Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-01

once the public ought to turn its back on the
game entirely. One club at once is sufficient.
With two games in the city at once the ma
tionaI game becomes something Of nuisance.
The Local Clubs.
To talk about the local baseball clubs is to
talk about something that is very disagreeable.
know that nothing Is more distasteful to me
than to have to say anything about the
clubs at present because there is
nothing pleasant to talk about All
that one can do is to enumerate
faults and make apologies for them This is
never a pleasant task; but regardless of what IL
is, we cannot pass the teams unnoticed. Last
week / gave it as my opinion that the local
National League club has so far been a rank
failure. Well, the Payers League club is not
q whit better. MuchhTas not expected from
the youngsters. but e1 b what little we did ex-
pect hasn't been fofshcoI ing. There were
great things expected fromIh aggregation of
stars, however, and not the smallest of any of
the many hopes have been realized. don't
think there was ever BASEBALL club more dis
appointing than the local p. L. club has been
this season. No club has played worse and we
all thoughpthat no club would play better than
the club in question would. The PLAYERS have
put off their hands some of the rankcst kind
of baseball playing that has ever been seen.
There have been one or two exceptions, GER
tainly. Manager Hanlon has stood promi-
nently out and above his colleagues.
He has been doing some great work,
indeed, and deserves the plaudits of his ad-
mirers. But not good word of any kind can
be said about the majority of the team. have
always had my misgivings about the infield,
and l am now almost convinced that it is just
abou. as poor as any that know of. With the
exception of Beckley, not man is to be relied
upon either in fielding or batting. This is a
cold and unpleasant fact. 1t is not a pleasure
to me to have to state it, but the time for
praising everybody all round regardless of
their true abilities is past. Some time ago 1
stated that it would be some time before we
could expect to see our pitchers in good condi-
ton. They have not arrived at that stage yet,
and goodness knows when they will. There is
considerable excuse for John Tener. He has
had much to worry him since the season
opened, and to look after the finances of the
club and pitch ball is about too much for even a
very big man like Mr.. Tener. There is how
ever, something sadly wrong with the other
pitchers l am not in position to definitely
know what are the feelings of those directly
interested in the local Players club, but am
satisfied that they have not such glowing
opinion of baseball now that they had some
time ago. cannot see how the players of the
new local team have realized their salaries if
cts, and very deep. The receipts most GER
tainly haven't yielded those salaries, and If
matters don't get any better, depend upon it,
breaking down is keeping the other one going, |
and it seems to me that there is just much |
reason to expect one club to collapse as the |
other. !
Heckcr's Youngsters.
There is not much to say about the National |
League club. The players continue to make |
somewhat remarkable record and they will be |
home to speak for themselves tomorrow. |
Time develops the acorn into oak tree; the
development is not very rapid, Of course, and
If we have patience to wait long enough time
may develop Hecker's youngsters into a base
ball team. During the week there have been
many rumors, as usual, regarding the local
National League club. It has been located in
indianapolis. Columbus and Detroit. The di-
rectors continue to deny all of those rumors,
and they emphatically declare that they are in
the ring to stay. Ii they are going to stay they
must try and secure some better players. This
is imperative because nobody can be expected
to patronize team such as the present. l am
aware that they have done about as well as the
local Z. L. team, but my remarks apply to the
latter team also. They must do better or by all
means have the team transferred body and soul
to some other city.