Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-27

bury has declared that he wi
certainly visit the United States this yeal
1 trust he will. Not that l think we vii
makea victim of him. think nothing of tn
kind; the truth is 1 would not be surprise
at anything extraordinary coming fror
Australia, for thev have certainly been i
wonderful form lately. But, like man
more people, would like to see those anti
podeans come apd tackle us on our ow
waters They have it all their own way s
far, except meeting some of our good me
on neutral waters in regattas.
The double scull race that is 20 takeplace, o
that is proposed to take place in this countr
shortly, may tend to draw the attention o
scullers on the other side of the globe t
this side. And there may one or two sin
gle scull races result from the double affair
in fact there is sure 10 be, regardless o
whether they are for blood or not But
putting everything aside, there is no sount
reason why the champion of Australi
should not come here and try to defeat tn
champion of America. 1 have faith tha
| O'Connor or Teemer, ifthoroughly if prepared
would give Stansbury or anybody else quit
a lively struggle.
That Surprise In Billiards.
| 1t was, indeed, a surprise, the result o
that championship contest between Schaefe
and Ives. / dare say that the fact of I've
| being the victor was not such a paralyze
| as the fact that the "Wizard" was beater
| SO far. He was not only beaten, but mis-
erably beaten. And everybody is trying te
solve the problem as to why he was SO badly
left behind.
Far be it from me to even insinuate that
there was anything "rotten in the State Of
Denmark" There are many good reason.
why Schaefer should be defeated by I've.
without charging dishonesty or fraud.
This charge has been made Just as it j,
made in about all cases were an alleged
''sure thing" turns out q failure. Some
how or other many of us who are SO abso-
lutelv sure that our judgment of coming
event is right stop at nothing in our charges
if results lay our judgment out We are
eager 10 have q victim. And this may have
been the case with those. people who have
been crying fraud" regarding the recent
billiard match.
But there is one fact that we cannot over
look, viz, that Schaefer played considerably
below his form. Still, this by no means in
dicates that he did not try. I am rather in
clined to think that he was out Of form
simply because he did not exert himself to
get into it. He underestimated Ives, and
that is the only feasible reason ] can find
better than Ives played in this match, and
won't be surprised if Schaefer is once more
champion before next New Years Day.
Still Some Hope for Foot Racing.
The fact of Joseph Jordan and Peter
Priddy being matched to run foot race in
this city may bring up the question of foot
racing and foot runners once more. A toll
erably good experience here has proven to
Il 81 l,t@ No. ,,o<
rons of foot racing in and about Pittsburg
than in any other city in the United States.
Notwithstanding the questionable events of
the past venture to say an immense crowd
would turn out tomorrow to see good
and honest race, and this gives one some
hope, there being lots of good races ahead
this year for local patrons
am fully convinced that the race pro-
posed by Priddy and Jordan is one of the
genuine kind, and 1 certainly would not
put myself on record to that effect if 1 did
not know something about it. Jordan, who
is quite youth, has been looking round
quite while for race. Nobody in the
West is inclined to tackle in q
race, and he definitely challenged
Priddy. There was nothing left for the lat
ter but to accept, which he did, and they
are matched. 1t is some time yet before
the race, DuG let me say tulS, Gudt Tue Tlt Us
burger is sure TO win if he can.
II the race comes off all right others are
sure to follow, and of an upright kind, for,
depend upon it, as a rule, there is always
more money won on an honest race than on
a .fxed" one. Time and time again letters
are received at this Office asking why more
attention is not paid to sprInting and why
more news is not printed concernin,, the foot
runners Let me be candid. Foot runners
nave themselves shut off this attention and |
topped the news relative. to themselves. |
t is unnecessary TO repeat the reasons, and |
.auses here, but it is certain that if few |
rood and square foot racings events were to |
axe place here that branch of sport would |
De more popular here than it ever was |
There are more sprinters in this neighbor- |
lood now than there has been for the last 20 |
Years. Some of them could get excellent |
packing if the people who are inclined to
put up the money for them could be sure of |
being carried out honestly. 1 |
know this for certain. A fact of this kind |
ought to prompt good runners to not only |
10 their best in private but also in public. |
That Threat About Camp.
If all threats made in baseball affairs |
we're carried into execution we would have |
terrible state of affairs, but there is q |
wise Providence which stops even magnates |
n their wild and devastating intentions |
The latest outbreak in the way of threat
comes from that far-away place, Seattle |
Camp, he who is to pitch for the Pittsburg
,lub, did business for the Seattle club last
rear, and because he is going to devote his
ervices to Pittsburg this season the entire
baseball world is going to be turned topsy |
urvy by our aggrieved friends in Seattle.
The old threat, that of invoking the law in
he matter, has been made, and if all re-
,orts are true lawyers have been engaged to
zee that the laws iron heel tramps on the
National Leagee with a vengeance. Mr..
lamp is to be eujoined from playing in the
lew League. That is the threat of our in
locent fellow citizens in Seattle.
There have, during the last few wears,
'een many foolish threats made in baseball,
'ut the latest from Seattle eclipses ali
thers. If there is any earnestness about
he threat it may be stated at once that the
iaseball msgnates in Seattle have much
weaker mental power than anybody ever
hought they had. Why, there is not in
ny shape or form any legal claims on
amp by the Seattle club. Claims of this
lind have been settled by the courts long
go, and it is strange that the Seattle base
all authorities do not know this
But the National League is threatened.
here is no National League" 1t has
snished; it surrendered its existence to a
ew bankrupt ball clubs, and in its place we
ave another organization with a very long
anne and under the guidance of some very
nique people. The National League"
aving evaporated, collapsed or ANYTHING
ou like, would like to know what there
an be done about it.
Quite true, the Seattle people may have
list 0use to grumble They paid big
um of money to the National League" for