Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-12


suicidal action based on
The good old rule the simple plan,
For him to keep who has the power
and him TO catch who can"
Plans of Compromise.
It is far from my intention to even try and
map out any plan of compromise Were will
ing to do so 1 am not able because no
plan can thoughtfully be formulated without
correct knowledge of every club interested. L
expressed this opinion last week and Mr.. Ward
agreed with me. But there is one very import
ant principle that must operate. viz: the prime
iple of compensation. Mr.. johnson, OF Cleve-
land acknowledges this according TO state
ment OF his which appeared in yesterdays
TaDer. Mr.. johnson says he Is quite willing tc
sell the right" of his club to the
Cleveland n. L. Club. His claim of compensa-
zion for investments ISpertectly legitimate, and
Tor any man or body of men 10 torce paSeDall
club out OF existence to make room for another
without compensation is nothing short OF the
most defenseless kind of cOnfscation and rob-
berry. / challenge anybody to produce one
argument or the semblance OF an argument,
either ethical, legal or otherwise proving the
contrary True l may be told that certain
clubs have nothing to sell and that they are
losing money. Well, now let me ask this ques-
rlon: Has a club that has existed for years at
the costs of thousands of dollars nothing TO
sell? I emphstically say that it has. 1t has all
that interest IN baseball which II has very
likely created and certainly tostered in the
public mind to sell a pioneer who goes
10 the backwoods ana clears a piece of
land and cultiv&tes it into a fertile farm
may not have any heayen-born right to that
land as his absolute property, but the improve
znents are certainly his and no law viii rob him
of these improvements, however much the
laws of property in land may change. Just SO
with those who have had baseball clubs in
cities for years. They may have no absolute
tight to be there, but certainly they have a
perfect right TO claim something for The deVel-
cpmenu of the interest in the game. 1t has
cost money. OF course there are many methods
of compensation. A club can be bought right
out and, fer instance, the Cleveland \. l. Cub
can give the Pittsburg n. L. CLUB some con-
sideration to Yacate PiTtsDurg and in return
Mr.. JOhnson's team will Vacate Cleveland
This is only one or two OF many
and there seems to be something at
rractive in the latter method. have not
space at present to deal fully with 1t. but it
certainly contains the principles OF co-opera-
tive action. Outside OF matters ot compenSa-
rion there NAV he other difficulties to encounter
Sn affecting a settlement. We read of one yes
terday, viz the contention regarding the name
of any new organization that may be formed
This is about the hImsiest affair that have
known; why, it is so tlimsy thar were Z. L..
maenate ] would wash my HANDS of the whole
business rather than consent TO the whimsical
request to change the name of my organization.
] cannot believe that any sensible man would
seriously request the p. L. magnates TO change
the name OF their organization. AT present l
look upon the matter joke. and l think 1t
unnecessary to deal with it seriously.
Hal Pointer and Dallas.
The race meeting at Terre Haute this week
has. I think. convinced almost everybody thai
Hal Pointer is a better PAGER than Dallas.
am certainly of this opinion, but 1 wish thai
matters were different, because l have home
patriotism enough to at all times desire to have
a champion at home. Terre Haute meeting ha:
undoubtedly been the great sporting event oi
The week: might almost say the great event OF
the season. Beyond all things it shows us thai
It is very reasonable to expect that before i:
months fly past, the mark of Maud s., which hai
stood so long, will be shattered Who thought
last wear that the mark made by AXtell woulC
be beaten this year? Why all of us who TAXI
Al interest in trotting affairs nearly went wild
over the performance of the horse and the e1
traordinary conditions of his sale, and now w
have greater horse in our midst. Nelson'
record at Terre Haute is indeed great one
but how long it will stand / viii not venture u
say, But Hal Pointers performance was M
less great. That wonderful horse won one o.
the finest races ever paced IN the best average
time on record, and one OF the heats was pacet
In the best time ever made In race. Now th1
certainly goes to show why we did not have
race here between Hal Painter and Dallas. Tn,
party behind the latter are very wide awake
and they knew that Hal Pointer was and il
truly q phenomenal horse. Had they no
known this they would have accepted
the terms of Geers and paced fo
the 81 200, 500 of which was to go to the loser
is pity that he should come to the front in
year when Hal Pointer steps into fame Likt
many others, / feel proud that city pos
sesses such good horse as Dallas. but still
cannot force myself to believe him to be tht
peer of Hal Pointer While talking abou
horse racing affairs let me remark that thi
has been very remarkable year for new
records. This fact surely goes to show tina
the quality of our horses is getting better an(
that horse racing is becoming more popula
than ever. OF course one is the natural sc
Quence of the other, but it is quite correct t.
say that the money row Invested in trottini
horses in this country is enormous. and ha
reached figure that trotting horse owners
few years ago did not dream Of firmly be
1ieve that had racing continued steadily in thi
CITY new records would have been made a
Homewood, and if such had been the case. de
pend upon it, there would have been very larg
crowds at the park. Had the weather remaineI
1ainly have been an immense crowd out to Sc
the Hal Pointer-Dailas race. This all goes &
prove that PittsburE is a horse racing city. AM
there is every reason to expect that som
events Of great national interest will TAX
place at Homewood next year.
A Foot Racing Suggestion.
During the week Stephen Farrell, the pedes
trian, has made a suggestian for foot rae
that would be nationally interesting we're it t
take place. Farrell suggests that Priddy, Dal
riu. Myers himself and others each go into
half mile sweepstake race Of 500 or $500 eact
the winner TO AXE all This is the substanc
of the suggestion, and it is not a bad one
There are however, circumstances which ten
TO make the suggestion very inopportune t
saw the least of it, If there was no other obJeC
tion to It than the unseasonableness of the yea