Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-24
A DOG FALL.
The st. LOuiS-BrOOklyn Differen-
ces Settled by a Compromise.
Won der Abe Gets the Brooklyn Game,
but Has to Pay a Fine of $500.
Churchill Downs Races.
The Great Stallion Race at Beacon Park is
Won by Nelson in Three Straight
Heats-HeId for Murder.
Investigating Grievances.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Sept. 23.-The
| grievances arising from the acts Of rival
clubs in the American association,
Brooklyn and st. Louis. are in course of
examination here to-day by the board of
directors of the association 1t will be
remembered that Capt. Comiskey or
dered the ST. Louis club 10 leave the
field one Saturday, at Brooklyn, because
the umpire at the demand of the Brook
lyns decided that the game should con-
tinue in spite of st. Louis claim that il
should be called on account of darkness.
Next day President Won der Abe refused
to allow his club to play, claiming be
feared mob. Both games were for
feited to Brooklyn, and st. Louis club
was also fined $500 for each game. The
clubs represented to-day were: Brook
Ign, Kansas City, Louisville, Columbus,
Baltimore, Athletics, Cincinnati and St.
Louis. The board of directors went into
secret session shortly before noon, at
the Grand hotel, to hear the case.
The directors who are to hear the mat
ter are President Wikof, Mr.. Parsons of
Louisville, Harry Stern, acting for Gin
cinnati, and Mr.. Born of Columbus.
The first case considered was that OF
Ign ground September Z. John J . o Neal
and Judge Scott argued the case for Won
der Abe, and Mr.. Byrne presented his
own side himself. When the arguments
were over the directors took up the con-
sideratiOn in executive session, every
body else Withdrawing from the room.
The board of directors continued in
session all day and evening, with q short
recess for meals. The game OF. Septem-
Der was passed upon first. After hear
ing statements from Mr.. Won der Abe
and Captain ComiskeY OF the st. Louis
club, and the reading of afidavits of
Mulligan, Mccarthy and Chamberlain of
st. Louis, Mr.. Byrne of Brooklyn
presented affidavits of Umpire
Fred Goldsmith, all Brooklyn players
and representatives of the New York
press present at the games in question.
also of telegraph operators The point
to be decided was whether Umpire
Goldsmith was warranted in the decis-
ions he gave. All the testimony
was as to whether il was light enough
to proceed with the game On the 7th.
Before the decision was pronounced in
this case the Sunday game of May 8
was taken up, the one in which the st.
Louis club is charged with having re-
fused to go TO Ridgewood park to play.
Both sides offered much testimony. That
of st. Louis was their fear of violence
from the crowd. Against this Mr..
Byrne g affidavit was presented that Mr..
Won der Abe agreed to play, provided the
forfeited game of the day before should
be played off After a long oonsulta-
ton the board decided upon sort Of
compromise, awarding Saturday IS game
to the st. Louis club, and remitting the
fine on the ground that Umpire Gold
smith g decision was wrong. As to the
Sunday game, the board gave that 70
the Brooklyn club, and imposed fine Of
$500 on the St Louis club for failure to
appear at RidgewOod park.
The directors recommended that the
services of Fred Goldsmith, as umpire,
be discontinued. The board is in session
tonight and will meet again tomorrow.