Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-06

before the end of 1898 because of monetary
obligations. He also intimated that after
1898 there MAJ be two leagues-one In the
East and one in the West
a few weeks ago l mentioned that the
greatest difficulty in the way of abolishing
the l2-club League was the obligation of
debt caused by the National Leagues sur
render at Indianapolis. But argued that
it might probably De more profitable for the
eight clubs o! the old League to shoulder
the debt themselves and let the four associa-
tion clubs 20 than to keep them another
season. hold this opinion yet. OF course
ii n l2-club League is TO he continued for an
other year We'll have to take it and it will
not be lair on the part of any ofits opponents
to try and throw difficulties in its way. 1t
will have enough to contend with IN its own
particular limits without having to cope
with the interference of outsiders.
Daring the week there have been sugges-
tiuns current desiring the abolition of the
bunt aud the wearing of gloves by the field
ers. Don't laugh, because, doubtless, the
young man who sprung these suggestions on
the public was in earnest when he made
them. 1t is difficult to understand why the
young man did not add another suggestion
to the effect that each felders finger nails
should only be of a certain length; and still
another that no batted ball be allowed to hit
fielder on the hand so as to split finger.
Please don't ask how the latter would be en-
forced; ask the young man If you can find
him.
But now, in all seriousness, what is man.
ager for? Can he not judge as to the COM
paratiye worth of q fielder with and with
out gloves? Most certainly he can, and if a
player can do better with a glove than with
out one why in the name of common sense
should he not wear one? If an aesthetic
taste prompts this opposition to the harm
less glove, let us know, and while We are
abolishing the using of the gloves we'll de-
mand that each fielder assume certain
pretty and attractive attitudes when catch
ing bali.
There is just as much solid argument
against the bunt as there is against the
using Of glove, and there is just as much
reason why a batter should be confined to
knocking the ball straight co second base as
there is to prevent knocking it down
directly in front of him II batter and
his manager think better result can be OBJ
tanned by knocking the ball two yards than
by knocking it so yards why shouldn't what
promises to be the better plan be adopted?
We are told that the public doesn't want
the bunt. Fiddlesticks. The public wants
tries to place ball over the infleld and an
easy fly is the result, the public does not
want that by all means, but when the hit is
we'll placed, all is right. And so with the
bunt l have never seen successful bunt
that was not applauded. The young man
who wants to abolish the bunt should add
to his rule, "and that no batter shall be al
lowed TO strike at the ball who does not
knock it 2e0 feet at least"
But, supposing the bunt was to De prohib-
tied, wouldn't we have lots of fun with tine
poor umpiresf Why, they would always be
deciding appeals as to whether this player
or that player deliberately bunted the ball
or not.
The Choynski and Godfrey Battle.
Choynski defeated Godfrey last Monday
evening, and let me modestlv state that the
result was just as predicted in these col
umns. The battle was one of the best that
has taken place for long time, and those
Lot
well grumble, for they had a "trier'' and no
mistake. The contest was hardly over be-
fore some people were declaring it a rob-
berry, alleging that Godfrey had lost pur-
posely. There are always these kind of
rumors about every contest. Even the Sui
livan and Corbett affair was reported
fraud. just the other day noticed q state
ment that Chovnski himself had purposely
allowed Goddard to defeat him twice in
Australia. All these charges are from the
minds OF disappointed wiseacres.
The battle on Monday night was an honest
one and the better man won it; in fact, in
my way of thinking Godfrey never saw the
day when he could defeat Choynski as the
latter is now. Choynski is a much clever
man than many people think. and there are
certainly few men who can hit harder than
he does. In activity and hitting power he
is better than Godfrey ever was and they
are two elements of success. On Monday
evening Choynski won by intelligence or
skill as you may call it. He tackled his man
in the most scientific manner and seldom hit
him without effect. True, Godfrcy stuck to
his man bravely. Godfrey, as l said last
week, is a good fighter and he made matters
very warm for Choynski. At times it seemed
rs If things were even, but really they were
not because the California man had some
thing up lis sleeve" He jabbed the colored
man in the lace and stomach until the op-
poriunity came to use that something up
his sleeve" The jabbing was so incessant
that the colored man, almost like Peter
Milher, became mad with pain and passion
and commenced to rush wildly. Then came
Cnoynskfs chance. He stepped aside from
one OF the rushes and with terrific force
landed his right on q point that settled the
colured man completely. Cboynski worked
and waited Tor his chance ana he got it.
Keeping away from the real first raters it
will be difficult to find match for Choynski.
If Hall and FitZsimmons were to fight and
the former prove tn be the winner, he might
might make good contest with Chnynski.
Godfrey states that ne has entirely lett the
ring, and in leaving it one or the most use-
ful and one of the most honest men who
ever faced an opponent retircs from the
arena. There was never anything unfair
about "Old Chocolate" and in the whole list
of pugilists it is hard to find man who was
gamer than he. Had he not lived an honest
life he would not have been fighting o ter
rife battle at the age of Al years.
The Probable Big Battles.
The week just ended has been some
what sensational among the patro ms
OF the ring. The big purses offered
for contests between leading glove fighters
have, been of such a startling kind as to al
most make old timers turn over in their
graves. A purse of $4,000 ;or Hall and Fitz-
simmons is out of all reasonable limits,
Such an offer cannot be prompted by sound
business principles but is the outcome OF
one athletic club downing another. The re-
suit will likely be that all clubs will suffer
together with the sport.
Well, we are sure to have a contest now
between HALL and FitzsImmons and they
will be rewarded by waiting. They are both
Australians and Judging from their talk
they are just as confident of downing each
other as they can be. They will make a
good contest but it is much too soon to be-
gin 10 figure on the result.
There is also strong likiih bod of Corbett
End Mitchell meeting in the ring next
March. The Englishman has cabled to
President Noel tnat lie is willing to fight
Corbett and the latter states that nothing
will give him greater pleasure than to meet
Mitchell. Ii this is true, then they are sure
to meet.
IL is strange that Corbett insists on
fighting nobody but Mitchell. To all other
challenges CorOeJt replies that he has
theatrical engage nents. Yet he is ready to
break all engagements to meet the Britisner.
He also loses no opportunity to witty and
misrepresent Mitchell, and has done 50 in II
way to lower himself in the estimation of all
fair minded people. Beyond ali Corbett's
Noh9 W bbAl up ol
in the matter is only what a
quack Snowman wonld do. Mitchell will be
an easier man fer Corbett than jackson, and
Corbett knows this. 1t seems to me that
Mitchell is not what he used to he; he is
older and is mora or less disabled. There
WIS time when Corbett would have had to
take rare humping before he defeated
Mitchell, and don't think that James j. is
Que no VIII stand much humping OF any
kind Ho has many advantages over
Mitchell, and when their battle is denni tely
we viii discuss them.
PRINeLR.