EOEBw 14 THE - PITTSBURG DISPATCH, SUNDAY, JUNE , 1889. I I II IfflNlF SPORTS Opinions Abont the local Club's Dire Difficulties. BIG CHANGES MAT BE MADE The Latest Phases of the Brother hood and league Controversy. SOMETHING ABOUT SOCIAL CLUBS. Comment on the Prominent Battles Ar ranged in the Far West GENERAL SPORTING KEWS OF THE DAT Once more a -week's baseball history has demonstrated the fact that there are more and apparently more important risks to run in the business than good and bad players The week just ended has been a disastrous one all round, but the Pittsburg aggregation has undoubtedly had the worst of it all. It is a fact that President Nimick and Secre tary Scandrett feel what may be i called ex tremely blue abont the situation. "Without doubt the club, so far this season, has dropped considerable money, and to many people the outlook is still very discouraging, deferring to the question the other day, a prominent local baseball enthusiast said that if the dnb continues to be a losing Investment until the end ol the season he has reason to think that it will either change hands or that there will be some radical changes. This statement, coming from a gentleman tolerably well informed, does not surprise me In the least. Of it is not reasonable to expect that any of the club directors will declare themselreson the questlqn thus early in the struggle, it would not be expedient to do so. But it is also reasonable to think that a body of gentlemen will not contlnne their snppprt to a losing concern. It Is safe to say that the active directors and officials of the local dnb are not in the business altogether for pleasure. Doubtless they might willingly continue their (financial support if tbey could receive even .their own money back but it is not to be expected that they will be prepared to pay an annual premium for the fan of being i identified with a baseball team. Surely the di rectors of (he club need at this time nubjic sympathy. What with bad weather of an ex Itreordinary kind and disabled pitchers the loss has been great. No body of gentlemen conld f haro acted more generously in the way of buy ling good players wherever they were to be had last season than the officials of the local club. Their work in this respect was so extensive that we all came the conclusion that the team couldn't possibly be lower than second or third ji;c ou xar iui uupes uave ueeu uugUKUf.uu .it is neither the fault of the players nor the officials. The end of the season, however, is a long way off yetand it may be that the local dab will come out in its fall strength and get near the top. If it does not, then can we look out for big changes all round next season. That Surprising Baby. Cleveland club, commonly known as the - baby, continues to be the great surprise of the baseball world. Undoubtedly the performance of the team so far has been a phenomenon in baseball affairs. It would be difficult to argue out by comparisons that the Clevelands are as high as they are by merit. Take the "Babies" one by one and similarly take the NewYorks, Chicagosand the Pittsburgh and what a con Itrast there is. The Cleveland club is really a 'combination of fragments, and the result of its efforts so far is a puzzler to the magnates of wealth and the worshipers of records, and if 'the team should continue its remarkable work i through the season there will be a very hard nut to crack by the advocates of the graded salary plan. Undoubtedly, excellent team work and an evident spirit of harmony bavelargely.almostchiefly.contributed to Cleveland's success. But It must not be for gotten that the manager of the team has dls splayed, so far, remarkable tact and ability. jS probably no manager has nursed his pitchers f with better judgment than llanager Loftus, ' and in this respect he deserves the unbounded m praise of all admirers of the Cleveland club. It seems to me that Mr. Loftus has always had a vigorous pitcher to put in the box, and with rare judgment he has invariably had the right man in at the right time. There is more in judgment of this kind than seems to be com monly understood. I feel sure that we all wish the "youngsters" well, and, personally, my wish is that it Pittsburg cannot get the desired prize, Cleveland may cause a sensation by capturing it. In all branches of snort the un expected often turns up, and it may be so in this case. The Pennnnt Knee. Boston is still going ahead in the race and without doubt that team is playing a very lucky game. There was a sample of its luck against New York on Thursday and .Friday. The men from the regions of culture, however, will soon bo on the road, and then, II all goes well, they will be tested. I won't be surprised if Clarkson and Badbourne get a drubbing when they come West. Philadelphia still keeps in line and is playing a good and steady game. The Giants are sadly out of form, bat they are no worse than they were last year at this time. .One of these days I expect to see J tnem poii tnemseives togetner ana go rapidly ahead. They have the material to do it Chi cago is similarly fixed and the boosters and Senators are apparently where they will finish. The Brotherhood and League. It seems as if the importance of the coming controversy between the Ball Players' Brother hood and the National League is beginning to dawn on the majority of people interested in baseball. During the last few days the ques tion has been dealt with pretty extensively. Nothiirg new, however, has been said. The Despatch has steadily, since last winter, argued the pros and cons of the question and above all has pointed out that the matter was of the highest importance to all parties con cerned. Recently various contemporaries and baseball magnates have fallen In the wake and the question is now a leading one. It is the general opinion that the Brotherhood means to assail the graded salary plan and this expecta tion is giving rise to much concern among the omciais 01 certain ciuds. secretary ocanarett, who is a very sensible and shrewd baseball au thority, a few days ago expressed objections to the contemplated action of the Brotherhood, which