Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 358, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1899 — Page 6

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GOSSIP OF THE DIAMOND

XIANY NEW PLAYERS WILL DE SEELS IS INDIANAPOLIS.

President Watkins AVI 11 Have a Strons Club American League Personnel Exhibition Games.

It Is only about eleven or twelve weeks until the ball players who will wear the Indianapolis uniforms and battle for the championship In the American League will arrive In . this city preparatory to the rprlng practice. There will be some new faces on the Indianapolis team in 1900 to take the places of the men who were secured by Cincinnati and there will also be some other changes, as President Watkins has lines out in all directions for good men. It la hl3 Intention to strengthen the Indianapolis team with good players who can bat. This feature has been one of the weaknesses of the Hooslers for some time, but it is Mr. Watkins's Intention to select his team for next season from the candidates with the idea In view of adding batting strength to the organization. In addition to the three men who were mentioned last week as having been claimed Watkins has signed Leonard Swormstedt. a coming pitcher who halls from Cincinnati. Terms were made with him before Mr. Watkins purchased the Indianapolis club and when he took charge he received a letter from Ed Grlllo, sporting editor of one of the Cincinnati papers, stating that Swormstedt was greatly in demand by several clubs owing to his record of last season and advised the Indianapolis magnate to secure him at once. Watkins immediately orned negotiations with Swormstedt and he was signed yesterday. He Is six feet and one half inch tall, weighs 160 pounds and is but twenty-one years of age. lie possesses a physique similar to Victor Willis of the Boston team. In twenty-eight games pitched by Swormstedt last season against various tearss the opposing batsmen secured but an average of four hits a game and he had an average strike-out record of ten men to a game. When the National League season closed last fall the Cincinnati team played two games with the Covington. Ky team in which Swormstedt pitched for the latter club. In the first contest Cincinnati made but six hits oft of him and In the second contest, which was a ten lnnin; battle, the Reds made but four hit?. Cincinnati would have lost the game but for the poor fielding behind Swormstedt. He is said to have an underhand baU similar to the delivery of McGinnity. Watkins has great hopes that Swormstedt will turn out to be a winning pitcher. There will probably be no American league club which will fare better when the time comes la securing National League players than the Indianapolis club. With Cleveland and Louisville out of the big league there will be several good men available for American League clubs and the Indianapolis public can rest assured that President Watkins will be on the ground early ready to make a selection. It Is very probable that there will be players on the Indian apolU team next season who have worn both the Cleveland and Louisville uniform, but no man will be

cured unleas he will add strength to the

Hooslers: It is known -that President

Watkins had his eye on some Interstate

League products and he no doubt would have entered into negotiation for the men, but ho rya rovr that fcs T7ill not need

them. Thl3 is a pretty good indication

that he has his lines working for good

men.

... There has been a great deal of talk lately

about the circuit of the American League

for next season, but some of the proposed circuits do not seem to be practical. It has been intimated that Baltimore and

Washington would be represented In the

American League, but those, who have been entertaining an idea of witnessing

clubs play in this league In 1000 with Bal

timore and Washington on the shirts of

the players had better dispense with those Ideas at once, for such a thing will not come to pass at least next year. Then there has been a league placed on paper of Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Kansas City, Chicago, Indianapolis. Detroit, Grand Rapids and Buffalo. Now it is almost a safe bet to wager that there will be changes In that proposed circuit. A couple of weeks

ago the Journal predicted that tho circuit

of the American League for the season of 1900 would be composed of Milwaukee,

Kansas City, Chicago, Buffalo, Cleveland,

Detroit, Indianapolis and Louisville. The

magnates of the American League are be

ginning to believe that this circuit is the most practical. That Minneapolis will not

be a member of the American League.

