Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-17
LAY MAKE A CHANGE
The Local Club May Start in
the East Instead Out West.
TROUBLE ABOUT DATES.
Manager Phillips Denies a Sensation
al Baseball Rumor.
H0MEW0OD PARKS PROSPECTS.
The PoOlSelling Amendment Will Not Do
! the Track Much Good.
HOMEWOOD PARKS PROSPECTS.
TALK ABOUT MITCHELL AND DEMPSEY

An unexpected hitch has occurred in
the proposed arrangements for the
Western trip of the local club next
spring. The hitch may prove fatal to the
trip, and an Eastern journey may be under
taken instead The matter will not be
fully determined until Saturday. The cir
cumstances were fully explained by Man.
ager Phillips yesterday afternoon. During
q conversation be said:
$50 far have been unable to secure suit
able dates among the Western clubs, and
unless we can obtain dates that will keep
us busy during our trip it will not pay to
undertake it. Secretary Scandrett has
written several letters for me to-day and sent
several dispatches away to the Western clubs
this afternoon, and as soon as the replies to
some of them reach me we will know definitely
what our programme of exhibition games will
be. OF course we have secured some good
dates out West, but we need more
THE STUMBLING BLOCK.
ST. Louis is the stumbling block. We will go
Fast if we don't go West. We can have games
with Brooklyn and Baltimore and other clubs.
If we go East We will open the general season
here sooner than expected, because we will be
unable to arrange dates to keep us in the East
until April Il At present the arrangement is
to commence play on the home grounds on
April Is with Detroit This arrangement, how
ever, will only be carried ont if we 60 West.
If we go East we will make dates with some
other clubs to precede Detroit here. The truth
is there is considerable difficulty in obtaining
clubs to come here in the early part of April.
have written several clubs and received no
answer
in bria oil ,af
in his opinion st. Louis would not be a profit
able city to visit except Sunday games are
played. Pittsburg's club will not do this. The
Secretary went on to say that st. Louis is re-
markable for giving out exaggerated accounts
as to the attendance at the games He said: at
is not unusual for crowd of 1000 to be esti-
mated at 10000" Mr.. Scandrett further eX-
pressed the opinion that il will be necessary to
have meeting of club officials during this week
to take definite action on the spring exhibition
games The desire is to play as many games as
possible away from home so that too many may
not have TO be played here.
SENSATIONAL REPORTS DENIED.
During yesterday afternoon reports were
published to the effect that the local club was
making efforts to sign Deacon White along
with Rowe. The reports went on to state that
White does not want to 60 to Boston and will
come here with Rowe providing Boston's
claims on his services can be purchased by
Pittsburg. 1t was further stated that the local
club had been informed that Dunlap's ankle
was not strong and that he is not inclined to
play, These facts, it was stated. had prompted
the local officials to try and secure White.
Two or three reporters tried to see President
Nimick to talk to him on the matter but he
unceremoniOusly gave them the ''cold shoul-
der" evidently not caring whether the press or
the public obtained the truth of the matter or
not. Manager Phillips although, however. put
himself to considerable trouble to explain the
whole matter. He said:
THE entire story has been caused by HARM
less remark made by Secretary Scandrett.
During general conversation with some
friends he had expressed the opinion that
White would be good man for the team, and
that he might be secured along with Rowe
He had no idea. however, that White would
ever get here. We have never tried to get him.
and we do not intend to try. The truth is l
don't think the Bostons would allow him to 60
TO any club outside of their own. He has not
treated Boston very well and that club may be
disposed to grant him no privileges. OF course
we would take White If we could get him, and
If nobody else wanted him.
mo, regarding Dunlap, let me say that had
letter from him yesterday. His ankle is ac-
cording to his opinion, as good as it ever was,
and it certainly will be news TO him TO know |
that it is permanently injured. Dunlap will be |
here and will play the entire season with us if :
no more accidents occur. Now, this is the true /
condition of things. We have not tried to get |
White nor have we thought of it,"
Manager Phillips is once more fair way |
of recovery and expects to be out enjoying the |
fresh air in two or three weeks.