The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-19
VOL1 TO Be RELEASED
AND FISHER RETAINED
Noblesville Twirler Has Shown
Good Judgment and Excel
lent Control.
WEDDING OUT THE TEAM
Powell, Strader and Lindsay VIII
Draw Releases-Five Pitch
ers on Staff.
WEBBING OUT THE TEAM

Four members of the Indianapolis team
will draw their releases to-day They will
be Pitcher Volz. Infielder Lindsay and Out
felders Powell and Strader. This will mean
that Johnny Fisher will be retained as
regular member of the pitching staff. Lind
say is not needed in the infeld, and with
the outfield complete there will be no room
on the team for Powell and Strader. Both
of the outfielders are a trife too inexperi-
enced for American Association company,
but with a season in a minor league they
may develop into very good felders. Lind
say also gives much promise of becoming
fast infielder, and he should have no trouble
in securing a berth in a strong minor
league.
Volz has shown during the exhibition
games that he has very little control of the
ball, fault that he has had for several
seasons. He is also troubled with lack of
nerve and is very wild when he gets himself
in hole. In Fisher, the Noblesvile lad,
the club has very promising twirler, one
who is intelligent, possessed of good judg-
ment and control and with plenty of speed
and curves. He has been very apt scholar
and should develop into one of the best
pitchers on the STAFF. He has made the best
record of any of the twirlers during the ex-
hibition games.
The club still has three catchers under
contract-Heydon, Ortlieb and Leslie-and
can be made between Ortlieb and Leslie to
act as substitute for Heydon.
Tom Ramsey, who umpred the exhibition
games. and who. in his day, was one of the
best pitchers in the country, paid a glowing
tribute to Fisher. Ramsey says that Fisher
is one of the most promising youngsters he
has ever seen and has the judgment of
big league twirler. Ramsey predicts that
Fisher Will let many of the association
teams down this season with two or three
hits.
The Indianapolis club will start the sea-
son with five twirlers-Phillips. Fisher, AL
lemang, Newlin and Williams Pitcher
Crowley will not report until the first of
next month and as the schedule provides
for two double headers during the first
games with the Western clubs it is neces-
sary TO have the pitching department well
fortified. Crowley will be in good shape
when he reports here. He pitched for
Georgetown against Harvard Saturday and
scored another shutout. The Washington
Times says of his game last Saturday:
''Cromley was the bright particular star
for Georgetown and IL certainly is a cheer
ing thought to have such valuable young
mansaround the premises The great Grim
son aggregation, picked especially on its
ly but five times. In one inning when two
hits came together he struck out a man and
caught another off first, clearing the at
mosphere and saving the day.
Speed, curves and control were the dis
tinguishing features of Cromley's work.
which is about all pitcher can be expected
to have. He fieded his position in ideal
form and nothing escaped his eagle eye
and sticky glove"
Captain Magoon was not in the game yes
terday. He was at the hotel all day. but
felt much better in the evening. He says
he will be in shape to practice to-day and to
be in the opening game tomorrow.
The honor of pitching the opening game
tomorrow will fall to Phillips. He has
kept In good shape all spring by practicing
every morning, although he has not pitched
in any of the exhibition games. He will
feel more confident of victory by pitching
the game himself young twirlers are
generally trifie nervous on the opening
day.