Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13

| spectators not brutally minded and uncar
ing BY what means the man they wan
beaten is .'outed" should come through
scientific display. The more winded vol
are and the weaker, the more your form
must deteriorate. Short bouts and fair in
tervals for rest and attendance are for thes
reasons far preferable to long ones. Onl,
those who have timed themselves or beef
timed officially can believe how long thre
minutes can seem TO last. Too frequentl,
the battle does not go to the dextrous 8,
much as to the proprietor of the stronge
pair of legs. Those members score instead
of arms, which is anomalous in boxing, un
| der Queensberry rules as adapted for tn,
| savate style. l suppose there would be NJ
difficulty in getting them twisted ant
| turned about so as to fit the French method
if anybody wanted to sign articles for thai
line OF diversion"
Some Unreasonable Claims
Several days ago there appeared in thil
paper an article from Cambridge, Mass.
the purport of which was to show that the
Harvard football team had furnished the
season with better aggregate results than
either Yale or Princeton. On Friday this
paper published reply to that article, the
writer to the reply being Mr.. Schilling.
Those who read the article and the reply
would easily see how unwarranted the
claims of the Harvard team were. Mr..
Schilling so effectively demolished the Har.
ward claims that there is nothing left fol
me to say except to supplement what he
said. We are often told that figures can
prove anything, and sure enough the Har-
ward figures proved that they were far
ahead of the other teams on the season &
work. But as Mr.. Schilling very clearly
points out these figures were obtained
by playing teens of very inferior rank;
teams, I should think, that would play sec
ond fiddle to our East End Gyms. The
colleges ought to have an understanding
on this matter, so that ridiculously false
claims such as those of Harvard may not be
yentured The quality of victories should
count and not the quantity.
A Benefit to Youngsters.
A clergyman looked into nv otace the
other day to say few words about the
benefit of football and baseball The rev.
erend gentleman was, indeed, enthusiastic
about the great advantages that football
affords the youth and he went on to say that
next fall will see a tremendous boom in
football in and about Pittsburg "We
were little too late in starting this year, I"
he said, "but we'll be on deck early next
fall Why, it is one of the best sports in
the world for the boys; but with THE DIS
PATCH 1 would like to see some of the
rough features rubbed off. I"
Now there is some hope for honorable
sports and pastimes when guardians of the
moral and spiritual take such an interest in
them as the clergyman above referred to.
Depend upon it that such teachers will
leave the world and its people much better
than they found them, in intelligence,
morality and physique. Recreation1s is what
we all need and these outdoor games ought
to be patronized BY everybody who has The
well being of our future citizens at heart
The better and purer the patronage is, most
assuredly the better and purer will be
the sports and pastimes Themselves.
The Breeders of Trotters.
Everybody who takes an interest in trot-
ting and trotters must have beea very glad
to learn of the very successful annual meet
ing of the trotting horse breeders of this
State the other day. The association has
had struggle in the past to live, but the
reports at the annual meeting wen. to show
that everything is glorious and the pros
poets are of the brightest kind. This is
well, because it holds out strong hope of
good future for the .trotter in this State.
Pennsylvania is fast coming to the front,
thanks to the efforts of Messrs. Miller and
Sibley, of Franklin. The Breeders Associ-
alton NAV have done a great deal toward
bringing the State to public notice SO far as
trotting horses within its limits are con-
cerned, but question very much whether
the association has ever done as much in
this respect IS Miller and Sibley. But they
are members of the association and what
they have done may be indirectly connected
or identified with the organization.
But the annual meeting would seem to in
: - 4l.-k~ 1n4
ment of trotting stock in the State next
year. A number Of breeders stated that
there is a more promising lot of youngsters
in Pennsylvania this year than there has
ever been. This fact combined with the
existence of q kite-shaped track in the State
ought to make the next race meeting of the
breeders very interesting one, indeed. It
probably would be the best thing that the
breeders could do to go to Meadville
next fall and have their races They
ought to take advantage of all the benefits
that kite-shaped track can give Before
next fall comes Miller and Sibley and their
trainer, Mr.. Marvin, may make the track
famous.
Local Baseball Affairs.
Baseball still keeps more or less in the
background, and dare say few people will
regret if it remains in the background for
quite while longer. The week has to
some extent been an eventful one in local
circles, as a new President and new man.
ager have been appointed. Readers of this
paper would not be surprised at the ap-
pointment of Mr.. Buckenberger as man.
ager because some time ago it was stated in
these columns that Mr.. McGunnigle was to
be deposed and Buckenberger was to take
the position. Taking everything into con-
A1,.A l. Il
was good one; not because of any short
gle. He is an able manager.
But there existed here against
him q partisan opposition that would
have made life unpleasant for him had he
remained, and would have jeopardized the
prospects of the club. This was an import
ant feature because the opposition was an
one. This may sound
strange but it is true. And let me say that
the question of manager, which has caused
SO much trouble, had its origination in an
undue newspaper interference in the private
affairs of the club. Certainly this cause has
aggravated the matter considerably for
months past 1t should not be forgotten
that men who have money invested in the
club have perfect right to select their own
man to manage their affairs for them, and
anybody who attempts to coerce them out of
that right is doing a great wrong.
Well, let us hope that everything
will now go along all right The
new manager has apparently a bright
future before him. He is intelligent and
energetic and has good knowledge of the
practical affairs of the game. He is getting
together good team and in truth the pros
poets of the team are looking better every
day. There is every reason to believe that
Mr.. Temple will make good and successful
president. He is business from the word
go and 1 am happy to say he is very