Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-23
The Organization is All Right, and
the Local Hen Are on Top and
Mean to Stay There.
WHERE TIE BIGGEST CROWDS GO.
Exposition Park Seems to Catch More Than
Her Share of the Attendance
and Leads the Race.
FUTURE OF TIE GREAT NATIONAL GANI
BrothsrhsOd Supporter Says the Representatives Are
Being Selected.

"There is no doubt but that Pittsburg is
the banner Players League city," said one
OF the friends of that organization yesterday,
Q man who is closely connected with
the officials of the team. "We have larger
crowds than any other city in the circuit.
On Tuesday, with the weak Buffalos as the
drawing card. 1.722 people gathered at Ex-
position Park to see the fur fly. The only
place that outdrew us that day was at Bos-
ton, and they were having a holiday. On
Friday we had double the number of any
other city in the Players League, and on
Saturday people went to the grounds between
showers, and the turnstile counted over 2S00
If people will attend in the rain, it don't look
like the interest was being lost.
THE attendance would still have been larger
but for the fact that on the Eastern trip of the
team they were badly beaten on every side.
Then when they turned in and knocked the
Buffalos all over the grounds the people said
they had a snap, but that the Phillles would
pulveriZe them. The game the first day showed
that the boys can put up stiff game against
good opposition. and the second days contest
showed what stuff they were made of.
THE TEAMS POSITION.
THE team now has fourth place by very
narrow margin, 1t is true, but they are in better
They are playing ball for all it is worth, and are
working for the best place possible in the race.
The people Of PittsDurg are not anxious for
pennant winner They will be satisfied If the
club stands pretty well up in the column and
knocks out the leaders once in while. The
game is not SO interesting when your taVorltes
have no show to lose. A close game is always
the most interesting, and that's what the Play
ers' League team is going 20 give the pubic.
The team now has about Is games to play on the
home grounds, and they propose to take their
fair share of the victories SO that they VIII ora"
good crowds away from home as well as az Tx
posi1on Park.
tNow there is a question that agitates the
public mind great deal, though the fact is l
don't see why. The people ought to be satisfied
when they see good ball playing But they're
not Since they are patronlzing the business
they want to know if it is paying 1t is queer
way of doing. Nobody asks the theatrical
manager il he Is making money. If he gives
good show they patronize him, otherwise they
stay away. In baseball, it is different, how
ever. The people have their favorites and are
anxious to know how they are doing financially.
For this reason the Pittsburg public wants to
know If the Players League are succeeding
financially.
ALL RIGHT FINANCIALLY,
The fact is. they are doing much better than
they really expected. They have driven the
National League to change its dates IN order to
1--we and it is not now in the best condition,
though it will doubtless live the season through.
While away on its trips the Players League
team has made more than enough money to
pay expenses. The report that assess
ment has been made on the capital stock is all
bosh. The full amount was paid in at the time
OF the organization OF the company and was
used to ut up the grounds, and nothing has
been asked since. The team has made expenses
ana has paid salaries regularly.
LAS 10 the future of base ball. As soon as the
people 'hnd that the Players League team is
furnishing the ball for Pittsburg they will
patronize that team. must admit that the fact
that there are two teams attempting to repre-
sent the city detracts from the local interest in
the game, but the people are beginning to look
upon the Players League team as the repre-
sentative club, and before very long the in
terest will revive and the crowds be as large or
larger than ever"