Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01
AREVEW OF SPORTS,
Clubs That Miss Some Good
Players Who We're Re-
leased Last Year.
WORK OF THE LOCAL TEAM.
Features of Mob Rule in the Chicago
and Louisville Came
CRUELTY OF PIGEON SHOOTING.
The Refusal Of Hall to Fight Fitzsimmons
Next September.
WORK OF THE LOCAL TEAM.
CRUELTY OF PIGEON SHOOTING.
MEETING OF h'AULIFFE AND NYER

been O very interesting one, as Tar as base
ball has been concerned. PLAYING has
somewhat improved on the previous week,
and the attendance at the games has been
remarkably good all week. The various
teams are gradually getting settled down,
although there are two or three still far
below the form that they will show before
the season is ended or half ended.
Considerable surprise has been manifested
at the continued defeats of Anson's team.
Day after day the veteran and his young
men have been worsted until the Chicago
cranks are about ready for rebellion. But
iust make note of this The Chicago team
will Law lots of teams low before very long.
That team has already shown that they can
do excellent work, and it is singular that
when they have played in frst-class style
thev have been beaten. This condition of
things cannot last, and it is safe to say that
the Windy CITY players will give good ac-
count of themselves shortly. 1t is quite
true that the absence of Pteffer on the team
is a great drawback to them. Whatever
that Young mans. vanity may be, nobody
can DENY his abilities as bail player and
an extremely good all round coach on the
field. Both as a PLAYER and as a guide on
the field the Chicago team miss Pfeffer.
1t is also worthy of note that two other
good clubs that have disposed of good and
tried men have been doing badly during the
week when opposed TO teams in which these
PLAYERS are The New Yorks have, during
the last few days, found out that Tim Keefe
and Roger Connor are still among the best
and it must fiji the New York cranks with
regret to know this Richardson, Connor
and Keefe could all have been retained in
the New York club, and if they had been
there now what difference there would be
compared to that which there is The
absence of these men viii cost the club
thousands of dollars and it is lust such cases
as this that should make club officials ex
tremelv careful in releasing good men who
NAV be temporarily out of form.
We have still another example in Won
der Abe in allowing Comiskey to 60. The
Browns are making most wretched show
ard there does not seem to be either head or
tail to the team. Already Won der Abe has
commenced to change captains, PLAYERS, etc
Whether or not the bad state of things is
because Comiskey is no longer there in
charge, don't say. but the fact is that there
were no such descriptions and defeats among
the Browns when Comiskey was in charge.
1n6 EdSIcEn l6dIUb udN0 CUHtuenCeu III
the West, but we must wait until they play
few more games against each other before
making any comparisons.
Good Local Tesm.
There is really good team in Pittsburg.
They have played games enough to prove
this, and as one of the public I am very
much inclined to think that when in form
the local team are better than the Louis
villes. The three games during the week
between the teams lead me to this con-
cluSion. We have better felders and better
hitters, and ough. to have just as good, if
not better, pitchers By all MEANS the
local PLAYERS ought TO have won two out of
the three ga mes PLAYED agains: Louisville,
but the ca0ses of defeat in the third game
ought TO serve as good lessons in future
The Louisville players watch everv move
in the game, and never overlook the most
trivial point. This is what all teams should
do, and this is Just what the local Players
die not do in the last game with Louisville.
Now this is not fault-fnding; but it is
merely noting one or more of the causes of
defeat-and if any of US have to take an in
terest in the game at all, surely we have a
right to say what in our judgment caused
victory to be taken from u.s.
II the pitchers of the local club could only
get steadIed down can's see why the team
should tail to hold its own against any other
team, with the exception of the Bostons.
We have always been shaky in our pitching
department, and it seems to me that that is
likely to be our drawback again.
a matter of great interest connected with
the local club during the week has been the
resignation of President Temple. am as
sured that nothing except a pressure of
other business has caused this, and from
what hear the pressure is very powerful
one. Everybody connected with the club
regrets Mr.. Temples resolve and all patrons
of the club will regret it. He was in all
respects well qualified for the Office. He is
an enthusiastic and courageous baseball
supporter and one of the ablest business
men in the State. These are excellent
qualities for a President of a baseball club
to possess. 1t is indeed pity that CIR
cumslances have compelled him to step
from the front when he was so useful in the
position.
Mr.. W. W. Kerr will succeed Mr.. Temple,
and better man could not be found Tor the
Office. He is respected by everybody.
Mob Rule in Chicago
Everybody who takes an interest in the
national game would certainly regret the
disgraceful proceedings at Chicago vester-
day week, by which Anson was robbed of a
game and the Louisville team was uniustly
credited with victory. 1 don't think
more disgraceful occurrence has been known
in baseball, because it is now generally ad-
mitted that the whole business was designed
by the friends of Pleffer This fact alone
gives it an Importance that demands the
attention of every official OF the League.
II there was question that demanded the
attention OF the Board of Control this is one,
because, as far as is publicly known, the
Louisville team got a victory contrary to
all rules of far play and contrary to all
rules and custom OF sport. The facts of the
case are very simple and easy to under
stand. The Chicago and Louisville teams
were playing game, and when it was about
finished the Chicagos were in the lead and
victory Tor them looked a foregone con-
clUsion To prevent this victory the friends
OF Fred Pfeffer, at least his admirers and
enemies of Anson, broke from their seats
and crowded the grounds The game was
stopped, and Pfeffer went to the umpire
and claimed the game, which claim was al
lowed
This statement almost leads one to think
that the whole affair was cut and dried. 1
won't go as far as saying that it was, but
most certainly the above facts are strong
enough to cause the Board of Control to
have the game played over again. If such
thing were to occur in other branches OF
sport the victory would be awarded to the
Chicago team. 1t must not be forgotten
that there are two factions in Chicago. One
is the National League element and the
other is made up of those who want to down
the League. Ptefer is prominent among
the latter, and naturally his friends at