Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-27
baseball are anxious to have the conflicting dates

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| changed.
CoMIsKEY thinks Robinson isan improvement at
second on Dunlap. Commy may be mistaken.
KELLY, Richardson. Irwin and Brouthers are
the playing directors Of the Boston Players club.
| AFRw weeks from now there will be dozens OF
| exploded ''phenoms'' for the minor leagues to
| gobble up.
! ALTHOUGH the Bufalos won four straight from
the Cleveiands the attendance was far from being
encouraging
ALLEN is receiving more credit for having won
the series from the Athletics than any other Phila-
\ delphia player
The start in the championship races hasn't al
| together been good one, as far weather has
been concerned.
| MANAGER HECKER will likely get down to work
this week he he VIII probably try his hand at first
DURING the absence of the local p l.. club on
| lt6 hrst trlp the new grounds will be put into
excellent condition.
HAMILTON and Burke intend to have race
which Is the fastest runner.
JAY FAATZ Is an advocate of punching the bag
as practice. He says there is nothing like 1t to
get mans eye in shape for good batting.
IF John Wards team continues to put up the
game it has been doing John will hustle President
Byrne's aggregation for public patronage.
THERE is nothing SO chilly and discoursging
than meager crowd at 8 baseball game. A few
P1ttsDurgers have found that out recently.
THE three high-priced players of the local N. L.
club are PAID as follows. Miller g. 800; Dunlap,
q,
+. b: KENT. According TO returns there were
about 500 more people at the Boston N L. game
than az the Boston Z. l.. game OF the 24th instant.
MANAGER HANLoN is probably one of the most
Ee in the baseball proe
wants hustlers.
MANAGER HANLoN, of the local P L. club
says that s55 600 will pay all expenses against the
club for the season. He is confident that more
than that VIII be realized.
AS a coacher Power, the Baltimore captain and
first M baseman, is SAID to be more original than
but he was considered weak at the bat.
WELL the move of the Chicago and Pittsburg
National League clubs may or may not injure
Com1skey's club, but 1t will be benefit to Pitts
burg all round. One at once is quite sufficient
PITCHER SHARoTr will make a record in the
League this season. He is natural ballpayer.
He has remarkable control of the ball, a cool
head, plenty OF curves, and he is not afraid to
field any ball.
THE umpires Of the Players League have re-
If the recsvnR 6e that
fields 1t properly and quickly to q base, double
play can ensue.
THE officials OF the local P. L. club are talking
Of reducing the admission fee to the bleachers TO
rs cents. This would be very wise move A
quarter is sufficient for the working class to pay
to see ball game
A FORCE Of men has been put to work upon the
Chicago Brotherhood grounds. and the manage
ment hope TO get the grand stand, at least par
TALLY, completed by the time the first game ia
played there on Mays.
COLLEGE graduates have taken to Joining pro-
faction Of the managers. who appreciate their
gentlemanly behavior. Louisville has two of them
this year-TaylOr and Shinnick.
THE Sunday baseball games in and near the
cities of the United States inducing the rail-
way companies to provide new cars, engines
trains and other appliances for carrying tens OF
thousands of passengers to and from the ball
grounds.
JOHN MORRILL, received the following from
President N. e. Young, in answer to q question
why Worcester refused to play the Morrill, team:
81 know absolutely nothing about this except
some statement or report which 1 saw in the
papers,
The Buffalo international team is complete
1t will be: Sheldon, Conway and Dunning, pitch
ers; Smith and Sheffield, catchers; Quinn, first
base; Pettee, second base; Coughlin. third base:
Bent. left field; Andrews, right field, and Rooks,
center field. 1t is hoped to engage Sales.
YALE has been weakened in the outfeld by the
loss of Dalzell and McClintock, Pittsburg BOYS
The formed sprained his ankle in the first game
is now in Washington. and will return, prepared
to play again, In another week. Norman McClin-
took, who has been at home for the past five
weeks recovering from q generally weakened state
of his system, is now back in college.
IF all the magnates would treat their men like |
President Stern of Cincinnati, what paradise
the diamond would be. He had the option of SELL
ing Carpenter and Tebeau releasing them un- |
He did the latter and presented
ries. 1t was not Mr. Stern's desire to have these
men 60, but they were released at the suggestion
of Manager Lotus, who has full charge of the |
team.