may be taken to be indorsed by all the other clubs that favor the graded salary plan, as it is now. ;Mr. Scandrett's great and almost only fear is that if the graded plan is abolished, the high priced players will continue to demand high salaries, which will be paid. This, he argues, can only be done by curtailing the salaries of other players of less reputation. Mr. Scandrett, from this reasoning, deducts the expectation that the majority of players will oppose the abolition of the graded plan, because the ma jority are not high-priced men. There may be a grain or two of consolation in this, but I fail to Fee why there should. Mr. Scandrett and others fall to see, or at least do not take into consideration the fact that even under the present syBtem of graded salaries these high priced men get jost as much as tbey ever did. They would certainly get no more if there was no eroded salary role, and it is safe to siv that the balance of useful players would get no lessN than tney are getting now. xnis common) sense Tiew of the question will certainly lnfla-j ence iiie majority 01 tne piayers to ioiiow tne advice of their leaders. It is, doubtless, true that there are salaries being paid much too big for the best interest of baseball, and it is also true, as recently remarked by Mr. Erastus Wiman, that those big sala ries have been brought about more by the business abilities of the League officials than by anything else. The great trouble, however, is to keep the salaries uniformly down. This would, indeed, be an easytaskif every man in the business, that is every cap italist, would with unimpeachable honesty abide by any agreement that might be made. What I mean by this is that no man would take advantage of any technical loop hole to secure a player by paying a salary above what might be deemed uniform, it is this desire to outreach one another that will always be the tumbling block despite all the roles that may be adopted. But the graded salary plan is open to another very powerful objection. Salaries are graded according to the caprice of one man who is almost entirely guided by -records on paper. This principle is so auto cratic that I venture to nv it will never ho successful. There is nobody better able to de termine the financial value of a player's ser-, vices than the club he plays with. This com mon sense fact suggests that one of two things could or might be done. First, a salary limit without any grade could be made to go into operation as toon as adopted without tolerating any two, three or four years' agree ment with players. Let the rule be so absolute that not a player in the League can receive more than the limit from the day that it goes into operation. Of course the general idea of this was tried before, or at least a rale of this kind was adopted. It was never tested, how ever, because nobody lived up to it It may be argued that almost all the players in a team might want the limit. If they were worth it they should have it and their services would yield the dub increased financial returns. If the exchequer of a club could not pay a major ity of its men the limit, providing tbey were worth it, there is no reason whatever that those players who are not so paid should ba robbed. It Is Really Itobbery. Any rule that retains a player in a club at a salary below what his services are worth pro mulgates a system of robbery. -That player is being robbed of talents that are his own and which ought certainly to be exchanged for their market value at least. If a club cannot pay him his fnll worth there is no reason whatever why that dab should prevent another club from doing so. ven the graded salary plan now in operation seems to acknowledge tnis truth, but as stated above the graded plan is so fnll of ob jections ana permits even now so many gianng inequalities that it must either be amended or replaced by a more satisfactory rule, and cer tainly one containing more elements of justice. But there is nothing to prove that were the graaed salary plan abolished more players would want the limit than are receiving that figure now. Another plan to meet the big dif ficulty has been suggested. It is that which is now in operation in some of the minor leagues. It provides that the salary list of each club shall only amount to a certain figure. Each dnb is allowed to divide that amount among its players as it likes. Whatever may be the merits of this plan it seems to be too cumber some for the National League. Its chances of adoption are so remote that it would be useless to spend any time in discussing it However, let me say again that this qnestlon 01 the lim itation and grading of salaries mnst be faced, and it must be "faced fairly. There is always a tendency on the part of a large portion of the baseball public to sympathise with the players. In this Instance, however, it must not be forgotten that there are gentlemen financially interested in baseball every year, while, on the other hand, there is scarcely a ball player In the League who can save con siderably every year. This is a fair way of looking at the case. It may now and again be trae that the players have correct theories and sound logic on their side, as in the case of the reserve rule. But it ought not to be forgotten that theories are often beautiful things until applied to facts. Laws and rules have to be made for the world and business as they are; not as they should be. If the baseball business was a model, as it should be, both as regards players and capitalists, the reserve rule might be dispensed with; but in view of human im perfections, its abolition now would cause a general collapse, and were it made less strin gent matters would be worse than at present. Gambling; Clnb Evils. Of late there has been much said and written about dubs in this and other cities in the State. It seems, that a similar state of things under similar laws exists in London, Eng. On this subject Pendragon, In a recent issue of his paper, makes the following interesting re marks: " Bad and wicked as these aristocratic clubs aro it is probably the so-called working man's clnb which brings about most