Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-18
A REVIEW OF SPORTS.
The Trouble Between FOgarty
and President Love.
BAD BUSINESS METHODS.
Evil Effects of Allowing Players to
0verdraW Their Salaries.

Evil Effects Of Allowing Players TO
0verdraW Their Salaries.
TALK ABOUT LEADING PUGILISTS
Those directly interested in the game of
baseball cannot well be other than little
weary of it just now. The week has, indeed,
been discouraging one for those who have
newly entered into the business with the
fond expectation of making lots of money.
Those people will likely see baseball from
an entirely new view now. But matters may
change for the better, at least as far as the
weather is concerned. The customary
rumors have been afoat during the week re-
garding the transfer Of the Pittsburg
National League club. This time,
curiously enough, we are told that Presi-
dent Spalding is the man who is to
get the club. Again we are told
that it is only President Nimick that is 60
ing to sell out TO Mr.. Spalding. And so
the ridiculous stories and veritable nonsense
goes on. 1t is strange also that these very
foolish stories originated in Pittsburg in
this instance. A constant denial of these
stupid stories is sure TO make the club Off
eials weary, and If common sense cannot
prompt those interested to see their shallow
ness, it is very great pity. Mr.. Nimick
has never thought of selling ont to Mr..
Spalding. Such a thing has not been men
toned by either of the gentlemen. The same
nat denial may be made regarding the report
20 the effect that the Pittsburg Players club
IS going to st. Louis. No such change will be
made.
Messrs. Fognrty and Love.
What to me seems the most important feat
ure OF the week has been the disagreement be-
tween ball player J. G. Fogarty and President
Love, OF the Philadelphia Players League
Club. The quarrel between them has gone SO
far that Fogarty refuses to play in the team as
long as Mr. Love is retained as President. The
source Of the trouble is a matter relating to the
respective authority Of President and Manager
Fogarty. This is very unfortunate. indeed, and
augurs very badly for the future Of the new
league. Time and time again it has been as
serted that as soon as the new League got fairly
60 work, disputed authority on the part Of
BOme would cause a rumpus. That prediction
has been amply fulfilled in the case of Fogarty
snd Love. won't for one moment express an
opinion as to whether Fogarty is in the right OF
whether he is In the wrong. l am not eufl-
ciently informed about the case to do that; but
the quarrel gives us to understand President
Love as a new import into the business has as
sumed too much. His desperate desire to lead
people TO believe that he knows more about
baseball than professional who has been
Prominently IN it for years fully illustrates
that somewhat hackneyed quotation:
rools rush in. where angels fear to tread"
Evidently Mr.. Love wants to be magnate of
wCF a. NnT oil 1W
be OF as much importance as ANYBODY else
This is how the matter looks but if the inside
history of the case were fully known we might
have another opinion 1t is very unfortunate
for the new League. however. The old organi-
ration has gained considerable ground
during the week and as far as
attendance has been concerned has taken a
good lead more than once. This is significant
and doubtless has had some influence in caus-
ing the trouble at Philadelphia The old
League club of that city has been having the
best OF II there. and that has had a dissatisfy-
ing effect on the officials of the new club
Hence the fault-fnding and its consequent
trouble. / will be greatly mistaken if almost
every club in the two leagues has not much
that is discouraging to encounter. The great
thing, the great element of success is to bear
up with GOODNESS and vigor under the discour-
aging influences; Disorganization is very con-
tagious, and if Philadelphia prolongs its ex-
ample worse results may follow.
Bad Business Methods,
The present quarrel among the baseball fac
tions is fast bringing before the public all the
extraordinary features of the baseball business.
Since the 'dog-cat-dog" affair commenced
many things regarding the management and
continuation of the game have been publicly
discussed that otherwise would probably not
have been thought of. I don't think that the
players have much of anything to gain by an
investigation of all these questions Certainly
the event of the week has suggested a question
that fear will eventually end in the curtail-
ment of some privileges that players have here
tOfore enjoyed. 1refer to the system for it has
become system, of allowing players to over
draw their salaries. This system has been
brought to public view by the transactions of
the local National League club during the
week. l wish to state the case clearly because
I think will prove the system to be one of the
worst in all respects that has ever been INDUCED
In from business, and some respects moral.
standpoint. For some time past there
havo been people interesting themselves ex-
tremely in circulating rumors to the effect that
the local National League club YVES unable to
pay the salaries of its players. l do not know
how the report originated, except that IL came
from that class Of people who daily do their
best to tell the public that which is not true in
hopes that it may iniurs somebody Well the
report was ssut abroad. but its falsity was
easily proven when the players returned from
the West On their payday saw their pay.
roll and was surprised TO flud that the players
had Overdtawn their salaries TO the extent Of
nearly $4,000. Only about three players in the
club had any claim whatever for any tnonsy
aud among those Why were oyerdrdwn we're
some who owed the club ~ much a. tl 200 OF
course this fact In itself settles nil uonjeriufsH
about the players not getting their salaries, II
proves alto that they have been given more
than they should have been given during lie
season ~ fAt Hs " has gone, and II also goes Go
prove that baseball has bHan AND IA being con-
Quoted on principles that are rulnouS.
Defects Pointed Out.
Nov, ! Ahkl ls there \ business Of any klnd,
that 10 q respectable ana prosperous business,
where Tie employees are allowed this privilege
of "oYordfawinR" 10 tho extent M winch We
mud II In the baseball buhlnaHHY answer there
II not, simply because nobody who has any
ToApnet for good business principles, and The
moral battHrnsnt Of The employees, would ever
indulge ia such Ridiculous system, IL IN easy
80 hup how the system has bnnoma ~ well o.
tAblahed in baseball Daring late years no
qitEan, pefHonAgn 0l performer IN the United
hlAtuh has risen 90 that altitude of Importance
that The baseball player has reached, The
publie has fallen ht lie tastI tona of papeT and
gallons ~ ink have been used IN telling OF hIa
eYeFy trait and characteristic from ths way lu
which he c0mbtd His hair 10 Ihh way in which
be Wah also lalking about going into some
great business for himself To live ignorant Of
the color Of n great ball players hair or eyes,
only short time ago was almost sufficient %
incur social banihhment, one could be pardOned
for knowing nothing about who was President
OF the country, who was Mayor of ones city or
any little thing like that, but Ignorance of the
doiiaT-a-day struggles ana ffty-dollars-A-dAy
trlumphs OF the ball players could not be toleT-
Ated. In short, and In fact 10 large portion OF
the pnblic ball players we're OF more Importance
than Congress- the Senate, or anything on
which the oOuntTy'A progress really depends
II ball player asked a club director for his
coat the director would give his cloak also.
Well, ~ q result OF all thlh veritable nonsense
una nv eusIOmR Wara eSlahlishad that will IA.