New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
VON DER ALE GOT SCARED.
ANOTHER GAME FORFEITED TO BRooKLfN.
THE ST. LOUIS CLUB LIABLE TO EXPULSION
FOR ITS REFUSAL TO PLAY.

THE ST LOUIS CLUB LIABLE TO EAPULSloN
FOR ITS REFUSAL TO PLAY.
Rctween $4,000 and 10000 people went to Ridge
who'd Park. Long Island. yesterday to witness the
o,me between the St. Louis and Brooklyn ieanis'
THE ST. Louis team refused to play; in fact INC
players did not even go to the grounds "hen inc
time for rhe game to begin arrived umpire Uoiu-
smith formally presented the game to the Brooklyn
club by the score Of to o. The crowd hao poon
admitted to grounds free, admission To the grau
stand only being charged To amuse the people an
exhibition game was arranged. After hVe1h'ii''e
game Foutz's nine defeated o'Bren's nine by
TO 5. y.,o
C. H. Byrne was highly indignant at the ac'ion
Of the St. Louis club and will do everything IN MS
power to make the Western champions suIor ioi i'
Won der Abe has right to set himseli up as 'e'
and Jury in this case" said Mr. Byrne las' nisn',
his team is liable TO expulsion" special meeting
of the Association will be held in DAY OF V"o' anu
then the matter will be settled
At IL p. M on Saturday Mr. Byrne receive" inc
following telegram:
C. H. Byrne. President Brooklyn b. Il. I. v,o.
refuse to allow my club to play any I rprv in
in brooklyn Nhi'I7' ' w., -, ,o,o
grained to President wikoG at Columbus, as follows
Won der Abe refuses TO allow his cup 20 u pay ~
in Brooklyn. Please notify him that IL NJ idn 40 oV
niav games as scheduled he subjects himself 10 en-
ppuIson We have tribunal TO which he can apPG yi
e. i1i,,stice has been done him Telegraph him I'M
mediatcy at Grand Central Hotel, New-forK Cly'
Won der Abe the president of the 81. LOUIS ciuD
was seen last night and said that he had good reasons
for not taking his team 10 Ridgewood PARK ie
eaid he lnders TODD the rulings in the case perlecu!
and was willing to abide by the decision OF the AS
ISOLATION. He seems to think that he has been I'M
Justly treated not only in BroopYn Dut III o'hci
cities and proposes to make test case OF IT, ho
said: "If with their police arrangements al WASH
inrton Park on Saturday they could not proect us
how would they do 1t at Rdgewood without ponce
7 was stoned at Ridgcwood last year. ana uon
want any more of it. My players told me last hgn'
that they would not 60 Ridgewood for SloOo each
They were afraid Of their life. The crowd assauieu
Mccarthy Robinson and Comishey on SATURDAY, anu
things looked dangerous for me al one time. III l
had had a pistol l might have been tempted 70 use
n Goldsmith acknowledged to our men that be knew
II was too dark to play that game on SATURDAY.
Won der Abe asserts that he was not responsible for
dtsannointinC the crowd yesterday, and that lie III
formed the Brooklyn Club that be would not play
carly enough for that have advertised she iac
According to 4he joint playing rules and Inc Assod
t,on constitution the St. Louis club can De eApehcu
for not reporting at RidgewOod yesterday
The present week will end the local League season.
en- only six more games scheduled at the fOlo
Grounds Three of those games are with CleVelahu
pd three with Chicago and II the Giants eXpec' 10 start
West with the lead they will have to win ABOUT all Vi
the six Kcefe Wech and ODay viii alternate reGu-
Iarly as pitchers this week and Manager Mutre THINKS
the chances are good that Boston may be headed
nv SATURDAY. New-York and Boston are tied IN won
games but the Giants defeat column is the most con-
spicuous by two games. The record is as follo"s'