Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-30
Hard Luck Not the Only Cause for
the Loss of the Numerous
Games of Recent Date.
ILL CONDITIONED MEN AT PLAY.
Neither Robinson Nor Maui of the Players
League Club Fit to Appear in the
Games Last Week.
THE LOCAL GAMES TO BEPLAYED TO-DAY
The New FORKS at Recreation Park and theBustOn:
at Exposition Grounds.

The local ball teams have been losing
games lately as regularly as the suns ap,
pearance, and the whyfor has often been
inquired into. Hard luck is usually as
signed and there is considerable of it, in
fact. But that can not always be the cause.
Something other than the umpire's decisions
are often to be found that will answer for q
defeat Then there is another thing, which
is sometimes called luck. that causes the
loss Of game. That is ill-conditoned men
in the field. At present the local Players
League team has several on the list and they
should not be played. In fact they are on
the bench Just at present, though before
their retirement they were the cause Of defeat
in several instances. A member of the team
said to THE DISPATCH yesterday.
THE REASON WHY.
AL Maui has been receiving what is appar-
emily deserved roasting from the ball patrons
for losing a couple of games. They do not
know the facts in the case. or they would not
have said a word. Maui is playing ball with a
black and blue place on his right leg foot in
length Ii is q very painful injury. and one that
needs rest to cure it. He should not have been
played, and the two games might have been
won. Both the days he started TO pitch and the
with q well man in his place. No man can DO
good work in such condition, especially when
the crowd is jeering him as the crowd did Maui
Then there's Robinson, who's been playing
a week when he should have been taking a rest
The other day he made what looked like a fool
ish play by not covering second, aud thus man
got base. The fact was that he was SO sore
with the 'charley-horse' that he couldn't have
gotten to the bag had his life depended upon
it He was laid off that day. and Fields has
been playing his position since. He would
probably be there now, however, IL he had not
positively refused to play the base until he is
we'll
VERY BAD POLICY.
ut is very bad management to put in men
who are IN the condition that Maui and Robin
son are, but Manager HanlOn believed that
they were better men when sick than anybody
else he could put there well. However, we all
make mistakes, and since Ed has found that
Fields can cover second and Carroll left, don't
think there will be any more trouble on that
score. We are. believe, in position TO play
winning ball, though the recovery of 'Robby'
will strengthen us. But, with Carroll IN LETT
and Tommy Quinn catching, / think the team
is stronger al bat than with Robinson in the
team. But he will get his little bat in condi-
tiou before long and will show great streak"
To-day at Exposition Park the great King
Kelly will probably desport himself before the
gaze of a few hundred admiring people. The
king is all right when wearing the crown jewels
and out on dress parade, but is in his element
when on the field of battle directing his little
army along the paths of glory in the direction
of the pennant flag. Mike has his team
stationed at tie foot of the pole at present and
is guarding it with jealous eye, fearful that
the Pittsburg or some other team will wrest it
from him on the eve of victory.
The local men will probably get chance to
see what they can do with our own Addison g.
Gumbert in one of the games. To-day either
Tener or Staley will pitch for the Pittsburgs.