seem3 to be a conclusion, providing Comiskey gets his St. Paul team into Chicago. There has been some talk that Chicago

will not be in this league next season, but President Ban Johnson and Charles Comlskey did not attend the National League meeting for nothing. They went there to gain the good will of tho magnates of the major organization and unless they had assurances that Chicago will not be allowed in the American League Johnson would not talk in the manner he does. He is holding something up his sleeve which he will surely spring in the near future, and the trump card will no doubt be a statement that Chicago will be in the American League circuit. If this comes true Saulspaugh, who owns the controlling interest in the Minneapolis team, will bforced to take his franchise to Louisville and represent that city in the American League. Grand Rapids will not be in the American League next season. With Cleveland out of the big league that city will not.lbe Allowed to go without baseball, but Instead of the Grand Rapids club, strengthened by Loftus, will be played at Cleveland. This circuit will be more compact than any that evtr represented the old Western League and It is believ.ed that the league will be much stronger than ever before. Put a pin in this prediction of the American League circuit. The proposed circuit as given here will noi be materially changed at all providing Chicago gets in. With the proposed admission of larger cities to the American League President Watkins has received letters asking what are the chances of tho , Indianapolis club playing Sunday ball next season. These Inquiries vex President Watkins, for he says that he does not want the residents of Indianapolis to get the impression that he will endeavor to play Sunday ball In this city. He has nevr entertained such an Idea and he says that Indianapolis will positively have no Sunday ball in 1900. When the Indianapolis team was the most prosperous Sunday ball was not played here, but when an attempt was made to play the games on Sunday the club lost many of Its valuable friends and patrons who. would hot attend the week day games. President Watkins is anxious to secure the confidence of the better class of citizens and he promises them that there will be no Sunday ball. -s- a. . . The Indianapolis club will open the Clnclnatl park on the return of the Reds from their Southern training trip. The dates will be April 1 and 2. On April 3, 4 and 5 the Cincinnati team will play In Indianapolis,opening tho new league park In this city. These games will bo largely attended, as the friends of Bob Allen, now manager of ho Cincinnati team, will turn out In force to give him a welcome. On April 6 and 7 the Rochester team, champions of the Eastern League, will play here. Indianapolis will play at St. Louis on April 8, 9 and 10. Pittsburg and Chicago, National League clubs, will both play exhibition g&mes her prior to the opening of the championship season. It Is thelatcatlca cf President Watklr;3 to clve

the Indianapolis fans some of tho b?st exhibition games ever seen In this city. Work on the new league park is progressing rapidly. The north fence has been built and work on the east fence i3 well under way. The grounds will be inclosed this week. The grading is nearly completed and In a few days tne ground will be leveled and ready to be sodded. The carpenter work will all be done this winter. ihe new park has never been christened, anu when the time comes President Watkins is at a loss to give It a name. It was suggested co him that he name the new pane "the Lawton Park after the name of the great Indiana general who was ?hot dead In battle in the Philippines. President Watkins approves of this name, but he wants the public of Indianapolis to voto on the matter, and it is requested that all who have suitable names for the new park shall mail them to President Watkins, Room 83, When building. Suggestions will be received until Feb. 1. . . . . . . President Watkins has decided on appointing Joseph Gavin as treasurer of the Indianapolis bail club. Gavin will look after the interest of the club at home and abroad.

HER MOTHER WAS DYING

Ball Team to Play In Cuba. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23. Cuba is to be Invaded by a baseball team from this country. An aggregation to be known as the All-American baseball club will leave this city for Havana soon for a stay of two months. With the exception of one person, Beecher, a local man, who is slated to play short stop, the club will be made up of talent from the National and minor leagues. Two of the Cincinnati Reds are booked to go on the expedition, Beckley and Steinfeldt. The others are Chiles, of Philadelphia; McAllister, of Cleveland; Dan Phelan, Jimmy Delaney and Nance, of New Orleans, and Johnny Gonding, a local boy, who caught for the Reading, Fa., club last year. The AllAmericans will be under the direction of Abner Powell, manager of the local Southern League club. MAY HAVE BEEN DUPED.

Xo Trace Has Yet Been Secured of Lewis R. Adams.

Little additional was learned yesterday regarding the operations of Lewis R. Adams in connection with the Free Kindergarten .work, which resulted in the arrest of Mrs. Genevieve Sanford and Miss Grace Hooker. The women were at the police station yesterday, and showed telegrams and letters, written about a month ago, which tended to show that Adam3 had In prospect deals whereby he expected to make large sums of money, and offered to share It with' them If they would go to work for him. In a letter from Adams to Mrs. Sanford the true nature of the work Is put vaguely, and there is doubt as to whether or not the women knew Just what kind of work he was engaged in, though they collected and turned over considerable money to him. FROM A BLIND HAN.

