Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-20
Won DER AHE'S TEAM.
Comiskey Wants to Bet $500 That Pitts
burg Will be Beaten.

| ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.I
ST. LOUIS, January 19-President Won der
Abe is already arranging exhibition games for
the spring campaign. He says: THE Pittsburg
| and Cleveland and perhaps other League teams,
will play here in the spring. There will be at
least three games with Pittsburg, and with
Dunlap on one side and Comiskey on the other,
some lively interest should be taken in them.
To-day Ireceived telegram from A. ]. Reach,
President of the Philadelphias, asking me to
take the St. Louis Browns to Philadelphia and
play a series of games with the League club
there. The Browns, however, will do all their
exhibition work at home this year and they
will not leave here except when they go to play
their regular scheduled championship games.
"Yes, challenged the New Yorks for series
in the spring. 1t was simply a verbal chal-
lenge, however and Mutrie, like the level
headed fellow he is, politely declined. 1 would
have done the same If in his place."
The spring series between the st. Louis and
Pittsburg teams is now coming in for share
of public attention. Captain Comiskey feels
confident that his team will win the series and
says that if Captain Dunlap desires to bet $500
on the outside he can be accommodated. There
is considerable feeling between the teams, and
the series promises some lively games. The
Smoky City boys say st. Louis will snever see
daylight. Secretary Munson and Manager
Phillips, of the Pittsburg club, are now in cor
respondence arranging all the details OF the
series The season proper in St Louis will
and q, the Browns then meeting the Missouri
Amateur Athletic Clubs strong team. The
Globe Democrat attacks Won der Abe for sign
ing Fuller, and charges the latter with being
drunkard. Many think, however, that the ST.
Louis club has done well in signing Fuller. but
well or i'll. one thing is certain and that is be-
fore condemning him he should be given fair
trial. The Cudworth case remains where it
was this time last week. Howe, the Lowell
manager, says that Won der Abe must pay him
good money for Cudworth's release, and Won
der Abe says that he will not pay cent, and as
the Lowell team will not be in the field next
year Cudworth will come to st. Louis anyhow
There is much talk here of the killing of M.
]. Bradley catcher of the Dallas club, at Dali
las. Manager Lewis of the Dallas club, who is
now in st. Louis, says:
81 knew Tom Angus. the man who killed
at Dallas, and while he was in jail Dolly Love,
the mistress of Angus fell in love with and Sc
cured him a bondslnan. When Angus heard
that his mistress had secured a bondsman for
Bradley he frothed at the mouth and swore
vengeance | was walking along the street
with Bradley about that time, when Angus ran
into us. think l see the two men now. Brad
ley, pale faced, tall, slender and 25, and Angus,
a typical Texas giant, broad shoulders and des-
perate face. Looking Bradley in the eyes An
gus said: Young man, give you fair warn
ing. If you do not keep away from Dolly
and walked on without saying a word but
something told me then that Angus would keep
his word. Bradley having received his advance
money last Monday from st. Joe, went out on
a toot, called on Dolly, quarrelled with her,
slapped her face, perhaps playfully, and got
ceivers knew of, but that was all. He was
weak as thrower and a batsman. do not
think st. Joe will have much difficulty in secur-
ing man to fill his place"