Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-13
A REVIEW OF SPORTS.
Features of Next Saturdays
Baseball Events.
THINGS THAT NAY HAPPEN
Pat Farrell's Chances of Defeating
Arthur Upham in June.
UCONNOR AND THE AUSTRALIANS
THINGS THAT NAY HAPPEN
UCONNOR AND THE AUSTRALIANS

Just before the battle is very appropriate
term lust now as far as baseball affairs are
concerned. We are Just on the eve of the
beginning of what so far has been the most
eventtul conflict in the annals of baseball.
Before another Sunday arrives the contend
ing parties will have wheeled iuto line and
commenced the contest, and what the end
will be none of us can tell. The time is now
past for words; in few days all of our criti-
clsms viii to very great extent be forgot
ten amid the excitement of the actual war
fare. The two parties are just about to ap-
pear before us with all their good points and
all their bad ones. Neither is perfect but
that consideration will have little weight
now, and, as the poet said of his country,
so will the majority of the base
ball public say of the victorious
League: with all thy faults love thee STILL"
Public patronage is the stake at issue. The
party who secures that will be the victor, for
time at least. What mean by "for time" is
number of years, and not many at that, be-
cause the revolt, if the Players League is sue
cessful, will always be an incentive to others to
make similar venture whenever dissatisfac-
tion is strong. And can depend on the fact
that no human organization can get along with
out dissatisfaction. Well, then whatever party
survives this conf let will have powerful sway
for some time but even at that the present re-
volt will not have been altogether in vain
About that later, however. Next Satur-
day will see the commencement of the
struggle to please the public. The latter has
a duty to perform. and that is to be fair. l
ifar 70 m
been made to manufacture false sentiment
in favor of the new organization. but fail to
see why it needs it if it give the public a
better article of ball from now on. Who
among us. who know anything about the game,
don't think that all the talk about fighting
for union" escaping from the iron heel of
tyranny" throwing off The bonds of white
slavery" etc, is mere claptrap. After the ex-
citement of the moment is over the public will
care no more for these expedient cries than the
dust we tramp under foot. Good work on the
part of the organizations is what will eventu-
ally carry the day no matter what may be the
general feeling just now.
About the Future.
Since the conflict began have had much to
say about some features of it According to
my humble opinion neither the Players League
nor the National League have acted in the
wisest and safest way. What objections have
beer stated are now on record, but l wish to
point out that in no instance have my objections
gone beyond the methods of organization
agreed to by either party. To assail the right
of anyone to act is more serious question,
and one which l hardly think is, as a rule,
within my legitimate province. What have
TO deal with is more connected with the actual
results Of what the organizations have done or
are going to do. Well, then. what l want to
say at present is something relating to the fu-
ture. We are now at one end of the battle.
and in seven months from now we will be at
the other end; the end where we wait until tho
smoke has cleared away. 1 expect to
find an interesting state of things
then. There may be many changes,
but L really don't think that either |
of the organizations I'm writing |
about will be out of existence. have looked |
the situation over with my utmost care this last |
week. and feel convinced that one year at any ]
rate will not kill the new League; nor will it |
kill tie old one. But some cities in which we |
lind two ball clubs to-day will only have one a |
year hence. For instance Pittsburg won't have
two clubs. of that 1 am certain. If the new |
local club is successful we will find the local |
National League club transferred to another |
city, and the same may be said of the new local |
club But if the Players League is successful |
this year there is very importan: probability |
that it will deal to the National League |
a harder blow :han has yet been given. The |
that many of the minor leagues will identify /
themselves with il next year. l am aware that |
this notion will be assailed by some very good |
authorities, but cannot come to any other
conclusion IL is a fact that the symDathies of /
more than one minor league are favorable to
the new venture, and most assuredly success
Will cause these sympathies to spread. If this
be the case. and feel that it viii, away goes |
the present National agreement and we will
have two new ones If a state of things similar
TO what l have just referred should present
themselves L wi nv ha |
prised. But if the Players League is beaten
the old League will be stronger than ever and
those who have prompted and fostered the
feeling OF hostility Will have very unprofita-
bic time of IL
The Young Players.
Let me say a few words about the Young
players who have been signed by the National
League, Has it never struck any of you that
in getting together dozens of young men almost
unknown 10 baseball patrons and forming them
into teams the National League officials have !
lone not only laudablc piece of work. but
that is in many respects extraor-
linaryH Last summer had anybody told any
of us that almost every good player IN the team
was going to leave it. and thas their places
would have to be filled Dy young and unheard
Of players. would we have believed that any,
thing like good team could have been gotten
together. think not. And yet we have teams
now that have been almost entirely built out of
the ground since last winter. Now. / submit
that this kind of work is worthy of ackuowl-
it is not only heroic, but it is in tact
a great boon to the baseball public. Dozens of
bright and particular baseball stars will result
from the bringing forth of these youngsters,
ana as grand result we may be fortunate
enough to get into good ball ground for less
than half dollar l anticipate that the efforts
now being made TO develop young players
VIII have some of the grandest results
known in the history of the game Heretofore
a certain number of ball players have to a very
great extent had "a monopoly, and having such
NO. nAve tahen every advantage of it. In COM
paratlNely short time well have any amount of |
good ball players, and for this, if for nothing
more the National League deserves great
;reuit =, Inoeed. Ihep we ought to encourage
the development of these youths as ball plav-
ers IN all respects if we want everything like |
monopoly broken up
The Local Colts.
During the week we have had some onnortu-
1ity of Judging of the merits of the young men
signed by the local National League cluh
They have played four games on the home ;
grounds, and almost all the players have been
ried. 1t would be unreasonable exaggeration
% say that the colts have put up irstclass
.ame. They have not but they have done re-
well. No reasonable man would ex- ,
,ect these young men 10 have the fine points
# the game at their fingers ends as the saving
oes What have looked TOR and l think
very fair-mlnded man will have done the same
Tue ndOelidi W MAKE Boou prayers ana the
ope OF utilizing that material. have looked !
or these two elements, and / feel confident
hat they are to be seen. 1 will go further and
ay that the local National League is better
han anybody could well have expected to see it.
mean the team has SO far PLAYED better
ut what they will do in the best of company
another matter. 1t is only fair TO give the
layers time, as it cannot De expected that they
an flee themselves from nervousness in a daV !
would somewhat Ill become ME to advise '
lanager Hecker how TO make up his team ]
ut can without any presumption. mention ]
be names of two or three young players that
lttsburgers may some day feel proud of
Temp even now is about able TO hold his own
! any conoauv and RoutcIiffe has nrovan