Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-05
ANOTHER Row.


Adding 10 the Associations Troubles.
The Kansas City Unp,easantncss-
The undignifed row in the American As
ISOLATION, started by hct-headeG Mr.. Won
der Ahe's charges against Mr.. Brine, Of
Brooklyn. has grown II intensity. Ven der
Abe denies that ne ever tried to get Welch
back 70 S. Louis and the Cincinnati club
fails in line with bitter attack in The news
paper organ of the clGn, charging that Mr..
Byrue in his zeal TO siren z hen weak spos
II his team, tempered with Corkhill with q
view 10 making him dissatisfied with Gin
cinnati CoTkhiil, however, enphatical.y
denies the story. while Mr.. Byrne treats it
with conteEnpsious silence. The Kansas
City sqUa6ble. in which Brook3yn also fig
ures. coming right on the heels Of the ST
Louis scandal, has but added fuel TO the
flame, and = special meeting OF the associa-
ton can net now be avoided A full az
count of the row on the fed last Saturday,
from cowboy standpoint. Is given by our
Kansas City correspondent.
The Kansas City officials are also very
bitter against Brooklyn, and are determined
20 get al the satisfaction possible, and VIII
insist upou the payment of the s.. $50 fine
imposed by the constitution for failure 10
play out a scheduled game. In accordance
with the provisions of that law (of which by
the way Mr.. Byrne IVES the author) Presl-
dent Nikoh notified all clubs in the Associ-
alton TO withhold the percentage from
Brooklyn until the fi1e of 81 500 is collected
This course was pursued by the Cleveland
club last week, which now holds SaoOearned
By Brooklyn IN the three Cleveland games,
and the kansa City club also withheld the
percentage for the game IN dispute. Tue
Kansas City Times says:
. President Byrne wired President Wihoff
Tuesday. stating that he would settle the
contest over last Saturdays withdrawal OK
the Brooklyns from the Kansas City
grounds with the Kansas City management
if they would be reasonable. Wikof wired
Kansas City the facts, and President Helm
wiz ed back that Kansas City would let 1t go
at $3.50, not bringing the case before the
Association"
This report, however, does not Jibe with
Mr.. Byrne's attitude. While in Cleveland
the clever Brooklynite was not disposed TO
accept all the blame heaped upon him By
Kansas City. On the contrary, he was ful
of fight and confident of saddhng the cow
boys with the entire responsibility for the
trouble. he says:
The matter viii DO settled at q meeting
of the Board of Directors of the American
Association. There will be no compromise;
either Brooklyn or Kansas City shall pay
the fine. l declare that an effort was made
to steal the game from Us. And it was q
clumsy effort, because Kansas City had
virtually won the game. The Brooklyn team
was not taken from the grounds. Our men
were there ready to play for ten minutes
after the Kansas City men had gone. Al
ready the Kansas City officials are weaken
ing on their stand anu have wired me an
invitation TO discuss the matter by letter.
| shall discuss nothing until the board
meets. My first idea, in answer 10 their
claim, was to deposit check for 81, 500 with
President Wikoff, subject TO the decision Of
the board. But beng so near home and
meeting 1t was not worth while. Captain
Barkley's own manipulation Of the umpire
violated the resolution under the terms Of
which the game was uTnpired That reso-
luton expressly states that: Said player
so acting las umpire) shall alternate
in calling balls and strikes on the opposing
club and shall make base decisions for has
own club Catcher Donohue, who was
Kansas City's umpire, did exactly the OPP
posite under Barkley's instructions. But If
we deserve 70 be fined the fine shall be paid
If not. Kansas City muss pay the fine"
1t will be seen that the statements as to
the relative responsibility for refusal 10
continue the game conflict most decidedly
Brooklyn's defense apparently will rest on
technicalities, the construction of the sub
sdtute umpire rule being made strong
point. At this distance. however. the weight
OF evidence and probability appears TO be
with Kansas City, as that club had every
thing to lose and nothing to gain by re-
fusal 10 continue game already practically
won, the opposing club being in it's last in
ning with two men out and a run behind
The meeting of the Board of Directors
viii be held as soon as the Western clubs
come East-within two weeks at the utmost
The matter Will then be decided and Mr.
Won der Ahe's charge against Messrs
Byrne and Ferguson will probably also be
considered. Both the 81. Louis scandal and
the Kansas City affair are TO DO deeply de-
plored as they will certainly do the game
At large more or less harm, and also injure
the association, as wounds are now beng
made which may take years TO heal