Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-09

| This change of clubs may cause more or less at
| traction to the old grounds. 1t may particular
ly be source of attraction when the season
gets well advanced. Butif there is fine weather
prised if the new club does not do we'll that is
| providing the PLAYERS keep in harmonious
mood. In my way of thinking the old League
| has done well in not opening on the date chosen
by the new League. Tho latter In many re-
spects is novelty, and right or wrong features
have been attached to it that have given 1t pop
| ularity in certain classes that Will make lts
opening great source of attraction IL would
| be folly to expect to down these elements in a
day.
| $50
| Dunlap's Case.
| Itmav he that the DELEGATES to the Players,
1a.,,o' ',o,,,.o,,t;. - lii d;s,,,ss 49,
league coh' em'ion heA' "eeh "ii, uisouss 'le
case OF freo Dunlap, and II tney oo IL VIII Oe
very interesting to know how they will dispose
of it Dunlap is in singular position. indeed
ba is somorybot I;l.o uf.ipx,S Ranr ), notodv
- 10 - soHe ~ ~ iiNe hoeUuy
owns niin. LUIS IS curious IN the lace Oh MS
playing abilities; but it may be that his price is
ent that will enable him to turn TO any side and
apparently he is still not happy. He has him.
self only to blame for any difficulty he may be
in and probably the stupidest step he has taken
in the whole affair was to come to Pittsburg
the other day to seek reparation. Ihave read
letters written by Dunlap to an official of the
new local club and also letters to the same Of
foial from official of the Philadelphia
Players club and these letters distinctly ask
fer the release of Dunlap. Moreover in one of
the letters Is the plain statement that Mr.. Dun
lap does not think Edward Hanlon fit and
proper person to manage and captain a team
and therefore, he, Dunlap, will not
play under said Hanlon. Well now in
view of these very definite declarations what
was there for the Pittsburg Club to do? Why only
to give Mr.. Dunlap his release. He got it. and
then, it appears, the Philadelphia Players
Club, to quote one of Al Carisle's expressive
words, weakened, and refused to pay the star
had last year. Then Mr.. Dunlap turned his
a"Oe n;t. ene cry %nere ne hau uiaae qulte
leased another second baseman in Rob;nson
had Leen secured and there was no room for
Dunlap. But why should ne have come here at
an? he demanded his release and vowed, IN
nnSeE uanton ruT ,nas ar;,t I nv piiaS
have not treated the old cInb fairly bv any
'meaEs All three have received money and
much of it that they never earned The aim
of each seems TO have been tn secure money
from the clup no MATTER how or when
it wss coIJared sniri+ of th;s dis
nIaveG in one inst.nce ind;cates that xEe
NAV ALWAYS Iooly for if in others We can he.
pend on this truism I don't think that any
club TODAY will Give to Dunlan his s. 0CD ner
wear He particnlarly has killed the goose that
laid the golden erps He NAV have been nrom
ised IS Otl0 his last year's salary bv the Rrather
hood, but he ought not to put faith in the ex-
surely il was an extraordinary nromise to as
sure Fred OunIan of s5 mn for nIav wing second
base in lSyO Bnt DnnIan all fast season was
talking about retiring from the bnsiness He
repearedly gave the nnblic tn understand this
His very great anxiety to not leave the diamond
vet awhile would give us to understand that he
was fooling us last year. or that he thinks the |
welfare of the rame demands his nresanca in
the arena for this year at least There is no,b
ing meant nnkindiv to DunIan IN this He is
good nIaver and yaInahIa man hnt wb,t +
Claim IS he has onIv bimseIf 70 hlame Tor a,v
difficuIties he NAV he in ~ Oo AVA "H'
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Doubtless many of us were surprised and |
amused on Friday morning to learn that Neil |
Matterson and Peter Kemp the two Ans
+rol;or .or,,a.. III ss..;a.I =. = g -
:, t, a'IAn , eouNei', nau ue1iueu W ~" 'of 'he
chaln = lnplonsnip Oh the "orla. Inc oeelaratlon OF
these two professional celebrities ought to
settle the long controversy as to who Is cham
pion sculler of the world. If a famous scuIler
like Matterson, who not very long ago defeated
such rowing wonder as George Bubear saws
be has a claim to the great title why. he must
have it. of course. Neil Matterson, champion |
sculler of the world" would look elegant and |
most certainly denote the tremendous strides
that have been made in the art of sculling dur
never know what is coming to startle us: but |
would indeed, like somebody to show me how
Matterson and Kemp have any claim what
,ver to even assume that they can
lub the winner of a race between
themselves champion OF the world If
hey have any more right In this respect than |
NeO nd hay I will in, |
Iced be very happy to know it Well to be en-
rely ,i iair, Kemp may nave some pretensions to
,est an argnmont were he IN GOD oond;t;ory
INT somebody tell me about wherein Matter, /
on's championship form lies. If it is in the
act OF his defeating bubear, then we need say
10 @ more. HaI'eLson may nave improved. OF
30 ond E-eJ PIa;s,od Rt GHe,os m oeo.Se tS
80 - o,astio, b,s bae,, r-a,rad a. e h; .ne |
sce IA ques'%on % nss pesn cen airangeu LOT business
|
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,Toan Na+tarsoI and Z Remn an ,,rasIa5 e
nor wbn nni}bar of tbam fonnd az ,irna nS ~ W
ire 70 acan+ tho cSo,iarra F III; 're LILLY, VI ue
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fra ria' Iaa,h - 80, S; oIaLenge
he world Thai cbaIIange nnt,f IL tbs Az ~
;n I;i NJ t.oa uu ~ ~ es iaet tmo w1r
on+ a,5 &C. tbot ,ha +i,la I,as t " ~, oLe
dnr,a on+;cinato thnt anv noot; oon tt Sne.
iii treat their claim serionsiy GConnnr hay v
rriSaJ 80 Ell, on ArstraG;an so;, 80 @ uas G
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uvae5 bir, .nd Stansbnry ThaT thaa Iii Os Ou
efore the Hear Is yery Ssr adyanced ssss nor
lin hnt nntiI thew are marcbaG II ynnId r. |
saIssS to maka snv oomnor;eons bo-rroo'
1em Imav ar nresent 90 g fhat in INV on;rSon |
iConnor will meet in Stansbnrv fpanon
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;s Tbomes i Sefeet xore So,pd arIS @ aoF
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n,SiIe md in time fbese ysasons vii ha @ naI'
aered. wan De ''A'
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'achsohs Do"hiahs
We have heard considerable talk during the L
st few days regarding the downfall of Peter | e
,clson We ara to rnderstoro ,hot 80; {
a.-.snn 80 ,,soS -, ans G... Ia 'n!S '
= o"ni"it was oauseu W one ous LAMBERT
he latter essayed TO stand before the big col c
red man four rounds and he succeeded despite C
le efforts of Jackson to knock him out Some | t
sports of the contest go on to say that Lam | S
ert had trife the better of Jackson. Atany t
.te Lambert not only received the slO0 but | s
as carried in triumph by his friends out | t
tho hall to vhera Tho wilma could ! Z