The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-01
BYRNE MEETS RICHARDSON.
MAGNlTE AND PLAYER HAVE pref
TY SEVERE EXCHANGE OF WORDS.

hdSNd1h AND FLA bh NAV ~ -
TT SEVERE EXCHANGE OF WORLDS
The Brooklyn Baseball Clubs Fresnen'
Makes Serious Charges Against Hts sec
ond Basemnu-The Latter Denies Thom'
The ultimatum OF Danny Richardson. second
baseman OF the Brooklyn Club. published IN
The Sun on last Friday. has been 80 answered
by long and complete statement py fresi-
dent Byrne that the breach between the player
and the magnate has been considerably
widened. and all hopes OF settlement OF inc
difficulty have been abandoned.
Richardson went to Eastern Park yesterday
afternoon to induce Byrne to withhold the pup
lication OF his statement. but he was too late.
Then Richardson was shown the statement by
a sun reporter and. after reading it. went TO
Byrne's Office and had 1t out with the fresi-
dent. SO excited were the two that they
shouted in tones loud enough to be heard out
side tho grounds. Byrne was smiling wheh
he came out: Richardson was dangerously
angry
THAT man Byrne," said Richardson.
thinks he has matters all his own way. pu
he will find out hts mistake. II | catch MN
alone outside I'll wiring his neck. He talks
about my being drunk. but every one knows
what a usher he is. I will get justice some
way Tomorrow morning I'll sec lawyer
aud will institute suit against him Tor deiama-
ton of character. Under no circumstances
will ever play in Brooklyn again"
Byrne was equally emphatic. We can get
along without Richardson and should not be
surprisel II he did not play in Brooklyn this
season" In his statement Byrne says tha1
Richardson has been indefinitely suspendeu.
and that the second baseman will play with
no other club.
In his statement made public to-day. Byrne
Z. tref d.
sons sobriety. and it is on the ground that
Byrne has injured him professionally that
Richardson will bring suit against him. he
ferring to the interview with Richardson by a
Sun reporter in last Friday g issue. Byrne says.
isn unssp ,ss and H .at
4sys . ;RFss ia ha. 6esn and IN
G Gm 10 pias Sail To begin with home dur
Ing M m saR as9
his conduct IN ana ne me h cub las
played seventy.e sh, chsmp,onship games Mr. Rich
nrd;on has nyed or s1sn par, IN scseS
annoyed him for Iwen.y four hours
On May % Richardson. according to the
Brooklyn President. reported to Manager
sSnday tn and t that he IVA Vas not well enough
play Mr. Byrne further says thHt the piaH Tbis
FahsPps ss p a.ns BsFne first tes
serious SHORTCOMINGS as follows:
Monday &. AZ no
the morning bSI the grounds las in the after
s esHs%n was wa.
He spoke Richardson and the latter sad he Won" ,s
Ssa but, sftst soI!si snor' he was ordered to the
statement he became, very indignant II was vas
not drunk" be eXclain ed, came on me
ss md did ia NOT ay
my side in attem pting to get ball when wehe
over second base. From that time on the strain
Byrne says was absent for no good cause.
went to Elmira on business. should have
told Foutz' and 1t was there that AUNT 'nA' l
Richardson did not play again until June 10.
when he rsrsh By ne june
that he walked into my ONCE where nTFs MGS
sd .' cns tai. G ss
Mr. Rehard.on He admitted mos. frankly that he he
him Ri@.e H T but hat he had h.
mem ana IS TS'N
ndnT .o w.Gi be CIV a h.s1 ae S
s.. ss he ssS al
n hIW i me BY Manager Fouta and Mr. Ebbes'.
Richardson insists that he did not. not acknowl-
fEEa ad NO such nc @ 3h By sP 20
Knows ss him nS viii tel you What h. IS ana
he is doing all this maliciousy." The most
damaging part OF Byrnes statement Is uehleu
by Richardson. 1t relates to the players con-
duct on the last Western trip. on Thursday:
July I. Richardson played In CINCINNATI. or
richardson's conduct in that city Mr. byrne
says:
On account Of rain no game vas Played the next nsIt
s ca me
RnS ss%s q nm
:sw of ha hi. n pS's &
sss 70 Il: IN .r Saturday light
L. III n an Louis @ and
moi reported FOR duty accounted for hs absence
lie failed to appear at the grounds in Baltimore on
y And nv He rs es va an
ths team mat he Vas H. and one saw him unit.
team arrived At the depot en- route to Brooklyn.
reputation. Tpe statement is youehsd for by
Capt. Foutz. who yesterday said to BUN re-
W Nv went into the Gibson House Friday even
ing about supper time. Standing at distance
OF one hundred feet from the billiard room
feHS sSe to py He @ So sue
was shooting the cue all over his hand, and
tS sS S a the Sa ssPp aB B
what he meant by such conduct. did not
ne him hen; Eished to give him seG Snd
already fined him the month before at Eastern
Park. which was during the Chicago series.
toxication." This was the time when Richard
son says he strained his side.
Richardson did NOT report LOT uuty at baitl-
more on the teams late trip there. and when
he got to brooklyn Foutz suspended him with:
out pay. Richardson says no was sick. and
The certificate is issued by pr. Charles w.
Filler Of Baltimore. who says that Richardson
was suffering from cramps and diarrhtfa. ana
was unable and unfit to play ball Richard
sons first fight with Byrne occurred on July
%, and the latter says In regard to IT:
lie came and expressed in very positive terms
his ind lgnaton that had been widely published ne
did not ucb for himself but he did care Tor
his relatives friends at home. who would read
such an announcement. lie thought IT an outrage
that such a statemA ant should be published When ho
got through. aske him II he was prepared to say to
me that the statements no referred TO were untrue.
The only he had to make was for his conduct IN
Baltimore above referred to- All else he admitted was
true hut thought It hard that such things should be
published. becau'e had never happened 70 him be-
fore The result that Mr. richards asked to be re-
eved ffom his suspension and get to WORK so that
he could show the public and ms FRIENDS thst ne was
asked Foutz r he desired to have Richardson get
Danny II he wifi only jump in and do his work W.
need INN much he needs his salary" He left
ihe office well pleased with the sit uatOn promising