misery. I have myself no objection whatever to the floral tri bute, the Pnapian, and the anti-vestal dubs, so long as they keep themselves to themselves, ex cept on the score already set forth that it makes the licensing system a mockery to the world at large, and more than ever an oppres sor bo wose who are comDeuea xo Dm ud wim its heavy and expensive tyrannies. But the working men's dnbs are productive of endless misery to the wretched wives and the starring children of the me chanics and laborers who keep these infamous places going, and who sit there play ing cards and guzzling bad beer, or worse spirits, for hours after the neighboring taverns are-empty and silent. Most of these clubs have a tape in the daytime, and a layer handy to snap up the unconsidered trifles of the men who, like moths round a candle, are drawn thither against their will and what ought to be their better judgment. The police must be aware of these dens of iniquity, which abound, and yet no move is ever made to purge lower class London of their hideous presence. I have no desire to say a word for the Adelphi Club, of which I know nothing bat what I have been told, or for the more pretentious sheol in which what would be a fortune to you or me, reader, is regarded as a mere bagatelle. But of ooin inese places it may oe said mat a meat's dissipation and card or dice plavmg there would never bring about a tithe the misery and deprivation among women and children that is brought about by the same sort of thing when we meet it in Its far coarser and baser and uglier circumstances about Clerkenwell, the Borough or WhitechapeL Not so long ago I was informed, semi-officlally, that the difficulty of dealing with these fustian-frequented, foul smelling, bare-boarded and" dirty deal tabled copper hades was that they conld not be touched without danger accruing to one or two clubs of high repute In the West, which, though in conduct undoubtedly dubs in the best sense of the word, and of a repre sentative character at that, are run not by the members themselves, but by private individuals for profit, and there fore are really commercial speculations, violat ing the fundamental principles of our inland revenue system. If 0 or 100 or 1,000 men arrange to start and continue an establishment at their own risk and for their own advantage, and nobody but themselves and those they may afterwards elect as joint proprietors with them are allowed te participate in expenses or benefits, that establishment is as private as your house or mine, and unless something happens which makes the place a public scan dal it is naturally and properly free from any thins in the way of outside intervention. But the case is altogether different, in the event of the law being put in force, with Jones or Brown, wjio takes a house, no matter whether it be in Pall Mall or the Bethnal Green road and turns it into a club so as to get bis living and make money thereby. The growth of cheap clubs has become so enormous of late, and their proprietorship is now so re munerative a business, that what the law was prepared to wink at when Brook's and White's and the Travelers' and one or two such-like un licensed proprietary houses, were the only of fenders, is likely to become a serious if not a State matter now that almost every parish in London has its two or three notorious club and therefore unlicensed night and gambling houses. Plenty of Battles Promised. It is. indeed, a long time since so many prom inent pugilistic contests were arranged as there have been this week.;Some of them may not be definitely fixed, but it is safe to say that they will take place. No less than five encounters were agreed upon by the California Athletic Club a few days ago. According to reports from San Francisco the contests are as follows: Pat Killen versus Joe McAuliffe, the Marine versus Jack Dempsey. Jack McAuliffe versus Billy Myer, Jimmy Carroll versus Jem Carney, Gnffin versus Tommy Warren. This is cer tainly a feast for those who have an admiration for the manly art. Probably the most impor tant of the proposed contests is that between Carroll and Carney. Of coarse both are En- flishmen, but Carroll is a deserter from the English army and has no desire to recross the Atlantic and rush into the bands of the British military authorities. The California clnb has therefore offered a parse of $5,000 for the two men to fight to a finish for. Carney will be paid all expenses from England to 'Friscoi and return. This is, indeed, a tempting offer ana one wnicn (jarney is almost sure to accent. He cannot object to going to 'Frisco because of fear of not getting fair treatment. The Cali fornia Club will certainly see that not an un fair thing is done to him. I will be surprised If Carney is not very anxious indeed to accept the offer, because it will appear to him that Carroll will not be a difficult mark for him. At first sight it would really seem that Carney would have little trouble in disposing of a man like J. Carroll, fie is not a young man by any means and until recently has not been generally considered an out and out first-class man. He is a plucky man, however. On the other hand Camey is well into the thirties and the contest will be under Queensberry rules. This will help Carroll considerably as Carney, under prize ring rules where he could hug his man would certainly make short work of Car roll. It may be that Carroll is of opinion that his hope lies in Queensberry rules. However, if this is so he may be deceived. I am at pres ent firmly convinced that Carroll never did and never will, bar accident, see the day when he'll defeat Carney. McAuifle and Killen. It seems interesting to patrons of the ring to see Joe McAuliffe come to the front again. For a time it has looked as if Peter Jackson had sent McAuliffe into permanent obscurity. However, the exploded California wonder is ap parently himself again and is willing to test conclusions with Pat Killen. A contest be tween tbese two men will be interesting in many respects, but chiefly because It will probably give us an idea as to what Jackson really is. He soon demolished McAuliffe, and