Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-15
BASEBALL MAT TIERS,
Manager Phillips Talks About
the Home Team.
CONWAY HAS A SORE ARM.
Buffalo Ball Players Kick Against
COlOred Colleagues.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE PEDESTRIANS.
Reddy Gallagher and the Marine Matched
to Fight.
CONWAY HAS A SORE ARM.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE PEDESTRIANS.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

Manager Phillips was in a mood to talk
frankly about the local team last night and
the details Of the recent trip. Horace is not
8 man who is easily discouraged, and the
apparent shortcomings of the team while
away from home have little or no effect on
him. he also made statement last even
ing which shows that all the players are not
in the best of condition. During converse
tion last evening he said:
There is one feature that want made clear
regarding our playing with the Association
clubs 1 never termed any of those clubs
'dubs' have been quoted by papers of Asso-
citation cities as using that term, but the charge
is false. We didn't set out with the intention
of disparaging any team or anybody. While
practice was our great object we made reasona-
Bile effort to put up good games. The players
generally have done WELL considering that it
was their first effort of the season. In fact
many of them have done so well that there will
be great difficulty in selecting our regular nine
The trouble will be in determining who we will
dispose of
PLAYERS DOING WELL.
Maui is doing well, and so are Nicol and
Coleman They are doing such excellent work
that really at present don't know who of them
would be best to keep. As usual, our pitchers
our trouble every season, and I'm sure we offer
every reasonable inducemenr to them to get
into line. Conway has gotten a cold in his arm,
but don't think it is of much significance.
Of course am well satisfied with Lauer, but
he also has an injured arm; at least it Is
poisoned. The dye of his new uniform pene-
trated sore on his arm, and poisoning set in.
His arm is considerably swollen, but the case is
not serious one. He will be great catcher,
think.
ave will not select our team until after all
the exhibition games and even then we may
keep some of the younger players who are not
assigned to regular position. Allen has not
had fair chance yet
HE WAS NERVOUS
IN the game that he played and was extremely
afraid Of his ankle. Altogether, 1 am confident
that we have a stronger team than we have
ever had. All that is needed now is good
practice twice day, and this must be done.
OF course our trip West was not brilliant one,
but if we had stayed at home we couldn't have
had the practice that was gotten on the trip.
During our absence the grounds at Recreation
Park have only been in condition TO play on
two days"
Regarding the comparison made by certain
writers about McPhee and Dunlap, Manager
Phillips SAID: "Now let it be understood that
Dunlap during our trip was not SO foolish as to
run any danger of hurting his ankle, or injur-
ing himself in any way. Fred simply says wait
until the warm weather comes and we are out
for the stuff, and then people can judge as to
good or bad playing. McPhee is good playeT,
but Dunlap is Just as good. Fred, at any rate,
is good enough for us. or anybody else for that
matter
The Alleghenies will play at Johnstown to-
day against the club at that place. Calvin and
Miller will be the Allegheny battery. The
players will leave about s O'Clock this morning
and return this evening. On Wednesday and
Thursday the Toronto aggregation will be here.
The Syracuse Stars will follow for three games,
md viii nj contests until
Chicagos come and open the championship
season.