The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-06-21
SNYDER WILL HAVE TO GO.
The Directors Again Disguised With the
Management and Play of the Team.

The Directors A gain Disguised With the
ManaGementand Play of the Team.
There is trouble in the ranks Of the Ma
tional Club and fresh shaking up may be
expected that, it is to be hoped will help the
team in every way. The recent work Of the
men has shown that they are without unity
in action or discipline.
When ex-Manager Trott was ousted and Man
ager Snyder put In the directors thought they
had at last secured pilot who would success
fully carry them through the breakers and
land them safely. This has not proved to be
the case, and steps are being taken to secure
new man to fill Snyder's place. The board
of directors are negotiating with Mr.. c. H.
Morton. of Olean, to come here and play
centre field and act as manager
and captain, while others are wiring
Manager Shannon, of the Omahas, to come
on and take charge. This is the first step and
there are Others to follow that will make
things lively for while The whole trouble
arose on Wednesday last, when discovery
was made at the grounds by some interested
parties. 1t was in the morning, and the men
should have been practicing in order to better
heirplaying, but instead were found, it is said,
engaged in the seductive pursuit of playing
''crap." AT one time Mcguire, the story goes,
had the "bess'' $50 in the hole, but by several
good throws of to II to AZ the latter managed
to get back his pile. "We pay them good sala-
ries, from $3.50 to $3.50 per month, and they
ought to give us good ball" observed one
director, after exhausting himself in giving
expression to some very emphatic language
regarding the crap incident.
On Saturday the Nationals will play in Bos-
Con'
On Monday the Nationals will play in Balti-
more.
Sanders of the old Philadelphias is now
pitching for the Athletics.
IL ta5 q.
needed is good ball playing week days.
The New Yorks are playing wonderful ball
and are now well UP for the championship.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the
Athletics of Philadelphia are scheduled to
play here
1t will cost quite figure to secure suitable
grounds for Sunday playing. Better put it
into the team.
No club in the East will succeed that plays
Sunday baseball. The National Club had
better let ii alone.
For indifferent playing, Miller has been
laid of without pay. This doesn't look like
good management.
The Nationals contemplate Sunday games.
viii it pay in the long run with sensible
people? Better invest the money in securing
first-class ball players.
The Boston Leaguers are very anxious to
get King Kelly back in their ranks, but the
King with his Cincinnati boys is playing great
ball and will not be bribed.
Ed. Daily, who played here several years ago
in the League team and who was released by
the Louisyiles for poor playing, has been
signed by the Nationals. Next
Paul Hines is very anxious to play first base,
but if he gives any more exhibitions like that
Of Monday against the Bostons he had better
content himself with the centre-field garden.
Beecher is playing the worst fielding game
ever seen in this city Such amateurs as
Caulifower, Hauptman ct al. of the District
League can discount him as fielder and bats
man.
The Association ought to look after such
brutal players as Berry Werden of the Balti-
mores. He injured Duffy aud Farrell of the
Bostons and tried TO do up Lohman of the
| Nationals.
There are several players OF the Amateur
League Of the District who would add strength
to the National team. They are better players,
ia fact than several Of the men that now fill
! positions on the team. George Winkleman,