if the latter should happen to upset Killen effectively, we may then be indlned to think Jackson the wonder that some of his friends say he is. I say he "may," because there are many people who have only a poor opinion of Killen'i pugilistic abilities. He certainly is not an accomplished artist in the science of slugging, as it is termed. This may sound strange in view of the fact that all the reputa tion he possesses as a pugilist has been earned in glove contests. The tact remains, however, that he is a very slow man, and I often, am in dined to think that he lacks that amount of pluck necessary for a good man. He certainly did not act bravely with McCaffrey, and If any thing displayed a spirit of decided tlmldltv. But McAuliffe is just what I always said he was when he was "slaughtering" everybody. He is a powerful and to a great extent useless pugilist. He would have been a happy mark for manv little men many of us have known. Like Killen, he has made his fame by simply forcing himself into close quarters and deal ing out dose' of his strength on mediocre op ponents until they have fallen. Like Killen, also, be can bit a tremendous bl6w if anybody will stand until the blow is delivered. If the intended victim, however, moves a little it is safe to sav that the blow will strike nothing but air. However, the contest may be a lively1 one, out i win oe surprisea n it is anytning ua an accomplished one. m ft The Other Encounters, Jack McAuliffe and Billy Myer will undoubt edly be the great attraction of the many pro posed fights. Their respective merits in the ring are still undecided and each claims the title of American light-weight champion. Whatever may have been the cause of their burlesque at North Judson it may be taken for granted that they will have to fight if they go to the California Club. There are no excuses there and cowards or weak-hearted contestants are soon hustled out of the way. I am per suaded that there are thousands of people anx ious to see the two men in question thoroughly tried. When they fought, or at least tried to fight, some-time ago I expressed myself f ally as to their respective merits. I have not changed my opinion and I still think that, un der any rules, McAuliffe will be the better man. The proposed contest between Dempsey and the Marine needs little comment at pres ent. Both men in condition I don't see how Dempsey can lose. Iboldasimilar opinion re garding Griffin and Warren. I have never looked upon Warren as being even a good second-class man. If Griffin has pluck and can fight at all he ought to defeat Warren. Pbikole. -TEACHERS AND PUPILS. The Contributions of the Children to Flood Sufferer A Bnsbel of Coin Teachers Elected The Frosser Fond. The great power, "money," had the Cen tral Board officers almost distracted last week. Prom Tuesday evening to yesterday afternoon money came pouring in to answer the call to aid the sufferers in the Cone mangh Valley. So many ol the school chil dren brought their donation in pennies that Secretary Keisfar and Clerk Hark Lewis were obliged to play "catch penny" for two days in taunting 7,600 pennies, and all together abont a bushel of coin. Altogether the amount received from the public schools has climbed away up beyond all expectation. Last evening it amounted to $2,354 17, with the collection at the Bellefield school and the proceeds of the two evenings entertainments for the sufferers yet to be heard from. Both will realize $300, it is expected, which will make the. public school fund over 52,600. "What to do with this fnnd is now a great puzzle to the city educators. Not bnt there is plenty to be done with it, bnt they think that all societies and churches see that their mem bers are cared for, so should this money that has been collected through the efforts of the teachers be sent to the distressed teachers of Johnstown. Some few think the money should be given to help anyone in need of it. Secre tary Beisfar has been in communication with Superintendent Johnston, of the Johns town schools that were, and who is a brother of E. P. Johnston, of the Moorhead school. Out of a corps of 38 teachers 7 are drowned and 20 of the remaining ones have lost everything and have relatives who were de pending on their salaries for a livelihood. This plan to divide the money will likely be adopted: That a. cpmmittee consisting of Secretary Beisfar and two principals go to Johnstown, and with Superintendent John ston visit the most destitute teachers and give to each $100 and hand the remaining money to the general Belief Committee. Edncntlonal Notes. Peof. H. W. Fisheb lost several relatives in the flood. The Fourteenth ward schools are to have the half -day session for this month. The Fortieth street bnilding. Seventeenth ward, will be entirely renovated during vaca tion. nay with a public exhibition of the work that can be done. ,v The High School Committee'; his fixcithe dates of the final examinations for applicants to the High School for June 24, 25 and 23. The Teachers' Academy meets next Satur day. A list of the active, retired and deceased members, will be submitted for final action. The Washington schools will picnic at the Arsenal June 23. providing the grounds can be obtained. The Knox school children will be at Aliquippaon the 26th. Axii the teachers who were drowned at Johns town were residents of the place, with the ex ception of Miss McDevitt, whose home was at Alexandria, Huntingdon county. The examinations for teachers' provisional certificates were concluded at the High School yesterday. The successful ones will receive their certificates in about one month. The committee that had charge of the Prosser benefit met yesterday to consider the best method for the disposal of the funds. Fi nally it was decided that Mrs. Preiser's brother be appointed trustee, and that she shall receive a monthly allowance till the funds are ex hausted. The proceeds are almost $1,500. The entire corps of old teachers, of the Springfield school, with Prof. Sam Andrews as principal, was re-elected last week. There are two vacancies which will not be filled till the regular meeting in