Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-04
4 VERY GOOD LESSON,
That's What the Local Football Play
erS Say Of Their Satur-
days Defeat.
how TIE TEAM WILL BE IMPROVED
The Stockholders of the PittSbUrg z. l..
Club Meet and REFLECT Their
Old Officials.
BOW THE TEAM WILL BE IMPROVED
ANOTHER PIIZ3 FIGHT ARRANGED
New Ansteur League to be Form.d-Gsnsssl Sporting
News Of the Day.

The local team of Rugby football players
are unanimously of the opinion that Satur-
days contest. defeat though it was, was of
greater benefit to the team than all the
previous contests put together. There were
many GOOD points learned from the team
work OF the Princeton Preps., ,.and Mr. H.
W. COwan, during a conversation yester-
day. SAID:
IF the Allegheny Athletics were better
In field work they would rank very nigh as
Piavers There are some really good men
among them and all that is needed is for
them to get a knowledge of the new method
OF team work and to put that knowledge into
operation. confess that l did not expect
10 meet such good team in Pittsburg as we
met on Saturday; nor did ANYBODY al Prince
ton. When VIC received the first letter from
the Athieucs asking us to play here. everybody
at Princeton laughed. thinking that play
ing here would simply he a burlesque. How
ever We were all mistaken and want to make
the prediction that if the boys keen at it here
they VIII have Just rs good team as we would
want 10 see play
The Princeton players are certain that they
Will visit PiJtshurE again. Tie local players
are now hard at work getting ready for the
Detroit team who VIII be here on Saturday
neII. There will be scrub matches every
afternoon this week at Exposition Park, and
about - players viii contest against the regu-
lal eleven. Nr. o. d. Thompson will in
future play on the rush line. and H.
Oliver viii likely be full back.
Mr.. Thompson'S strength and expert
ence. il Is thought will make him a very
1ul man as ruSher. During a conversation
yesterday afternoon Mr. Thompson said:
Why. We re mure than satisfied at the way
n u-S have tulned out We are perfectly
aware that we are far from being n our best as
team, but We are improving and l think we
viii show that on Saturday when We tackle the
De.rnlt team. The latter. like ourselves are
not playing football regularly. and anticipate
th3J We viii Make a very close and stubborn
fight. Our great object this season is to ger
t1e game thOruu <hlN established here. and 1
think we are succeeding in that wonderfully
Most assuredly We Will have a much stronger
aggregation next year than we have now, and
in the country here. But before next
season comes think our association
will lie 4 member OF some national
OrEauiZ jrioE, probably the a. A. L.. and then
we Will be sure Of some great contests There
j. one thing however. that we have discovered,
viz -lat W. cannot bring such teams here as
ths PrinCetonS DetroitS and Clevelands and
charge only > cents admission fee ! fear
tAa- We VIII he compelled to charge an extra %
cents for the grGna stand That. / think. will
I've gU-ta fair. None of The players who come
Lee charge a cent more than their legitimate
expenses. " q don't want to make any money!
nor do we want 10 lose ;,nv. ! think that, gen
erallY Speaking. tie patrons of the game will
see the necessity of our charging extra for he
grand stand. l don't say definitely that we will
iuciease the price but / fear that we will be
compelled to do So