THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, STOTDAT, AERHi -XT, 1889. -. AREVIEWOFSPORTS, TlieBad Effects of SpringPrac tice Trips Discussed. HOME EXERCISE THE BEST. Comments on the Work of the Local Clnb. "WHERE WILL JOHN II. WARD GO? Ike Weir a Better Pugilist Than Frank Murphy. r GENERAL SP0HTIXG SEWS OP THE DAT Patrons of the local baseball club cannot possibly have derived much consolation .from the result of the team's "Western trip as far as it has gone. The showing, as far as good playing is concerned, has been a poor tone indeed. But there are, no doubt, causes or reasons for this poor showing which may to some extent satisfactorily ex plain matters. However, the trip among other things suggests a question well worth discussing at the present juncture. The query referred to: Is it a wise and profita ble policy to make these spring trips with the club? A question of this kind cannot be answered in a word; indeed there are so many features connected with it that to dis cuss them all would require three times the "space I hare at jay command. Hon ever, there are two or three points of it that can be dis cussed here, and I venture to say the result ;11 show that it would be better for the club, flayers and the public If the "sprinirpraC' was done at home. Generally speaking ys hear of failures here and injuries ibined with unnecessary difficulties, e from these "practice" trips. I am many good authorities advocate -a also mindful of 'the fact that it judges oppose them. liould Stay at Ilome. 'he jrreat desideratum of the contend that strange grounds day is not the best place to get 3 been a recognized cuBtom -f horses and men to localize much as possible. A man .area exceedingly stupid were -e to train or prepare a sculler and ;n preparing him tour him country from river to river. A em of this kind is so ridiculous :nt is needless. The players of a reporting for duty on April 1 are in jpects similar to the supposed sculler, jome here, to use the phrase, in softcon n. They need to be hardened to undergo struggle before them, and it is safe to say .at nobody ever heard of a man or i number of men getting physically hardened by riding about on trains, sleeping in strange places almost every night; and performing in strange towns day after day amid cold and damp weather. There have been many traininc and "hardening" systems, but tne above has not yet neen known except in the basebah world. "Why. the wonder is that the players don't return home much worse than when they went away. If the players were to stop at home, and steadily go through a dally exercise. Including ball playing, the re sults as far as the pbycal condition of the players is concerned would be exceedingly bet ter. They could then expect all the good effects that accrues to an athlete who carefully ttains at one place for five or six weeks. mm A Financial Los. It is, indeed, rare that we hear of any of these practice trips being a financial success. I think it is sale to say that the Pittsburg club lias its first success to mace yet, so that from a monetary point of view the club is a financial loser and the players are no better and proba bly not as good physically as they would have been bad they remained at home and done their practice. I may say boldly that they would have been better bad they stayed at home, be cause it is worthy of note that when away I rom home they practice on none of the grounds on which thev have to play during the pennant contest. But these "practice" games are an imposition on the public. Manager Phillips a day or two ago.evidently without any qualms of conscience, said the club is not away to play winning ball, but is out for practice. This is another way of stating the fact that the public Is being fooled. A club is advertised to play a game and the public is led to believe that everything connected with the contest is hon est. This delusion ought to exist no longer, bowever, because Manager Phillips has told ns that victory or good playing are not the ob jects. Practice only is the aim. In truth, this is worse than a hippodrome. When this ex ceedingly frank admission is made we need hardly expect the public to come to the con clusion that spring exhibition games are all shams and delusions. The Work of the Clnb, Nobody who is interested in the welfare of the local team need be discouraged because of the apparent poor showing it so far has made. The games and general circumstances so far have been such that there really is nothing to lead us to any reasonable conclusion regarding the merits or demerits of the team. It cer tainly would" be unreasonable to expect the players to be in anything like good condition yet. Until they are, that is, until they are in sound playing form, it would not only be premature but unfair to criticise. Besides, we cannot expect a team to play with that vim and determination in a contest where there is nothing at stake that would characterize them in a championship struggle. It seems to me a fact that no team could steal 11 bases on a pitcher like Pete Con way were he in earnest about his work. Yet an Inferior aggregation like the Kansas City team pilfered that .many from him on Thursday. This, to my mind, proves the statement of Mr. Phillips that the players are merely out for practice. A few of the team have done well. That perennial youth, Jimmy Galvin, has com menced well. So has Smith, Beckley and Iiller. Smith, in fact, can always do well in the field. Lauer, the new catcher, has given excellent satisfaction so far, and altogether there is not much to complain about yet. Where Will Ward Go? Another phase of the Ward controversy has presented itself. John M. has sternly refused to obey the mandates of President J. B. Day re garding the Washington deal and at present the former is simply a reserved man. It is now .a certainty that he will not go to Washington, because Presideht Hewitt has very wisely com menced to expend that $12,000 in purchasing two or three other good players. It may be that President Hewitt's club will be all the bet ter for Mr. Ward's refusal. Two such men as Wise and Morrill, together with another good man, are certainly worth more than Ward in a team. Where Ward's destination will be for the season is hard to say. If President Dav car ries out his threats Ward will play nowhere,bnt will simply be kept on the reserve list. How ever, it seems that a result of this kind is not at all likely to happen. I don't think that Mr. Day has the least fear of "Ward or the brother hood. That body is cractically useless in the matter, but I do think that Ward is too good a man for Mr. Day to,pat on the "Shell" for a season. Sooner than do that I fancy Mr. Day would sell Ward to Boston. However, it Is likely