July. A substitute has been filling the place of Miss Campbell, who was married the first of the year, and Miss Sadie Dunn resigns to be married early next month to Mr. James Fee. Cash The great magnet that can do wonders at Jacksons. Extraordinaryreductions. Mark down in every department. Suits of fine, all-wool cheviot, cassimere, worsteds, now marked down to $8, $10, $12; worth double the amount. See these bargains, it will pay you. Odd pants for ordinary wear, warrant ed not to rip, at $1 60, worth double. Men's fine dress pants at $2, $2 60 and $3, only equaled by custom tailors. Visit.' our hat department for nobby styles. Stiff and Bolt hats marked down to the lowest notch. We don't intend to make redactions at the end of the season. Now is the time to give buy ers the benefit. Jacksons', Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters and Furnishers, 954 and 956 Liberty street, Star Corner. Tho Allegheny Baseball Team "Will be home again shortly and of course you'll want to go and see a game or so played by them. "Well, now, by simply purchasing the suit you've "thought of for so long at Gusky's, yon can see a game played for nothing. Gusky's are giving away with every man's or youth's suit to the amount of $1Q or upward, a ticket good for admission to any championship ball game played at Becreation Park this season. If yon are seeking for a very fine im ported Cigar, ask to see the La Matilde Brand. G. W. Schmidt, Nos. 95 and 97 Fifth Ave. Camp Chairs For summer furnishing. Special patterns adapted for the hot season. Most suitable goods for campmeetings, lawn fetes and ex cursion parties. P. C. Schoeneck, Saw 711 Liberty street. Dress Laces Chantilly flonncings, fish and drapery nets have never been in as great request before; the largest variety at the lowest prices and in the choicest styles to be found a.t Hngus & Hackc's. irwrsu . Golden pheasant awnings at Mamanx & Son's, 637 and 639 Penn ave. Wm. J. Fbidat's ''Marie" brand of Havana cigars are tbe finest in this market; 3 for 25c. 633 Smithfield st wfsu TJittil Beptemberl, 12 cabinets of chil dren, 81 per dozen, at Anfrecht's Mite Gal lery, 516 Market st, Pittsburg.' Elevator. Idlewtld awnings, entirely new, at JIamaux & Son's, 637 and S39 Penn ave. Don't buy tickets bnt go to Pearson for yoar cab. photo. 's, where you are sore to .get tne vaine 01 your money. WITHEIGHT AND LEFT The Babies Give Oar Home Talent Two Clean Settlers. MORRIS WAS BADLY BATTERED. Old Galvin Hade a Stand, hut Also Was Beaten. , THE SENATORS DEFEAT THE PHILLIES rsrxcixx. tzxtgrax to the msrATcn.i Cleveland, June 8. If anybody In Cleveland, the most sanguine crank in town, had wagered that the Clevelands would take three straight from Pittsburg, he would have been hooted at for his pains, ami peo ple after that supposed sure thing would have wanted to accept all his financial propositions. But the fact is that they have taken three straight, and though they had to fight for the third, got the second with the greatest ease. It began to drizzle shortly after 2 P. si., while the first game was in progress, and the drizzling kept upat spells like an attack of intermittent fever all tbe afternoon. Tbe sun struggled and fought to get through the big banks of water-laden clouds in the west, bnt all to no purpose, except that it prevented a constant downpour. THE GEASS WAS WET and that settled Mr. Morris' fate. It was his first appearance in tbe town and a big crowd was out to see him. in fact nearly 6,000 people took chances on the rain andThowled like tbe inmates of Bedlam when the Clevelands piled up their hits and won the game. Mr. Fessen den was off, fearfully so. In the first two innings ho piled op four of the rankest decisions against the home clnb that mortal man ever witnessed. He was free to admit that he was dead wrong when the game was over and the crowd didn't howl at him very much when Cleveland got ahead. The music began earlv and continued late. Strieker started off by smashing a hard single to left McAleer forced him out and McKean got his base on balls. McAleer was caught stealing second, and then Twitchell smashed the ball for three bases. McKean came In homo and deared the plate by a pretty slide and was promptly called out by Mr. Fessenden. Beckley got first on McKean's fumble, but Maul's force out nailed him at second. THE Htm GETTHTO COMMENCED for Cleveland in the third inning and with six base hits in succession, beginning with Bakely, the home club only got two runs be cause of some miserable work by Fessenden. There were plenty of men on bases for Cleve land in the next Inning, but McKean popped up a nice one to Snnday, who smothered it as neatly as a dog catching buns. The Plttsburgs scored on Maul's base hit. TJnnlap's sacrifice and Snyder's overthrow. Then the Clevelands went in and got another, because Dunlap. Knehne and Smith bunched their errors. It began to rain very briskly in the Pittsburgs half, but the game went right on. With one man out Knehne was donated first base on a silver salver. Faatz made a muff of Bakely' s assist to catch Hanlon at this juncture and Carroll placed a nice little sacri fice in the right place, that scored Kuehne, and Hanlon was right at his heels a moment later. Beckley didn't want to play then with the score tied and the rain falling. He had to bunt for his bat and then his shoe wanted tieing. His hands were damp and he needed a towel to dry them. BECKLET'S TBICKS. Fessenden yelled: "I give you one minute to come to the plate or I'll call you out." He came then, but hlsbat was damp and he ran down to the pitcher's box to" dry it off with a towel. The crowd grew exasperated and hissed audibly after the monkey work was all over. Beckley lined the ball out for a slnele. Bakeley's wild pitch sent him to third and he scored on Maul's hit. Sunday's long fly to Twitchell stopped tbe scoring. Pittsburg was one ahead and the crowd sore. The rain let up, bnt the ball was very slippery. Cleveland's seven runs in the sixth were due to a combina tion of errors, base hits and Morris' inability to et the ball over the plate. Tbe Clevelands egan with Strieker, batted