Ansruftua D. Wllmoth Charged xrtth. Stealing Tito Barrels of Whisky.

Augustus D. Wilmoth. 1021 Southeastern avenue, was arrested last night by Detectives Asch and Dugan for stealing two barrels of whisky from Harry Lindsay, a blind, saloon keeper, 12S South . Oriental street. Wilmoth admitted having carted the liquor away and said he had It at his home. Mrs. Lindsay swore out a warrant for his arrest.

'A Richmond Concern. The Mathers Bros. "Company, of Richmond, was Incorporated yesterday, with a capital stock of 13,000. The directors are Joseph A. Goddard, Benjamin Starr. Geo. E. Ersermeyer, Samuel W. dear and

SO READ THE TELEGRAM RECEIVED nV MAY HOPKINS.

She Couldn't Get the Money to Return to IN err York, However, from Seiii oil's Extramgama Company.

Harry W. Semon's Extravaganza Company will leave the city for Greenfield tomorrow lacking several people who came with it to Indianapolis. The chief reason for this, according to Miss Nettie Huffman, the leading woman In the company. Is that "Harry has been trying to run a show without paying salaries." Connected with the partial disruption of the aggregation there is a pathetic story, while the tale of how the company happened to land In this city Illustrates how the stage, as represented by the vaudeville and burlesque, appeals to young women anxious for an opportunity to shine as stars in tinsel and grease paint. According to Miss Huffman, she is the only woman In the show who Is not making her first season and pocketing promises Instead of salary. The pathetic feature of the affair was that May Hopkins, a New York girl who has never been away from home before, received a telegram two days ago informing her that her mother was dying, and calling on her to come home at once if she wished to see her alive. Miss Hopkins says she asked Manager Semon for enough of her back salary to enable her to reach New York, but was unable to get It. In her dressing room at the theater last night she wept and moaned In anguish at the thought of her helpless condition. For two nights she donned her scant theatrical attire and made an effort to perform her part of the work of the show, but last night she broke down and to symathizlng fellow-performers announced her inability to act travesty while her mother was dying. Her eyes were swollen with weeping and when the time came for the call for the first part, no one knocked on her door. In discussing her position with Miss Huffman, she said her only hope of securing food and shelter was In staying with the show, although she was nearly frantic to get to her mother. Another incident of the night took place at the hotel where most of the company 13 stopping. Miss Addle Favart, who is billed as "The Australian Sunbeam," joined the company in this city. Before she had been with the company two hours, she learned that salaries were not being paid and she at once laid plans for returning to her home in Louisville. She had no money, but she was full of resources and taking a ring from her finger she offered to raffle it among the guests of the house. Members of "A Runaway Girl" company, traveling men and employes of the hotel, all bought chances and she raised the. money to take her back home to-day. Another member of the company secured an engagement by wire yesterday with Weber & Field's "Dainty Duchess" company, which will pass through this city to-day, going to Chicago. The rest of the company, it was announced last night, will follow Manager Semon's fortunes to Greenfield to-morrow. Horse Stealing Is Alleged,, Governor Mount yesterday honored a requisition from the Governor of Ohio for the return of Robert and Bessie Smith and Austin Walkup, who are charged with horse stealing and grand larceny in Adams county. Ohio. The affidavit charges that Austin Walkup hired a horse and buggy of one Zadok Hook,, a hotel keeper and livery stable owner in North Liberty, Adama county, Ohio, and that when he had driven away from the town he took into the buggy with him Robert and Bessie Smith and the three of them drove across the Ohio river ana tried to e:il tfw hcrss end bu

by, but, failing to do so, they abandoned it, to the great damage of both the horse and the buggy. Tho exact whereabouts of the parties is unknown. HEARD AT THE HOTELS.

Jerome Herft on the Gas SituationCorridor Gossip.

