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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
day race..is training Wallace Ross in the road
sculler's race at PHILADELPHIA

day race..is training Wallace Ross in the road
| sculler's race at Philadelphia.
READER: a man can bet on the election
and vote. but If the bet is proven against him
the money goes to the Poor Board.
| ATTORNEY WATSON filed another statement
yesterday in the case of Decker and the
League. The latter Is now assailed as a part
nership concern.
IF Anson wants revenge on Liverpool he
only need come 70 P1tts6urg, and he'll see a
| champion team of FOUNDERS who will. un-
doubtedly. beat the world.
| THE Homesteads are anxious to defeat Nc
Keesport, as the latter wanted to play them all
last year. The two clubs open the County
league season at Homestead.
MANAGER SwARTwooD, of the Hamilton
| Cub, signed Thomas ]. Douse yesterday.
Douse was catcher of the Wilkesbarre team
last season. Swartwood is a hustler.
MTHE. question of the admission of the book
| makers to the Association course at the Lex
| ington spring meeting seems to be about set
| tied. 1t is now understood that they will not
| go on as members of the Western Bookmakers'
| Association, but as individuals
The Braddocks' new grounds are located
directly east of the water works, at the 1oor OF
| the main cross street. 1t is much easier OF
| access than the old grounds at Rankin station,
| and the attendance at the games will no doubt
| be large. The work of constructing the fence
| has already begun.
| THE Homestead club has signed Henry
caused by Henry Lauer going with the Ath-
letics. He is one Of the cleversI ball players in
the Homestead section. His engagement with
| the Danville club last season was quite fatter'
| ing to him. He has had overtures this year
| from Birmingham, Ala, Memphis, Tenn,
| Springfield, O., Lafayette, Ind. and yesterday
| declined an offer from W. II. Lucas, of Bur
| lington, Iowa.
| JIMMY REAGAN has this to say about Demp
| sey: Jack Dempsey claims to be the middle
| weight champion of America. My backer put
up $3.50 forfeit and agreed to back me for 81, ,0O(
side and the championship against Dempsey.
| knowing that being the champion, Dempsey
would either have to arrange match or give
| up his title. Dempsey has failed to meet my
| hacker or myself; therefore we withdraw oul
money, which we will stand ready TO again put
| up should Dempsey agree to arrange a match
| according to the regular rules which govern
the middle-weight championship. was giving
Dempsey from 10 to IA pounds advantage in
weight. Now, as he claims that there is I40
| pound man who can smother me, wish to in
! form the champion that will meet any man
| breathing at weight. and Dempsey at any
| weight. know an old veteran, Mike Donovan,
| whom Dempsey said he could defeat in a
| punch, who smothered him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
A GAME In AUCKLAND
The Exciting Game of Baseball Given
by MaOris.
HOMEMADE BATS AND BALLS USED
Catching on to the American Idea of Bully
ing the Umpire.
THE OLD-TIME RULES WOULD NOT WORK
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DISPATCH l

CORRESPONDENCE OF THE DIsPATCH.l
NEW YORK, March 23.-The seed of the
great American game has been sown broad
cast over the world, and here and there it
has doubtless taken root. 1t would seem
impossible that the game should be played
in any community by two such mines as
those included in the aggregation that has
made the circuit of the globe during the
winter without winning the enthusiastic
admiration of the spectators. Baseball
must have been recognized BY many sport
loving men of the antipodes as the finest de-
velopment of outdoor team athletics that the
world has seen. The games merits once recog-
nized, its adoption must follow. How many
crude attempts have been made to play it in
Australia, Ceylon, India, Egypt, Italy and other
countries cannot be said, but there have been
some interesting efforts in New Zealand.
Not long after the travelling combination ap-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
Regarding Amateur Athletes.