clear around once and ended with Twitchell. They might still be batting, but were ordered to quit, as It was apparent Cleveland had a sure thing on the game with seven runs scored. Hanlon's base on balls, Carroll's hit and Maul's long fly to McAleer gave Pittsburg one more run. The Clevelands had plenty of men on bases in the next three innings, hut they didn't score, principally because they were anxious to get out as rapidly as possible. Maul's work was the feature of the game. All of his chances were difficult and splendidly taken. THE SECOND GAME. The Pittsburgs did not want to play the sec ond game. They had had enough. The local management couldn't see it in that light. Many people had come late, only to see tbe one game. Finally it was decided to play five innings and the game began. Yon wouldn't have known the Pittsburgs were the same dub. They went at the ball with a snap and a vim that was refreshing to see. Jimmy Galvin was given a perfect ovation by the crowd, and Maul was compelled to doff his cap for a beautiful double play from left field, catching Bad! ord's line hit on a dead run within a foot of the ground and throwing Faatz out at first. The Pittsburgs got their first run on a base hit and a wild pitch, and then scored on Hanlon's hit short of second and Beckley's hit. Galvin was very effective in the second. A base on balls to Tebeau and two singles in suc cession scored a run. There was a chance for Miller to catch Tebeau at the plate, but he muffed the balk In the fourth Tebeau cracked a hot single out in Maul's territory. Zimmer struck out, but O'Brien made his second hit. Strieker put both men up a base on a sacrifice and Tebeau scored while the fielders were trying to catch O'Brieabetween" first and second. McAleer s base hit sent O'Brien over the plate and Miller again muffed the throw in. The fifth was a blank to Cleveland and after tbe Pittsburg bad made their run as before de scribed the game ended. CLZVELA'DSBB P A- E pirrsBcna b b p a e Strieker, 2.. McAleer, m McKean. s. Twitchell, 1. Faatz, 1 .... Kadford, r. Tebeau, 3... Snyder, c... Uakeley, p. 3 3 3 2 2 0 3 2 211 0 4 1 0 1 3 3 1 Hanlon. m. 2 0 4 0 2 2 2 2 7 0 2 3 1 1 3 1 0 4 K Carroll, c. 0 Ueckley, 1., 1 Maul, 1 1 Sunday, r.. 0 Dunlin. 2.. 0 Smith, .. Morris. t 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Knehne, 3.. 1 1 2 4 2 ToUls... 10 18 27 16 4 Totals. 5 8 27 15 "5 Clevelands 0 02017000 -10 Pittsburgs 0 00130100-5 Earned runs-CIevelands, 3. Three-base hlt-TwltchelU Sacrifice hits Carroll, Maui, Dunlap. Stolen base Radford. Double play Kuehne, Dunlap and Beckley. First base on balls Clevelands, 8; Plttsburrs. 0. Hit By pitched ball-Smith. " Struck out Clevelands, 1: Pittsbargs. 2. Wild pltches-Bakeley, Morris. Time Two liour-j. Umpire Fessenden. CLEVELAND SXCOITS GA1IX. CLEVELA'D B B V A X PITTS. B B P AS Strieker, 2.- 0 McAleer, m. 0 McKean. s.. 0 TwltcneU, 1. 0 Faatz, 1.... 0 Kadford, r.. 0 lebein, ... 2 Zimmer, c. .. 0 O'Brien, p.. 1 Hanlon, m.. 1 Miller, c 0 Beckley, 1... 0 Maul. 1 0 Snnday, r... 1 uaniap. z.. o Smith, s 0 Galvin, p... 0 Kuehne, 3... 0 Totals 3 7 15 9 0 Totals 2 6 15 9 2 Clevelands .'. 0 10 2 0-3 Pittsburgs 0 10 0 1-2 Earned runs Clevelands. I. Sacrifice hlts-Strickr, Smith. Stolen bases Hanlon. Miller. Double plays Strieker, McKean and Faatz' McKean, Faatz and Tebeau: Maul and Beckley. First base on balls Clevelands, 2; Pittsburgs. 3 Struck out Clevelands, lj Pittsburgs, l. Wild pitch-O'Brien. 1. Tlme-FlTty-five minutes. Umpire i essenden. Toronto Gets There. rSFXCIAL TXLIGBAM TO TUX DISPATCH. Tobonto, O., June 8. Toronto defeated the Beaver Grays in a closely contested game on the home grounds to-day. The following is the score by innings: Toronto 2 0213001 9 Beaver Grar , 0 00043010 S Bate hits Torontos, 14; Beaver Oravs, 4. Errors Torontos. 9; Beaver Grays, 3. Earned runs Torontos, 4; Beaver Urays, 1. The Climax Again. The Climax team again beat the "Watercures at PhilUpsburg yesterday in a good batting game. Score! Climax 1 110 0 S 7 2 2 1-29 Watercures, 4 0 4 0 10 0 2 011 Batteries Clmax, Pennington and Striker: Watercures, Balzer and Bchenster. Base hits Climax, 20; Watercures, 9. struck out By Pennington, 12; by Balzer, C , SOME WRETCHED FIELDING. The Phillies' Bad Mistakes Give the Sena tors a Game. PnaADEMmA, June 8. Washingtons won a game hero to-day because o tbe wretched fielding of tho Philadelphia clnb. John Ward, late of the New Orleans club, and recently signed by Managor Wright as an lufielder, was given a trial at center field. Fogarty not being able to play. He was not by any means a suc cess. Score: FUILAD'A. n B F A WASH'TOX. K B P jL E Wood, 1 3 Ward. m... t) Clements, c. 0 Thompson, r 0 Mulvey, 3... 0 Farrar, 1.... 1 lrwln. s 0 Hallman, 2. 1 Casey, p.... o Hoy, m..... 0 Wilmot. 1... 1 Myers, 2 0 Morrill. 1... 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 17 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 Sweeney, 3.. 0 KhriKht, s . 1 Shock, r 2 Slack, e 3 Fearson, p.. 0 Totals 51124 1 9 Totals 7 8 27 19 3 Philadelphia . ,.1110002 05 whlnztons 1 10 0 0 3 0 '7 Earned runs rniiaaeipnias. ztwastunctonj, 3. Two-base hits Wood, 2; Wart. Thompson, 2; Mick. 2. Three-base hits Mulvey: Ballman. Sacrifice hits-lrwln. Mailman. Caser. Stolen basea-Farrar. Mrers. shock. Mack. First base on ball.