Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-16

roasting, but some half dozen or more
have made themselves very obnoxious
by making personal and most insulting
remarks. As usual thing in nearly
every baseball city in America, the
home crowd take especial delight IN
joshing the visiting combination. 1t is
somewhat different here. The home
players are ridiculed and ieered when
ever they make an error. 1t is humll-
iating enough for them to make a bad
play, without having it rubbed in by
lot of outsiders, who have perhaps
wapered a few dollars on the result.
Glenalvin has been the especial mark OF
a few OF these joshers. All of his good
plays are overlooked by these parties,
while no chance to roast him is allowed
to 90 by when he makes an error.
Glenalvin has probably not done him
self Justice in fielding his position, but
still he has shown up as well as any
other man in the league at second base,
while his batting has been of very
superior character. No man has worked
harder for the Los Angeles club than
has Glenalvin. He is an earnest, un-
tiring worker, and is acknowledged by
competent authorities to be the brainiest
player and the best captain in the
league. There are quite number of
prejudiced patrons of the game in Los
Angeles who will not agree with the
above statement, but it goes all the
same, and is susceptible of proof If it
comes to showdown.
Ali this is preliminary to an event
which nearly resulted in riot at the
ball grounds yesterday. Itappears that
a fly ball was popped up that either
McCauley, Glenalvin or Newman could
have pulled down. Glenalvin and New
man both went after it. Glenalvin
went backwards, and the fielders came
together, and as result Glenalvin
muffed the ball. In essaying the catch,
Glenalvin wandered into Newman's
territory, and the right fielder was
probably the right man to catch it. 1t
was mistake that occurs very often
in National league games. No run re-
suited, but Glenalvin was guyed in a
terrible fashion by few occupants of
the bleachers. According to all accounts
two or three called him some very
ugly names. Smarting under the
injustice, Glenalvin did that which he
is now doubtless very, sorry for. His
temper got the better Of his judgment,
and stepping in front of the bleachers
he applied very vile remark to the oc-
cupants of the bleachers. It was a
most lnjudicious move and one Glenal-
vim deserves to be severely reprimanded
for. There was the greatest indignation
among the occupants of the bleachers
and If one man had made start there
would undoubtedly have been riot.
In fact it was thought that an attempt
would be made to mob Glenalvin at the
conclusion of the game. Glenalvin
later on apologized to the gen.
tlemen on the bleachers, but
did not include those who
had Missed him. Glenalvin's talk was
very ill-advised, and has opened up a
sore spot that will take long while to
heal, and no one regrets the occurrence
more than the writer. Glenalvin has
very hasty temper, but it should be
remembered that be made his remarks
while blinded with passion and suffer-
ing under the sting of unfair and un-
called tor jibing, jeering and kissing.
In some respects yesterdays incident
will have salutary effect. The jeerers
and hissers must be subdued or baseball
will soon go to the wall in Los Angeles.
Many ladies and gentlemen now attend
and they do not pay their money to
have their enjoyment interfered with by
these few Objectionable patrons. The
Los Angeles crowds are fairly inn
partial, but lately a certain few think
it is their prerogative to jeer the home
players and pass insulting remarks
when they make an error. That is the
way to build up team of cutters.