Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-11
CURRY TO Be SIGNED
As the Leagues Substitute
Umpire and He Will
LOCATE IN PITTSBURG.
Sheehy Defeats TebO in a Desperate
Prize Fight.
EXPENSESOFTHE LOCAL BALL CLUB
LOCATE IN PITTSBURG.
EXPENSESOFTHEL LOCAL BALL CLUB
To be Reduced About $4,000 for the
Season.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

Wesley Curry wall be the League substi-
tute umpire this year and he will be located
in Pittsburg. No official announcement of
Mr.. Currv's engagement has been made yet
by President Young, but during the League
meeting last week the latter stated definitely
that Mr.. Curry will be signed at salary of
500 per month and expenses. Pittsburg will
be the most suitable location for him as from
this city he can reach any League city on days
notice. The new umpire is an experienced
man in baseball affairs. Formerly he
was a pitcher in minor league
and during recent seasons has umpired in the
Association and other organizations He is
about so years old and is of gentlemanly ap-
pearance. He is well recommended as an
honest, fearless and well-informed umpire. His
contract will likely be promulgated within
few days.
The expenses of the local club are to be cut
to a very large extent this season. During the
last few days Manager Phillips, at the request
of President Nimick, has been preparing an
estimate of what the seasons expenses will be.
He has finished
HIS ESTIMATE FOR ADVERTISING
and figures out that it will be within the 5000
allowed him by the club This will reduce the
cost Of advertising about $500 below that of
last year. But" said Mr.. Phillips last even
ing "had been allowed s., 900 for the season
would have turned things over. With that
amount could have had a band engaged to
parade the streets and give promenade concerts
every day we had a championship game.
However. with the 5000 we will do some
great work have engaged the Great West
ern Band for a street parade and concert on
the championship opening day. 1 am also in
clined to have silk ribbons of the clubs colors,
with the name of the club inscribed on them,
and present one to each lady present on the
opening day. These ladies can, therefore, wear
the clubs colors at every game they attend
during the season."
Although Mr.. Phillips has not completed his
other estimates for the season, he thinks the
clubs travelling expenses will be about s., 500
less than last year. This will make a total of
s., 100. But there is another important feature
to take into consideration. Last year the club
paid out Sl4, ,00O for bonuses and releases and
this year so far only 5000 have been paid
away. This is a saving of 900 on that score
and there is a general decrease in salaries
which makes total saving of something like
Sl5,OO0
WHAT THE CLUB WILL SAVE.
"If we get Rowe and White" said Mr. Phil.
lips. these figures may be altered, but not
much. They will cost us S., 900, but if we get
them we can sell three or four players at least,
absence on the salary list may make up for the
purchase of the two players. We will also have
fewer men to carry so that it may be safe to say
that IN round figures we can save somewhere
about Sl2 600 or Sl400C even if we do buy Rowe
and White, and we will save more than that if
we don't buy them"
The above calculations of Mr.. Phillips cannot
but be encouraging to patrons of the club. A
reduction in expenses such as figured out will
certainly leave good balance on the right side
at the end of the season, except the club is
overtaken by phenomenally hard luck. Even
with the saving named the club will be an ex-
pensive one, but it is expected to be good
one; in fact the best Pittsburg has ever had.
II it should tura out that the club is a loser at
the end of the season it will 60 hard with the
prospects of having anything like firSt-class
team again. After all business people are not
interested in baseball merely for the love of it
No business man will continue to invest in a
losing transaction even if his pocketbook
would stand it.
The club is likely to suffer another loss at the
end of the season. Fred Dunlap, to use his
own words spoken day or two ago, absolute
ly means to retire from baseball at the END of
this season." He says: Il know many PLAYERS
are always saying this. and that Mccormick is
the only man who has kept his word; but say
empharically that this is my last season.
want to do well and retire with laurels. / will
do nv best to make record"
Dunlap was an expensive man to the club
and his short stay here will certainly be finan-
cial loss. To replace will cost a large sum, ex-
cepta phenomenal infielder can be developed
In the club.