Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-01


element in baseball, and one of the most eff
fective ways to stop its development would
be for the Board of Control to order the
game to be PLAYED over again. If this is
not done then there will be every induce
ment for enemies of team to stop them
from winning.
But there is a vast amount of betting on
baseball games, and, according to the
Chicago affair, men could bet on the result
of a game, and money would go long way
toward exciting a mob sufficiently to bring
about result suitable to the bet This is a
very serious matter. For long time base
ball has been pure and fair to all. Certain
ly the affair at Chicago tarnished it consid-
erably, and that tarnish can only be re-
moved by the powers that be acting heroi-
cally in the matter and giving the public to
understand that mob rule won't be toler-
ated
The National Game Booming.
And isn't there wonderful boom in base
ball Just now? Why, there is scarcely little
community in the country that has not its
league and there is hardly hamlet that has
not its ball team. The truth is that in some
localities the gsme is being doomed
so much that there is great danger
of its being doomed out of sight
on water enough to drown the mill, and If
our baseball cranks persist in inundating us
with too much baseball some of us will
get tired oft :.
1t is because of what I have Just said that
1 have doubts about the wisdom of bringing
State League team here. Our mutual
friend, Frank Torreyson, deserves success
in baseball if ever man did, but 1t may be
that his enthusiasm prompted him to reach
too far. No person would be more pleased
than 1 were Frank to locate team in Pitts
burg and make success of it, but there is
so much amateur and semi-amateur baseball
here already that it would seem foolish to
bring any more.
But this desire to have lots of leagues and
lots of clubs is hopeful sign. 1t proves
beyond doubt that the public admiration
of the national Fame is stronger than ever,
and that as long as it is kept clear of quar-
rels and bitter enmities everything will be
all right If there is one thing 1 have
argued more than another during the last
two or three years it has been that the pub
lie do not like fights and feuds mixed up
with their amusements and recreation, and
so far this season it has proven the force of
my contention. We need go no further
than Pittsburg to prove this. Just as soon
as everything has been pleasantly arranged
and the factions of baseball put to one side
the attendance at our local games has been
remarkable 1 trust they will continue to
be so and that the feelings among the vari-
Gus magnates will continue to show to the
public that those directly interested are at
peace with each other.
The New Cricket League.
The new cricket. league has been thor
oughly organized, although it is not as ex-
tensive as originally intended There are
four clubs in it, and, when everything is
considered, that is quite a sufficient number
to start out with, because cricket contests
are only like themselves If there were too
manv of them it is safe to say that many of
the players would not be able to attend
them all. The game is more for the 'leisure
class" than the masses. One of the promi-
nent local players, during a conversation
the other day, made a few very pertinent
remarks to me on the matter. He said:
at will be long time before We can get
our game thoroughly established here. We
must wait until the class of leisure gets
more numerous, and Just as sure as they
grow in numbers just as sure will cricket
and one or two more good old games become
more popular"
There is much truth in the above, but
still for those who understand cricket, rich
or poor, there is deal of fun in an after
moons contest at the end of the week after
daily toll has been dispensed with for
short time. Those who have not been in
itiated into the fun of Saturday after
moons cricket contest do not know what
they miss / assure you. ~
1t is to be hoped that the new League
will succeed, and that it will be the means of
introducing to this locality some good
teams
More About Amateurism.
1t would seem as if trouble among our
amateurs was never going to cease. No
sooner is one disputed point settled than up
bobs another about 100 per cent more i'm
portant than any of the previous ones. For
long time we had the trouble about train
ing expenses. That has at least for time
been smoothed down. But now we have
apparently more important matter than
ever, because no less than about 300 boxers
have been expelled from amateur ranks for
violating the rules of amateurism. This is
doing things by wholesale certainly, and
the end is probably not vet, because some
of these expelled boxers have been allowed
to perform at various amateur clubs since
their expulsion. This makes the entertain
ments professional il it does anything and
therefore it will be in order to bounce these
clubs bodily.
1t is the A. A. Q. that has done all this
''chucking out, and in my estimation they
have done perfectly right. The majority of
these boxers have for long time been a
disgrace to amateurism and a greater one to
the art of boxing. As boxers, as far as
know, there is not one of them worthy the
name. Some time ago Dominick McCafrey
told me that he never in his lite knew or
hoo, Of
as New York and vicinity was stocked with.
The standard was so bad that Dominick
was forced to turn out and engage profess
sionals for the Manhattan Club entertain
meuts.
But bad as these alleged boxers were they
were preventing many tolerably fair pro-
tessional boxer from earning adollar or two.
These so-called amateurs were receiving
paw clandestinely to contest at amateur and
other athletic entertainments. They were
passing as gentlemen boxers" and receiv-
ing ''cut-rate" pay, while the poor profess
sional, who was looked upon as the
"bruiser." had to stand by and get nothing.
This condition of things really continued
for a long time and ali lovers OF tine manly
art and of pure amateurism will be glad
that the A. A. U. has had the nerve to call
halt.
Once more 1 repeat that athletes who
nowadays want to remain amateurs need be
careful, and particularly the bicyclista
Cruelty to Pigeons.
During the next few days we will have a
number of the best gun shots in the world
among U.s.. The three days tournament
promoted by Messrs E. E Shaner and
Jim Grow" will take place, and the gun
dealers and manufacturers in the East
guarantee 200 in prizes. This ought to