Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-16
CAUSES OF DEFEAT.
Manager McGunnigle Explains Mat
ters Relative to Our Sluggers.
THE 0UTFIELD is AWFULLY WEAK
Mayer Will Be Retained by Harry Wright
and Some Fun Is Threatened.
CHANGES TO BE MADE IN THE TEAM.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. J

| ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.1
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l5.-The three straight
defeats by the Phillies has put Manager Nc
| Gunni2le, of the P1ttsburg club, in anything
| but pleasant frame of mind. He knows
the weakness of his team, and is doing all in
his power to remedy it. After tos1ay's game
he went into a long dissertation on where
and by what means the club was losing so
! many games Said he:
| at is our outfield that is weak and from
that one cause alone we are suffering. What
| we want is three good men that can hit the
! ball cover some ground and throw the ball
| further than the infield Had we these am
| sure we would make a better showing Lots
! of little hits go over the inflel6 that should
| be easy chances for the outfieldcrs, and this
| thing of playing pitchers and catchers
out there is all a mistake. 1 now have a
good man in center, and when Mayer joins
us Reilly will go into the outfied. This
think, will make us much stronger. Our
pitchers are doing good work and no fault
can be found with the infield. They are
also
HITTING HARD ENOUGH,
but it is that one weakness that not only de-
moralizes the pitchers but breaks up the
whole team. There will be several changes
in the club, but just what they are l am not
at liberty to state just now. President
O'Neil has been here with us and We have
talked matters over at great length and the
changes will be made just as soon as we re-
turn home. There is no truth SO far as l
know in the rumors that are now going the
rounds as to the release of certain players
and i'll fact we may change our minds again
so that you can state that nothing definite
has been arranged.
Manager McGunnigle is determined to get
good work out of the team and he will not
suffer anything to stand in his way. The
raanr a
knows it better than he does although he
will not admit it openly. President O'Neil
was highly indignant after to-day's game
when he learned that Manager Wright, of
the Philadelphia club, had determined upon
retaining Mayer. 1t now transpires that
Mayer did not sign any contract nor even
agree to terms as was stated; All that was
said or done was to give him their terms and
tell him that he could play in Pittsburg if he
so desired.
WILL DO SOME PROTESTING.
Mr.. O'Neill evidently thought that Mayer
would accept and took it for granted and
gave it out that he had signed Now when
he sees really good player slipping away
he gets mad and threatens all kinds of
things.
81 will protest every game he plays with
the Philadelphia club after next Tuesday,
when his ten days expires was the way he
greeted your correspondent. Il have it by
two witnesses that Mayer agreed to our
terms and he will play with us or will know
the reason why. Sharp practice that
after had arranged everything and Just be-
cause they were unfortunate But that
does not end the matter, by any means, and
shall call upon John 1. Rogers to settle
this point l have never failed to get any
thing that went after, and this shall not be
the first time
Lack of time was the only reason, per-
haps, that prevented the genial President |
from saying more, for the last words were |
rff rad inc aS haG OF oil ard t1,a0 0.l0
express West, and it pulled out of the sta |
tion. |