that Ward will remain in New York. The IieaEne Teams. During the week all the National League teams have been playing except, of course, Chicago. All of tbem have done tolerably well except the Pittsburgs. Indianapolis has had a tough time with Louisville, but Shreve was a puzzle that the Colonels couldn't solve. Cleve land vanquished the S Louis lot, "nearly shit ting them out. New York has done well, and so has Philadelphia. . Altogether, judging from general results, the teams seem to be in tolerably good shape. New York at present looks the most formidable. St. John Hesitates. John Teem er has failed to bear anything definite yet from St. John regarding the pro (posed races between him, Teemer, add Gau--,daur. I am at a loss to understand why St. John is hanging fire. Teemer has really panted St. John his own .terms and still the fatter hesitates. This fact wonld seem to prompt the opinion that St. John may have rued of bis challenge, because it is simply bis challenge that Teemer is replying to. Teemer'a original challenge was rejected by St. John and tie issued another. The McKeesport sculler lias accepted this and still no .match is made. T o onthree races between Teemer and Gau daur would be interesting. Although Teemer has beateu the St. Louis man It is bv no means certain that he will beat him next time. Qau daurisaspeedy tnd powerful rower and he ought to have anything but the worst of a two mile race with Teemer. Weir nnd Murphy. One of the great events of the week has been the battle between Ike Weir, the "Belfast Spi der," and Frank Murphy for the featherweight phampionship of the world. The battle was somewhat out of the ordinary, the way battles go nowadays. There were a sufficient number of pomts in it to enable us to come to a conclu sion as to which is the better fighter of the two and there were also plenty of bad points which can be utilized to show that both men can learn a little more. Doubtless the battle was in some respects an extraordinary one. It was ternffle audit was harmless. As a real battle it lasted only a very short time, and as a burlesque it lasted feO three minute rounds. Not long ago good judges would have laughed at the idea that two pugilists, with hard gloves, could have faced each other 80 rounds under Queensberry rules. The great object of the latter was to have nothing but real business, which was thought to mean that any two men fighting under Q, R. would have to fight from the word go. Such battles as that of Meyer andMcAuliife and Weir and Murphy, how ever, put a different phase on the matter. We can now safely say that two pugilists can re main in a ring nnder Queensberry rules just as long as sleep, hunger and leg weariness will permit them. Sqrely matters have come to such a pass that something ought to be done to prevent such contests. In many respects it would be far better to have no Queensberry rules at all. I am aware of the many good qualities of the rules mentioned, but I doubt ery much whether or not two men of equal weight fighting for the championship should adopt them. Certainly it would be in Keeping with a custom that is as "old as the hills" to have every championship title contested for under London prize ring rules. Weir the Better Ulan. Regarding the now famous battle much can be said, because, as far as any definite result of it is concerned, neither man was awarded the victory. However, in my way of thinking, there was sufficient done in the battle to show that Weir is a much superior pugilist to Mur phy. With the exception of the sixty-seventh and sixty-eighth rounds the real battle was confined to the first IS rounds." During that time Weir knocked Murphy about like a prac tice bait .Murphy couldn't jrevent"the on slaught and his counters counted almost for nothing. I think that if the battle had been decided on the work of the first 15 rounds there would have been 10 to 1 on Weir being the winner. In all respects Weir proved himself bettesjthan Murphy. The latter lacked tactics, hitting power and defense. Weir dis- ? laved these to a very great extent. lowever, after the first 15 rounds AVeirwas practically hors de combat. His bands were gone and he simply became an or nament in the ring that Murphy tried to get but couldn't reach. Murphy's inability to reach out and settle Weir after the tatter's hands were gone is conclusive proof that he is not a champion. Murphy and his seconds knew what was wrongwith their opponent, and still Mur phy failed to "corner" Weir by an means. Of course Murohy forced the fighting, but Weir persistently dodged out of the way and Mur phy couldn't prevent him. Weir, no doubt, exercised good judgment in keeping out of the way when his hands were useless. He now and again tried to use them, but practical peo ple know that to strike with a broken hand is then limited himself to keeping out of harm's way. Altogether, everything goes to show that "Weir is a better fighter than Murphy. The atter, doubtless, is one of the pluckiest little ellows who ever entered a ring, and it was only bis remarkable pluck that kept him going so long after the early part of the battle. The Spider's Weak Point. Weir, however, has a weak point, and one that probably does not redound to his credit as a pugilist. His hands frequently fail him, and it may be that this is owing to a lack of art on his part. It is one of the greatest essentials of pugilism to know when, where and how to hit an opponent. First-class men, as a rule seldom break their hands up. Jem Mace faced many good men with the "raw 'uns," and Mace never damaged his hands. He waited patiently on every occasion until be saw an opportunity to hit his opponent just where he wanted. Mace also knew how to hit, and as a result he invariably had bis man. no matter how big, at his mercy without getting scarcely scratched himself. I contend that Sulli van. Dempsey and even Mitchell, almostasmuch as Weir, were deficient of that quality just re ferred to in Mace. Sullivan broke bis arm on Cardiff's head in the most stupid fashion. The injury proved tna Sullivan was attempting a swinging blow just at a time when he shouldn't even have dreamt of it. Dempsey acted sim ilarly with Gallagher. All this shows that 'bad" hands are, as a rule, as much the result of bad judgment as anything else. A bad workman will spoil the best of tools. Abont the Old Timers. Writing of glove versus bare knuckle fight ing, Mr. Henry Sampson, of the London Ref eree, has the following interesting opinions in a recent issue of his paper: "In the old sporting drums there were always to.be found three sorts of performers (1) such as Mace, Brettle, Langham, Keene, Walker, Holies, Nolan, Shaw, Lead, Gollagher, Gannon, and others too numerous to mention in these