Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-03
THE BOYS ARE HOME.
Manager Phillips Hns Pitiful Story 30 Tell
About Difficulties.

Manager Philips hns n fItllul StorS 10 Aeh
About Difficulties.
There were many glad hearts in the city last
evening when Manager Horace Phillips and the
balance of the Pittsburg ball team arrived In
the city. The team. together with the Indian
apolis aggregation, had been expected since
Saturday morning The Hoosiers, however,
will not arrive until about 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
Manager Phillips was probably never more Sc
rous in conversation in his life than he was last
night Thoughts of narrow escapes from fatal
wrecks, floods and extraordinary rain. Storms
seemed to Danish all the stock-in-trade, for
which he is provcrbial, from his mind. He,
however, seemed to be impressed with the
common notion that there is guardian angel
ever lowering Ger professional ball clubs when
they are on the road.
Were all glad that we're alive" he said
"but goodness knows we've had an awful home
coming. never again want to see such an
other storm and the fearful sights that have re-
suited from its devastating force. l couldn't
tell anybody what the rainfall was like when
we were in Washington on Friday.
THAT TREMENDOUS RAINFALL.
For two hours and half it seemed as if
cloud after cloud was bursting in rapid success
sion. Despite this fact however. we meant
not to be fooled as in New York last year, and
we were on hand at all hazards of course
there was no game, and we couldn't get home
by the Baltimore and Ohio route. We Travelled
to Harrisburg and were blockaded there
along with the indianapolis team. Trains
could only travel six miles west of Harrisburg
as all bridges except one were down between
Harrisburg and Altoona We tried in every
possible way to proceed west on the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, but couldn't make it Finally
we returned to Philadelphia, and travelled
from there via the Lehigh Valley road to Buff
falo, and on to Pittsburg by way of the Erie
and Pittsburg Just as we left Buffalo the In
dianapolis players landed there, and they will
not get here until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock. Our journey home from Washington
has cost us $500 more than the usual price and
had il not been for Hanlon and Sunday don't
knew where we could have secured our fares
hop had sent all the club money home ex-
ceIt an amount sufficient for ordinary ex-
pekSes. We couldn't reach Pittsburg by wire
son Eat we would have been stranded If Sunday
ano0danlon had not come to the rescne.
NOT A BIG SUCCESS.
r'Our trip has not been so successful finan-
cially by 900 as our similar triplsst year. We
were s, 200 short at Chicago, compared with
last year. We were fully 5000 short at New
York and we were about even at Boston. AT
Philadelphia we increased little on last years
receipts, which alt0geSher leaves US S3,UUO snort
of what we received last year.
1.-THE playing of the team" continued Mana
ger Phillips ''has been excellent, except of
course, the pitching. The boys have been
fielding better than anybody we have met and
batting as good as anybody. But of what use
was it to do this when our pitchers were Just
throwing the ball harmlessly across the plate.
Staley has certainly performed like hero. He
deserves credit in all respects. Our young
pitchers are apparently promising youths. but
they have a lot to learn yet The
team is in excellent condition of health
but almost all the players are weary and fa-
tigued by our awful home coming. We would
have liked to play two games tomorrow, but
Manager Bancroft won't hear of it, because OF
the tiresome journey. which his team will rest
from tomorrow. We will, therefore probably
play two games for one admission fee on
Tuesday The Hoosers have had just as rough
a time Of it as we have, and it is only fair to
say that they will be IN no condition to play
two games tomorrow"
To-day's game, if the weather permits, will
commence at o'clock P. NJ. Calvin and Miller
will be the home battery, and probably Boyle
and Myers will be at the points for the visitors.
Umpire Fessenden arrived with the team last
night He is big and powerful looking man
with genial looking face. During conver-
sation he said that everything is going smooth
ly along as far as the umpires are concerned.
He thinks that the unusually bad weather so
far this season has done considerable injury to
the respective clubs.