-Morrill. Ebrlght. Mack. Hit by pitched ball-F&rrar. Struck out Mulver, Hoy, 2; Morrill, Shock, Fearson, 3. l'assed balli-Maek, 1. Time of game-Two hours. Umplrse-Andrews and Haddock. Hovr Ther Stand. The following exhaustive record shows bow the League clubs stand Up to date. It will be seen that there have been many postponed games during the past week. Boston still leads and will do so for a time. Plttsbnrg. during the week, was in fifth place, but retreated back to sixth, and will stay there for a time. Fol lowing Is tbe table: Bostons Clevelands..., rhtladelpblas. NewTorks.... Chicago: Pittsburgs.... Indianapolis., Washingtons . .781 ,649 ,611 529 ,400 ,332 ,313 ,300 Games lost.. I3H 22 ASSOCIATION GAMES. Tbe Brooklyn Beat tbs Iioalsvllles la a Weary Contest. New York; June 8. At the contest between the Brooklyns and Louisvilles to-day there was just life enough in the game to keep most of the spectators in their seats until the sixth in ning. Then most of the on-lookers grew so weary that they went home. Score: Brooklyns 0 2 5 0 0 0 2 3 2-14 Louisville 0 300000026 Earned runs Brooklyns, 4; Louisvilles, S. Three-base hit Wolf Home runs qorkniu 2, Shannon. Base hits Brooklyns, 12: tionlsvllles, 7. First base on balls By Carnthers, 4; by Strat ton. 1. Struck out By Carnthers, 2: Stratton, 1. Fltchers Cirnthers and Stratton. Time One hour and 55 minutes. Umpire Mr. Ferguson, At Philadelphia Athletics 3 2 10 4 2 0 0 211 Kansas Cltvs 1 -000100002 ritchers Weyhlng and Sullivan. ' Three base hits Stovey, l'urcell. First base on balls-On Sullivan, 4; off Wey hlng, 1. Struck ont By SnlHvan, 3; by Weyhlng, 4. l'assed balls Donahue, 4. Wild pitches Weyhlng-, 2. Time One hour and 55 minutes. Umpire Carlin. Association Becord. Perl Per Won.Tjost.ct. Kansas City s.. 21 21 .500 Baltlmores....20 20 .500 Won. Lost. Ct. St. IiOulS 31 12 .721 Athletics 23 15 .605 jsrooKtrns xt is . Columbus 15 25 ,375 Cincinnati... 21 .6121 Louisvilles.... 8 35 .183 BEAT BNIONTOWN. The Lntrobes Flay a Good Game and Win by 7 to 1. rSFICTAI, TXLIORAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 Latbobe, June 8. The home team defeated the Unlontown team yesterday afternoon by a score of 7 to 1. The game was closely contested up to the seventh inning, when singles by Denny and Lehman and errors by Meehan and Haller gave the home team two runs. In the eighth inning Meehan and Hallerwere substituted for the Listen brothers. After Ladew struck out, Marberger was hit by a pitched ball. Showalter, weut to first on balls and both scored on W. Listen's miss of Bair's hit. Balr scored on Ha. f gan's miss of Hess' hit. Ladew and Hess, who iormea me nattery lor tne nome team, did good work, Ladew being very effective when men were on bases. Following is the score: Latrobe ...0 10 10 0 2 3 7 Unlontown ,t...0 10 0 0 0..0 0 01 Base hits Latrobes, 3: Unlontowns, 6. Errors Latrobes. 2; Unlontowns, 6. .Two-bass hlts-Meehan, Bawley. Struok out By Ladew, 7; by Listen, 8: by Mee han, 2. Bases on balls Off Ladew, 5; off Listen, 1; off Meehan, 1. i Victorious Freight Men. A large nnmber of tho employes of the mo tive power department of the Pennsylvania Railroad, having considerable leisure on ac count of the crippled condition of that road, caused by the recent floods, repaired to tho vacant lot on Penn avenue, near Thirty-second street, yesterday, where a picked nine of the passenger firemen played a game of baseball with a nine picked from the engineers and fire men of the freight department. Quite a lively interest was taken in the game by a large num ber of people who witnessed it. The score was as follows: Passenger score 1 010105008 Freight score 0 1 2 0 0 S 0 3 1-13 Beat the Tnrentnms. rSPECIAL TELXOBAM TO THE DISPATGIM Baltsbubo, Pa., June & The game hero to day between the Tarentums and Klskimine tas was very exciting throughout the whole game. The f eatnre of the game was Wilson's long two-base hit. The battery for Kiskimine tas. Hemphill and Wilson; for Tarentums, Ken nedy, T. and Wolf, P. The following was the score by innings: Klsklmlneta 0 102001 50-9 Tarentums 1 0000011 I Struck out-By Hemphill. 11: by Wolf, 7. Basehits-Klsklmlnetas, 11: Tarentums, 5. Errors Klsklmlnetas, 6: Tarentums, 4. Time Two hours and 30 minutes. Umpire Wilson. The Athletics Won. In a good game the Mt. Washington Athletics defeated the F. C. Bacons yesterday by a score of 8 to 3. Tbe batteries were Brohman and Mc Eee for tbe Bacons, and Stevens and Jessop for the Athletics. Score: Athletics 2 0000033-8 Bacons 0 0600020 1-3 Base hits Athletics, 11; total, IS bases; Bacons, 2; total. 3 bases Struck out-By Stevens, 19; by Brohman, 8. Baseball Notes. A. A. P. There is no record such as yon re quire. The Volunteers defeated the Evan Stars by 19 to 7 yesterday. The Excelsior Stars defeated the E. L.Sheff ners yesterday by 9 to 0. The First Ward Blues beat the Fourth Ward Blues yesterday by 22 to 10. The M. D's. defeated the Ann Street Start yesterday by a score of SO to 13. We might have won the second game yester day, but the fates are against us. The S. S. Browns beat the Schoenfelts yes terday by 11 to 10 at Castle Shannon. Two'more for tbe Babies and two more for Pittsburg. Up and down. What a differ ence. 'Rats stopped the League games at Boston and Chicago yesterday and the Association game at Columbus. The Lafayettes beat the Shadyslde Enock Abouts yesterday by 15 to 13. Hilt's playing at second was the feature. The Clifton Stars want to hear from any club wheso members are undr 14 years of ago. Address Henry Doyle, 33. Eighteenth street, riouthslde. The Painter Stars want to hear from anv club whose members are not more than 15 years old. Address P. Sullivan, Painter's office. West End. H. D. Kerb proposes starting a "16-year-old" club to play Saturday afternoons all disen gaged amateurs. Address H. D. Kerr, 622 Lib erty street, Pittsburg, Pa., or box 828. The Volunteers, of the Southside, would like to hear from the St. Paul's, A. J. Maul's, the J. P. Beckley's, Alarms, and all other 14 or 15-year-old dubs. Address P. A. Mullany, 607 Cahotway. The Ed. Zimmerman Stars beat the Silver Bells yesterday by 28 to a The victors want to hear from any club whose members are under 13 years of age.; Address J. Zimmerman, Wigbtman's Glass House, West End. The Independents,.of the Eighteenth ward, defeated the Eagles, of the Seventeenth ward, at tbe Fifty-first street grounds yesterday af ternoon in a ten-inning contest by a score of 10 to 9. The Independents would like to hear from any club, whose members are 15 or under 15 years old! Address H,E. Leslie, corner Forty fourth and Davison streets, city. FB0M OTHER CITIES. Some Interesting Gossip From tbe Home of the Hoosiers. BANCROFT MAY BE CALLED DOWH. Tne Babies Are the Greatest Pets of the forest City. 8PEAGIJET0 HATH ATH0E0DGH TRIAL Indianapolis, June 8. The Indianap olis ball team is slowly, but gradually and with some degree of certainty, approachidg the outer gates of the