The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-26

annuates as Cliff Carroll. Frank Gardner and
Thomas Deasley. Silver threads among the
gold, as it were.
President Brush has gone on East to be ready
for the League meeting. and Manager Spence
will leave on Wednesday morning.
II is said that Mengess Western Association
team in Kansas City may be transferred to Dem
yer. the latter town having made a proposition.
the railroads. If so. the ball clubs will surely
be shown the same partiality.
The Chicago club only has twenty men under
contract, and Clarkson not yet signed. IL
jackson he counted. Indianapolis has eighteen
the list, either renewal or signed
Catcher Milliean says: 81 don't have to plav
ball. and l shall not this year unless I get we'll
paid for it. l nave just completed four houses
and have contracted to build two more"
OF the indianapolis team. Hines, Buckley.
Boyle. Healy, Shreve. Moffett, Bogart. Bassett
and Esterbrook have signed. and Glasscoek.
Denny, Shomberg, Myers, Hackett. Arundel,
McGeachy and Seery are to be heard FROM
The League meeting will begin on Friday in
the Fifth-avenue Hotel in New York city. Tho
schedule is the main thing &c be considered, bat
there will be the matter of the Brotherhood to
wrestle with. and it is said the meeting will be
one OF great Importance
The League should adopt the double umpire
system. II viii improve the game, make it
more attractive and more popular.-and that
is the object sought by every additional expense
that is incurred. Why economic in such
important department. a. that of umpiring.
Bennett has been heard from. He writes to
friend that he is at Williamsburg. Kan, and
has been enjoying himself hugely hunting. ETC.
He is now practicing a little. the weather being
quite warm there, and feels that he will be in
first-class shape. Bennett expects to reach De-
troit about March i.
Manager Spence was glad to get Heaiy's sig
nature, as he is expecting great things of him.
THAT fellow is great pitcher said Dir
Spence. "He needs little steadying, perhaps
and just little more experience, but he has
the right material. am expecting great things
from him under the new rules. +"
1t is said that the Hon. Tug Arundel. of AL
bany, N. Y. has come out with q card in which
he positively declares he will not allow his
name to be used in connection with the In
dianapolis clubs salary list the coming
paign. There is a diversity of opinion AS to
whether Mr.. Arundel is sincere in his declara-
ton, but those who know him best entertain no
doubts whatever upon the subject
There is a rumor current that the Bostons
are trying to make a deal with the Baltinores
for Burns in exchange for WISE but President
Soden says that he does not know anything
about the matter. Manager Barnie of the Bal
timore club is willing to give So, 900 for Wise.
but the other seven League clubs have the first
call on the player. If deal can be made be-
tween the Baltimore and Boston clubs with the
consent of the other League and Association
teams it is probable that Burns and Wise will
be exchanged for a money consideration.
A Cincinnati correspondent makes this
point: "Caruthers has never pitched as strong
a game on any grounds as he put up the
diamond AN Sportsmans Park. The is
very plain. 1t is the only grounds in the
country where the pitchers box has such
decided elevation above the batter's box. This
elevation has given Crautherss peculiar delivery
q great advantage" The conclusion sounds
very well. but there is truth in the premise.
Caruthers has always pitched as we'll awav
from home as at home. The elevation which
gives Caruthers such advantage is in his
head.
With regard to placing a League club in
Brooklyn, President Day. of the New York
club says: .'Of course the League put
club in Brooklyn. or, rather, admit the Brooklyn
club into their ranks if they see fit. but don't
think that they will, with objections. The
reason that they can do 30 with or without
objections is that the five-mile rule, far as
New York and Brooklyn are concerned, was
done away with some time ago. For this reason
we cannot object to any League club playing
in Brooklyn during the exhibition season. nor
they object to our playing an Association
club during the same time"
St. Louis Globe-D Democrat: President Won der
Abe was seen at his residence last night and
asked about the Milliean He stated that
Milligau would have to play in St Louis next
season. Mr. Won der Abe agreed to let the big
catcher GO for 5000. provided it was paid last
until Tuesday. and when it did, Mr.. Won der
Abe returned it. and wrote Milliean that the
agreement was off, and that he would. expect
him to report in st. Louis at the opening of the
season. This ends the matter. Miliean
worked good bluff, and came very near getting
away with IL, but was too slow In actine.s
Speaking OF out-Helder Brown Horace Phil
lips says: "He was always q fine batter until
last season. when he became discouraged at n
poor beginning He did not seem to have heart
to play here, and was not treated he should
have been by the public. He unfortunate
in losing his temper in the season Of 1885, When
he made . couple of errors aud was derded by
the .'bleachers," he resaiated by calling that
portion OF the crowd hard name. They never
forgot it, and at every opportunity that part of
tho crowd would yell at him, especially if he
made strike at the ball and missed It, This
unnerved him and was the cause of running an
otherwise good man."