, is playing the game of his life with
sstently and no longer boots the ball.
ST. Louis critics charge the pitchers on
the Cardinals staff of sidestepping work
when it is their turn to pitch, in view of the
poor work the men back of them are doing.
No consolidation for Connie Mack He ia
piling UP the dollars too fast and is perfect
~ satisfied with another club in town, does
not want to buy and does not care to SELL
Manager McAleer is wailing because of
the miserable batting of the Browns. He
curses the foul-strike rule roundly for hurt
ing his team more than any other in the
American League.
1t is limited that the Cincinnati Club, in
addition to MagOon, gave Comiskey a neat
and that, together with the bonus paid the
players, it cost the Reds something like
$4,000.
1t is rumored in Toledo that the baseball
club will be turned over to local company.
on the same lines as the Columbus club
Charley Strobel to be retained manager.
StrObel says he is willing to put the deal
through.
'Old Lester German stays in the game
He pitched winner for Toledo, Wash
ington Star. The Toledo German is not the
famous Lester but youngster. The vet
eran is living in prosperous retirement in
Maryland
Terre Haute has net been drawing we'll
for the last two weeks, but the manager
blames the weather for this President
Smith has not lost his enthusiasm and is
trying hard to strengthen his team in the
weak spots.
Jack O'Connell wants to be manager of
the Grand Rapids team, but thus far has
not been able 10 land the prize. OConnell
played with the Evansville team in the
Three-I League last year. but was released
near the close of the season.
Comiskey has asked Harry Killilea for the
use of Outf1elder Stone, now playing with
Duffy's Milwaukee team. Comiskey claims
Stone should not have beef, permitted to
leave the American League without giving
him chance to sign him first.
Ever since he took charge Of the Cincin-
natl team Manager Kelley has been trying
10 instill into his players the knack of ex-
ercising a little human intelligence under
certain conditions. but in the main these ef-
forts have been fruitless. principally for the
reason that the men who should do the
thinking have not the raw material where