limits, who were as good without the gloves as they were with them. (2.) Such as Sayers, Madden, Cobley, Hicks, Travers, Dillon and' Reardon, who. showed better form as fighters than asspar rers. N. B. And don't you forget it: Some of those in this second list, though sparring was not their forte, could spar better than anyone I know now. (3) Such as were as clever with the gloves as almost any in the first list, and clev erer than some, but who had no stomach for the ring itself, or whose ways in life did not permit of their entering it professionally. Among these might be named one Donovan, who used to show at Shaw's, in Queen's Head court, Windmill street. Another was (for a long while) Jack Drew; it was not until he was old and stale, and bad long been known as one of the cleverest sparrers in London, that Jack Drew fought, two fights and won them; he did not long surve the strange effort; With these were many another who would have made the best performers of now. skip, though, as they never fought, their names have long been forgotten, and it is no good trying to give them a spurious celebrity. Then there was a sort of cross between the three sorts I have given, as represented by such men as Crockett, Mos3 (Young Dutch Sam the Sec ond), and Bendoff, cum multis aliis. These were as clever as cats with the gloves, and would try their best to fight; but, somehow or other, they always had the worst of luck with the bare knuckles, whenever, that is, they start ed on any one who could hit hard and stay. It is not easy to say where a thorough expert in old-time fighting and sparring would place the Tylers. Both were as clever without the gloves as with tbem, and were up to every dodge that ring practice permits: but Tom's hands were softer.than most prize fighters' heads, and Bos, if his good eye got hit hard, was almost help less. It was not easy to bit that eye hard; still the task has been accomplished, and must be reckoned in a summary of this sort. As to Tom, he would have been absolute champion at anything near his weight with the new style two-ounce mufflers." . ' In Praise of Baldock. Mr. Sampson continues: "Analysis is not always easy if you want to be exact. I have not mentioned Baldock, nor his dead chum Cocklin, in any of my lists, chiefly because I don't know where they would go best Both were, when I first knew them, really clever sparrers, both afterward showed fine quality in the ring, though Cocklin in his first and most ambitious effort was unsuccessful. But, clever as they were, I have seen both worsted by men they could have lulled without the gloves; and so perforce they must go iuto the second list it lam to be logical. This reminds mo that one of the most dexterous yes, and ambidextrous fellows 1 ever saw with the gloves was Jem Smith from Brighton, who when tried in the ring made but a poor and feeble appear ance. Here is another of the sort who must al most turn in their graves if there is any way by which they can learn about these the best of Ml times for glove performers. But to get back to Baldock, who must remember Smith, the Brighton Doptor, even better than I do. My chief trouble with regard to placing Bal dock properly is this, that, dropping his fight ing qualities altogether, there is no one I know now. among all the vaunted new school, of any-wht- -e about his weight, who could have lived with him for points, say, as he was in '59 or '60. Baldock is still a sort of Jerry-go-Nimble. He has kept his figure, and wears a pincenez glass, and is doing well, and, when he does not give way to excitement unduly, is really quite the sporting ofter. He could fight at nine stone when be began, and there is nothing I should like better Jhan to get Mm as he was when he fought JackSrooks, and let him have a go with Mr. S. Baxter, who creates such a funk now, and who is believed by those who have only taken boxing on with the fashion, to be A-per-se, the real genuine double-distilled and undiluted champion of champions. If such a trial could be arranged, I should like to lay a bit of odds on one. and, believe me, that one wouldn't be S. Baxter. What is more, remembering Baldock's later efforts, I shouldn't be without hope If he had to meet with the gloves either of these later day wonders, Mr. Toff Wall or Mr. C. Mitchell Without the gloves big chance would be still more rosy. Cat. McCarthy's Victory. There is, indeed, llttlo to comment on re garding the battle between the two McCarthys, the bantams. The contest was so one sided that all that can be said is: Cal. McCarthy Is an extraordinary little fellow. It will be diffi cult to find his peer. PKCiGLE. READY FOR THE WORD. Final Arrangements for the Bis; Race to Start After Midnight Who the Favor ites Are Percentages Agreed On Complete List of Starters. EVERYTHING is ready for the big six day pedestrian contest which commences at 15 minutes after mid night. Certalnlythere never has been such a contest in Pittsburg as the one In question that Is a night and day race on such a scale. Contestants from all parts of the country are here to start and the majority of them have a national renuta tion. It is expected that the winner will real ize about $1,500 or 52,000 at the least, be cause the contestants are allowed one half of the general ad mission fees and 25 per cent of the reserved seat money. This gen erous division has prompted the pedestri ans to pay particular attention to their train ing. The pedestrians who. are hero ready to start are: George D. Nore mac, Edinburgh. Scot land; George Connors, JSbremac, London, England; George Cartnght, Birming ham, England; Sam Day, Northampton, Eng- land. Pufpr TTrpImm Mow V.flr TTinyYina Cox, Parkrsburg; Parson Tilly, Canada: Henry 7 v. jucasicr, xcuiei, ivui.;uacK Auaios, jriiu- adelphia; John Dillon, Ireland; J. J. Engledruin, Chicago; William A Turner, Chicago; Andy Seibert, Pittsburg: Lewis 1 ockum, Allegheny; William J. Hoagland, Union Springs, N. Y.; John Macksy, Cincin nati; John Largan, In ewcastle-on-Tyne, En gland; Norman Taylor, Paterson. N. J.; M. Brown, Easton, Pa. To select the winner out of the above list will be one of the most difficult tasks that any body could tackle. No- Sam Day. remac is in excellent condition; indeed, last evening Hoagland sajd he never saw him look as well. But Golden, Connors, Cartwright, Messier and Day are all in great shape, and so are many others. Cartwright is strongly fancied by the talent, but there are some dangerous outsiders. Undoubtedly, Cart wright is a very speedy man, but the race in question is not altogether to the swift but mostly to him who en dureth to the end. Want of sleep may break even some of the favorites up. The contestants held a business meeting yes terday afternoon and made