Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-23

Delng centered In the contest as there was
In former similar contestA OF course,
there are many causes for this lack of en-
tnuslasm, and one of them 10 the double
season. The truth is that something very
great will be needed to restore the national
game to its former prestige.
30 far the worlds championship contest
has been interesting to those who are tax
ing notes Of It. While the Bostons look
Ike winners, there is always such an uncsr-
tainty about baseball that we can never TELL
what 10 going to happen. The Cleveland
games were OF kind to please all classes
OF cranks. The teams were evenly matched,
but at critical times the Bostons show ed
the better nerve, and that won them tho
victoriea
Financially the games ought to be . sue
cess, and It would certainly have paid the
clubs to have played q game here. They
would have made lots of money.
The general baseball situation is not of
the most attractive kind. There is consid-
cradle dissatisfaction among the players
and there are even rumors of another re-
volt. OF course there il not much likeli-
hood OF anything of the kind. There are
many obvious reasons why We shouldn't (
believe those stories of intended rebellion.
Ii there were means of making such re-
volt it would be foolish and ruinous to do
80. But the magnates should BY all means
try to do something to restore harmony
among the players and patrons of the game.
Depend upon 1t magnates have few very
serious questions to face before next season,
and they ought to face these questions in q
spirit OF fairness and justice.
AhAirs Of the Local BAH Club.
Local baseball club affairs are going along
quite satisfactorily, and ALREADY We can
hear people talking about the great pros
poets for next year. This ''next year" busi-
mes. has lost its force by repetition. but I
am inclined to think that one of the best
teams In the country will be in Pittsburg
next year. There are good reasons for thus
anticipating, and one strong one is that We
Will have all of our good players and very
likely one or two others of great repute.
The club officials have made satisfactory
arrangements with all the local players Tor
next season except Farrell and Baldwin.
Unless something very extraordinary and
quite unexpected happens don't think
there will be much trouble in signing either
OF the players ii they desire to remain in
the business As understand the matter
their objection is simply confined to the
reduction OF salary for next year. OF course
they have right to object. but in objecting
they should consider how the club Is going
to realize big salaries. OF late ball players
nave been receiving salaries much higher
than the conditions OF the business war
ranted. l have strongly maintained this
and &C the same time argued that salaries
should be reduced in fair and legal way.
High salaries cannot be paid under p, esent
circumstances. Ii the maxnates would get
baseball back to whers it was then all
would be prosperous again. -'
manager Buckenberge- intends to remain
IN the city during the winter, and this will
nH Hyynn AAs IIwv IL
know OF more reliable ana industrious
man than A. c. Buckenberger, and most as
suredly the local club has nothing to fear II
No Is looking after the team for next year.
He works tor success and that's how lie acts
1t. There are nofsier men, but none more
successful than Manager ckenberxer. He
tninks he Will have one or two great new
players next season. There is reason to be-
lieve that he will. because ft Is q fact that
good players are no longer opposed to COM
ing to Pittsburg: in fact they want to come
here now. Charley Farrell has given the city
such q good name throuxhont the baseball
profession that star players are just as anx-
1ous to como here as to 20 to any other
club. The truth is that Farrell himself had
not . very high opinion Of Pittsburg until
no. no came % here mere and found our good qualities
Inc prospects, then, are very good.
An Enthusiastic Football Season.
More than twelve months ago argued
that football was the coming sport Of
America, and judging from the enthusiasm
that has characterized the opening OF the
season this year my prediction is
not wide or the mark. Iventure to say that
If the weather is at all favorable this will be
the greatest football season on record. So
Tar 1t has been remarkable and none of US
can remember such an enthusiastic opening.
To be sure "Ru2by" football has the call.
and already this season have noted strong
complaints about the roughness OF the game.
l have discovered this, readers, before, but
let me say that much of the roughness of the
game is because Of q violation of the rules.
the game is not as gentle rs that
Of "kiss in the Ring" and IL would not be
worth seeing if It was. Where twenty-five
young athletes are putting their strength,
activity and skill into operation accidents
Ri always liable. And it is nonsense to de-
cry the sport because or the accidents
Serious accidents have occurred in baseball.
cricket, boat rowing, and in short in all
OF sport
Rut there Is one thing that can be done.
and that Is what we know as "slugging" can
be reduced to q minimum, if ir can not bo
entirelv prevented. Referees can stop this
BY at once removing all sluggers from the
Held. and there should be u rule to keep
them of until they make up their minds TO
act like gentlemen. "Sluggfng' is unfair
because 1t Is invariably indulged in when
the party "slugged" is considerably handi-
capped. Captains OF teams should insist on
re ierees standing out firmly against slug.
yfng.
1t is much too soon yet to form anything
ike a correct estimate OF tho leading col.
eye teams. The eievens have hardly been
definitely formed yet, but there will he some
yood ones no doubt. So far Princeton has
lone very we'll. Yale is getting better and
Harvards admirers are full OF confidence.
there will be some great con tests. |
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