The announcement made in this paper on
Monday to the effect that efforts are being
made to organize a bona fide amateur boat
club in this vicinity has prompted considerable
comment of a favorable kind on the matter
among amateur athletes generally. 1t may,
therefore, follow that the athletes in conjunc-
tion with the oarsmen will endeavor to re-es-
tabllsh amateurism in this locality in Its purest
form. A prominentloc all-round athlete who
has won numerous prizes and who is still a
good performer, called at this Office the other
day and offered the following suggestions
which cannot fail to interest the dozens of
young athletes in the two cities. He
a number Of local amateurs have
been talking among themselves about the
great necessity of organizing big amateur
athletic association. OF course we know that
several attempts have been made heretofore
without much success. 1 question, however,
whether there were ever so many young men
taking athletic exercises in and about Pitts
burg as there are now. There are numerous
little clubs, and scarcely one that can be called
a thorough going club. What is required is an
organization that will not only be large enough
to support itself in first-class style, but will
also be able to enter any of its best members in
the national contests.
IAN organization of this kind can be formed
without any way interfering with the clubs
maintain their identity if it was SO desired, be-
cause the big organization could be made a
distinct body and young men could be allowed
to be members of any one of those clubs and
also Of the proposed association. Those clubs
could even form an association, just as the
hunting and fishing clubs have DONE The
benefits would be numerous, as the association
would be able to put any promising amateur
athlete forward. The cost, divided, as it
would be, among many members, would
be comparatively light. Beside the organiz-
alton would certainly aid to a very great extent
in re-establishing many manly outdoor sports
in public favor. know many prominent young
gentlemen who are wishful to assist in the
formation of an amateur athletic association.
All that is needed is few to set the ball a-rol-
ing. If about dozen would forward their
names and suggestions to THE DISPATCH, not
for publication but merely as means of hav-
ing meeting called, think that a start could
be made"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
An Unnecessary Slide.

without trouble, though the efforts of the
strikers to hit the ball were ludicrous enough
to all but themselves. Then the inevitable
wild pitch came. The striker nearly fell over
under the force of the blow, and you may de-
pend upon it that the umpire got out OF the
way as fast as he could. The pitcher promptly
professed his sorrow, but the man at the bat
was mad clear through. He exercised his jaw
good deal and wanted to lay down his club
and draw out; so had to insist that in Amer
declining to play after being hit, was declared
out, to the consequent detriment of his sides
interests. That aroused the injured mans
pride and spite. and he went to work again.
1.-THE next difficulty occurred when two men
with each other. Each thought the other to
blame and time had to be called to reconcile
them. In fact it began to look as if the posi-
ton of umpire was to be the unusual one of
peacemaker, instead of general disIurber. l
was rudely disabused of this impression, how
ever, when failed to call foul for a ball that
struck inside the diamond and rolled over the
line before reaching first base. The men in the
field promptly came marching in to argue the
matter in such familiar way, that saw with
terror that they were catching on to the Amer
ican style. called time to save myself from
any disagreeable consequences, and consented
to hear opinions.
THEY SCORNED THE UMPIRE.
"They had watched the travelling mines more
sharply than had, or interviewed the players,
or done something to learn that fine point that
was unknown in my day. 1t was in vain tn at
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24

began to tremble. It would be melting to
manslaughter to let these vigorous amateurs
fire a hard ball at the striker as they had seen
it DONE and not one of them would dare to
stand close behind the bat, OF if he did, he
should be forcibly prevented for his own sake
and the maintenance Of his family. Yet it was
doubtful if they would permit the old. easy
rule of out on first bound to operate. They
were plainly ambitious to play the game they
had seen, not some crudely developed fossil of
a previous era. was tempted to use my influ-
ence to dissuade them from trying the game,
but that would have been useless. They were
thoroughly determined.
"With many misgivings 1 assisted in laying
out diamond on an open lot some distance
out of town, for in one respect, at least, they
were reasonable. They did not propose that
their first experiment should be witnessed by
great crowd, and jeeringly compared with the
wonderful exhibition made by the visitors We
did not have an ideal set of the instruments
employed in the game. Many of the men were
cricket players, and brought along cricket
bats. The nearest approach to a baseball bat
was club that one enterprising gentleman had
fashioned from an oar handle. The bases were
stones picked up in the neighborhood. The
ball had been made especially for the OCCASION
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
BIakeIock n disappointment.

