Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-15

sport These frauds sre to be found all ovel
the country. Like parasites, they live on
! somebody or something else. In many in
stances we find them ''bums" to-day and
managers" tomorrow. They taint and
pollute every branch Of sport and have been
instrumental in dragging professionalism to
shame and disrepute
Local Baseball AnsirA
Interest in local baseball affairs is at Q
very low ebb at present, and there is ap-
! parently little hope Of the interest reviving
for some time. To say the least, the work
of the club officials has to a very great ex-
tent been very unsatisfactory as far as the
getting together good-team is concerned.
Without going into details it is sufficient to
say that not one thing has been done SO far
that will enthuse the patrons of the club.
Excellent chances to secure good and
reliable men have been neglected,
and experiments are to be made somewhat
similar to those of last year. Some of the
directors of the local club are painfully
aware that there has been too much dilitari-
ness King could have been kept here
easily and let no one say that he is not
Erst-class man. Pittsburg will find that out
next year. But King was lost simply be-
cause Of trying to work one of these diplo-
matlc schemes that nine times out Of ten
are toiled. King was blacklisted by the As
sociation, and 1t was the intention of an Of
fetal of the local club to ask the League
clubs to keep their hands off King so that
he would be forced to play in Pittsburg.
This plan was unfolded to me by an official
OF the club, but Manager Powers landed in
the city before the magnates met in New
York and King was captured. But the most
amusing feature of the whole business has
been the protest of the local club against
New York getting King. The latter was re-
leased here entirely because he would not
sign tor next season at a reduced salary.
He would have done so finally, but it was
too much for anybody to expect him to do
so then.
officially approached by anyone. I have had
many conversations with him and 1 knew
that he could be secured to play here next
year on fair terms But the policy above
referred to was in operation and as a result
the club lost King just when he was thought
to be safe. And if am correctly informed
the clubs chances to secure Jack Boyle were
also ruined by dilatory action. A club di-
rector told me the, other day that it had
been fully expected that Boyle would be
signed by Pittsburg, but that nobody had
gone to see him. Killen and Davies, two
of the most prominent young pitchers in
"
by Pittsburg if there had been any activity
shown 1t may be that Killen will be Sc
cured yet, but the chance is not as good now
as it was. Altogether there is really moth
ing to get enthusiastic over so far as the
doings of the directors are concerned.
The grea. things promised are to be done
yet
The League Meeting.
There might be much said about the an
nual meeting of the National League, but
in crowded times there is nos any reason
why very much should be said about it at
all The magnates met, and as far as the
reports up to date, Saturday afternoon, are
concerned, they really did nothing at all ex-
cept try aud make bigger bluff than the
Association had done. It is worthy of note
that as soon as the League magnates got down
to work the Association moved to Philadel-
phia, and as far as know, and as far as we
really ought to care, they may be there yet
and may stay there.
If there had been any sincerity about the
magnates when they passed the 25-cent reso-
luton it nigh: be worth discussing. But
they don't mean it, nor do they mean to
abandon the national agreement For day
or two it may seem as if everything is in
chaos, but there will be calling back, and |
then everything will be all right.
Transfer Of Players.
Space is getting short, but want to say
this: That as sure as peace settlement is |
made players who have jumped to and fro |
during this fall for big salaries will have to |
dance in their own organizations Of |
course King is all right, and all players
whose cases are like his. But it must be
apparent to everybody that any threat
about the national agreement is stroke
,1s lak
Players may be transferred to-day or to-
morrow, but depend upon it all players
who have been transferred from one Or
yanization to another since October will be |
returned except under rare conditions.
PRINGLA