Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-08
GETTING INTO LINE.
Baseball People Anticipating the
Opening Day and Are Active.
THE NEW SCHEDULE NOW READY.
Gossip About Turf Events and Prospects of
the Big Handicaps.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY.
rspEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1 !

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
NEW YORK, Feb. Everybody inter
ested in baseball seems to be anticipating
the opening of the season of 1892. PLAYERS
are being notified about reporting, and there
is definite demand that players all report
in condition. Great things are expected
during this year, and the championship
season will open April IA.
The schedule for the season has been COM
pleted, and is Nesting quietly in President
Byrnes' safe at Eastern Park. There it
will remain until the meeting of the mag
mates is held in March. The place and ex-
act date of this meeting have not been an
nounccd, but will likely take place in this
city early next month. 1t will not be much
less important than the one recently held in
indianapolis. Some of the lawmakers of
the diamond are anticipating it with even
greater interest, as they have personal ac-
counts to settle. The New York directors
think that Pre- ident Young has not dealt as
fairly with them in the distribution of
players and the assignment of committees
as they deserve, and President Young may
come to similar conclusion alter he has en-
countered President Day.
Pittsburs Clubs Complaint.
President Temper, of Pittsburg, has ex-
pressed his dissatisfaction with Mr..
Young's rulings in the Grimm and Lyons
cases, and unless his temper cools during
the next few weeks the meeting of the base
ball men promises to be exceedingly excit-
ing. After these little differences have
been righted the magnates will pick flaws
in the schedule, the new national agree
ment and the revised playing rules.
The Schedule Committee has done its
work conscientiously, and has tried to suit
everybody. The result of this will be that
everyone will be dissatisfied. Naturally,
the clubs representing smaller cities were
anxious to play the New Yorks, Bostons
could not be granted. New York asked to
have Anson's team play here on Decoration
day and the Cincinnatis on Labor day. The
club also requested to be sent to st. Louis
on July 4. Other plums were ordered by
the Giants and their rivals, and az there
are not enough to go round some one must
go without picked dates.
AS to the national agreement, there seems
to be no doubt whatever but that a regular
cyclone will strike it if it is the same that
Director Rogers gave out for publication
recently Scarcely anybody but the Phila-
delphia lawyer who drew it seems to favor
IT,.
has called forth condemnation from all parts
of the country. 1t was for the purpose of
getting an expression of opinion, Mr..
Rogers says. that the agreement was made
public. He. now knows better than he
could have otherwise learned what is
wanted, and by the time the proposed agree
ment is submitted to the League for adop-
tion it will have been so revised as to meet
all the essential requirements.
About Selling Beer.
The League has always been opposed to
Sunday games and the open sale of beer and
other intoxicants on the grounds of its
clubs While the League has been opposed
to these things, the rules have not always
been enforced, nor will they be this season.
The privilege has already been officially
granted to some of the clubs to play ball on
Sunday, and others have protested against
such games. The League will nevertheless
allow Sunday ball games this season. Will
it also allow the sale of liquors openly on
its grounds, or will it enforce the rules
that is agitating not few of those in power.
The 'drys"-represented by Chicago,
Cleveland, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Boston and Philadelphia-do
not think that the patrons of the ma
tional game should be given an opportunity
to sip the "foaming'' at ball game.
The "wet" contingent-backed up by st.
Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati, New York
and Brookfyn-think it is absolutely neces-
sary that the cranks should daily with beer
glasses in order to keep up the interest in
the game. Despite the plants of the
"deacons' of the League, no attempt has
ever been made to suppress the traffic The
privilege which has been accorded certain
clubs in this respect can be accounted for
from the fact that these cities are ''pavers,"
in the parlance of the magnates, and
if teams should be expelled for allowing
liquor selling not as many dollars would
jingle in the pockets of the '..deacons. The
Chicago club has always been opposed to
and the restrictions placed on
subjects connected in a way with distilleries
or breweries are very strong