Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-15

Mr., CAYLOR'S CHAT.
The Bright Baseball Writer Gives
Some Pointers About Affairs
in General.
JACK GLASSG0Ck'S GENEROSITY.
ALL leagus Clubs Will Be Stronger This
Iear and the National Game Will be
s Howling Success.
JACK GLASSG0CK'S GENEROSITY.
THE INDOOR ATHLETIC CONTESTS.
e Orts to Reform Western Game L~sws-GsnsrI
Sporting News Of the Day.
rcoKKEsPoNDExcE OF THE DIsrArcB.1

NEW 4Ohh. 4 GD- lO.-1uS real SeUSdllOu
of the week was the announcement that Jack
Glasscock had turned up in New YORK City
and voluntarily signed a new contract at a
big cut from his S., 900 salary guaranteed by
his personal ironclad contract. The truth
Of this is vouched for by John b.
Day, E. A. Talcott and J. G. Spalding.
In spite Of all, 4 few mischief makers
promptly came forward and cast a doubt
upon the statement with no object iu view
bat to stir up or continue the i'll feeling be-
tween the two factions of players which was
fast dying out.
L can speak from knowledge and say that
the Glasscock story, as given out by Jack
himself and the three New York gentlemen,
is as true as Holy Writ. Personally 1
think Jack acted the chump. He might
have known that his enemies, and he has many,
would make capital against him by the very
reason of his generous act. With him it was a
case of pure generosity and concession to the
good of the game. He had no call to knock off
q cent, but he did a good act, and see his re-
ward.
Hope. however. that Messrs. Day, Talcott
and Spalcing will remember Jack in the days 10
come. And should the agiUators insist on doubt
ing these mems word and attacking thereby
personal honor, l would rejoice 10 see them re-
taliate by restoring Glasscock to his original
salary.
lam not going to outline a policy for the
National Board before 1t meets, or before it
does its work. But next week 1 propose to
~criticsse its work after the work is done, and
criticise it freely, 100.
The young men wL1 write for the daily
papers about baseball seem to be a wee b:
timid in expressing their convictions upon ore
very important point of the great game. 1t is
without question a conglomeratsd case of
doubt. l refer 10 the general abstinence of the
baseball reporters and editors from a free eK-
preston of opinion upon the probable outcome
of the season Of 1891 financially.
It seems to be a clear case of caution. Nine.
tenths of these experts heartily hope the good
old crowds Of 1889 may again flock TO the games
enough to spread a prediction of that kind out
before the reading public like unto a broad,
beautiful bay tTee.
J am not one OF the cautious band. My
doubts on that subject do not exist. To me
there seems to be no question about the ~restora-
tion of the Americans interest in the glorious
American game. Why should 1t rot return?
The causes which suppressed the noble rage to
some extent last year have disappeared. More
oveT, you Cannot point to one League club
which will not have a stronger team in the field
This year than it had in lSS9.
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Boston will have all its men of 1889 l. wants.
with possibly the exception of Kelly. It Will,
besides, have Storey, Nichols, Long and Brodie
TO strengthen up on.
New York will loose Ward. whose services
will be fully offset by Glasscock. Denny ought
10 be a better man than Whitney. but If he is
not, then Whitney is there to resume his old
place. Rusie, Buckley and Whistler should
nRr-a1nlE GrrpnrThan the rAam
The Philadelphia team will certainly gain by
fhe addition of Hamilton, Sunday, Allen and q
better first baseman than Farrer. it loses
nothing.
In Brooklyn. Ward, Hemming and Kinslow
are added, and none are lost whom tbs club
wishes 20 retain.
Arson will keep all the men from his old
team and the new he wants, and what a grand
possibility :here may be in il for your uncle.
Cleveland Will streng then in every weak
point.
Pittsourg. too. keeps all the old men it wants,
ana Tlu bolster up the weak places.
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II there be one club that may be no bett er
than it was in 1889, the club is in Cincinnati.
Aud yet II seems TO me the johnson team OF
Cincinnati Is certainly stronger as 1t now exist Is
than was the Brush club or 1859.
In the Association there is no doubt about
ihe Louisville, Columbus, Baltimore and Atb-
leuc clubs being stronger than in 1890. Per-
haps St. Louis may not put a team afield so
formidable as that OF 1889. but it will be a
dou1loon beside a dollar when compared TO last
years Browns"
II Boston. Prince is beginning well, and is
getting his team together.
And the Washington team strikes me as be-
ing almost a top-noJcEer.
No one viii deny the fact that every Western
Association club will present stronger mines on
opening Cay than 1t had at any time last sea-
son.
Therefore 1 say, and 1 say it with the boldness
ola Galileo, that there is not a city in the
League or two ASSOCIATE us whose citizens will
not see ssron ger teams and better bal! playing
o. wears.
THAI means big crowds and measures of en-
thuSiasm.
Many will 90 to the opening games and watch
the two elements which warred with one an
other asst year. working side by side under the
banner OF reconstruction Some will expect to
see the two pull like 4 pair of balky horses.
They Will be disappointed. There will be such
hearty good will on the part of both these
unlt6d parts to do as well as the other that the
result viii be a Spartan whole. and. such ball
playing as you never saw before.
am willing your readers should stick a pin
here.
= dispatch was sent out of Cleveland this
week embcdying a story to the effect that the
American Association would surely disrupt the
National agreement il tie National Board did
not decide every disputed question in their
FAVOR during the boards present session. Need
5say that The wSr Story grew out OF Frank
Br11elPs fertile aud fantastic brain.
Nj. Bruuell, though whipped, is, / fear, not
couQuered. lie can't fight himself, but he
dreams fight, and Jays awake nights, when not
dreaming. TO figure out some possible way in
which another 'wah" might be precipiuated.
But someone should tell Mr. Rrunell that the
American Association magnates are not a drove
of asses, which they would be to declare war
now agaipstthe League ana Western Associa-
Tion.
This pretended effort to coerce the National
Board would, if real, be a good deal like the
man who leaves dispute to arbitraJors of his
own choice, but notifies the arbitrator that
he'll not abide by the decision unless it goes his
way.
The gentleman from Cleveland, l trow, wants
TO let baseball affairs alone this year, and take
TO politics or horse racing at Gutenberg.
o. F. CAYLoR-
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