Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-03
Pittsburgs Want Two Games
To-Day and the Brook
lyns Don't.
THERE NAY BE TROUBLE.
Manager Buckenberger Says That
Nick Young Is on His Side.
RAIN STOPS SOME LEAGUE GAMES.
Lots of Interesting Horse Racing On East
ern and Western Tracks
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS OF THE DAY

Quite an important difference of opinion
arose last evening between the management
of the local and Brooklyn clubs. If the in
tentions of both parties are carried out to-
dav, it is likely to result in something that
will not be creditable to baseball and may
lead the Pittsburg public to believe that the
leaders Of the Brooklyn Club care nothing
at all about the interests or con-
renience of the local baseball patrons.
Manager Buckenberger notified Manager
John Ward last evening that yesterday s
postponed game would be played off to-day
making two games for this afternoon.
Mr. Ward FIat'y Refused
to agree TO this and emphatically de-
clared that his team would only report on
the grounds this afternoon for the game
commencing at t o'clock. The local man
agement WAS just as emphatic and not only
notified the Brooklyn management of the
two games but advertised these games in
the morning papers of to-day.
Manager Buckenberger not only quoted
the new rule on the matter to Man.
ager Ward. bat added: "When our team
were in Louisville we had a postponed game
and Manager Chapman demanded that we
play two games the next day. l objected,
but he insisted that the rules compelled me
10 do so. l wired President Young. asking
his opinion, and he answered telling ME
that if Manager Chapman insisted on the
two games my team were compelled to play.
That was definite enough for anything"
President Temple, of the local club. is
also in receipt of a letter from President
Young on the matter, and that letter
definitely states that if either club insists on
PLAYING of postponed game of the series
being played the other club must consent.
Brooklyn's side of 1t.
Manager Ward argued that the rule is
absurd, and claimed that it led to cheap ball.
H further argued that such cheapening OF
ball would terd to have outside paid at
fractions along. with the ball game to draw
crowds. President Byrne, of the Brook
lvn club, contended that the rule couldn't
mean what the Pittsburg officials claimed,
'because if ii Goes,' he said, ''then if we
have tour postponed games we will be COM
peeled to play them all off the next day"
The rule or the question is as follows:
Section 45.-Eact club shall play twelve
or more championship games with every
otner club, but tie or draw game or game
prevented by rain shall be played off on the
same grounds on a succeeding dav within
succeeding series, between such clubs"
It is fair to say that the part of the rule
referring TO ANY succeeding series" leaves
the matter very indefinite as far as the
claim OF the local club is concerned.
What it May Mean.
That part of the rule may have been put
there to mean that if there was no possible
chance to play off a postponed game in the
series being PLAYED, then the game or games
could be PLAYED off in any succeeding series
IF this is not implied in the rule
then it would seem that there
is nothing absolutely compelling the
Brooklvns to play OF Yesterdays game to-
Gav The reference to anv succeeding
series was omitted from the rules by mis-
take when first printed, ard it was when
this omission MAS not understood that An
son made his well-known demand at Cincin-
matt.
But there is every reason to hope that
Messrs Bvrne and Ward will consent to
play the two games to-day for the sake of
the local popularity of the game.
There is a difference of opinion as
10 the meaning of the rule,
and that very fact ought TO prompt
the visitors to act generously on this occa-
sion until the rule has been definitely and
correctly interpreted. If the conflict of
opinion is carried to an issue to-day the pub
lie will be the sufferers, and two such prom
inent baseball officials as Messrs. Byrne and
Ward ought to guard against this, particu-
larlv when the issue is comparatively so
frivolous. There is no dignity to surrender,
and certainly no prestige TO lose, but by
all means the good will of the public to
gain.
Umpire Gaf1ney was spoken to on the
matter Late last evening and he said: 81
am surprised at this. 1t will no doubt be
test case, and 1 will be on the ground at
o'clock Bat l cannot say what 4 will do
between now and then l will study the
question up. 1t is unfortunate that the
affair should occur