final arrange ments for their part of the event. The meeting was an excellent one in a busi ness sense, andtbe pods; proven tnemseives ex perts in disposing of different questions. It was agreed that their representative be paid Lonnors. ?50 for the week, the monev to be taken from the pedestrian's receipts. It was agreed that William Hoagland be the representative, and that he be empowered to engage a number of ticket takers at $2 per day. It wasalso resolved that all pedestrians who cover 100 miles in the first 21 hours be allowed 310, and all who cover 250 miles in 72 hours be given each an additional 10. It was further agreed that there be eightprize- winners, and those be men who cover 47! rtr Tnorp. Thft mnnflv Scgelman. wm De divided as fol lows: 1 man all. 2 men 6040 per cent. 3 men 50 SO 20 per cent. 4 men 50251510 per cent 5 men 452515105 per cent 6 men 4025151064 per cent 7 men 40 20 15 12 6 4 3 per cent 8 men 40 18 12 10-8 6 12 per cent The score keepers must each take an oath to the effect that they will act 'honestly. The arrangements in the Grand Central rink are interesting, as cots have been erected for the 23 starters. Each contestant will have at least two trainers who will have to attend to the meals, refreshments and "doctoring" of their man. NASHVILLE PROGRAMME. Races for the Spring Meeting Proctor Knott Will Etart. Nashville, Tenn., April 6. The pro gramme for the spring meeting of the West Side Park Club will be issued to-morrow. It is the best ever offered by any Southern racing as sociation. The meeting begins Thursday, May 21 and lasts nine days, with five races each day. The selling purses are all 400, and the over night handicaps, $500. The Rock City handi cap, with J150 added, is the biggest over-night handicap ever offered in the South or West There will seven stakes, including the 82,000, at a mile and a quarter, in which Proctor Knott will make his first appearance of the year. There are 200 horses on the track now, headed" by the Chicago stable with 28. J. F. Caldwell will be starter and SO bookmakers are expected to lay the odds. Welsh Hnrt His Arm. SPOKANE Faixs, "W. T., April a A prize fight between Paddy Welsh, of St Cloud, Minrn. and Thomas Stockley, of Colton, W. T occurred yesterday. Stockley was Jn fine from and weighed 143 pounds.. Welsh was not in good condition, and weighed 160 Four ounoe gloves were used,, and Qneensbury rules gov erned. Eighteen rounds were fought. Stock ley pushed the fight In the third Stockley gave Welsh a bad blow under the eye. In the 11th round Stockley hit Welsh on the left elbow, fracturing the arm. Welsh continued to fight until the 18th round with one hand, when he withdrew. Sporting Notes. IT is stated that Washington paid $3,000 for Morrill and Wise. Manager Davis will start the race himself punctually at 12-15. Patrons of the Boston club are indignant about the sale of Jloirill. KiiRAtN and Mitchell have started on a box ing tour through England. Habrt Wsioht is delighted with the work of Decker, bis new umpire. George Caktwtught, the pedestrian, was formerly an English coal miner. The St Louis Browns only got one hit off Bakely, the Clevelands pitcher, on Friday. Peter Priddv and Dan McLaughlin will attend Peter Golden during the six-day race. Delehanty, of the Philadelphia team, in jured his foot seriously on Friday by stepping on a rusty naiL He will be unable to play for some time. Joe Rtjdge failed to show up last night in response to McClelland's challenge, and Ni kirk declined to run McClelland alone. No match was made and McClelland took down his forfeit The Germania Stars have organized and want to play any club whose members aro be low 14 years of age. The Stars are: D. Grant P. Conley, G. Pennington, G. KIdd,N. Grubbs, J. Pennington, J. Miller, P.Keeanan, F. Smith. Address 42 Windsor street, Allegheny. "Ted"Pritchard, of London, of whom It was reported that he was to visit New York to meet Jack Dempsey, has arranged a match with Alec Burns at 148 pounds for the middle weight championship of England for 1,000 a side, to take place on June o. So Dempsey need not tremble for a while. The Allegheny Reds have organized for the season. Their pitchers are Kurtz and Leet man; Bonner and Dietz, catchers: Parker, s.; Wettler, 1 b.; Benzler, 2 b.; John, 3 b.; Schraum, r.; Tregeser, c.; Peters, L They would like to hear from clubs whose members are not over 17 years of age. Address John Bpeckmeyer, 125 Chestnut street, Allegheny. r Golden, " w -- q W f 1 7 ll Mv flB tt vw THEY'EE BRACING UP. The Home Talent Slaughter the Cow boys Once More. POP SMITH MAKES A HOME RUN. Spalding's Ball Teams Arrive in Kew York AH Eight. BAENIE'S PHENOMENAL BIG PITCHEE. Eesults of Interesting Exhibition Games East and West. For the second time in succession the' home baseball players have won. They again easily beat the Cowboys yesterday by 8 to 4. Galvin pitched and kept the nine hits made off him well scattered. "Pop" Smith made a home run off Porter. The latter was touched up quite lively. The fielding of the Pittsburgers was perfect, ex cept one error made by Kuehne. The Kan sas City team was completely outplayed from the start. THEY'RE BRACING UP. The Home. Talent Slaughter the Cowboys Once More. I SPECIAL TELEGRAM T0 THE DISPATCH. I -Kansas Cut, April 6. Another easy victory was made by Phillip's babies to day, the score being 8 to 4 in their favor. The batteries were: Galvin and Miller and Porter and Donahue. "Cyclone" Miller talked enough to win four games and was well at himself behind the bat, taking everything in sight. The pilgrims played an almost error less game, Kuehne being the only man to score one. It was a clear case of superior play on the part Of the League giants from the start. They discovered Porter's Brooklyn habits in the fourth inning, and afterward hiv him at pleas ure. Nichols made a two-bagger in the third, but failed to connect with the plate. In the fourth Miller led off with a single, moved up a point on Beckley's hit and went to third when Dunlapwas hit by Porter's pitch. Reliable Mr. Maul went to bat with the bases full, and with a long drive to right brought in Miller and Beckley. Smith's base bit brought Dun lap home and progressed Maul to third. Kuehne's sacrifice bronght in Maul, and a simi lar bit by Nichols enabled Smith to score. In the fifth Sunday made a run on a base bit, stole second, went to third on McGarr's miss of a thrown ball, and home on Miller's fly. In the sixth Smith made the first home run of the season on a hit over Burns' head. In the seventh Deacon Sunday piled up an other on a triple and Miller's fly to left The home team did not bunch their hits, and nine hits off Galvin netted but four runs. In the third McCarthy hit for a single, made second on Miller's passed ball and home on Por ter's double. In the sixth Stearns made a triple and home on McGarr's fly. In the eighth Hamilton made a single, and reached third on Bums' single, and scored on Stearns' fly. Burns made first on a bit. stole second, went to third on Hamilton's fly, and home on a wild pitch. Galvin was hit for 9, with a total of 14 bases. Porter was also hit for 9, with a total of 15. The score: KANSAS CITY. ABlBr AI Long, s 4 0 112 0 Hamilton, 1. 