The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-13
HOFFMAN Is SIGNED FOR
THE HOOSIER OUTFIElD
Negotiations with Detroit for the
Youngster Proved Sue
cessful.
ARMOUR CANCELS GAME
Weather Was Too Cold for Con
test. but Hoosiers INDUCED
in Practice
ARMOUR CANCELS GAME

Prospects for a winning team IN indian
apolis this season were made great deal
brighter last night when President Rus
chaupt received a telegram from Manager
Barrows of the Detroit team. that he would
dispose of Outfelder Hoffman to the In
dianapolis club. Efforts were made TO sign
Hoffman while the Detroit team was In
indianapolis last week and President Rus
chaupt went 10 Cincinnati TO try and COM
pIete the negotiations. but he was Informed
that ne would have 10 wait few days.
Barrows's telegram somewhat relieves the
situation, which was far from encouraging
the first Of the week With Hoffman signed
and another good man in view who VIII
join the club this week. or as soon as the
St. Louis American League club gets wei
under way. the outfeld, which few days
ago looked TO be woefully weak, will be
as strong as any department of the team.
Hoffman will join the Hoosiers at once and
may be seen In the games the latter part
OF this week. 1t has not been decided
whether Hoffman will be played in left or
right field.
Rather than take chances on having any
of his players suffer from the i'll effects
OF the cold weather Manager Armour. of
the Cleveland Americans, Cancelled the ex-
hibition game with indianapolis yesterday
afternoon. The Cleveland players will re-
main here until to-day and will then go TO
Chicago. where they open the champion
ship season tomorrow. 1t was even too
colo for the Napoleons to venture TO the
park for practice.
Manager Phillips had his Hoosiers at the
park during the morning and afternoon and
light practice INDUCED in The field
was in better condition than on Monday,
bat the air too chilly TO permit of
much hard work. All OF the pitchers were
given a little practice. just enough 10 help
them loosen up their muscles. but not
enough to make them sore The helders
practiced catching flies and stopping grass
cutters"
In the afternoon the men were lined up
and Manager Phillips gave them instruc-
tions on several plays he desires TO perfect
for team work. The infelders were given
special practice in fielding, hunts and max
ing plays when first base is covered.
one case of sickness has been reported.
Outfielder Tom McCreery being slightly
under the weather as a result or getting
He was not out for practice yesterday. but
II Is believed he will be able TO play To-
day,
the indianapolis Reserves, one of the
strongest OF the local teams. The regular
Indianapolis players will be in the game.
and IL is probable that Newlin, Fisher and
Barney will be assigned To slab duty. The
Reserves will line up as follows: Brough-
ton. catcher: Roder; pitcher; Sommers.
pitcher, QuiesseT. pitcher; Wagner pitcher
Uhl. first base: Pierce. second base; Wolf,
shortstop; o Brien. third base; White. left
field; Barnes, center field; Rric<ley, right
field.
Manager Phillips has released Pitcher
llalloy and First Baseman Biery TO the
pr.ngdeId club of the Three 1 League
nj they have left for that city. Malloy
I'D Biery should make a good showing
NTH Springfield. and will bear watching
fuI the coming year.
there is no chance of securing Rossman
from the Cleveland team. but since Hoff-
Ian has been signed he is not needed. II
Cleveland does not retain Rossman he will
Igvert TO Holyoke. Mass. as he is draft
al player. Hoffman was free TO sign with
indianapolis. Hoffman is youngster. but
during the spring games in the South he
made a very good showing with Detroit.
The championship season of the Ameri-
can Association will open one week from
TO-DAY. and. judging from the reports from
ether cities Indianapolis is in as good
shape as the other seven teams. Cold and
rainy weather has prevented much practice
this season.
The first games in the championship sea
son OF 1891 in the American and National
leagues will be played Tomorrow
Johnny Fisher has the best chance OF
any OF the youngsters TO secure a berth or
the regular pitching staff. Fifth place il
that department has narrowed down to
race between Nolz, Tom Williams anC
Fisher. with Fisher running a pretty gooc
race.