Jerome Herff, of Peru, was In the city yesterday and said. In connection with the report that Indianapolis would tap 1 the

Tipton and Grant county gas fields, that

he was of opinion that the territory re

ferred to could not furnish more than enough to supply present consumers, al

though the state xreolocrist's reDort indi

cates that southern Grant county has practically virgin gas deposits of undoubted high pressure.

The Outlook Good. E. E. Stoner, who was a contestant for the joint senatorial seat from Madison, Hancock and Rush counties in the last General Assembly, passed through Indianapolis yesterday on his way to his home in Greenfield. He said he had made quite an extensive trip through the State and had found the sentiment uniformly favorable to the Republican party. He expressed the opinion that John L. Griffiths was the best known of the gubernatorial candidates and had a more general support at present. Street-Rnllvray Man Here. E. J. Couch, of New York, is at the Bates. He Is a prominent railroad man. and it is said practically owns the streetrailway system of, Toronto, Canada. He will not discuss his mission to this city, and intimates that it is purely a personal business trip. It Is rumored, however, that his visit has to do with the building of the Martinsville electric road.

The Bates House Plans. The announcement was made yesterday that Frank M. Andrews, the architect in charge of the plans of the new Bates House, will come to Indianapolis next week to stay permanently. It Is understood that the plans will be ready for Inspection in a few days. MAY TELL SECRETS.

Discharged Men Will Make It Lively for the Administration.

There is said to be a strong movement among the discharged patrolmen and firemen to form themselves Into an organization for the purpose of disclosing matters concerning certain things connected with the running of these two departments and some of the men connected with the heads of the departments. One of the recently discharged officers was seen yesterday and said he had been approached by some of the other men who had been discharged and asked to join the organization, but he had refused to do so. He stated that the men then Refused to fully discuss the plans with him. Word of this organization has no doubt reached the ears of Superintendent Quigley and it is said that the discharged patrolmen will make charges against him which are very sensational. Superintendent Qulgley says that ho wants some of the discharged officers to swear to affidavits' of such charges as he Is not. afraid to be confronted with any of the stories that are being circulated against him. The civile-service committee wil begin the investigation of the police department this week and the testimony of discharged patrolmen will be taken. Some of the regulations regarding the saloon business In this city will be thoroughly Investigated and some sensational testimony is looked for. Mrs. Sewall Will Spesvlc The Local Council of Indianapolis asked the executive committee of the Indiana State Teachers' Association to place a representative-from, the council upon the

Crcjrr.r.rr.a of it crprc

The request was Immediately granted, and the executive committee Invited Mrs. Sewall to represent the council. In response to this Mrs. Sewall will present, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 26, an address on "The Relation of the School to Society." Mrs. Sewall has in addition to this another engagement before the English section of the Indiana State Teachers Association, and on Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, will give before that section an address on the "Products of Literary Study." DR. HACIV0R INSANE.

A Woman Doctor Sent to the Central Insane Hospital.

Dr. Flora Maclvor, at one time ambulance surgeon at the City Dispensary, was taken Wednesday last to the City Hospital and yesterday was adjudged Insane and sent to the Central Hospital. It was found necessary to restrain her from the time she entered the hospital, but she was not thought to be dangerous. Friday afternoon, however, ehe took a heavy chair In her room and broke out a panel In the door and also reduced the chair to splinters. During her service at the Dispensary she was considered by all who knew her as exceedingly eccentric and some claimed she was not right mentally. She was extremely nervous, and the excitement attending her duties Is thought to have had much to uo with her condition.

POLICE CHRISTMAS TREE

BUSINESS MEN WILL BE ASKED TO SELECT THEIR PRESENTS.

The Tree Will Be Adorned with Articles Stolen by Carmine Spelno A Long List.