1t would seem that the lightweights who are
coming to this country from England for some
time past are all proving failures Excepting
Jem Carney we had not imported a good man
of that class. Jake Hyams was heralded as
Carney's equal at least, but when face to face
with McAuliffe he proved an utter failure.
During the week we have had another disap-
pointment. For long time the public has
been led to believe that Sam Blakelock was
ami extraordinary lightweight pugilist, so
much so that Samuel couldn't secure
match of any kind for a very long time. He
had made up his mind to return to his native
heath when the Frisco people gave him
chance to pulverize Jimmy Carroll. As result,
however, Carroll settled Blakelock CON-
pletely in less than 20 rounds. This was a sur
prise, and it goes to show that Blakelock must
have been much inferior to what his friends
thought him. Carroll is not f1rst-class man,
although he is good boxer and fighter. The
decisive defeat of Hyams and Blakelock would
seem to lead us to believe that there is only
poor crop of hghtweights over in England just
now At any rate if the Britishers rate Hyams
and Blakelock as anything near frst-class the
standard beyond the Atlantic is not very high.
However, l am certain that there are much
better lightweights in England than either of
the men named. No matter who comes
to this country in the way of a per-
former he is doomed in the most eX-
travagant way for financial purposes. Of course
am aware that rumors are current to the ef
feet that Blakelock was bought" This may
or may not have been true. If he was bribed,
however it only makes him more unreliable
than bad fighter. Whatever way we look at
the matter there is no credit for Blakelock.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
About the Pugilists.

1t might not be wide of the mark to say that
no greater changes have taken place in the me-
chanical world during the past 20 or 80 years
than in the pugilistic world. The time was
when the most prominent members of the
istic arena would fight as only brave men will
for $50 or 500 side. However, nowadays the
young generation of bruisers who have made
what they call their regulations" in glove
contests, ridicule tine idea of entering ring for
81 600 side. The latest person to ascend this
pedestal is Jack McAuliffe- He refuses to
fight DAILY for anything so small as S, 900 side,
but condescends TO say that he will accommo-
date DAILY for s. 500 side This ought to make
old-timers vince. However, there is cause
for McAulitfe's action, and that is the large
amount of money there is in boxing contests,
etc. From a business point of view we need
not be surprised to find McAuliffe obiecting to
the s., 900 proposal when he received nearly
$1,000 lately for taking part in one of the best
pugilistic burlesques we have ever had. Every
thing in the pugilistic world has gotten, or is
rapidly getting, down to a system, the object
of which is to get money even at the cost OF
honor, glory or anything else. McAulife claims
to be champion lightweight OF America and
most assuredly he ought to be prepared to de-
fend the title against anybody who wants to
fight for 81 900 side the man who objects to
that amount of money as being too small is not
eager to fight at all.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
THERE Is NO TROUBLE.
Homestead Has No Objections to Gumbert
or ANYBODY Else.

Homestead Has No Objections to Gumbert
or Anybody Else.
A representative of THE DISPATCH ap-
preached the officials of the Homestead Base
ball Club with reference to the statements in
certain morning papers yesterday to the effect
that the East End Athletics and Homestead
club were fussing over thei probable playing
of Ad. Gumbert and John Tener with the
Athletics during the coming season. The fact
of the matter is that the officials of the Home
stead club have no knowledge of any discus
sion on the point whatever. They are perfect
ly willing that the Athletics shall play the
players named, or even Pap" Anson or $4,000
Kelly, if they choose.
The Homestead club made no objection last
year to John Tener playing. So far the Home
stead club is satisfied with the makeup of all
the clubs in the League. They are satisfied
with the schedule and the proposed rules, and
are on the best of terms with the Athletics
and all other teams. Manager Jones states
that his members are all signed except one.
The uniforms have been ordered, and he is
ready for business. There will be no disputes
between other mines and his except in the
diamond, and then it will be no newspaper dis
putting.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
Youngstown Shooters.

