Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-29
EAST AGAINST WEST.
Some Exciting Ball Games
Are Expected to Take
Place To-Day.
THE LOUISVILLE CONTEST.
A Complete Shaking Up Among the
Baltimore Bail Team.
VAN HALTREN STEPS DOWN.
Trouble That May Mar the County League
Opening Tomorrow.
THE LOUISVILLE CONTEST.
VAN HALTREN STEPS DOWN.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

To-day's League baseball games through
out the country will be just as interesting
to the cranks as any tnat have taken place
this season. The Eastern teams will face
those of the West, and the public will soon
get some kind of practical idea regarding
the comparative merits of the two sections.
So far this season there has been considera-
BILE controversy on the matter. Some very
good authorities claim that the Western
teams as a whole are better than their East
ern rivals while just as many people, and
probably more, argue the contrary.
Almost every club has been so much
changed since last season that little idea
has so far been gained as to the comparative
strength of East and West For instance,
the Brooklyns are apparently stronger than
last year, and SO are the Louisvilles, but no
proof has been given as to which team has
been strengthened most And so it goes
through the entire list.
Haven't Got Cinch.
At first sight it would appear as if the
Eastern teams would have the better of the
argument to-day, but after a little careful
consideration the chances of the East do
not look SO very great. One of the most
interesting games of the six to-day will be
that between the Louisville and Brooklyn
teams 1t is their first meeting this season,
and it is singular to note that they are tied
for second place. This means that if ever
two teams worked for victory, the teams
in question will do SO today. 1t is likely
that Jones will pitch for the Louisvilles,
and if he does, and pitches as deliberately
and effectively as he did here, he is very
likely to be winner. 1t is safe to say that
thousands of dollars will be bet on that
game to-day, and it looks a very even thing,
as both teams have been playing a strong
game.
Looks Like Certainty.
Boston faces st. Louis. which will not be
a verv interesting game, because of the poor
showing of the Browns recently.
Anson's colts may take it into their heads
and give the Phillies sound beating, and
the Clevelands have quite good chance to
defeat the New Yorks. The Cincinnati
Reds are sure to be favoriteS over the Wash
ingtons, and the local team are capable of
defeating the Baltimores, if they play up to
their best form.
1t is quite while since the Orioles were
here, and since they were here there have
been very many changes among them.
Barnie is no longer with them, and that
sounds strange, but there are a lot of good
people among them. Reports from the
East state that they are much batter team
than what their record so far makes them
out to be. If that is true they are quite
liable to show themselves at their best here.
Yesterday Manager Buckenberger gave
his men quite good drilling and talking to
regarding team work. 1t was reported that
a certain player had been fined for his short
comings.
He Means Business.
At any rate, Manager Buckenberger
means to have the team DO as he wants them
to do, and its quite fair to say that the
do. Some OF them may have overlooked a
their doing so may enable them to guard
against similar errors in future 1t is not
tair for the public or any part of it to set
up whine merely because the team have
lost two games out of six played on the
home grounds.
Both players and officials of the local
club were exceedingly amused YESTERDAY to
learn the report that Billy Barnie had been
signed to manage the local team. 1t is
scarcely necessary to say that the report is
as false as would be the report that Man.
ager Buckenburger was going to emigrate
TO the moon. There is absolutely no truth
in the report whatever, nor is there the re-
motest intention on the part of the local |
director to dispense with Manager Bucken- |
berger. He is filling the bill admirably,
and the directors are very proud OF him. |
This statement is entirely official on the |
matter.