Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-23

part III game Is ueNelOpIHS dG sucn 1dplu
rate that something must be done to check
it. Such disgraceful scenes as that which
took place at Cincinnati the other day be-
tween Latham and McAleer must not be re-
peated. 1t is not for me to say who was at
fault. don't know who was most to blame,
but, judging from an account of the affair
which l read in Cincinnati paper, Latham
ought to be taken severely to task. He is
quoted as saying that he was mad at the
decisions of the umpire" Well, now, here
We have the thing in nutshell The um-
pire caused him 10 lose his temper and he
unfairly interfered with McAleer to get
even. AS a result a highly disgraceful
scene occurred. The National League mag
mates cannot well allow this affair to pass
unnoticed. The offender must be taken to
task if the dignity of the game is to be pre-
served, because if it is not we might with
great advantage have at every game all
the apparatus handy for prize ring. Now
don't think that all my fault finding about
disorderly and unruly players is centered
on other teams than our own. dare say we
have as many as anybody else and they
need just as much chastening as others.
True, there are occasions when it is very
difficult for a ball PLAYER to keep his temper.
For instance last Wednesday there was any
amount of excuse for Reilly and King al
lowing passion to get a little the better of
them; mean, if there can be an excuse at
all for such a thing they were to very
great extent excusable. But l don't go
much in for excuses under the circumstances
and players should be taught to curb their
tempers The circumstance in question was
an annoying one. Umpire Lynch called
Burns safe at third when he was out by at
least two feet 1t was matter of bad
judgment with Lynch, because he would not
under any circumstances do it wllfullv;
that is, if he had thought Burns was out he
would not have called him safe. Well, now,
under these circumstances there is no neces-
slty for player to go fighting round the
diamond and prompting the most hostile
and offensive demonstrations from the
spectators. say there is no necessity for
that, although it must in some instances be
very difficult for a player to keep quiet.
Just for moment let any of us suppose
case in which we are interested Suppose
we are running q race and we reach the
string two feet ahead of our opponents and
the referee decides that one OF the other
fellows got there first. This would, indeed,
rouse our ire; wouldn't we kick and Jump
and use some very unedifying epithets? 1t
would, indeed, be hard to keep quiet and
submit to the decision. And so it is with
the ball player now and again. An umpire
once in awhile makes palpable mistake
and the player against whom the decision is
given knows it just as well as we know we
are living. Under these circumstances it is
natural for man to get ''mad" and say
few words.
The Associations Movements.
Had there been much public faith in the
stability of the American Association we
might have had during the week one or two
baseball sensations. But that organization
is such moribund condition that nothing
need surprise Us in connection with it, ex-
cept anything that will prove to US it is
prospering. Won der Ahe s. Co. have
left Cincinnati no doubt sadder and wiser
men, but the must amusing thing in con-
nection with their sllulking from that city
is their declaration" that they will have
team there next year. Was there ever a
bolder bluff made on earth than this? Can
tell me of one? I pause for re-
ply. They'll come back to Cincinnati, will
they? Why, they're so glad to get out of
it that they're shaking each others hand
yet. Oh, yes, the association magnates have
now nine cities, and, gentle reader, do you
that Just on the eve of the death
of the late P. L. that so-called organization
also had nine cities. But what is the AS
sociation going to do with nine cities?
They are wonderful people, no doubt, but
their present declaration about Cincinnati
is so absurd that L don't propose to argue it.
l really think they are stupid enough to be-
lieve that their bluff will have some effect
of the League. But there is a still more re-
thing in connection with the As
sociation. The latest rumor is to the effect
that deal is to be made whereby the, ,Asso-
citation is to yacate Boston and the
League is to vacate Pittsburg. The Associa-
ton will then put a team into Pittsburg
and the League will lay hold of that great
and f1ourishing baseball center, Indian
apolis. Now isn't this a nice scheme? And
it has evidently been formulated and ma
tured without any assistance from the Pitts
burg maunateS A man whose name is
Brush-a man whom some people in their
envy call baseball schemer and trickster-
l believe is rushing" the scheme He has
a residence in indianapolis and some kind
of business that may be profited by League
ball players in that city. But there is one
very wonderful thing connected with this
scheme proposed by Mr..
Brush, viz, that the Pittsburgers directly
interested in the business have not been
in the matter We in Pittsburg
seem to be something like Ginx's baby, we
have nothing to do whatever with the dis
Brush has his way. But let the fates forbid
the location fany Association baseball club
in this city. Our baseball public have been
trying for years to improve matters, and
have spent much time and money
in their efforts. Surely we cannot
afford to knock all these efforts on
the head at one fell swoop by again de-
scending to the level of a rag-tag -and-bob
tail lot like Won der Abe & Co. If we can
not get along with a National League team,
in the name of everything decent and re-
spectacle let us confine ourselves. to the
County League. But do not for one mo-
ment ever dream of the National League
giving up Pittsburg, and in all fairness to
everybody concerned, if Mr.. Brush made 1
that suggestion the League n1agpates should
from now on keep entirely clear of such a
man. He cannot be true friend of the
League. What prolific move it would be
on the part of the League to move from
Pittsburg to Indianapolis. Just make a
note of this. We may get a little disfg-
ured this season, but well still be in the
League arena next year.
Regatta of Amateur Oarsmen.
General sporting affairs have been e1-
ceedIngly quiet during the week, and almost
the only event of note has been the national
regatta of amateur oarsmen. The regatta
was great success, as the attendance was
large and the contests of very exciting
kind. But as far as have been able to
learn there was nothing remarkable done by
the scullers; that is, none of them showed
form that marked them as anything like
world-beaters. This means that we need
not expect for some time to come to have an
amateur sculler to defeat our rivals, the
Britishers. True, there was some clean and
strong rowing, but Judging from trustworthy
accounts there was nothing to lead one to
believe that more than a good average win
ner was there. But the regatta proved one