National Republican., 1880-09-06
TIE ROCREsTERs COVE.
Why No Gam. WA. Played ssturd.y-A


other Nine Ruined by bad Management
The detection in the Rochester base. ball club
eliminated last Saturday in an exhibition that
completely disgusted the public aud the final
disbauding Of the club. Some three weeks
ago Mr Soulo Of Rochester severed his councc-
tion with the organization, and since that time
IL has been playing rs cooperative concern.
The National club took them to Coney Island,
aud in Brooklyn, after the formation OF the
Union club u tourney was started, by which
means tho club was held together for fort.
night longer The Nationals then wanted
them to como to this city, aud US they wero
without funds to do so, the money was
advanced tlcm for that purpose. They were
to play a number of games here and In Bal
tmore and for those in this city TO receive
a guarantee Of $15.
In the first game played they found fault
With the umpire, and ero the game was bali
completed Daley and Deasley, pitcher and
catcher, got to quarrelling, and tho latter re-
tired from the field The manager of the
club induced him TO return and take hia
position In the nine. This conduct did not
please the spectators, and thoy very strongly
manifested their disaplrobatior Of the behavior
| of the visitors The next day tho attendance
was much smaller, and from expressions made
| IL was evident that persons did not care TO
| 60 to the grounds to see the Rochestcrs quar-
| rel, but preferred game of ball. This time
|
| his own time to return, and as conseq uence
tho game was started three quarters Of an
| hour arter the time fixed and q full nine in
! niugs could not he played. The dissatisfied
| people of the day before were disguised now,
aud openly declared that they would not visit
| the grounds again TO see these two clubs play
The Nationals saw that for Saturdays game
| they would have little or no attendance at
the grounds They also saw that the unplcas.
ant state of affairs had been brought about by
the conduct Of the visiting club, and rs they
were doug every hing possible to keep people
away from the games, the officers of the home
club concluded that they were not bound to
pay the Rochestcrs $50 for thoir ungentle'
manly performance. So OIL Friday night the
would bo given for the game of Sat.
urday, but If they chose to play
they could have Que half Of the receipts. This
proposition y.s assented to, and on Saturday
the club proceeded to the grounds and all
doomed their uniforms excepting Daley and
Meyerlc. The Nationals uniformed and came
on the field. Play was fixed at $3.50 o'clock,
and at A:15 p. m. the gamo had not been com.
menced. BY inquiry 1t was ascertained that
the manager Of the Rochesters had changed
front aud wanted the SO, otherwise ho would
not allow the nine to play. At this time
there were about 100 persons on tie seats
The officers OF the Nationals were equally de-
termincd not 10 pay 1t, ana pointed out 10 the
visitors the result of their conduct In tho slim
attendance of spectators. Both parties being
firm in their resolution the Rochesters with
drew from the field aud the Nationals
refunded the money to the ticket put
chasers. This was virtually the dlsbanding o
the tramp team" They had no clubs to play
no individual engagements, and the CLUB that
: had kept them in existence for three week!
threw them overheard to struggle for them
selves, and MS IA consequence they immediately
sank out of sight rs base ball organization
The two clubs were TO have played to-day anc
tomorrow in Baltimore, but the Nationals con
t cudcd that II was preferable TO allow thoi
players 10 he idle rather than go any mrtho
with an organization that has become so no
torious MS mine kickers" aud who are so wei
described in that respect by the New forl
( Clipper of last week.
in one Of the Sunday papers Mr., William
.. H. Hawes, manager of the Rochestcrs, fur
4 nished extracts from letter written by MI
NJ. b. Scanou, one of the directors of th
! National club of the following purport
:, "Any arrangements that you make with MI
4 Derby | will stand by;' that none Of tn
+ Rochesters would have to walk home" (fron
=, hereJ, and "uuything that can do for you
:, call on me aud will do It,"
The arrangements made with Mr.. Derby
manager OF the Nationals were iudorsed au,
would have been carried out to the letter ha,
! reprohensible as TO de,rnct from tue intcres
d in the game aud destroy all chances Of securu
Rn attendance At tho grounds.
As to the walking home part this much ca
lie suid The R0chestcrs received 1925 lp
v three gumes played here. Their railroad fare
,r repaid to the Nationals, was $3.50 per mar
.r They paid 81 per day for their board, whic
,e made total Of Sll.50, leaving each man
10 balance of $3.50 TO pay his expenses home
!, If tlis Is not considered ample by any tail
d minded man to carry them out of town NJ
.e scaulon is prepared to make his word goo
d aud sec that nouc Of them walk. The fdul
u is not that they failed to receive money SUD
' cient, but that it was squandered, as had pre-
k yiously been done by them. When Mr.. Soul
,e sent tLom the $3.50 10 New York it was divide
lie pro rata among the players, and soon Oh
majority Of them were drunk, the manage
taking Ills share Of the hilarity. There WI
Is. no excuse for some of them leaving this cit
last Saturday night with unpaid board bill
aud tho fraternity would bo we'll rid of sue
frauds II they were never to reappear In u
nj, ball field.
- Tho programme OF the Nationals for Il
y, present week is not fully made out, but pro
n ably will be to-day. At tthis juncturo 1t W
w. be Rppropriate to announce that q estimonial
"a tho club aud players has been rendered by d
"a ~, citizens ON tho the 18th instant. On tho 10
1 an exhibition game of ball will be played ~
"A the following day and evening an excursion
tv Marshall Hall will take place. Tho q
Il, rangcments arc In the hands Of compete
Dn gentlemen, and there is no doubt but the II
In down the Potomac river and at Marshall III
~ -" will be an enjoyable one. The price of t
-. tickets ia fixed at dfty cents and permits t
holder to witness the ball game us well as
take in the excursion.