Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-04
Jim Tells His Tale of Woe About His
Team Not Winning the Pennant-He
Wants to Know Quite a Number of
Things ana Winds Up With Threat.


Wants to Know Quite Number of
Things ana Winds Up With a Threat.
CHICAGO, Oct. ga reporter for the Associ-
ated Press called on President James A.
Hart, of the Chicago club, to-day, and re-
quested an expression as to the steps he pro-
posed taking in regard to the alleged throw
ing of games to the Boston club, in order to
defeat the Chicagos in the race for the pen
nant:
81 do not share the opinion of many" said
Mr.. Hart, "that it was combined effort on
the part of the Eastern clubs to throw the
championship to Boston. Tho Bostons have
oflate been playing a wonderfully strong
game, and might possibly have won five
straight games from the New Yorks on their
merits; but it is very unfortunate for them
and all concerned that their title to the pen
nant should be clouded by the suspicious
actions of those in control of the placing of
the New York team. Were l under indict-
ment for murder with the circumStantial
evidence against me as strong as it appears
to be against the New York club. 7 should
expect to be hanged. From present informa-
tion and from private advices from Boston
i cannot but feel that there has been either
downright dishonesty on the part of the
New York club or gross incompetency on
the part of those in contro! of the team in
the games played in Boston the past week"
Upon what ground do you base your
opinion that such is the case?" the President
was asked.
well, in the first place, should like to
know why Rusie was not pitched in a least
two of those games. The excuse given by
President Day that he was not in good
health and was left at home because he had
already earned his salary may be satisfsc-
tory from Boston or New York standpoint,
but it is far from satisfactory to me or to the
Chicago public. l should like to be en-
lightened as to why Connor did not play in
the first three games, and also like
n ir1iu doh
absent; why Buck Ewing was not substi-
tuted. instead OF man like Whistler. 1
would also like to know why Buckley was
not put i'll to catch instead of an unknown
amateur, and if he was unfit why, If New
FORK was putting forth its best efforts to
win games, Buck Ewing was not put in to
catch. He certainly would have been an i'm
proyement over an amateur, even if he has
q glass arm. would also like to know
why Richardson was taken out of the last
two games unless it Was for the purpose of
making team so hopeleSsly weak that
there was no possible chance of winning.
"If the New 1orkS were so badly broken
up. as they claim, WHY did they consent to
playing two extra games in Boston, one of
which should have been played in New York
instead of Boston? 1 would also like to
know why it was necessary to be so secret
in obtaining the consent of two-thirds of the
League clubs for these games. 1t seems to
me that common courtesy would demand
that the consent of the Chicago club be at
least invited. There are many other ques-
tlons wnlch ueem more appropriate to ask
before an investigating committee than to
discuss through the press Judging
from the avalanche of letters
and kilograms pouring in to me
from all parts OF the country protesting es-
pecially against the New York and Boston
games, / am led to believe that if a popular
vote as to which club were the real champi-
ons were taken among the patrons of base
ball, even outside of Chicago, Anson's team
would receive a handsome majority. The
baseball public may rest assured that shall
leave no stone unturned to probe this matter
to its bottom and to at least place the
responsibility for the unfortunate state OF
affairs regarding the championship where it
belongs, and shall insist upon the expul-
sion of guilty parties, be they magnates,
managers, captains or players"