4 113 0 0 Burns, m 4 112 0 1 Stearns, 1 4 1 1 10 0 0 McGarr. 2 4 0 Z 2 4 0 Donahue, c 4 0 1 5 .2 1 Davis, 3 4 0 0 0 4 0 McCarthy, r 4 1110 0 Porter, p 4 0 1 0 S 0 Totals 38 4 9 24 17 8 ALLEQHESIES. AB B B P A X Sunday, m 4 2 2 6 0 7) SUller, c 4 114 0 0. Beckley, 1 3 1 1 11 1 0 Dnnlap, 2 3 112 3 0 Haul, r 4 1 1 0 1 C Smith, s 4 2 2 0 4 0 Kuehne, 3 4 0 0 2 5 1 .Nichols, 1 3 0 12 0 0 Galvin, p y 3 0 0 0 5 0 Totals . g 8 9 27 19 1 Alleghenles 0 00611100-8 Kansas City 0 010010204 Earned rnns Alleghenlet, 7: Kansas City, 4. Two-base hits .Nichols. Donahue, Porter. Three-base hits Sunday, Stearns. Home run Smith. Double play Porter, Donahue and McGarr. Bases on balls OS Porter, 1; off Ualvln, 1. Passed ball-Miler, I. Vlld pltch-Oalvin. Left on bases Kansas City, 6; Alleghenles, 2. Struck out By Galvin, I: by Porter, 5. Hit by pitched ball-By Porter, 1. Stolen bases Hamilton,:; Burns, Smith, Sunday. A SEAL PHEN09L Dlanaeer Barnle Lays Hold of a Wonderful Pitcher. rSFEClAL TXLXOBAM TO THE BISPATCH.1 Baltimore, April 6. Manager Barnie is wear ing a smile that spreads from ear to ear. The wonderful transf ormationwas caused by the dis covery of very phenomenal pitcher. His name is Charles Goetz, height 6 feet 2 inches, weight 175 pounds. A commercial traveler picked him up in Green Castle, Pa., where be had been fooling the local heavy batteries. The drum mer brought him to the grounds yesterday aft ernoon while the men were practicing, and asked that the countryman be given a trial. Expecting to have some fun with the green bom, the Doys prevailed on Barnie to put him in. He was a little wild at first, but soon stead led down and put up shoots, drops in and out curves over the plate in a fashion which fairly struck the players dumb. He also pitched a peculiar zig zag ball, which he called a "whipporwill swoop." He then went out on first base and captured thrown balls with a reach not unlike that of Long John Reilly. He also took a turn with the stick, and not only solved the curves of the twirlers, but drove the ball away out to the center field fence. Barnie saia to-day that he would put him in against the Pennsylvania University team next Tuesday. Goetz is about 23 years old and a bouse painter by trade. Lately he bad been pitching in Roanoke, Va. Barnie says his gigantic phenomenon is the swiftest pitcher be has ever seen. Cunningham, the kicking pitcher, has come to terms. He sent a telegram to-day stating that be was on his way to Baltimore to sign a contract. HOME AGAIN. Spalding's Baseball Players Arrive in New York. New YobKj April 6. Spalding's baseball teams arrived in the city to-day. They were met at Sandy Hook by a steamboat having on board John M. Ward, J. W. Spalding, De Wolf Hopper, Digby Bell and a large number of others. The players were taken aboard the re ception committee's boat and speedily brought ashore. "Old Man" Anson wept tears of joy The party were escorted to the Fifth Avenue Hotel and treated like lords. Captain Leigh Lynch, one of the managers of the party, told an interesting story of the trip to a crowd of eager listeners. Among other things be said: "While our trip was an enjoyable one from almost every point of view, while we had atten tive audiences everywhere, the audiences In nearly every case understood nothingabout the game, and consequently were unable to appre ciate the best points of the play. I believe they understood and appreciated the game better in England than any other country we visited. You see the gamerof rounders which they play there gives tbem an idea of what baseball is, but the idea, I am compelled to ad mit, is a sort of hazy one. Still we have found audiences in San Francisco, when we started out on our tour, who understood less about our game than English audiences." "In what country was our game least under stood 7" "Well, I never thought of trying to find out, but I would say that it was less understood In Italy than anywhere else. I think the game will now be generally taken up, at least in the British isles. If it is not. another tour of American ball players would not help it." The Carnegie Org-nnlze. N. A. Vandevort, manager of the Carnegie Baseball Club, submits the following list of players as constituting bis team for 1839: Her man Snyder, Eugenie Robertson, A. T. Stew art, George Jope, Edward Brainard, James R. Rose, Bryan Robertson. W. W. Pears, William Rodgers, Ben J. Moore, W. Addy, C. Addy. The opening game will be plaved with the Cham pion Homesteads at Riverside Park on April20. HUSTLING AT BRILLIANT. A Good Ball Tenm Organized nnd Some Victims Wanted. fSPIClAL TILEQ1IAM TO TUX DISPATCH.! Bruxiant, O., April a The Mingo Base ball Club has been reorganizefand will be ono of the best equipped independent clubs in the county. It is backed by a social Organization known as the P. A. A., that has succeeded in leasing grounds for a number of years and completed arrangements for inclosing them. Suitable buildings will be erected. The club Is very favorably located, as accommodations for attending games from Steubenviile and Brilliant are very favorable, and no doubt the enterprise will prove successful. The team will be under the management of Mr. W. E. Crossley, who has succeeded in sisning a first-class team, and expects to be able to offer inducements sufficient to enable him to secure dates from all the good clubs within a radius of 100 miles. A first-class or. g inization is wanted to open the grounds rockery City's preferred. Address all com. munications to W. E. Crossley, box 114, Bril--Ilant, O. COLUMBUS PLAYED WELL. The Association Bnby Eislly Lays Out the Springfields. rSPBCIAL TELEOP.AM TO THE DISPATCII.J Columbus, O., April 6. Columbus played their first exhibition game of the sea son on the local grounds this afternoon against the Springfield, III., club. The weather was severe and the attendance slim. The batteries were, for Columbus, Gastrigbt and Blieh; Springfield, Bell. Murdock and JIunyan. The feature was the battery work of Columbus and the excellent base running. The score by innings: Colnmbus 4 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-10 Springfield 0 0000011 2 The same clubs play to-morrow. Kappel and Jack O'Connor arrived this evening, and will begin work with the local team at once. "Yesterday's Ball. Gnuirs. At St. Louis St. Louis. 