The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-22
BASEBALL TALK.

The spring meeting of the League will take
place in New York city on Friday a week.
representative of the Cleveland club has
join ed the exodus of base ball men to California
after pitcher Borchers.
Mr.. A. G. Mills, ex-president of the National
League. declines the offer of the presidency of
the American Association.
President Day, of the New York club, thinks
it would be a good scheme to take team to
Europe next fall, and may do
Peoria will place a strong team in the field
next summer. and the stockholders have decided
to spend So. 900 in fitting up their grounds and
building new grand stand
Williamson considers Nick Smith, of the
Pioneers. the most promising young PLAYER he
has ever seen, and also ventures the assertion
thai Mullee is the best pitcher in California
The st. Louis Post-Dispatch says there is a
conspiracy among some OF the old members of
the Browns, who have not been sold, to hold out
for big salaries. Boyle is mentioned as one of
the conspirators the Post having overlooked the
fact that he had already signed
AS soon as the fact became known about
Pttsburg that Calvin had signed, a prominent
glass manufacturer sent him and George Miller
table service of the finest cut glass Both of
them acknowledged the receipt of the present
by general entertainment of their friends.
Maui will be played at first base by the Pitts
burgs. Of this there is little doubt. He may
not be kept there permanently, but the opening
OF the season will find him guarding the initial
bag and if all works well he will be continued
in that position, and Sam Barley used a. a sub
stitute.
Old Joe Gerhardt was thirty three years old
last Monday. Joe will play with the
Jersey City team this season. He has not
signed contract yet, but will do SO at once.
He had an offer TO play on the Kansas City
team but as this is his last season on the ball
field he wants to play near New York.
The Cincinnati club has thus far played four
games In New Orleans. winning all of them.
The score of the last was to l. Mullane
pitched He had boosted that he would shut
ont his opponents. and had retired twenty-six of
them before they did get run. After two outs
in the ninth inning one man made a two Dagger
and the next a triple, bringing in New Orleans's
only run. Cincinnati played the game with
out an error, which would indicate that
they are not positively suffering from . want of
practice.
The Washington club has been severely criti-
cised fer letting Hines go and securing nothing
but youngsters for next season. The hackers of
the club have said nothing, but have not been
ing the policy of the Philadelphia club, namely,
of getting together at the national capital q
of temperate habits and who willing to pull
together for the best interests of the club. It's
a good policy, and if the team is properly han
died will show good fruit ere next season is
When the announcement was made that
catcher Milligan had been released by the ST.
Louis club, Manager Spence hurried to the tel
egraph Office and made bid for Mlligans
services. It was question whether Millipan
would be permitted to sign with a League club
but Manager Spence maintained that, inasmuch
as he IMilliean had purchased his release out
right from St Louis, he belonged to and was
under no obligations to any League any club.
Mr.. Spence made vigorous effort to get Mii-
gan, but the latter, it appears, had already
made up his mind to go elsewhere-perhaps TO
Baltimore. It transpires, however that
Won der Abe released him under certain condi-
tons. which have not been fulfilled, and that be
may yet play in St. Louis