Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-17


President Nimick signed Pitcher Jones
and Catcher Hess, of Homestead. Jack
Rowe talked Interestingly about baseball
affairs and how to make good team. The
New Yorks went ahead of Boston and took
first place in the pennant race. Boston
geIs the disputed game at Philadelphia.
Rain preyented the local team from giving
the Cleveland club another sound walloping
yesterday. The home players had their minds
fully made up to play winning ball, and they
were in playing humor without any doubt.
However, the Babies were spared the ignominy
OF a sound spanking. They may receive it to-
day, and it is also possible that the home play
ers may not be able to carry out their inten-
tions of yesterday.
Another experiment is to be made by the
home club. Yesterday President Nimick
signed the Homestead battery Hess and Jones.
The latter, as is generally known, is left
handed pitcher, and he displayed his skill very
satisfactorily yesterday at Recreation Park In
presence of the players he and Hess had a long
trial, and according to the reports of the play
ers the new battery did well. Last evening,
speaking of the matter. Jack Rowe said:
Jones has good curve and apparently can
use it with great effect. Hess caught him
well, and it may pc that Jones will make good
pitcher"
wITHHoLDS HIS NAME.
Yesterday afternoon President Nimick re-
fused TO give the name of the young
pitcher at Philadelphia whom the club
is trying TO get. 1t is likely that the young man
will be here within few days, because it is
understood that the club officials are inclined
to try all the good youngsters they can before
the season closes. Nothing has been done IN
the Morris case yet and President Nimick does
not know whether or not he will be released.
Jack Rowe talked very interestingly about
baseball affairs last evening. Regarding the
championship struggle, he said: II think New
York will win the pennant because they are
stronger in the pitchers box than Boston. The
latter club has only Clarkson to rely on, and he
may break down before the season ends. On
the other hand, New York has four pitchers
who are doing good work. Keefe and Welch
are all right. and Crane and O'Day are in ex-
cellent form to fill up with. At any rate
would like to see New York win. also think
we will beat indianapolis out am sure of
this that dare risk a few good cigars on the
result.
"No doubt" continued Mr.. Rowe "the club
has been very disappointing this season. but
the pitchers may not have been to blame. l
think that good batting team is always a
likely winner. When Detroit was at its best
the good and timely Oatt1ng was Ine great cause
of success
ABOUT TIMELY HITTING.
Almost every time when we could keep the
hits anything like even we won. because every
man in our team was hitting the ball, and hits
could be made when they counted. This is the
great feature of success. l also have another
idea TO the way of putting a profitable ball
team on the field. A club, that is the players,
should all be in good shape at the beginning of
the season. The club that starts out well and
plays good ball until saw about the 4th of July
will make money. Up to that time baseball en-
thusiasm is very strong, and club that makes
good showing draws the crowds. Cleveland's
team affords proof of this. The players of that
team were all in good condition to start the
season. Stronger clubs were not In their best
form, and hence Cleveland got near the top
aud obtained remarkable prominence.
LAS long as the club remained near the top it
made lots of money. There is something neces-
sary, however to get club into the condition
at the time 1 name. The players ought TO go
where the weather is warm long before the sea-
son opens and pla- regularly The Detroit team
on one occasion went to Macon, Ga, and
manned two weeks, playing every day. and then
took q tour. When we returned home nobody
could beat us. L maintain that every dollar
spent in this way yields 500 when the season
gets fairly opened"