4; Clevelands, 5. At Philadelphia Athletics, 7; Philadel phias, 3. At New York New Yorks. 11: Brooklyns, 3. Base hits Brooklyns,2; New Yorks.13. Errors Each club, 2. A NEW ATHLETIC CLUB. East End Young Men Will Form a Big Or ganization. A number of prominent young men of ath letic propensities, in East Liberty and adjoin ing districts, are at present taking active steps toward the formation of an athletic club in the East End, which is claimed will supply a want in that direction. Many names have already been received and everyone is talking enthusi astically ot the scheme as sure to be a great success. The interim committee appointed is working hard and pushing forward matters, and it is expected that in the course of a month all pre liminaries will De settled and a start made. Splendid grounds have been located in a con venient position, aTnd if decided to lease them they will be trimmed up and put into shape. They will be very commodious, The commit tee say it will be one of the most popular ath letic clubs in town when fully Under sail. Among the games and exercises to be prac ticed wiU be the following, with others added as necessity requires and the members wish: Baseball, cricket (with f nil opportunity of ex celling in the popular English game), lawn tennis, football, Indian club and dumb bell ex ercises, running, throwing the hammer, etc., etc The football game will be a specialty in the cooler weater, and as there will be in the club several gentlemen who were at; one time promi nent players in Scotch clubs, the "home of football," members can rely on being trained to play the game as it should be played! Cricket will also be a distinctive feature, and it is intended that members will have ample opportunity to judge of the merits of the game. Of course our great American game will not suffer by any means. In all, it is hoped, by uniting In a grand combination of sports, to mae a very successful and popular organiza tion. In the meantime, parties desiring informa tion, with a view to joining the club, can. write to Mr. R. H. Liddell, 231 Shetland avenue, E. E., or to Mr. H. Willis, Frankstown avenue, E. E; both gentlemen will answer any inquiries. A meeting of supporters is intended to be held shortly; date andjilace of meeting will be an nounced in The dispatch in due lime. INTERESTING TO HORSEMEN. The Question of What Is an Unsound Horse Discussed. What constitutes an unsound horse or other animal? Perhaps the best definition is that given by an English judge, a good many years ago, and which has been often quoted In the courts since: If at the time of the sale the horse has any disease which either does diminish the natural usefulness of the animal so as to make him less capable of work of any description, or which in its ordinary progress will diminish the natural usefulness of the animal, or if the horse has either from disease or accident undergone any alteration of struc ture that either actually does at the time, or In its ordinary effects will, diminish the natural usefulness of the horse, such horse is unsound. It is held by the English courts, and gener ally In this country, that a warranty of sound ness is broken if the animal had any infirmity which rendered him less fit for present service; that it is not necesssary that the disorder should be permanent or Incurable. In Massa chusetts, however, the supreme Court has said that lameness, if only accidental and tempora rily, would not be a breach of. warranty, and it Is probable the law that a temporary and curable trouble, although existing at the time of sale, if it does not injure the animal for present service, Is not un soundness. From what has been said above it will be seen that many things which diminish the value of an animal do not make it unsound. Balking, backing, biting, shying, running away, kicking, etc., are vices in a horse which are not covered by a warranty of freedomfrom vice. It has been argued both in medical books and in the courts whether crib bing is an unsoundness or only a bad habit. It has been decided that if the cribbing has af fected bis health and condition so that the horse is less fit for present service the animal is unsound. It Is also claimed that the habit, if confirmed, is the indication of disease such as will constitute unsoundness. Horseman. HOlUE RULE WON. An Interesting Steeplechase Among Some English M. P.'s. rBT CABLE TO THE DISPATCH. 1 London, April & iCopyright A crowd of members of Parliament and their friends as sembled at Buckingham, this afternoon, to witness the Parliamentary point-to-point steeplechase. There were 20 entries, each pay ing 2, but only 12 turned up, some of the best riders in the House preferring the counter at traction of the Prince of Wales stakes at Lei cester. The course was about three miles, over a stiff country, the ditches being especially dif ficult. Tbe competitors averaged 222 pounds weight and each rode his own hunter. Lord Chesbam acted as host and starter, and Vis count Newark and Lord Henry Bentinck were favorites. A good deal of money was laid upon tbem. The favorites, however, were nowhere. Most of the honorable members came to grief at a 14-f eet hedged ditch, near the winning post, but Cyril Flower, the popular LiceraV. whip, appropriately riding a horse named Home Rule, took it in splendid style and won half a length in front of Elliott Lees, the Conserva tive member for Oldham. J Captain Brown' Stable. Mobile, Ala., April 6, Sam S. Brown's stable, in charge of Trainer J. V. Rogers, left for Washington to-day at noon via . the Pied mont Line, In two special cars billed on the passenger schedule. The horses are Torch light, Defaulter, Brown Charley, Reply, Repor ter, The Don, The Buddhist, JAB, Cortez, Senorita, Galop, Pat Morris, Entice, Daylight and two Longfellow bay colts, a Powhatan, a GRAND CENTRAL RINK WEEK COMMENCING APRIL 8. s O-pexL. "to -blb-e "World. Under the Personal Management or HAJRIYST IA."VIS. SIX DAYS AND SIX NIGHTS. RACE STARTS AT 12:15 TO-NIGHT, continuing night and day until April 14. $5,000 Will be Expended. Entries from all parts of the globe. MUSIC BY THE GRAND ARMY BAND. General admission, 25c. Reserved space, 60c Special reserved seats, 75c SEATS SPE CIALLY RESERVED FOR LADLES. ap7-13 TenBroeckand Leonatus bay colt and two Springbok youngsters, a colt and a filly In all 21 horses. Stuyverant and Blue Wing will be added to the string later. Rogers says tbawin his experience as . trainer he had never before had such favorable conditions for preparations as in the season lust closed. He had not bad a serious case ot illness In his stable this win ter, not a horse lame from track work and even had not physicked a horse in the whole