YOUNGSTOWN, O., March 23-The members
of the Gun Club, of this city, had an entertain
ing time yesterday. Their shoot was a good
one. Following are the scores:
First Shoot. Is Birds-John A. Logan, Jr., 16
John A. Whiteside, %; c. E. Semple. II; w. A.
Smith, %; W. ]. Hitchcock Jr., Is; John Stam-
baugh, Jr.. 10; George L. Fordyce, Is; Warner
Arms, q; d. F. Anderson, Is.
Second Shoot 25 Birds-John A. Logan, 13; j.
N. Whiteside, "a: G. E. Semple, ID; w. A.
Smith. l9: W. ]. Hitchcock, 13; John STAN
baugh, Jr., 10; George L. Fordyce, 16; d. F.
Anderson. l6; Warner Arms, 19; Robert Bent
fey. 25
Third Shoot, 10 Birds-John A. Logan Jr.,
S;J. N. Whiteside, g.; C. E. Semple S; w. A.
Smith, 8; W. s. Hitchcock, Jr., 6: John Stam-
baugh, Jr.. 6; George L. Fordyce 8; Warner
Arms, 10; Robert Bentley, 6; D. F. Anderson, o.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
B0
/ Yard.

A-Bow1er's box and bowler. First base.
B-Back stop. G-Second base.
C-Long stop. H-Third base.
D-Center point. k-Striktng base.
E-Umpire. .
Here are some other rules of the game: The
number of innings and time of drawis arranged
by the respective captains before commencing
a match, ana when a team is 30 runs behind it
is compulsory for it to follow on"
When there is but one batsman at the strik-
ing base, he must strike at one of six good
balls or be ''out;' and the innings shall only be
terminated by the batsman being caught out,
or the touching base" being struck with the
ball by fielder while the batsman Is running
the bases. When there is only one man left on
the batting side he shall be entitled to claim a
rest of five minutes after running the bases
before being called upon to take his place at
the striking base. 5
When a club has made a winning score it
shall have the option of terminating the same
An umpire is appointed by the competing
clubs, and should there be two decided upon they
shall act together, one giving his attention
entirely to the bases, while the other attends
solely to the bowling.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24

time. During the last few months dozens OF
players, and good ones have signed. and GER
tainly these players will never think OF violat-
ing any contracts that they have made for the
season. Undoubtedly there are many gr1ev-
ances, and glaring ones that demand the at
tention of the brotherhood, but the opportune
time for trying to remedy these grievances mas
the brotherhood officials. Whatever the
brotherhood's surprise may consist of on tues
day. the fact remains that almost all the League
or two that can be dealt with by the brother
hood, but they directly refer to individuals:
Jim Whitney's difficulty and the question OF
Wards transfer may be matters that Will be
dealt with. However, they are insignificant
COMPARED to any decided stand that all mem
bers of the brotherhood might have taken.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
TEEMER'S CHALLENGE.
He Issues an Emphatic Defiance to the En-
tire Fraternity.

He Issues an Emphatic Defiance to the En-
tire Fraternity.
John Teemer, the McKeesport osrsman.
starts the ball to rolling in the aquatic world
this season with the issue of the challenge be-
low:
To the Sporting Editor of The Dispatch:
hereby challenge any man in America (Gaudaur
preferred) to me series of three single scull
races each for $500 side. First race to be three
miles, second four miles and third five miles. The
winner of two out of threeraces to take the full
stake money of the three races and 75 per cent of
the gate money, and should he win two straight
races to not be compelled to row the third
raceaF should he not desire to do. SO.
Each man to select place for one race and the
third race to be rowed on mutual water, should it
take place. The first race must take place not
later than June IL the second two weeks later and
the third to follow two weeks afterward. This
challenge is open to any man in America, but
Gaudaur is preferred, as both he and myself have
been defeated by O1Connor, and as Mr.. ST. John
is about to match him to row O'Connor again, L
would prefer that he accept my challenge and row
me first, and let the winner of the series OF
row O'Connor, and the loser step back.
would like to receive early notification through
THE DISPATCH of the acceptance of the above and
will Immediately afterward arrange for placing
deposit signing articles and selecting final stake
holder. JOHN TEEMER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24

timer, the splendid field play by which the
score was kept down to few tallies instead of
running up to 20 or more on side.
''Well, the game caught on, as you say, and
all Auckland was agog about it. The mines
had not been gone week when an attempt was
made by number of citizens to play game.
took my share in the proceedings, though not
as player. AS former resident of America
1 was looked upon as the most available candi-
date for that extremely undesirable office, the
umpireship. found an ancient book of rules
in my effects and read up on the subject. l
had hardly perused page before saw great
difficulties getting ready to confront me.
A CHANGE OF RULES.
81 found, for instance, something about
nine balls, take your base with provision for
allowing the pitcher one or two initial tries on
him before calling a ball on him. l recalled
that in the game your professional mines
played there was no such leniency shown by
the umpire and that fewer balls were called
before the striker took a free base. What
would my New Zealand friends say about this
conflict of authority? Then there used to be a
rule that foul, or the third strike caught on
the first bound operated to put the striker out
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
WIKOFF'S BULLETIN.
A Number of Contracts signed-Change of
Date-SpeciaI Notice.

