Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-22
President Kramer's Admission of the
Associations Object in Caus-
ing DiSsenSion.
AFEW WORDS ABOUT Mr.. VCONNOR
Some Interesting Features of the State
Billiard Tournament Just Fin
ished in This City.
The SHOOTING or LIVE PIGEONS.
Prospects Of Battles Among the Leading Puglistsk Nc
Aulihe's Taiurs

minded police magistrate, but that kind OF
grip that is knocking almost everybody out
Just now nearly prevented our weekly talk
or chat to-day. But we are on deck, though
a little "out OF condition" Taking every
thing into consideration sporting affairs
have been very quiet during the week just
ended. There is not any material change in
the baseball situation, although there are
lots of rumors to the effect that a COM
promise is to be effected. President Kramer,
the new magnate at Cincinnati, has declared
himself on this compromise feature, and ac-
cording to the newspaper reports of what he
said he has made quite plain what the OBJ
ject of the American Association is. Mr.
Kramer states that there can be
no compromise having for its object
the eiectment of the Association club
from Cincinnati. This is extremely frank
on the part of Mr.. X. We now know ex-
sctly and beyond all doubt that all the
trouble and nonsense has been eau sed BY
the Association entirely because the mag
mates of that organization wanted to oust
the League from that city and put an AsSo-
citation club there. Mr.. h, or rather,
President X, in his gushing frankness
shows that he is quite new in the business
and gives "away" completely the real
policy of himself and colleagues. And now
that the public has been told of what the
real object of the Association is there need
be no hesitation in declaring what should
be done with those very undesirable
Echemers. II the good people of Cincinnati
are inclined to support such rabble and
such an unprincipled and untrustworthy
lot of characters am very much disap-
pointed in Cincinnati. The intelligence of
that community will, I'm sure, prompt
1t to 20 in the right direction
and support what is best, what is
truest, and what is most conducive to the well
fare Of the city. Personally, l have never
looked upon the present trouble as a fight and,
therefore, there can be no compromise. The
Tabble OF the Association have arrogated to
themselves the right to break away from all
agreements and try to capture League terri
tory. The only way that this can be stopped
Is for the Association to surrender or for the
League to wipe il clean out Whya conprom-
lse on the part of the League would simply
mean that the League, even in its own estima-
.iion, was no stronger than the Association.
The National League cannot, with any dignity,
Imake any compromise; the Association, as the
IRCgressor, must be compelled to make amends
Ior its very unjusIifable conduct
Affairs of the Local Club.
Matters regarding the local club are not pro-
EressIng favorably as might be expected.
Our local maguates are too busy in taking care
of the interests of the world at large to spend
much time at home. As a result home affairs
are completely at a staudstil; indeed, they
have gone Slightly back. 1t was not because of
any good work on the part of our leading Off
CIals that Third Basem a Reilly was not taken
away TO Columbus during the week. That gen.
tleman's honor alone kent him from succumb-
ing 10 the schemlng inducements of Schmelz.
Mr. Reilly is stranger here, and naturally
would feel hls surroundings strange, and this
would tend to PROMPT him 10 lend willing ear
to the schemes of Schmelz. Still Mr.. Reilly
chose the honorable path, ard tits to his credit
A PLAYER Of that KIND is to be admired
and should be want to leave he club honorably
why let him do SO. ! am very glad, Indeed, that
the local club has come across man like Mr..
Reilly, and if be is as much OF player as hels
gentleman he will be all right. 1t is also un-
fortunate that trouble has cropped up with
JIMMY Calvin. am one who thinks that the
club would lose nothing by keeping Jimmy. He
is faithful player, and / am confident that
this year be will be good man. have an idea
that Calvin wol Id have been signed ere noY
had President ONeIl been attending to the in.
teresrs of the local club. There are SO many
uncertainties in baseball nowadays thai it
would seem wise to start the season with
good stock of men.
The Southern Trip Project.
II all stories are true there seems TO be con
siderable misunderstanding regarding the pro-
posed Southern trip of the local club. A few
days ago President O'Neil told me definitely
that it had been decided to send the team to
Florida for two or three weeks. But l have
since been told by one or two directors that
nothing at all has been settled regarding the
matter Indeed, SAID one of the directors
4 am opposed TO any such 4 trip and will op-
pose il whenever il is proposed" From this,
then we may conclude that if there is 10 be !
Southern trip it will be undertaken on Mr. |
O'NeiPS own resnons bility. That the trip
would do Coud seems certain and it would go a |
long way toward getting the players in good |
form o as to open the season out well Certainly |
1t would improve their team work and that is |
quite consideration. or course there are |
two sides to the uestion and much can be saia |
against the trip bat after weighing the matter |
carefully don't hesitate to say that a South |
ern trip would be beneficial. The PLAYERS who |
are to make up our team have not been 1
selected yet, and this is very faulty proceed |
ing, as there are several PLAYERS connected |
with the club that must be released. and IN due /
fairness TO these players they should he re- |
leased as soon a. possible to give them a chance |
elseW here. l do not expect that the club will /
re ain Fields il Browning or Fogarty cnmes /
here, and # Browning plays here I do not ex-
pect that Fogarty will be needed. These are |
matters that all need attention.
Catcher oConnor's Case.
Indeed. baseballis becoming. nay. has already
become. business in which there is little
n.
The other day read of suggestion of con-
vict to the effect that the navy should be
manned with the young men now in the peni.
tenJiaries, After l had read the very nervy
piece Of advice thought, Why not put these
convicts into the baseball businessf ventured
the remark to a friend, who replied that the
morality of the convIcJs would be polluted by
mixing up with the present generation Of base
ball players. Now, what do you think of an
opinion Of that kind? Unfortunately there is .
much cause 70 thInk as my fricad does. Every I
uay We are hearing OF baseball players acting
in the most questionable waY, and no wonder
the pubic has commenced to think they are a
lot Of degraded tricksters. One of the latest |
acJer is worthy specimen of that class
OF ball players who tout for the
stun, whether 1t is To be gotten by hook or
by crook. / know whereof j speak,
because saw telegram the other day from
the man advising another player to follow bis
eXample; leave Pittsburg and hold to the
'stuf." This reminds me of a thief who has
already made a good haul from Somebody's
pocket and advises pap to go and do like
wise. Let reCte the facts of O'Cunuurs
case, because if that cha, acter means to carry
out his declarations II Viii become case Of
prominence; in fact 1t must. O'Connor signed
a contract TO play in the Columbus club. The
latter broke that contract and O'ConnOr was at |
liberty to go where he thought fit. After much |
negotiation be signed TO play in Pittsburg at a
salary outrageously higher than he Is worth,
and was gwen SI5O advance money. Well. after |
\ little rehecIing-od Pagan used to reflect |
YOU know-after looking over the situation |
aided by COl1mbus gentlemen, O'Connor came
TO the conclusion that he wonld not come and
play IN Pittsburg, but would keep the money
advanced him by the Pittsburg club. To use |
his own words the Columbus club squared |
him.
A Great Principle at Stake