Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-18

| self-appointed apostles OF this kind that
have ruined baseball more than anybody
else.
1t is fact that baseball has reacne a
very serious stage; it is, indeed, a very
| grave question whether or not 1t will
weather the storm. 1t was in its glory only
a short time ago, and it is strange to find
that one of the men who deliberately aided
in blightIng that glory and running the
foundation of the national game, is the
verv person who now has the audacity to
charge others with tryinR to ruin base
ball'' because their opinions are not shapen
after his. The man is a humbug. Let me
say that this paper, as far as baseball is
concerned, has aiwavs been on the right
side. There is not sound principle con-
nected with the game that THE DISPATCH
has not supported, and there is not a bad
| one that it has has not opposed. The very
| opposite is the case with what is termed the
"oficIal organ" This is absolutely cor
| rect.
Added to the general dullness regret is
intensified by the unfortunate affairs of the
New York Club. According to announce
ment meeting of the stockholders will be
held tomorrow; 1t is stated that J. B. Day
| is TO be removed from the Presidency. AL
| most everybody who has taken an interest
| in National League haseball will lie sorry o
| learn that Adversely causes many painful
| changes and the one in question will be one
| of Them The Players'T League and those
| who urged it on are to be thanked for the
| unfortunate state of things at New York as
| well as at other places.
Meeting of Tratting Horse Breeders.
! Those who take an interest in trotting
| horses should find considerable interest in
| the report of the annual meeting of Penn
| sylVania trOttirg horse breeders published
in this paper Thursday. The association is
/ raft
| met party of happier men than Messrs
Harkness, Sutton, Clarke, Denny and other
breeders were on Wednesday last. There
was great effort needed to Or .anize the as
| SociaUion, and even after it was organized
1t was very unstable for time. Now it is
solid and its members have some of the best
trotting stock in the country.
AT the annual meeting the report showed
that the Treasurer had a balance oI 500
after paying all debts. This was indeed Il
very gratifying fact, but Secretary HARRISON
pointed out to me tnat was not profit that
the association was after. 1--WE want speed
among our stock" he said. That then is
tho principle on which the association is
founded. Because of that the association
mirer OF good hnrses and also everybody
who wants to see PENNSYLVANIA hold it's own
AGAINST other States in the breeding of first
class trotting stock.
Manager Madden's Business Move.
William Madden. manager of Joseph God
dard, pugtlist, is not by any means a fool.
Whatever trade William is in he knows the
tricks of them. lie has emphatically de-
clared that his charge, Joseph Goddard,
shall not fight F. P. Savin for that $40, 900
prize offered at New Orleans Madden
claims there would be no honor or reDuta-
tion Tor Goddard i'll defeating Slavin as the
latter is beaten man. By the way this
sounds funny in view of the fact that oElya
short time ago Goddard fought a very much
beaten man, Peter Maher, and only tCr a
purse of S., 500.
Madden wants to match Goddard to fight
Corbeit, and il the latter declines he will
then match Goddard to fight Mitchell for
the championship. That is Madden's pro-
Eramme, and it really is a good one from q
business point of view. As far as argument,
falr play and common sense, Madden has
the best side of it, 1t is preposterous to
thlnk man can be a champion and hold
the title until he is ready to contest for it,
anu also to choose his own opponent. If
attending to the theatrical business is more
profitable than defending the pugflistic
mpionship title, by all means let man
10 nght for zhat Is fair. II James
J. Corbett does not feel inelinel
to forego his theatrical engagements
TO defend the boxing title, let MIN re-
linquish the latter until he is ready to try
Tor it again.
1t is hard to tell what Mitchell will do
Then he comes here. am inclined 10 think
that he will ignore Goddard and insist
on lighting Corbett even as late as next fall.
Mitchell has an eye to business and a keen
one; de can come here, get matched to box
Coroett and tour the country on the
strength OF it Tor q long time. It is likely
he VIII 40 tha6. Il Goddard still declines to
meet Slavin lie will have no other opponent
than Peter jackson, and that will he a bad
opponent for Joseph likely enough. The
ehtlre lot o; them are not somuch after
n9htlng as they are after persuading the
puDllc TO contribute dollars to see them in
SHOWS. Ihat is the oDject of managers,
po4ers and their entire following.
The Light Weight Champions.
Burge, the light weight champion pugilist
OF England, is now in our midst He comes
here with one object in view, that is to fight
Jack McAuliffe, the champion of the United
states. II these two men do not contest
there viii be great disappointmenJ all
round: in fact Burse declares that he will
be accommodated with a battle with Nc
Auliffe. This being so the pair are likely to
meet In the ring before next spring is over
1t IS much too early to begin and figure on
resul Is REGARDING contest between Burge
and McAuliffe. But with certainty it MAY
be said that in Burge the American will
meet very formidable opponent. While
the Englishman may not be as clover as Nc
Aulitfe, he will probably be str nger Burge
has already defeated some good men, nota-
bly, Jem Carney and "Latcnie' Thompson.
know that it has been argued that Burse
had the worst of his fight with Carney when
the latter was disqualified on foul, but it |
must not be forgotten that it was Curney's |
foul f.hting that did so much damage to |
Burge. Carney could not hat Burge without |
running in and clinching. On the other hand, |
Burge was able to hit Carney when and |
where he pleased. Carney may not have |
been in his old time form. l do not think /
he was; but hold that when at his best he |
was Il better man than McAuliffe. The lat |
ter probably is not as good now as lie was a /
few years ago. At any rate there was a |
sage in his battle with Myer at New Or
leans where he was almost exhausted, and |
had Burge been in front of him then he |
might have been beaten. All this goes TO |
show that Burge and McAuliffe are likely to |
make a very tight Lair.
Most certainly were Burge and Myer to |
fight 1 should pick Burge as the winner as |
j main ain that McAuiiffe is much superior |
to Myer in all respects; in fact, 1 am in |
cliued at present to think that Austin Glib |
bons " ould defeat Myer.
Suspicious About Hall and Fitzsimmons.
Apparently ev erything is now arranged |
for the Hall and Fitzsimmons battle which |
has been decided TO take place in the first |
week of April. According to all accounts |
"All Fools Day. would be a good date for |
it. There is among Eastern writers and |
others u very strong desire to have the pub. !
lie believe that the proposed contest is TO be
a rank "iake." 1t is only natural TO believe
that much OF this bitter feeling has been
caused by the TACT that the Coney Island
Athletic Club failed to secure the two men \
to fight there. Evidently the Coney Island
simmons would fight "Iake," as the cl ub
offered the extraordinary purse Of S4J 900 for
the fighters to contend for.
1 believe 1 was one OF the first to point out
the suspicious circumstances OF tine Hall |
and FitZsimmonS contest To me there is
still much tnat is suspicious, but do not |
say that they will act dishonesty as they
done in the past. Tie career OF both 0f
Inn nao haan |