, 1877-02-18

h1L Cl11CAOV i IL lOO4NI
be allowdd to play with any League club (efthe
Us hf noad 5 oF
sion shall have been set side
Wright says that he vouched to the manager o
me- thst Bechs, hsa aai M
The rule plainly says that information OF this KIM
must be obtained ''.by application to the secre
previously, notified officially both the Athleti
hnd Mutual Clubs OF Bechters ineligibty.
Wrisht tta.es 81, TINT blythe SUBSEQUENT action o
PLAY with any club. The rule plainly says he shat
,lot be allowed to play with any League Club unless
MS expulsion shall have been set nsidc by the
board. The Board never has set aside the expu
! sion.
1t Is true, and the fact has never been denied,
that the Louisville Club undertook to sescind thci.
action in cxpelltng bcchtel, and wrote 10 thu
League Secretary to recall their notice OF his ex-
pnlsion and It is equally true TINT they were
promptly notified that the matter hid passed be,
=: yond their infHs1lcnon-a fact which the rule
i quoted plany shows.
! II is moi true as stated by Wright, that Bechtel
was expelled on parte evidence, - aud, tai
t from Loulsyille's subsequent action being a COM
pltance with Dcchtcl's - demand. a prominent
officer Of that club has admitted to the writer that
| they yielded too easily to his impor{nnuy. The
maturer Judgment Of the Louisville Club on the
Bcehtel Case is found in the fact that they would
League t;oarI was in session in Cleveland
Wright concludes his statement by saying: - The
mere playing OF Bech:el in these t%o games did not
constitute MN nem1er Of the Mntnas even Il he
ia;t uesn ;th IN slsM ql nsignt 1a1i!-
Ena +hnt ~ the 1,ro ne cpu.9 M i =,
were reen1,r NTH ,,anes AZ ha repnrto "a
them. and that the ru,c on ,hc nofni' nrinted in
the same League BOOK fur IS7U before referred TO-
page 26, is exactly the reverse OF this assertion
It says: Every player taking part in = regular
match same no M matter WRIT NUMBER OF innings
nay oe playea, Snatf oe fon*'aerea nesa9er Of
'3'' e'"0 "4t" ~ ,I't.f1 1,9ss Ms puys t;s,,,
A 1o++ar rn,a;1.ea ~. ,as. :.,
That NJ Ecs- ~ tsa r;ns,,',,a.s r1..1 ss
tinaci enp,1n,nte eA WITH s4 n;nl 4aa eu1' ;. as
c.:t5cttsHt with I4eh !ilShaih atlo "lLn
~ 10 sat lug loret Is wen kho"n lor one
r. ~ no ~;a .,. n .s .m a1u " -
s.e,'. , " 9i tiIas s,e ne"s ~ nis engage
~ 3har ,,;1;t ,.;.i' th ~ oaT, aau WI auu
~ "i.n t .us sssk. ane G.hsr naae
.1o wronn ;,ns ,ars ana ~. ~ ~ H.. -
5,1;t. nron,;nrnt ,s ,;t[,ers - .nhn a,l,.,
W. "i.a .i'a snI ,i,o ossaeust ec'rs aass sear,
W;ob ~ tnesa ~ L-a.1 n soe 'e1ses pia{es' W.
# a;fhcr ls hol ~ co, IN t 1as aJ'
t;it. - -; f ~ ~ ~ Sus .us palaee " p1o9-
III a f9oa 10 ~. Is nls repu1atao, PUT ne anu XXX nghan
T,o ~ ~ asn .;i Ia.eL.I ~ t'tS n1,uule u
. ,a a1u ilaens .l w! oe ASSISTING Matnews 70
.v1la,',t thn ons ,es,o+ 1nE s,+,i ,,e
e'.,.i ~ ~ ~ .!ts WITTY ~. plGleE lstl'g out
s.1tor az. y !. suggests t'us NJ Mech mas gotten
~ ~ 'ena!Ge tHeTe ever was one
.,i a. sIe t.as u tuei aal pun 10
49,, h. -. .ns' Ma1 VIII .,auy more ga!.aes
va au e.., au tuas II tcre ever
WIS 11la11 ca!eaIaLeu ~ nature 10 manage such
~ ~ vi. =; ~ hG:h IS tnat man; inree
~ ee lGl VIII leasn tnis year ior the nrst TIME
~ ~ eus.i nses "nas uiselp'ne Is: ms conpt
fa tns lea' any Ewes ane 1o'1oMahs pdaysr, the
M,t,a,xs md " !! 81 'ae anu n'IAs'
ls.ian. add, nGotn, 5. s., foct, fike, e l.;
49, T., VII ~ eAtta pltehgr, anu catsner'
anu nessle1 W Glahe aolnes tit:luei out o.
p'e psopi apo1s5 suoulaeteo iol lli1s SUGGESTION
0ooat p'ae4us 'Ae 1easa, Jul III oAeuse Is
Aneans'
r,a -,,!sa-:,1S Ioi tisoM ~ is' 1LLE: Lt,
ne nou!svllie Team has @ ~" ntea IT'S POSI-
1'om o,s eAGeptsns ontJ cue. Inc eeeretarf Oh tne
~ & r;. as seae nosnI1liois y! eoalt1cts wltn
w.. ", ~. Crowley, ranK b; Lnner1y, anu last, OUT
,'. no. least, OF George ". hall. Ine tWo former
~ soie 1lsne latter came
~ & uuu "aS gsuune surprise, 70 Ine
sider ia, 1rona,-i,1 i"Iaar t toss & lioI III gG1 n;
great help to nine on accy'lnt u lis oattIng:
,,,ora ~ tilt Los'nic strehiIn
~nefe S lhcy seem to De most IN need and tug
the eiub The tenn viii iF very Ii ey o be as f iol
to"s. snyder anu crowley e; Dcvlfn ana Laf- |
1eIts' p, l-a1tam; - o.: dcrharat' o. hague,
. u, ryan, Ha1!' shauef, anu Inc ciIange Pitch
81 = m si at e.lt;ner III ac nslu so1a9 ,En9rtstop
= az tnat is needed, anu Il Is still likely that
N"S'~A
men II tue team, VIII give plenty OF chance for
, nc ny ihereI: one t9ins that IS proper
70 add as q i sort OF warning to Louisville people.
Last Iear dall stood second among all the bat
ers n ol the country, put hs was largely aided In
hat " the well-Snown TACT that the seores we're
90 often twlsted In his favor in games i'll Phila-
lelphla While he Is an excellent batsnlan, n,-one
II the best,-he will not stand as high this year
Is Last, because he viii DC scored fairly. Chap
nan IS credited with saving that Pearee would
nay IN Louisville, and that that would till the
i: 1lne. That seems hardly probable, however.
mere IS suen th;ng rs the scrc and yellow
eat even In ball player.
nAck FROM TIE bUcKEFEs;
LIE TRIBUNE salu last SUNDAY, on the author.
y OF iet1er from Cotufnou5, ~, that the bal
nee OF power m the DIRECTORY OF the Buckcve
.l9o OF tnat elty nau ocen changed IRON one
no 70 Ihe other OF the caty. IL ADDED that 1t
oeu oI eo.oon an 1o, "ouia ~ 'eSel. Sn sLron
s:,.ara T,h .r;t1 r,,r,,tne ,o.,-n =, noa' t,1c
,oroe :rr7r T,'u+., .a,oI 49, - .t;7 - ~
trifc was in progress.'' Nothing of the kind
'as SAID or intended, and nothing but the best
+ good wishes were expressed. The Sec
esarS' ar: MeDersh1tn, auo7 ane 1ohoW-