Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-11
AREV|EW OF SPORTS,
Probable Results of the Baseball
Meetings to Be Held in the
East This Week.
THE DIFFICULTY WITH TOLEDO.
Final Remarks About the Great Battle Be-
tween Jack Dempsey and FitE-
simmons at New Orleans.
BRITISH OPINION OF JOE cOBURN.
Few Words About the Controversy Among the Catch
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A Few Words About the Controversy Among the Catch
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The week. indeed, has been quiet one
all round as far as sporting affairs have been
concerned. The poor and plodding reviewer
has almost to apply the microscope to dis
cover anything worthy of notice. Well, we
mustn't grumble. because for the last year or
two we have have had quite busy time of
it Our national game is amid the dullness
of which have just spoken, but is coming to
the front again and before next Sunday comes
there will have been very important meet
ing, or may say, several very important
meetings, held BY the baseball maenates of
all the leading organizations. The Ma
tionsl League moguls are to meet on
Wednesday and SO are the American Asso-
citation magnates. Mr. Prince, who is known
more or less as President Prince, of the
Players League, has stated to the world
that the P. L., whatever that may be, will
meet on the 10th. If all three parties meet
during the week we certainly will have a
busy time of it, and there is some reason for
saying that matters will get definitely set
tied.
Matters to Be Dealt With.
There are, indeed, some very important
matters for the magnates to deal with, and,
of course, it is always possible that a hitch
may occur when dealing with questions of the
utmost gravity. Judging from outward ap-
pearanees the difficulties with which the
National League has to grapple are not
with the PLAYERS League, but with the As
sociatiol. Whatever the P. L. may have
been in the past it is nothing just now, and as
Tar as 1 am informed cuts no figure at all in
anything that may be going But there is to
Some extent proposed arrangement between
the American Association magnates and some
of the gentlemen who were connected with the
p. l. 1t is only to the extent of how much the
Association wants this arrangement noticed
that it will be noticed at all. am inclined to
believe that If the American Association
insists that its clubs be represented
in Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia
in conjunction with the capital of ex-
Players uagnates that the Association's wishes
will be complied with, and they ought to be. l
have often pointed out in these reviews that
the Association has not on all occasions been
treated IN the very best and kindest manner by
the P. L magnates and if there is not at the
present time a disposition the part of the
National League to act very generously with
the younger body it will be worse for the for
mer. We would all like to see permanent
peace effected, but this can only be done by
acting In q way L0aL gives general SATISFACTION.
Of course the Association may know best what
il wants and what requisite for its better
ment, and what 1t requires in this respect may
conflict with the interests of the National
League. But this question will present itself:
Has the Association to do all tine sacrificing?
don't think it ought 70. But the fact that
Messrs Spalding and Thurman have been work
Ing SO much together lately and apparently SO
satisfactorily to themselves, is very hopeful
slgE.
The Toledo Difficulty.
A question of paramount interest is: Will the
obstinacy of Toledo cause a change in the
Spalding- -Thurman-plan of settlement? don't
think it will. There is no reason why it should.
President Thurman's notification to Toledo the
other day would seem to mean that Toledo
must go. The Toledo President has been notl-
fed that he attend the meeting of the. Amer
lean Association Wednesday and sho-- cause
why the Toledo club should remain in the
Association. 1t is safe to bet 1000 to l that
President ketham will not be able to show
cause" sufficiently clear to cause the majority
OF magnaIes to vote in his favor. And what
then? Toledo aud Mr.. Ketcham will have to go
and make room for Chicago. But why should
Toledo not go? That is the important question.
Has prohtless club to be allowed to hang as a
= lnillstone around the necks OF other clubs2
Certainly not, and most assuredly If Toledo
were profitable city would not have the
Association trying to get clear of it. Without
every sign fails Toledo will be ousted from the
American Association and then comes the
question: What city will take its place? will
not be surprised if Chicago is the city, and a
week or so ago had an idea that Mill
waukee would be the choice, but after hearing
MIR. WalZs opinions on the matter, I have
changed my mind. OF course L had thought
that the Sunday question was a big and vital
one with the Association, but Mr. Walz assures
me that with or without Sunday games Chicago
will be their city. This. then, TO a very great
extent, settles the matter.
Some National LIE ague Questions.
There is widespread feeling to the effect
that the National League will, at its meeting,
have to do something regarding the mag.
mates of the P. l., who, to use a term of their
own, got the ''donkey-dink." 1t Is plain that
Messrs. Prince and johnson are still clinging
TO hope that the n. l. will do something for
them, and l am inclined to think that nothing
will be done, except probably the granting of
Association franchises to Messrs. Prince and
Wagner. But does the former want one? NV
friend, President O'Neil, does not believe Mr..
Prince is anxious for an Association fran
chise as he is to sell the Boston P. L. stock az a
good price. Of course il is easy to see that the
greater certainty there is of an Association
club going to Boston the higher price the Tri-
uruvirs will pay to buy Prince and his colleagues
out As have already intimated, If the Asso-
ciatiou presses Its demand for team in Boston
the demand will be granted, and it certainly
ought to be- 1t is probable that the Cincinnati
matter will come up for discussion, and on this
question there mry be some lively talk AS we
all know, the Cincinnati franchise was given tn
Mr.. Brush the last meeting of the N I.
This being the case cannot see what more can
be done in the matter. The League certainly
cannot take the franchise from the gentleman
again and give it to somebody else A CONSOLE |
dation of interests between those who were
foolish enough to give MIR. Stern $40 600 and Mr.
Brush would seem to be the most sensible way
out OF the d1fncuty. 1 will be told that
Mr.. Brush would get the best of deal of this
kind because he has invested no money lam
certainly aware of this and It is the result of
Ehrewd business qualities on his part and very
foolish action on the part of the Others To all
1ntents and purposes he is master of the situa-
tion, except the League acts faithlessly toward
him. This is one more proof of the small
amount of business shrewdness there was in the
p. 1. deals.
A Few Words About Local Affairs
The local magnates are feeling quite happy
and are extremely hopeful They have gotten
things into perfect shape here now-that is,
they are ready to go to New York on wednes-
day and ask that the n. L. franchise be trans
ferred from the old club here to the new organ.
fzation. When that is done the club will be
thoroughly in line, and Manager Hanlon will
be definitely engaged. The work of signing
players will be proceeded with as soon as possi-
bic, and then probably the troubles and ankle
ties Of the magnates will only commence
George Miller told me the other evening that |
he had signed for next season at a reduction of
$500. Last season he had SO, 500 but as we all |
know that was obtained by him by the force of |
circumstances lie claims chat he had an |
agreement with the club to play for three years |
at that rate of salary, but whether he had the |
wisely in signing for So 500 He stated that he |
was quite satisfied with the deal becat1se he |