Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-07
HORACE IS KICKING,
The Local Managers Strong
Complaints About the
VERY CRUDE SCHEDULE.
Important Baseball Deals Likely to
be Made.
NEW RULES FOR TROTTING RACES.
The Annual Meeting of the Pittsburg
Cricket Club.
EW RULES FOR TROTTING RACES.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

Manager Horace Phillips, of the local
club, returned from Washington last even
ing, where he had been attending the
League meeting. Horace looked none the
better for his trip, as he had sick spell
when at the capital. Last evening he
spoke strongly about the new schedule, and
according to his opinion a worse schedule
couldn't well be arranged.
81 don't find fault with it, he said, ''be-
cause we have not gotten our share of the
good things. We have been well attended
TO in that respect, as we open with Chicago and
close with Boston. We have New York here
on the FOURTH and also on Labor Day. We are
also well taken care of for Saturdays. But the
great and serious objection to the schedule is
its bad general arrangement. Its promoters
did not devote sufficient time to preparing it.
The committee, Messrs. Day, Brush and Hew-
lit, had not a schedule arranged on which they
could agree, and they formulated the one
adopted in about three hours.
VERY CRUDE SCHEDULE.
',As a result it is constructed in very crude
way. We are scheduled to play about four
games at home in seven weeks. We go West
and then East and then West again, with the
exception of four games. This is bad ar
rangement Again, the schedule has clubs
playing against each other for seven OF eight
Straight games. For instance, New York plays
us four games here in July, and when those
games are finished we go straight to New York.
If we should lose three Of the four here against
New York We cannot expect to draw very
strongly at New York We have a similar ar
rangement with Cleveland. 1t is on the gen.
eral principle of the schedule that 1 base my
objections, and predict that it will be a very
unsatisfactory one to everybody. 1 appeared
before the committee at Ais in the afternoon
and urged my objections until nearly Il o'clock.
Mr., Nimick signed it, of course, but he en-
phaucally objected to it and only signed 1t SO
that the meeting could be terminated"
MIR. Phillips stated that Detroit's resignation
was not submitted, so that nothing was said
about the Rowe and White matter. "If De
troit's resignation had been handed in, ~ said
Mr.. Phillips 1--WE would have laid claim to both
Rowe and White"
According to the manager there were many
IMPORTANT DEALS TALKED OF
among the magnates some of which may yet
60 through. New York came surprisingly to
front with bid for Jerry Denny. Indianapolis
has bought Boyle, Denny, Glasscock and
Myers, and President Day offered Arthur
Whitney, Mickey Welch, Hatfield and 5000
for Denny. As tempting as offer like this
looked the Hoosiers refused it. Washington
then came to the front and offered 5000 cash
for Denny, and this was more attractive. This
may be accepted to-day in conjunction with
another deal, by which Jim Whitney
will be traded for Healy, of the Indianapolis
club. The Senators are of opinion that Bealy
will do good work this year. and as Whitney is
dissatisfied about his salary thev want to dis
pose of him. They are willing, therefore, to
give $1,000 and Whitney for Denny and Healy
Mr.. Phillips thinks this deal will be con-
summated
The HOosiers were also inquiring earnestly
about John Coleman. They think he will
make a better first baseman than SchRneck
The latter, it is claimed, has only one good
point, viz, in catching a thrown ball. 1t is
thought that Coleman is his superior by far
and il is probable that a direct offer will be
made for him shortly. If reasonable offer is
made it is likely that the local club will sell
him.
The magnates in expressing their opinions
about the various clubs spoke well of the
Pittsburgs, and many of them were confident
that the pitching power of the club is the
strongest in the country,
Speaking Of the schedule yesterday, Secre-
tary Scandrett said: I'VE have Just twI games
in May. the best baseball month of the year
and have four paydays before June and only
eight games Besides, from June l to August
30 we have IS games at home. Of the q play
ing games in August we have q games to plav
at home. This is the poorest baseball month
in the year Of course, New York is good
team to play here July 4. The champions Will
draw big crowd. But there was no reason
why we should go to Philadelphia on Decora-
uon Day. We were there last year."