The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-17

based upon great desire 10 look after the inter
ests OF the Brotherhood ball-players. His bust
ness Is OF personal character. He VIII reloin
the tourists when they reach New York, april D.
Esierbrook's friends were very much surprised
when the dude got married. Mrs. Esterbrook
was Miss Emily Johnson, OF Brooklyn. Her
father Is a lawyer.
Hardie Henderson. who has been unable TO
pitch for the past two seasons. now thinks his
arm is all right again, and would like TO get a
trial with Baltimore.
The Cleveland club has twenty men in training
ut Hot SPRING. The team will remain there I'M
I'll March o. when it will leave and go direct 10
Kansas City, playing three games with the Cow
boys, opening on the 3Oth.
OF the Boston triumvirate. Billings is shoe
manufacturer, and his wealth IL estimated at
$200.OOO; soden is in tin roofing. and is
worth IS much Billings; Conant is a gossamer-
maker, and is worth as much as the other two
combined.
New uniforms have been selected for the Pitts
burg players. The travelling suits will be black
shirts with orange cords, black pants, orange
belt, black and orange striped stockings, and
caps of the same with the stripes up and down.
The dress suits for home games will be white
shirts with black cording. white pants with black
belt black and orange caps. with stripes running
round the same, black and orange stockings, the
upper half being black.
The Tri-state League has made application for
the protection OF the National Agreement. The
California League now also evinces a disposition
to come inout of the wet. and has applied 10 Sec
rotary Byrne for information as 10 the scope and
intent or the National Agreement, ana the Dene-
fits to be derived therefrom. When that league
shall hear from the able secretary it will I'M
d0ubtedly enter the National Agreement family,
which will then embrace every baseball organi-
cation OF any Importance in the country.
Word comes from New York that Mike Kelly,
who claims he will captain the Boston team is in
very poor condition, and cannot possibly be in
good shape by the time the season opens. Kelly
Is running saloon in New York, and those who
know him can easily guess the trouble. gen
tleman who saw him recently, says Bostons star
player has taken no care at all OF himself during
the winter. and has grown fat and fabby, and
ers claim that If Kelly is made captain of the
team, Boston will not reach higher place in the
League race than she did last season, notwith-
standing the great individual strength added to
the club.
Speaking of possible deals. Boston writer has
this To say in the Sporting Life: The idea OF Jim
Whitney coming hack into the Boston fold again
never occurred TO me until he began to loom UP
as possible Boston twirler again. There are
two ways by which he may reach here again. The
shortest line is straight from Washington 10 Bos-
ton. Walter Hewitt has offered TO swap Whitney
for Billy Sowders. and is very anxious to do 1t:
at once he didn't want TO do it. Mr.. Billings
rather favored it and President Soden is non
committal- The other route for big jim to
take is by way of Indianapolis, but this has a
SOwders string also. President Hewitt has Of
fered to exchange Whitney for Healy. 1.-THE
Egyptian wonder" AT the same time the HOOs-
iers would like Billy SOwders, and Frank Ban
croft has proposed to Boston that If he gets
Whitney for Healy he might then give Whitney
for SOwders. In all probability Whitney will
not pitch in Washington. Mr.. Hewitt is very
| anxious to let him go.