Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-28

dent Day makes an affidavit against Ewing
Boston Supreme Court decides that billiard
playing for who pays is gambling. A big
challenge is issued to Sullivan by Slavin'E
hackers.
w. Waltz, Vice President of the Balti-
more Baseball Club. is in the city on his
way home from business trip through the
principal Western and Southern cities.
Mr.. Waltz is well informed on baseball
matters and always las something interesting
to say. During conversation with the writer
last evening regarding the baseball situation,
he said:
Matters are certainly in a very unpleasant
condition and before the year is ended some
body will lose money TO greater extent than
perhaps is anticipated. am not prepared TO
say who will come out ahead in the conflict be-
tween the new League and the National
League, but there are features connected with
the former that may prevent success.
BAD SYSTEM.
81 refer to the system of management in the
respective clubs. l am persuaded that play
ing manager does not suit on all occasions, be-
cause IN very many instances the players will
not pay the necessary amount of attention to
one of themselves who may be managing the
team. l have seen this proven by experience.
A PLAYER who is manager has not, as rule, the
influence over a team that a man has who is
not player. One player is always disposed to
resent orders given by another player, and this
feature will have damaging effect on the new
League. The players and officials may all get
fighting among themselves. OF course there
are a few exceptions TO the above rule. Anson
and Comiskey have been exceptions. but there
are very few players like those two.
I am inclined to think that Notwithstanding the
powerful team that the Players have in Chi
cago there will soon be dissensIons there. 1t is
probable that Pfeffer and Comiskey will not get
along together, and it will soon be found that
Mark Baldwin is not easy to handle by fellow
player. Even Anson failed to do that"
A GRAVE CHARGE.
Mr.. Waltz continued: But have one grave
charge in particular to urge against the Play
ers' League. They have in the most unwar-
rapted manner entered the ranks of the Ameri-
can Association and tried to induce every good
player there to desert and join the new League.
In many instances they nave oeen successful
Now, the Brotherhood people promised the
Association that they would do nothing of the
kind, but we all know how they have
violated that promise in the most un-
National League or any other league does;
nothing unfairer and nothing which calls for
stronger cenSure can be done than what
the Players League has done TO the Associa-
ton. The action of the players in this respect
belle all their assertions and statements
about wanting To act hOnorably We hear any
amount of talk about the contemplate
methods of bribery resorted to by the League,
but we are not told about the bribe given to
Comiskey and others to leave their old en-
ployers 1t makes much difference as to whose
OK is gored. But ali this unfair dealing may.
come back to those who are the principals in it.
DAYS UNwISE POLICY,
81 don't think that Mr.. B. Day is acting
wisely. think it would be better for him to
let the courts alone and get good team
together He could soon get strong club;
strong enough to have a good fighting chance
Byrne's club, in Brooklyn, will certainly have
the call there, and 1 know very little about
Pittsburg and Cleveland. However, it seems
TO me that the people with the longest purses
will come out victorious"
Mr.. Waltz went on to say that he would like
to sign ROutcliffe for the Baltimore club. 81
have heard that some Pittsburgers think he is
not good enough Tor here" said the speaker,
''aud saw Manager Hecker to-day, and told
him that we would take him. 1 could not get
him, however. 1t seems to me that the old
club here ought to get good team from the
big list of PLAYERS signed. Well, we are going
along in modest way now. Our expenses are
much less and 1 think Wen make money.