Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

sent for his team to 60 to the grounds and
| play.
If the baseball public are to be respected
| and not hoodwinked, such tricks as those
resorted to by Powers ct al will be
squelched. They are questionable and will
tarnish the fame of baseball. Surely the
League cannot afford to encourage teams to
leave the grounds simply because the COM
mencement OF a game is DELAYED nve or az
most ten minutes. If such is to be en-
couraged then the public ought to know 1t
as soon as possible.
A Warning to Ball Players.
1t is not often that one has to read OF the
, disgraceful orgies INDUCED in by proies-
sonal baseball players Considering the
large number of PLAYERS in the country and
their many temptations to participate in
| the disgraceful scenes of drunkenness, there
| is a very remarkable and worthy absence of
such indulgences. But now and again we
come across an exceptional case, and the
| last week has furnished us an instance that
is to be very much regretted The Cincinnati
club has once more been compelled to make
an example of two more of its players. AL
ready Rhines had been suspended for the
| entire season, and now we have Pitcher
McGill and Catcher Harrington under the
| leash The two last named worthless the
other night were having high old time
| regardless of what they were expected to
do for the Cincinnati club in the way of
ball playing, or what shame they brought
| to those directly interested in the game in
Cincinnati. McGill was sent home and
Harrington was suspended without pay.
In a case of this kind the Cincinnati club
needs the sympathy of every true friend of
baseball IT, by the suspension of the
IL, hoe is
more than ever the duty of every club in
the land to try and help the Cincinnati club
out bv loan or transfer. The action of the
Cincinnati club concerns the national base
ball structure; its effects are far-reaching,
and because of this that club should have the
thanks and help of all of u.s. Depend upon
it, degrading stages of drunkenness must
never be given quarter or recognition
in any baseball organization. Happily
cases like those in Cincinnati are few, but
that is the verv reason why they should be
summarily dealt with A thorn is easier to
get hold of when it is beginning to shoot
than when it has developed into firmness.
This evil of dissipation must be killed just
as soon as it makes its appearance. To deal
with the evil heroically will be better tor
players, officials and the public.
This is no temperance lecture 1t is SIM
ply few words against degrading dissipa-
tion on the part of mea who make their
living from the public. 1 am sure the pub
lie will never complain about player TAX
ing drink of something stronger than tea
when that player needs it and when it will
do him good. But the public will complain
when professional player drinks until he
reaches the stage of blackguardism.
The Leading I urf Events.
During the week Just ended the Ken
L.
to saw that never in its history has there
been so little enthusiasm about it. On
Tuesday 1 met welI-known patron of the
turf and remarked to him that tomorrow
was Derby Day." He replied that he had
forgotten all about it, and his case was an
illustration of quite number. Not very
long ago everybody was talking about the
Kentucky Derby long before it was run for,
but the event has become comparatively in
significant.
Wednesdays race, although in some re-
spects exciting, was, generally speaking, a
tame affair. When a contest for Derby
honors is limited to three starters, and two
of them owned by one man, it cannot be
said that the event is a very popular one.
To say the least of it, if better fields cannot
be obtained for the Kentucky Derby, a
change should be made. The popularity of
those Southern derbies has been waning
for some time, and they have been becom-
ing less popular, just as the big stake reces
in the East have been becoming more
numerous AS l have remarked before, it
paws owners better to win a comparatively
small stake race in the East than to win
what is called a big derby vent in the
South.
Tomorrow the Brooklyn Handicap will
be run, and then there will be some excite
ment all round. There is a vast amount of
money invested on the Brooklyn this year,
and the ''winter books" are almost all full
of horses that are likely to start. 1t is
very likely that Longstreet will start
strong favorite. He will be backed heavily
to the last if all goes well, and it is almost
certain that he will run good race if the
track is good. The old remark that weight
never stops good one may apply to him,
but oh, nv! 3, or 5 to l is very, very
small figure to back him at for such an event
as the Brooklyn.
A gentleman told me the other day that
Russell could not very well lose the Brook
lyn. That horse, my informant said, went
remarkable trial the other day and showed
form that cannot be beaten. But these pri-
yate trials must Just be estimated for what
they are worth. Often they are worth very
little; at least the stories of them are. But
there is sure large amount OF money to
come to Pittsburg. During the last few
weeks Pittsburgers have been backing their
fancy in very lively manner. and as re-
suit every horse in the race is backed by
Pittsburgers.
About the Fastest ScuIlers.
The few remarks made last week about
scullers, together with a subsequent state
ment made BY James A. st. John, has
prompted an expression of opinion from the
veteran oarsman and ex-champion, James
Taylor. Mr.. st. John a few DAYS ago
made the statement that when in condition |
Jacob Gaudaur is the fastest sculler in |
America Our friend Mr.. Taylor makes |
this reply:
There appeared in your paper last week a |
statement made by j. A. st. John that when |
in condition Jacob Gaudaur was the best |
oarsman in America In answer to this 7 |
would like to state that in the Conneut |
Lake regatta John Teemer beat Gaudaur |
five lengths in one mile and half when
both men were in good condition. L acted |
as buoy judge in that race and therefore
know what L am speaking of The time
made in that race was 19 minutes 26 sec
onds for three miles Teemer was trained
and backed by Evan Morris, e1-champion
sculler Of America John Teemer is the
fastest representative oarsman We have had
in the last 30 years.
The above statement is sure to be interest
ing, coming as it does from one of the best
judges of rowing and rowers in the world
to-day. To be little confidential 1 will
state that profess to know a little about
sculling myself and l have been interested
in the sport since the time when Green
failed to defeat Bob Chambers. Well,