city, but whether or not the returning aggregation will be al lowed within the walls of tbe proud Hoosier capital remains to be seen. As yet the Committee of Safety has not fully decided how to act. The town is fall of manias, made so by the awful record of the team, and trouble is apprehended. Three members of the clnb were sent on from Pittsburg and met with no violence, bnt they came at night while the pickets slept and tbe city was hushed in darkness. They also made haste to announce that at least two of them would probably leave at once for Chicago, and so far all outward evi dences of danger have been controlled. It was thought the team might change its luck or improve its play, and get some games In Ansonville, and that really seems to be the club's last chance and only hope of salvation. When Boyle, Whitney and Meyers arrived here on Wednesday tbe latter, alter tne two former had secured safe hiding places, appeared In the public square and tried to explain things, but did not meet with mucn success. Meyers is honest and truthful, however, and, being a favorite, received a very pleasant reception. He said that tbe Hoosiers had been playing good ball, and had tried hard to win, bat the demon of ill lack followed the team like the shadow of sin. A compliment was paid the men as regards their conduct since leaving home, and it was claimed that the loss of so many games could not be attributed to dissipa tion or anything of that character. "We played our best," explained the stubby little catcher, "but somehow the other fellows always went us one bettcr.no matter how many wegbt, I really can't understand it myself. When we battedhard the opposingteam seemed to be able to bit jnsra trifle harder, and so It went. The story, however, that some of the players are trying to break up the dub by In different work is false, not to say absurd. Cap tain Glasscock has put up a most remarkable game of ball, as has Denny and other members of the team. I think when the boys get onto the home grounds we will have better luck and win more games, and I will be glad to see the day come when the Hoosiers reach Indianapo lis agafn." Probably being afraid of hurting the feelings of some fellow-player, Meyers did not speak of the real trouble which he must see as every body else does. The plain, simple truth is tbe clnb has no capable pitchers and the manage ment must be blind if that fact is not apparent to every one of tbe board of directors. The scores show the weakness of the team to be in the box and nowhere else. Tbe silly cry of star players trying to disorganize the clnb is the sheerest nonsense. Put two or even one more first-class pitcher in tbe team and the Hoosiers will win as many games as at least four others in the League race, but they never will until the box is strengthened unless the material on hand Improves its work. The clnb is batting and fielding up to tbe average and but for the weakness mentioned wonld be well up In the race to-day instead of occupying a place near the tall end. The fact is recog nized, of course, that pitchers are scarce and difficult to obtain, but that is what the Hoosiers must hare or remain In the lower rank. PresldentBrusb is still at Hot Springs, but is expected home in a few days. What he is doing to better the condition of the team is not known. He will probably make some more when he gets back and I venture the opinion at this point that be will call Manager Bancroft down If that gentleman is correctly reported In an interview published in a New York paper last week In regard to the classification system, in which Bancroft is credited with saying that tbe plan is a fraud. It is pretty safe to say that the man who manages the Hoosiers will be in sympathy with that system or at least not air hi opposi tion in the papers. A.G. Ovess. CLEYELAND BEAED PR01T. How the Babies Are Received by Their Enthusiastic Frlepds. Cleveland, O., June 8. There were several enthusiastic individuals,who have got the base ball fever in its most aggravated form, who wanted to meet the local dnb upon its return home with a brass band and other popular demonstrations of approval. They begged and besought Secretary Hawley to give his consent, but he resolutely and sensibly said '-no," and nothing could move him to change his idea. The cranks felt aggrieved and held an indigna tion meeting all by themselves. They got over their soreness, however, and went out to Thurs day's opening game in a body. They wanted to help the Pittsburg club out of its bad luck and give them a rousing good sendoff with several surplus shekels attached to it. Being knocked out of the brass-band idea they pooled their collateral and bought flowers for Faatz and McKean. Something over 3.000 payine'tickets greeted the Pittsburgs, and a smile played over the pale features of "Hustler Horace." Philips looks as though he bad been holding a catch-as-catch-can wrestling match with a well-developed case of Toledo fever and chills. Of the result of the game you are already acquainted. Beatln's work was phenomenal, such as all pitchers have the luck to accom plish once In awhile, and after the murderous third inning Staley was Very effective. The Pittsburgs field uncommonly well, but it seems to us at this end of tbe line as though tbey were a trifle light with tbe willow. Can't judge well in one game, however, and I don't want this to go for a full-fledged opinion. Lobbeck Is on the sick list. He is tbe first local player to be complaining. Tbe dampness and chilly weather appear to have brought on an aggravated case of malaria. If it wonld only clear np and stay clear for two days In succession he might sweat it out. But a few hours of sunshine are followed by several days of rain, and we despair of making Old Sol's acquaintance until it becomes to not that we would like to have him out of sight. Many offers have been madefor Sprague. but the club will accept none. The young man is in good condition. He will be given a thor ough trial before he will bo permitted to leave Cleveland. Zimmer is the wonder of the local catchers. 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