lot. The horses look high in flesh, but are thoroughly seasoned and as hard as iron. THE PROGRAMME COMPLETE. Fall List of Events for tbe Chicago picycle Tournament. Chicago, April & The programme of races for the cycling tournament to be held at the Exposition building May 13 is as follows: First, mile handicap, nine prizes; second, mile scratch, three prizes; third, mile, novices, two prizes; fourth, mile scratch for men wbo have never raced prior to this tournament, two prizes; fifth, mile scratch, three-minute class, three prizes; sixth, mile scratch, flying start, 'three prizes; seventh, mile handicap. Rover type safeties, three prizes: eighth, mile handi cap, local Lumsden, Van SIcklen, Roe, Ehlert, Winshlp and Hammil barred, three prizes; ninth, mile handicap, boys under 16, two prizes: tenth, mile handicap, Rover fype safeties, boys under 17, two prizes; eleventh, mile scratch, tandem, lady and gentleman, four prizes; twelfth, mile scratch, ride and run, Rovet type safeties, two prizes; thirteenth, two miles, handicap, three prizes; fourteenth, two miles, handicap,.!!. A. W. members only, three prizes; fifteenth, two-mile scratch, members of sub urban clubs only, two prizes; sixteenth, two mile scratch, 620 class, three prizes; seven teenth, two-mile scratch. Rover type safeties, three prizes; eighteenth, two-mile scratch, tan dem, two prizes; nineteenth, three-mile handi cap, four prizes; twentieth, five-mile handicap, four prizes; twenty-first, ten-mile scratch, four prizes: twenty-second, quarter mile scratch, two prizes; twenty-third, half mile nnicycle scratch, two prizes; twenty-fourth, three-mile club, teams of three, three prizes and club trophy; twepty-fiftb, club drill tesms limited to 15 men. one prize; twenty-sixtb, mile consola tion, two prizes. The management hasreceived assurances that Kingsland, of Baltimore, Burroughs, of Cincinnati, and numerous riders from Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and St. Paul will be amongthe competitors. DONOVAN'S GREAT VICTORY. He Captures the Big Prize at the Leicester Sleeting. rfPICIAL TELEGBAM TO,Tni DISFATCH.1 London, April a Copyright. The race for the Prince of 'Wales stakes at Leicester this afternoon was the biggest thing of its kind on record -in England. The stake, was 11,000, being a thousand more than the famous Eclipse stakes and twice as much as the average Derby stakes. The Prince of Wales and a big crowd of notables were on the grand stand, and quite 50.000 were betted on the course alone. Donovanjthe favorite for this year's Derby, was made the favorite at 0 to 4 on, Pioneer coming next, with odds of 100 to 15, and Gay Hampton 100 to 12. Enormous interest was taken in the race, and here in London Fleet street was blocked by crowds of sporting men awaiting the result. There were 17 starters and the lot were got off at the first attempt. It was a fine race until within a quarter of a mile from home, when Donovan forged ahead, and amid prodigious excitement and enthusi asm won as he liked by three lengths. Pioneer second and Mintbe. a rank outsider, third. The distance was a few yards over a mile and it was covered in 1:543-5. The bookmakers have been very baldly bit. Prominent Jockeys. Covington, K.T., April a There are several jockeys now at Latonia who will stay here until the Lexington meeting opens. Among tkem are Isaac Lewis, Harry Ray, J. Tribe, Riley and Church. Church will not ride here. He al lowed himself to get soaked a few days ago, and he will make his first mount this season in the East. In Favor of Poolselllng. Nashville, Tenn, April 6. The House last night passed the- Senate bill permitting betting or selling pools on races run in Tennes see or any other State. The Legislature of two years ago passed a law allowing betting on races run In Tennessee alone. Three first class poolrooms will be established here im mediately. Tiger Won. A dog fight took place at Collier's station yesterday between Paddy, an,East Liberty dog. and Tiger, owned by a Soutbside party. The dogs fought two hours, when Paddy was so badly injured that his owner withdrew him from the contest. Tne battle was for S100 a side. The dog will die. THE WEATHEE. For Western Penn sylvania, West Vir ginia and Ohio, fair, stationary tempera turej'ollowed Sunday by slightly warmer, variable winds. Ptttsbubg. April 6. 1889. The United States Signal Serrtco officer la this city furnishes the following. Time. Ther. 3her. 80 A. V 27 12.-00A.M 32 1:C0P. K 2:O0P. M S3 B:0OP. M 8KIOP.it 44 Mean temp 3H Maximum temp.... 43 Mlnlmnm temp...... 24 Kan re 22 Precipitation .10 Hirer at 5 P.M.. 7.8 (Mt;a fall of 0.1 feet In 21 hours. GIVEN AWAY. At Thompson's New York Grocery! to Every Purchaser. A package of our Easter chips, containing four beautiful colors, enough to dye eight dozen ot eggs. A chance to come and se cure some of the following bargains: 20 cans Blackberries $1 00 14 cans Cherries 1 00 16 cans Choice Peas k. 1 00 14 cans Choice Tomatoes 1 00 14 cans Fine Sugar. Corn 1 00 16 cans Good Sugar Corn 1 00 9 cans Choice Table Peaches 1 00 20 boxes Sardines (in oil) 100 24 lbs Turkey Prunes 1 00 20 lbs French Prunes 1 00 20 lbs Evaporated Peaches 1 00 16 lbs Evaporated Apples 1 00J iu quarts j avy xeans a i 20 quarts Dried Peas 1 00 18 lbs Carolina Rice 1 00 30 lbs Large-Lump Starch 1 00 40 boxes Bag Blue 1 00 20 boxes Concentrated Lye 1 00 60 bars Good Scrubbing Soap 1 00 20 bars Proctor & Gamble's German Mottled Soap 1 00 25 bars Proctor & Gamble's Ivory soap 1 00 1 lb Navy Chewing Tobacco 20 lbbl Good Amber Flour &50 1 sack Good Amber Flour. 1 35 lbbl Genuine Amber Flour 6 00 1 sack Genuine Amber Flour 1 45 1 bbl "White Swan (best family) 6 25 lbbl Fancy St. Louis C 75 Goods delivered free to all parts of both cities. Send for catalogue. M. R. Thompson, 301 Market street, corner Third avenue. Telephone 357. 