~
Date-Special Notice.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.I
COLUMBUS, o., March 23-Wheeler Wikof,
Secretary of the American Association, to-
night issued the following bulletin:
Contracts, 1SS9-With Athletic, Denny Lyons,
Ed. Knouff; Baltimore, B. L. Cautz; Columbus,
Ralph johnson; Kansas City, Thomas Sullivan.
w. R. Hamilton, ]. A. McCarty; Louisville,
Paul Cooke, Phil Ehret; st. Louis. ]. A. Cud-
worth; Indianapolis, P. A. Hines, ]. Denny, j..
W. Glasscock. G. F. Daily; Boston, William
Sowders; Detroit, Jacob Wells; Lowell, ]. A.
Cudworth.
Released-By Kansas City, Philip Ehret;
Cleveland, T. ]. Scheffier, g. Prosser; Toledo,
D. Oldfield, G. E. Weideman; Kansas City, r..
Johnson; Lowell, ]. A. Cudworth; Portsmouth.
]. f. Canavan; Worcester. John ]. Kelly;
Wilkesbarre, 7. Dowse ]. Cuff, F. Brill.
Change of dates-The Cincinnati and Kan
sas City clubs have changed game scheduled
for September 26 TO September q by agree
ment
Special-Each club will send to the secretary
on or before April the names of three men,
residents of the city, who will act as substitute
umpires; as required by the constitution; also
furnish name and address to whom batting
order must be furnished by the visiting club.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
A Worthy Scheme.

There is much truth in the above suggestions,
and, doubtless, everybody at all interested in
athletic sports will readily see their worth. 1t
is quite true that during recent years Pitts
burg has fallen considerably behind in all
branches of amateur SPORT except probably
bicycle riding. This decline is not because of a
lack of suitable material, because it is safe to
say that there are more promising athletes in
and about Pittsburg now than there ever was.
The cause of the decline has certainly been the
absence of such an organization as above re-
ferred to. All the prominent amateurs of the
world, as rule, have been put forward as rep
resentatives Of some club or association, and
the performers expenses, of course, have
been paid by the club. This has
ever been one Of the greatest incentives
toward the development of the remarkable
amateurs who have left records behind them.
There have been some good men in Pittsburg
who would doubtless have made a national
reputation had there been solid organization
behind them to back them up financially. 1t is
the life and success of any athletic club to have
a champion on its list. The truth of this can
be found in the fact that all the clubs or asso-
Citations of national or international reputation
have champions of some kind. Added to this
is the fact that this great prominence referred
to gives an impetus to healty athletic exercise;
popularizes it and, therefore, makes more
vigorous yOuuQ men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
ABOUT FOUNDERS.

Rules and Diagram of the English Old Time
Game.
Rounders, as now played, originated in Liv-
erpool many years ago. There are seven fixed
positions in the game, the balance of the IL
having rowing commissions, as there are no foul
lines. The bat is paddle-shaped. The pitcher
can make run of two or three yards in dellv-
ering the ball. Two "bad" balls delivered to a
batter counts one for the batting team. If a
batter strikes at a ball and misses it he is out.
DIAGRAM OF "A FIELD.
This diagram shows how the ground is laid
out and the players distributed:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-24
Danny Needham I'm Town.

Danny Needhsm, the we'll known light
weight pugilist, is in the city. Heis somewhat
above his class in weight but is looking well
and states that he can soon get down to weight.
He offers to fight Shay 20 rounds with the
smallest gloves the law will allow. the contest
to be for the receipts and an outside bet. Last
evening Shay's hacker said that Shay will ac-
cept Needhar1's challenge.