The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
++++ Baseball, Race Winners, General Sports '++++

illegal pitchers box. the allegation being
that the box Is higher than fifteen inches.
Cy Young and Rube Waddell are the
pitching attractions in the American
League.
Fred Postal now declares emphatically
that he has no idea of selling the Washing
ton club.
Captain Jack Doyle is doing good work
for the Brooklyn team this season ana say
ing nothing
Lee Tannehill has recovered his batting
eye, and is making a great success In the
American League.
President Puliam thinks that ST. Louis
has the best day-in-and-day-out hitting
team in the League
Pitcher Nick Altrock is regaining his
strength but will not join the Boston Amer
leans until about June 1.
Sammy Strang is in Brooklyn this year
what he was in Chicago last-alternately
ace high and deuce. low.
Jack Sutthoff is the most willing pitcher in
the Reds outfit. He ought to be one OF the
winning twirlers Of the year.
Hanons California finds have all made
good. He has four of them-Jones. Schmidt,
Householder and McCreedie.
Brain, of st. Louis. is keeping up his good
work at third He looks like the best In
fielding debutante of the season.
Chicago is doing pretty well without
George Davis. He will soon learn that one
player does not make a ball team.
Dunn is playing grand game in the in
field for the Giants Gotham fans are begin
ming TO believe that he has McGraw beaten.
Mike Kahoe is doing the bulk Of the
catching for the st. Louis Browns and is
making a good record both in fielding and
batting.
pitching staff for 1868. 1t will consist OF
Hahn, Harper. Poole, Phillips. Sutthoff and
Ewing.
Manager Joe Kelley, of the Cincinnatis,
has drawn more bases on balls so far this
year than any other player in the National
League.
Kelley's popularity at Cincinnati is undis-
puted. He is the idol Of the bleachers, and
II he can only develop winner he Will own
the town.
arity breeds contempt, but much as 1 am
familiar with pennants l have never had
any contempt for them"
Manager Cantillon, Of the Milwaukee
team, expects Hemphill to greatly strength
en- his aggregation. He induced Hemphll to
return to him from the outlaw Pacific Coast
League.
President Hurley, of the Worcester club,
has refused the offer of President Bryce. of
the Columbus club, TO exchange two pitch
ers and $1,000 bonus for Manager Zeke
Wrigley.
One can realize the stupendous amount of
labor required to put New York American s
grounds in shape. when 1T is known that the
pay roll for grading in that one week
amounted to $500.
1t is expected that st. Paul's new down.
| town park will be completed by June Is.
| The ST. Paul City Council has passed the
| ordinance permitting the club to construct
| a baseball park within the fire limits
| Unlike Freedman. the new owner of the
| New York club, John T. Brush, puts no re-
| strctions upon the team whatever in the
| matter of keeping hours or drinking. He be-
! lieves in giving every man halter and a
| long one.
"Sandow" Mertes has strengthened the
| Giants immensely in batting and baserun-
| ming, and no player who ever wore a New
| York uniform was ever more popular. His
| long hits have been a feature in nearly
every game.
All Of the magnates and baseball writer's
| were expressing sympathy for poor Com
! iskey'' a few weeks ago, but 1t seems to
/ have been wasted. for the old Roman has a
| team which is setting most lively pace
| for the other seven teams.
| 1t is a remarkable fact that the crack
| Detroit pitcher. George Mullin in his three
! years service as a professional has never
| yet shut out an opposing team. Time and
| time again he has seemed to have white
wash assured, and some little fielding slip
| has robbed him.