1 1L 'II Riiv IP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 'tsssIM 81 ' Sji THE WESTINGHOUSE . NATURAL GAS' METER. r Safe, Accurate, Durable, Eco nomical and Noiseless. -- Over 1,000 already in use in Pittsburg and vicinity, giving perfect satisfaction to the con sumers and the gas companies. This is the only eas meter manufactured that will resist any pressure that can be ad mitted, and, at the same time, be relied upon to measure natural gas accurately. It is of superior mechanical design and workmanship, and will last longer in use than any other meter. This meter is constructed entirely of metal, and no part of it can in any way be injured or impaired by the action of the gas. It is so constructed that it Is not liable to get out of order: the moving parts are almost In perfect equilibrium, requiring a pressure of less than one-hundredth of a pound to do the work of measuring the minimum; and it will likewise measure the maximum quantity of gas, or its full capacity, at high or varying pressures, without any readjustment of the parts.' Every revolution discharges a certain quantity of gas, and the measurement Is en tirely exact, whether tbe quantity passing through is at the rate of 1 cubic foot or 1,000 cubic feet per hour. With this great range of capacity, it is at the same time safe, durable and entirely noiseless in its operations. Consumers will readily appreciate the advan tages this meter enables them to secure. All who are desirous to economize in tbe use of gas, and pay for just what they use, can now do so, instead of being obliged to pay a certain sum per month, or per annum, which precludes any opportunity to realize the benefits which should result from a careful and economical use of the gas. All bouse meters are tested at the works to a pressure of 20 pounds per square inch or, over 80 times the pressure at which tbe gas is usu ally delivered. These meters are manufactured and sold by The Fuel-Gas and Electric Engineering Co.', Lim. OFFICES: f estimlKiuSe Bniluii, Pittste Pa. apS-14-lnSSu P -A.TIE IDT T S O. D. LEVIS. Solicitor of Patents. 131 Fifth avenue, above Smithfleld, next Leader office. (No delay.) Established 20 years. se29-hl0 OVERWHELMING -AJNI- OVERSHADOWING. :) PICKERING Challenges the World TO MATCIiHISGOODSand PRICES - Actions Speak Louder Than Words I Facts Are Proof Positive I Never Was a Business Like Ours Built Up by a Grasping Policy. ''Live and Let Live," and be Satisfied With Small Profits, is the Way We Boom Trade. We Will Sell You THE NEWEST AND L'ATEST DESIGNS - CDV - Household Furniture, Carpets, Etc., Of Every Description, of Every Quality, and General Household Goods of Every Description, to Furnish a House Complete On Time Payments I. For Same Price as Asked by Legitimate Cash Houses. "We have no shop-worn goods. Everything is newand bright, and we would like you to come and examine our stock, whether yon intend buying or not. You should call and see us. Come and learn how easy it is for you to fit up a house nicely on a very small capital. A merchant's first aim is to please the pnblic in every respect. "We are known as fair and upright dealers merchants who do not array before you a list of impossible prices, or attempt to paralyze and blow their competitors out of existence with "WINDY advertisements. Every day shows a material increase in our business. There is no sen sational boom or nonsense about our store. No circus business. No unnecessary noise. No nonsense of any description. Only the steady and regular bustle of a lively and legitimate trade. . , "WE AEE SO "WONDERFULLY PEOSPEEOUS because everybody knows that; wnatever we say goes, we breafc no promises, leave no obligations unfulfilled, treat' everyone who visits our store with the greatest courtesy, whether they be purchasers oj?B noi, give lowest prices lor rename goous, ana, wnat is more, the best of treatment. PICU flD PDCniT store OPn Every Evening UnUl LAon Un UnLUll. 80'Clock. Saturdays -Untile. PICKERING'S OLD RELIABLE HOUSE, ook. t:ej:ltt:e3: NSW ABTERTISX3CKNTS. .THE GRAND OPERA H011BE ' DONATED TO THE DRS. TUTH ' BY v MANAGER WILT FOR THE BENEFIT OFTHE SICK. Healing Without Medicine. The public healing of the sick bytheDrs. Smith during the oast four weeks has created universal interested isbeingrecognlzed by the bestclassof citizens in a substantial manner. Mr. E. D. Wilt, Lessee and Manager of tbe Grand Opera House, recognizing the great good the Drs. Smith are doing, kindlytendered them the use of the Grand Opera House for the benefit of the sick poor. The Drs. Smith will therefore change from Imperial Hall to the Grand Opera House next MONDAY MORNING. APRIL 8. The Drs. Smith will publicly heal the sick in the Grand Opera House every morning from 10 to 11 o'clock, free ft charge! or two or three weeks. The most wonderful exhibition of healing the sick by the laying on of bands ever wit. nessed in the city of Pittsburg is being don by the Drs. Smith. The strange and mysterious power these men Sossess is not easily explained. Hundreds of ivallds, suffering from all manner of disease, may be seen at the hall every morning, seeking the powerful aid and mighty touch of Drs. Smith. Tumors, swollen joints, contracted joints, sciatica, rheumatism and pain of every description disappear as if by magic by the touch of their hands. A man who had lost an arm from a pistol shot, and who suffered from paralysis of the right side in consequence, hob bled upon the stage a few mornings ago. Ha was deaf in one ear and his speech was so affected from a paralyzed condition of the vocal cords that it was difficult to understand what he bad to say. He had also partially lost the sight of one of his eyes. Tbe doctors passed their hands over him tor a few moments and then ordered him to arise and walk. To the great astonishment of all present he arose from his chair and ran around the stage, shout ing: "I am cured; they have cured me; I can hear and see, thank God!" The doctor treated an old lady wbo had suf fered from spinal irritation and nervous ex haustion, who stated she had not been able for nine years to sit in an ordinary chair or walk without assistance. After the doctor passed his hand a few times over her spine and the region of ber heart, she exclaimed with aston ishment: "It is tbe work of the Lord! I am surely cured!" and she walked about the stage blessing the doctor and talking about her won derful restoration to health, and tbe audience joined her in demonstrative cheers. Remember that next Monday morning the doctors will change from Imperial Hall to the Grand Opera. House on Fifth avenue, where they will pub licly heal tbe sick from 10 to U o'clock, tree of charge, for the next two weeks. They invite everybody to go to the Grand Opera House and listen to their lectures and witness the cures they perform simply by the laying on of hands. Many diseases of months and even years standing are cured in a short time, while others may require treatment for weeks. The doc tors give no medicine except in constitutional diseases, which, in connection with their pecu liar magnetic operation, accelerate a perfect and radical cure. There is great credit due Drs. Smith for the handsome manner In which, they speak of other physicians. They do not claim to know everything or cure everybody, for there are many diseases beyond the reach of human aid. The Dr. is located at 02 Pens, avenue, where those who are able to pay ma; go from 9 A. it to 7 P. sr. Consultation is free, and admission to the Grand Opera House it also free. Everybody should go to the Opera House and judge for themselves. 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