Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-19

CLEVELAND, O., August 18.-This has
been an exciting week in local baseball cir
cles in more ways than one. The first agi-
tation began on Monday, when the Giants
defeated the Clevelands in close and beau
tifully played game, principally through
close and not the best decision in the world
by Umpire Powers. The local club had
been suffering more or less from the
work of the umpires, who seemed to deem it
their privilege to give the Forest City men
the worst of everything, on the supposition
that Cleveland was o new club and could
stand it. Naturally the patrons of the game
resented it, and the growing was going on
constantly beneath the surface and increas-
ing from day to day. The local papers
kept quiet on the subject, fearing that agi-
tation on the matter might provoke open
hostilities. On Wednesday, however, the
trouble came to head. and Powers came
very near being roughly handled by a num-
Der of citizens, who jumped the railing and
started for the plate. with an evident deter
mination to oust him from the grounds. How
the trouble was settled and peace again re-
stored the readers Of TIE DISPATCH are well
acquainted.
sumably, with the real facts that led to the
trouble. McAleer hit cleanly to left field, and
by sharp base running got to second. Powers
ran down to second on the play and motioned
McAleer to stay there. When he came back to
the plate Ewing stepped up to him, spoke
few words called to Ward to throw the ball to
Connor. and then Powers declared McAleer out
on the ground Of not touching first base. Then
the crowd rose up in a body, not angered so
%y,o <Io o..f 81,
decision as the method 5y which it was brought
about. 1t was plain to be seen that Powers had
given 1t simply at the dictation of Buck Ewing,
who virtually ran things as he pleased in the
whole series of three games.
The officers of the League can hardly expect
to see Ewing's dictation to umpires be tolerated
ance. He has altogether too much to say, and
the one man power is too obnoxious to those
who desire to see baseball on its merits. The
Sf in this city has made
land will 20 in for Its adoption at this next
League meeting, fguratively speaking. with
Umpire Powers is accredited with statement
to Cleveland player in this city which Is pecu-
llar to say the least he said that he had in
coach on the lines just as he pleased. that it
was essential to the New York clubs success,
and that it made very little difference anyhow.
the only Fprivileged bully" in the Leaguef
There's a conundrum for some Of the wise
acres If member of the Cleveland club or
the Pittsburgs, the Washingtons or Indianapo-
lis, for instance, should 90 on the field and act
with the license and freedom that Ewing does
the result would be young mountain Of fines
and peremptory invitation to sit on the
bench. Baseball patrons understand these
little matters just as well as anybody else, and
an intimation that one player Is privileged to
do things that are forbidden to others is some
thing that Will not be accepted with very good
grace, and trouble is likely to ensue from it.
the Clevelands Thursday as any pitcher has re-
ceived the League this season. 1t fairly
rained base hits for time. and Twitchell
batted until his arms were sore and his legs
stiff from running, his batting feat consisting
of home run, three three-base hits. a double
and a single out of six times at bat, which
beats the years record and has probably never
been excelled in late years in the League.
Faatz has badly injured finger, but it is
healing fast. and he may go In during the Pitts
burg games In the meantime Gilks is playing
first base and playing it well. Gilks is proba-
bly, the best utility man in the baseball busi-
ness. He can play any position on the dia-
mond, even to pitching or catching. He is
fair batter, and very successful when men are
on bases.
Hanion's friends in this city are hoping that
he will have better success with the Pittsburgs
than unlucky Horace. The news of Philips
breaking down was received with genuine re-
gret by those who had become acquainted in
this city with him during his active years in
baseball circles JOHN B. FOSTER.