Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-12
IN VERY HARD LUCK,
The Local Team Again in Dire
st Difficulties.
MORRIS is NOW DISABLED.
Sunday, Beckley, Carroll and Maui
on the Sick List.
THE GIANTS BEAT CLEVELAND.
Pitcher Healy to 60 With Captain Ansons
Team.
MORRIS is NOW DISABLED.
THE GIANTS BEAT CLEVELAND.
RESULTS OF THE ASSOCIATION GAMES


by a physician and ordered not to play for
some time. Carroll, Maui, Beckley, Sun
day and Conway are also all on the sick list.
Captain Anson offers to take John Healy,
the pitcher, recently released by Washing
ton. The Louisville club has thoroughly
reorganized under new officials. New York
easily beat the Cleyelands, and rain stopped
the game between Boston and Pittsburg.
Without doubt the local baseball club is
having one of the most unfortunate seasons
that has been known in its history. The
misfortunes are not altogether financial
ones, although it is safe to say that adverse
circumstances have cause.-the club to receive
thousands of dollars less SO far this season
than otherwise would have been taken.
For long time the club was demoralized
for lack of pitchers; as soon as the pitchers
are getting into shape other good players
are being disabled, and thus matters are, if
anything, getting from bad to worse.
Conway is with the team, but may not pitch
for a few days. Rain stopped the game at Bos-
ton yesterday, but it might have been just as
lucky for Boston as for Pittsburg. The Bos-
tons are in bad shape with their pitchers. The
Pittsburgs would likely have had Calvin and
Miller in, but the field would have been very
shaky.
MORE INJURED COME HOME.
Carroll and Sunday have come home. The
former has had his left hand lanced and Sun
day has sore leg. Smith is sick at his home
in Boston, and Beckley's physician has ordered
him not TO report for duty until Monday next
Maui may be longer than that in reporting.
Surely a chapter of accidents and sicknesses
like that is very rare one and cannot be other
than discouraglng.
When all these features are understood pub
lie sympathy will be favorable to the club.
This is as it should be, because when the team
recently was in good condition it played Just
as well as any team in the country could play.
The club left with the expectation that almost
all of its Eastern games would be won this
trip. AS a result we will all feel proud If the
players can get anything like even.
Besides the many disabled felders. it would
seem that another weakening among the pitch
ers is probable before long. Morris is just as
uncertain as he ever was, and it is really
prominent question in the minds of many
whether or not he is any use to the club. Gar
field has not opened out brilliantly by any
means. True, his effort on Wednesday at New
York cannot be taken as a correct sample of
his work.
HE CAN DO BETTER.
He doubtless can do better than he did on
that occasion. but, to say the least OF 1t, his
start was not an encouraging one to anybody
except the opposing batters. There are any
amount of excuses for his poor showing on
Wednesday. However, it will be better and a
deal more honest to wait until he is further
tested before coming to any definite conclusion
as 70 what he can do
Nothing definite has been said vet about
what is to be done with Pop Smith. 1t is
understood, however, that he will be sold for the
hrst reasonable offer. The officials are not in-
clined to make unusual efforts to get rid of
Smith, but they are prepared to re-
ceive offers for him. An Official of
the clnb yesterday, however. stated
move is under way to secure a good catcher
A catcher is what the club is extremely in need
of and il is understo'-d a that a very strong
effort will be made to sign one soon as possi-
BILE. Two or three good men, fielders, can he
given for frst-class catcher, and it need be
no surprise il a frst-class man lie signed in
the East within the next few DAYS. If Staley
had good and experienced catcher like
Ewing to look after him he would be one of the
best pitchers in the League. At any rate an
other catcher is needed.