Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-06

| contest between Two bOAerS De vetoed. IWO
men with big gloves cannot by any means
| injure, name and batter each other as do
! football players before thousands of people.
If the public want the rough element, all
right, but what / contend is this: Let US be
fair and throw of this veil of hypocrisy.
About the National Game.
Baseball reformers, agitators and peace
makers continue to plod their weary way
and there are to all intents and purposes as
busy to-day as they ever were. Everything
| Is In Just as topsy-turvey condition as ever
and those who, as outsiders, take an interest
in these matters are just as bewildered as
| ever. During the week we have had state
| ments and counter-statements. President
Byrne has told US that the 12-club scheme is
a sure go; Mr.. Abel has told us it is not;
Won der Abe has declared that the Associa-
tion will have eight clubs and President
Phelps has just as emphatically stated that
it will have ten. Now where are we? If
anybody can divine a solution from the
above statements let us have it.
But there is o great amount of bluff in
these public utterances of the magnates;
and after we wade through this bluff well
find much to convince us that there is a
strong probability of a 12-club League, or
rather a 12-club monopoly. One by one the
leading magnates are declaring themselves
on the subject. and among the League mag
mates particularly there is feeling favor
able TO consolidation, that is 12-club
League But L will never believe there
will be 12-club League until we have it.
The scheme has many plausible features
connected with it, but many serious Oh
jections. For q season, If it could hold
together that long, it would be exceedingly
profitable because of its novelty, and this
makes one wonder why it is not adopted
without delay.
But if there is no consolidation, what
then? Why, the merry war will 60 on and
the National League, as usual, will come
out ahead. Really in the absence of con-
solidation there is no reason why there
should not be q settlement arrived at. Why
not allow the Association to have teams in
Chicago and Boston and have q national
agreement adopted? The League can GER
tainly stand all this if the Association can.
Depend upon it, these self-same magnates
are running the prospects of the game, and
the longer they continue tiourishing their
daggers at each other the more disguised
will the public become.
News of the League Clubs.
So far the various clubs in the National
League are doing or have done very salts
factory work preparatory for next season.
Chicago may probably be excepted, and it
is because of this exception that think the
baseball trouble will soon be ended. We
must not forget that when it was war to the
knife between the League and the late P.
L., Anson was not out with his fighting
clothes on at the first sound of the tocsin.
In this instance he is taking matters e1-
tremelv easy, notwithstanding the state
ments of the enemy that they are capturing
L. I, To-, A,,ro
ness is very significant indeed.
But the New York club has done well,
extraordinarily well, considering the diff
culties the club has had to cope with since
last season. While fail to see how Pow
ers is the equal of Mutric as 2 money
maker, it must be admitted that the former
has done exceedingly well in getting new
and good players for the club. 1t is quite
safe 10 predict that in King and Boyle New
York will have one of the finest batteres
that viii be before the world next season.
The truth is that the chances are in favor
Of the Now York team next year being far
ahead OF the New York team of this year in
al! respects. And when this fact is demon
strated then will such players as Rusie,
Richardson, Counor and GIasscock tumble
to the fact of their having big mistake.
From what 1 hear John NJ. Ward is
getting together an excellent team. He has
signed Joyce. This is not rumor, but a
fact. He has Brouthers as good as signed
and he has Haddock. Ward will play
second base himself and joyce will play at
short and Pinckrey at third. of course
Griffin will be in the outfeld. The Cleve-
Land team is getting along in first class style
and not saying a word. Boston is all right
and SO is Philadelphia and Cincinnati.
Affairs of the Local Club.
= @ho+ b.
club did not secure BOYLE. He might have
been caught, but now that he is lost it is
useless TO say that this man or that man was
TO blame There is one thing about the
matter, that is, if the local efforts to get
BOYLE that have been made during the last
few davs had been made weeks ago. Boyle
would have at present been signed by the
Pittsburg club. Most certainly the club
needs another catcher as Murphy, according
to reports is no use at all. Whv not try
and get Donahoe? If another good catcher
was secured it is not likely that any more
hustling for more players will take place.
On uesdsv the stockholders meeting
will be held at Jersey City. L dare say there
Will not be much Of Importance done,
although / would not be surprised at any
thing Certainly few people will be sur
prised if new manager is appointed. The
probability is that Mr. Kerr will be made
President of the club and that Mr.. Temple
will be made director. They are worthy
gentlemen, and Mr.. Temple is heart and
soul in the business. He has lots of enthu-
siasm, and as director he will doubtless do
good.
A Boom in Billiard Playing.
Local billiard players are coming to the
front again, and tomorrow a tournament
among what may be termed the local nov
ices will be commenced at Davis rooms on
Fifth avenue. 1t is pleasing TO see such a
fine and admirable game as billiards make
progress, and without hesitation L say that
nobody has done more to popularize the
game in Pittsburg than Harry Davis, and
his efforts have been of the purest and most
honorable kind. In this instance he has