Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-21
BASEBALL UPHEaYAL.
THE TROUBLES IN THE LOCAL TEAM
REACH A CLIMAX.
Manager Zeigler Releases the Whole
Nine-Details of What Brought
1t All About.

The rumblings in local baseball circles
heretofore mentioned in the RECORD
UNION, have grown more and more omi-
nous during the past three or four days
and last night developed into a genuine
volcanic eruption.
The little staying out-late troubles of
last week were nothing compared to yes
terday's crash.
The circumstances which brought it all
about date back month or more, after the
team had sustained its third successive de-
feat at the beginning of the pennant race
The third defeat occurred in San Francisco,
and as soon as the news reached this city
the owners of the team, Messrs. Enright
and Ginsberg, Immediately telegraphed to
Manager Zeigler inquiring rather sharply
the meaning of their inability to win. Mr..
Zeigler considered this unkind, mas
much as the team, despite their
defeat, had been playing good ball. Further
than this. he had been working like a
beaver himself for the success of the nine,
and a rebuke SO early in the race grated
harshly.
This little matter slipped by, however,
until another incident occurred
The team was practicipg one afternoon
at Snowflake Park when Mr.. Enright came
on the grounds and spoke rather roughly
to some of the players about their batting.
Mr.; zeigler stepped up to the proprietor
and asked him if he (Zeigler) had not
been made the manager of the
team, and suggested that any rebukes
to the players would come more properly
from him. OF course this riled the pro-
prietor. This matter, too. was subse-
quently smoothed over, but still Manager
Zeigler felt that his efforts to have Sacra.
mento represented by good baseball team
were not appreciated by the owners. He
brewed over this and other like incidents,
and the players, as well as their many
friends and acquaintance, sympathized
with him.
Last Saturday evening Zeigler had some
trouble with young man named Elkus,
and blackeDed the young mans eyes. An
attempt was made by the friends of both
parties to square" tine matter, in order to
prevent it becoming public. Zelgler was
asked to apologize, but refused, saying
that he had been insulted and would not
apologize when he was not in the wrong
A warrant was sworn to by young Elkus'
father yesterday for Zeigler's arrest, and
when the latter heard of it he went to
Messrs. Enright and Ginsberg and asked if
either or both of them would 60 his bonds.
Both refused point blank, and Zeiger
went away almost broken.h hearted. He
felt that his services were no longer re-
Quired by the management, and desiring
TO end all obligations he might have with
the players-whom, it will be remembered,
he gathered in the East last winter-he
visited each of them and formally released
them from the team.
In justice to Messrs. Enright and Gins
berg II should be stated that even though
they refused to go on Zeiglers bond, they
had, unknown to him, secured bondsmen
for him, and at the very time that he was
bewailing his treatment bond was LAYING
at the police station awaiting Zeiglers
arrest.
Messrs. Enright and Ginsberg, when
seen last night by RECORD UNION re-
porter, did not seem to think very seri-
ously of the matter. Regarding the release
OF the players by the manager,
Mr. Enright said: at doesn't amount
to anything. Mr.. Zeigler had no
authority to release anybody. We alone
have that power. But Zeigler has misun-
derstood the whole business. Although
we were perfectly willing to see him
through in his trouble with Elkus, and, in
fact did everything we could to bring about
a settlement, we did not want to be
known in it, and did not want Zeigler to
understand that we were going to put up
our money for every little scrape he or the
other players might get into. We have al
ways had the highest regard for his abili-
ties and for him personally, and had no
intentions whatever of releasing him.
We have appreciated his efforts to bring a
good nine together and of his handling Of
the team so far during the season, We
like all of our players and are proud OF
them. If we have been a little blunt or
harsh with them at times, it was not to in
tensionally hurt their feelings, and was all
meant for the best"
Mr.. Enright stated further that he
thought everything would be arranged
amicsbly to-day, and he was confident that
when Zeigler looked at the matter in the
proper light he would admit that he bad
acted hastily and unwisely. If the man.
ager could be induced to resume bis posi-
ton and duties, Mr.. Enright said he would
only be too happy to retain him.
The PLAYERS sympathies are all with
Zeigler. Bowman, Reitz. Daily and Cedar
said, after receiving their releases, that
they would leave Sacramento immedi-
ately unless the affair was settled satis-
fectorily to all parties. They think that
Zelgier has been wronged, and that there
should be some atonement from the pro-
prietors. If there was not they would
leave with Zeigler 1t is not known how
the rest Of the nine stands, but it is be-
lieYed that their sentiments are in accord
With those expressed By the four named.