Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
Propositions Submitted by
Phillips to Dunlap to
KEEP THE BOYS IN LINE.
Arrangements for the Reception of
Spalding's Teams at New York.
ALLEGHENY GUN CLUB ORGANIZED.
Eilrain Says Sullivan Drinks to Avoid
a Fight.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

Fred Dunlap, captain of the local team,
has had submitted to him a series of propo-
sitions by Manager Phillips, relative to the
discipline of the team. Yesterday the man.
ager received letter from Dunlap stating
that he will consider them with much pleas
ure, as he is extremely anxious to have all
the players conduct themselves in the best
possible manner both on and of the field.
Manager Phillips refused to say what the
propositions are, but remarked: MY idea is
that both captain and manager who want
players to do right, morally and otherwise
must set the example and then discipline of a
rigid kind can fesrlessly be enforced. There
are many ways in which good examples can be
given, and the propositions pertain entirely to
this matter"
IT is AN OLD STORY.
OF course the declarations of better discip-
line both on and off the field have lost their
force by repetition. Such like resolves come as
regularly as the annual schedule, and it is very
seldom that any improvement is theresult
However, Mir. Phillips, it would seem is taking
a stepin the right direction in requesting the
captain to act strictly as he would have others
act Certainly this is not suggested as in
timating that captain has not heretofore acted
the gentleman in all respects. He has; but
the morality of baseball has now become such
an important question that too many safe
guards for its protection cannot be established.
However it is interesting to note the many
attempts at framing moral codes of rules for
the respective clubs in face of the classiics-
ton plan 1t has been claimed by the advo-
Gates of that plan that it will guard the moral
conduct of the players If it can do half in this
respect what has been claimed for it there will
be little need of model rules of discipline. All
that is needed is active corps OF detectives.
But it would appear that after all there is not
that faith in it that has been asserted.
ARE IN GOOD SHAPE.
Dunlap in the letter yesterday, said that he
and Conway will be here on the 18th inst. They
are both in excellent condition and expect to
do good work. Dunlap also states that he left
Beckley and Staley at Hot Springs and that
they are also in the best Of shape. Staley is
displaying remarkable speed and his arm is all
right
The local team will appear this year in uni
forms of new colors and exceedingly attractive.
Orders were given yesterday to AL Pratt for
two suits for each player. The travelling suit
will be as follows: Black shirt and pants; orange
belt and black and orange striped caps. The
stripes will run up the caps and the stockings
will he black and orange. The stripes will be
an inch and quarter. The suit will be com
pleted with a Norfolk jacket of a black
and orange color. The other suit will be the
dress suit, and will be an exceedingly pretty
one. The shirt and pants will be white, with
black belt. The cap'will be black. and orange
stripes running round the cap; the stockings
will be half black and half orange, the upper
half being black, so as to contrast with the
white pants Manager Phillips says orange and
black is Harvard's colors, and will certainly be
lucky for Plttsburg The colors to him are
really so inspiring that he already has vivid
dreams 1.-THE pennant