The Christmas-tree feature of the holiday season is one which appeals particularly to children and also to adults in seeing the manifest enjoyment of the little ones. A Christmas tree for business houses of a city is something unheard of heretofore, but such a thing Is being planned by Schroeder and Houser, of the police bicycle force. On the tree will be placed twenty-two pairs men'a hose, one pair gloves, two beys' suits, two boys' caps, one pair ladies slippers, one pair trousers, one black and white striped suit, one dress suit, one vest, one boys' coat, two pair suspenders, four neckties, eleven handkerchiefs, one gray coat and one gold watch and chain to which Is attached a ten-dollar gold piece as a charm. The tree win be unveiled with appropriate ceremonies and each business house will be called upon to pick out its own presents. Late last evening Sergeant Lund, who is doing doty on Washington street, was called to Marott's shoe store, where he arrested Carmine Speino, an Italian, living at 509 Harmon street. Spelno was wearing a large overcoat and in the Inside cf the lining, which had been silt at the front. four pairs of shoes and several other artu cles were found. Schroeder and llJuVer were called and he was taken to the poll?! station. So apparent was it that he iSS stealing from business heuses It was aZ. cided to search his home andtheyid t resulting in finding the articled Twhich adorn their Christmas tree. Spetoo's wifi was unable to talk English inteil&entfj and there was nothing to do but ukf !h!c!thou,t uion. oAino wotld no? talk. The valun of the roods ot about XXL Ceveral of thfAlcl i n.13 marks on them. Indicatta- theii Ve

A CHAMPION AT CHESS

IIARRY N. PILLSDURY WILI PLAY EXHIBITION GAMES TUESDAY.

ne Will Be Seen at the Y. M. C. A. Rooms Some of Ills Performances Are Marvelous.

Mr. Harry N. Pillsbury, champion chess player of the United -States, now making a. tour through the West, will spend next Tuesday, Dec. 25, in Indianapolis. No chess club exists here, but local players are arranging for him to give two exhibitions of his wonderful play. There will be a meeting In the afternoon at which he will play twenty to thirty simultaneous games, and an evening meeting for blindfold play, where he will conduct ten or more games against as many players, at once, without himself seeing the boards. Pillsbury was twenty-eight years old the 5th of this month, yet has defeated all of the veteran chess players of the world whom he has met botn here and In Europe. He stood second only to Emanuel Lasker in the great London masters tournament, last summer. For soundness, brilliancy and precision his blindfold performances are the marvel of all. He has conducted ten games of chess and four of checkers simultaneously without sight of the boards. His tour de force Is playing a hand of duplicate whist in a team of four, while conducting at the same time fourteen games of chess and checkers in another room, the moves being reported to him only. The meetings will be held at the Y. M. C. A. rooms Tuesday afternoon and evening. NIECE OF "ZACH" TAYLOR.

Application Made for Her Admission to State Soldiers Home.

An application was made yesterday mornning to Gen. James R, Carnahan. president of the board of trustees of the Indiana State. Soldiers' Home at Lafayette for the admission to the Institution of Mrs. Mary J. Gaskill, tho niece and neart living relative of President Zacharlah Taylor. Mrs. Gaskill was In comfortable circumstances until about a year ago. when her son, upon whom ehe depended for support, broke down with a mental illness, and is now In the hospital for the Insane. Her only source of Incomo is a email pension allowed her by the government. Shrlnera Elect Officers. The annual election of Murat Tempi. Ancient Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, was held at. the Scottish Rite Temple Friday night. The following officers were elected: Potentate Chalmers Brown. Chief Rabbin R. O. Hawkins. Assistant Rabbin-A. W. Thomson. High Priest Wilbur F. Browder. Oriental Guide Francis T. Holliday. Treasurer Charles p. Meyer. Recorder-Joseph W. Smith. First Ceremonial Master O. L, Wade. Second Ceremonial Master E, M. Campbell. First Alchemist Albert Dalley. Second Alchemist Charles T. Maclntyre. , Third Alchemist-John IL Albright. Marshal Harry B. Smith. Captain of Guard-Theodore T. Bennett. Inner Guard Charles Lauer. Outer Guard-Frank Wilson. Directors-Horace T. Wood. Willis C. vajen and John T. Brush. 1 TtSilf?8 t0 Imperial Convention la vvashlnston next June Chalmers Brown. rt F - cHh. P-. O. Hawkins and John 3. Coclrrum. Tta u:i zczzt .c: vrna vct:d to tha