Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-31

case of Sundays leaving the ball field.
Words of praise to him are justifable to
him lor his honorable career, and, to the
baseball profession for having within its
ranks gentleman of such sterling worth.
Words of regret are sure to come from all OF
us because the profession is about TO lose
such a bright and shining example of
b. .nesty, morality and intelligence. The
worth Of a nation does not altogether depend
on the deeds of warriors or money makers.
The nohler principles of virtue as practiced
in the daily affairs of life are
one of the greatest sources OF the
success of nations and empires,
we can saw the same OF the national game of
the United States. The success Of the game
has not altogether been due to the "famous
star players" or to the deeds of wealthy
men. To the operation Of those honest and
virtuous principles carried into daily prac-
tice by such players as W. A. Sunday, is
due In a very great measure, much OF the
success that the national game has achieved.
That be has continued on his honest and
moral pathway amid the strongest tempta-
tions and allurements of scores who have
been his colleagues, is certain, and that TACT
only makes Sundays baseball career more
worthy OF emulation. With Sundays de-
parture the baseball profession will lose
jewel, and of a kind that it can i'll afford to
lose at present. Surely ii ever member of
profession deserved, on leaving it, to be
acknowledged for his good deeds, w. A.
Sunday deserves a testimonial from
the many admirers OF baseball in
America. I know of no person in any
profession, or who has been a per-
former or supporter of any public pastime
whose services have been more worthy of
acknowledgment than those of William A.
Sunday.
Interest In Baseball.
At the beginning of this baseball season /
contended in these reviews that the conflict
between the Players and National Leagues
would work great injury to the game. Be-
cause of this opinion was assailed by many
partisan writers; writers who were
stepped through and through in Players
League sympathies. Of course, my
statement or opinion was generally de-
MED, and I remember the amusing e:-
iorts many people made in arranging
figures TO prove that was wrong. Well, /
mention this to draw attention to a state
ment made the other day by Manager
Ewing, o the New York p L. CLUB. Mr..
Ewing in very plain and strong terms stated
that certainly the game has been inju ed,
and very much injured. He is quoted as
going into details relative to the matter, and
the details show conclusively that the state
ment is correct. And from his statement he
deduces the tact that something must be
done to prevent an absolute downfall. Now,
this is not my opinion; that is. II is not CON-
ing from me, but is the opinion OF Mr..
Ewing, q very prominent official of the
Players League. Months ago l stated q
similar opifSon, aud now that Mr.. Ewing
aud others of equal Importance are certain
the game is being injured. certainly we can
put prejudice aside and see what we can do
toward saving the reputation of our national
prejudices on this matter all would soon be
right.
The Local Regatta.
There is hope of the revival of boat row.
ing in Western Pennsylvania. An infu-
ential committee has been organized to ar
range a local regatta for amateur and pro-
Iessional scullers Western Pennsylvania,
Eastern OHIO and West Virginia. This
committee is composed of gentlemen who
have been long connected more or less with
aquatic sports. They have also peen known
All bbClI AlNCS dS lCPueaoAC CAtiECuoy anu
some OF them have held and are holding the
highest local Offices at the disposal of the
citizens. 1 mention this fact to point out
that the efforts to promote regatta are
prompted only by desire to see sculling
regain its prestige in this city. True, the
proposed regatta is not intended to be an
extraordinary affair, as / have just said its
great object is to revive an interest in scull-
ing IN and about Pittsburg, and surely this
is a laudable object. O. course reasonable
prizes IN kind for the amateurs, and in cash
or the professionals, will be needed, but in
a district so vast in wealth and population
as this, the question of prizes can
soon be settled. As understand mat
tiers, the great object is to convince the
public that the proposed boat racing
is to be honest. The past has been SO pro-
life of the most fraudulent and crooked
events Ir the sport in question in and about
Pittsburg that the local public are not ready
to believe that sculling can regain Its old
time honesty. am not pessimestic on this
point, as firmly believe there is as strong a
desire among the scullers now to have things
on the Square" as there is on the part of
the public. The present degraded condition
of boat racing is lesson to scullers that
they will not readily forget. But the pro-
moters of the regatta believe that with a re-
vival of interest in sculling and boat racing
generally good men will be developed. This
is a very reasonable anticipation. / know
of no city or locality that has more promis-
ing young men as far as sculling is con-
cerned than Pittsburg and its enyirons. In
at present admirers of aquatics are
spending much money to try and develope a
6rstelass rover, and 1 am certain that they
haafa ofurs snl i H.
out the entire country than we have in aud
about Pittsbufg. / am sure that no reason
able man will contend that boat rowing is
not one Of the best sports we know OF. For
my part I would sooner see a good
boat race than any other kind of contest, and
have never met man who has complained
Of witnessing thoroughly good boat race.
1t is sport that men, women and children
all like to see, and sorry 1 am that its
prestige has gone down SO far. Well, it is
to regain this lost prestige that efforts are
being made to hold a regatta. A successful
regatta, and see no reason why the regatta
should not be successful, may mean that by
next season we will have quite number OF
bona fde amateur boat clubs, and their ex-
istence will mean that we may depend on
the honesty oi the sport l am requested to
state that all gentleman desirous of assist
ing in the promotion of the regatta can at
tend the meeting to be held al the Nsta-
torium next Wednesday evening at 8
o'clock. 1t is also TO be hoped that the di-
rectors OF the Ex position will in their wis
ion resolve to assist in the undertaking. /
am inclined to think that q successful
regatta this year will mean q national re-
gstta next year, and certainly the Exposi-
lion directors would need nothing better
ihan that to be identified with.
The PuGiIists.
Durinp the week there has heeu much