The sun., 1893-07-17
WHAT MANAGER WARDSAYS
DECIAREs THE NEW FORK DIRECTORS
WILL NOT IETERFkRE WITH HIM.

DECD1RES THE NEW YORK DFRECIOhS
WILL NOT INTERFkRE WIN HIM
He rntends to Keep Four Pitchers and Five
Cntcher., and VIII Give Kelly Another
Chance-Denie. There Has B-er Dissips-
tion In the Team Prnioe Tor stafford.
The Western express. arriving at the Erie
depot In Jersey City at 1855 o'clock last night.
brought home the New York baseball team
under tho care OF Manager John NJ. Ward
and Suporintendent A. II. Bell The players
struggled through the gate to the ferry with
tired appearance. and seemed glad to get back
from their disastrous trip. In the party we're
Rusie Baldwin. Davies, Jones. Schmitt. MILL
gin. Doyle. Kelly. Connor. Fuller. Davis. Burke.
Lyons. Stafford and Tiernan- Sun reporter
met the team the other side OF the North
River. Ward began telling OF his experiences
at once.
What has been the matter with the team ?"
was the first question put to him.
Well. everything has been the matter" he
said. In tho first place we haven't played
ball. Then. luck has been dead against us,
and the umpires have been giving us an awful
deal. The worst case OF umpiring. I think
was in Cleveland during our first game there.
The score was in our favor by to when rain
cnmou The Cleveland players did every.
thing in their power to delay the game. and
Hurst never said q word. The catcher lot the
ball roll to the hack stop and walked after
1t. The whole team gathered around Hurst
and argued with him. but he never called them
down. One player went after sweater. and
was gone five minutes. l asked Hurst to en-
force the rules by awarding the game to New
York. but he told me to play ball McLaugh-
lin. too. gave us the wor st OF his decisions
whenever he could. In St Louis a ball hit by
Bannon was called fair when It was ten feet
foul. ana that helped to beat us. 1never ex-
pericnred such u time with umpires In my
lfe"
You say you have had hard luck. In what
Particular"
We'll. you see baseball is like any game Of
chance. and we have had the unfortunate end
Of 1t. In some games we have outbatted and
outnelded other teams and yet have lost That
call hard luck 3 can't tell Why ,bs we haye been
o,v,hy Why was. was 5,s Rusie away from the team for
HE asked to be allowed to visit his homo
at 1ndianapolis for II day or two, and let him
go He was taken sick there. and his father
away i've days i' fdont be! !ieSe he was toign-
Ing illness. don't think he is that kind OF
What has allied Kelly ?"
"Kel has not been in shape. He Is al! right
now; and is anxious t. go In every day II VIII
because the other catchers were broken W.
MilIEn has had ofSissd finger but has
and win play y're regularly" ~ 'o 20 ' ~ '''"'
DO ySu Intend to release Kelly;" - ,, ~
"Yes haye aireaiy released Sigsbyi Lyons
Tho new man. German. One Of, these must Co.
sHs nt ssES s%0t yoa have five catch
5sn, eSs under contract Do you intend to keep
Yes. l think shall need them,
What hns been the trouble with Baldwin
wild in Cieve and giving ten bases on balls in
ability to pitch effectively when he got the ball
oyer over the plate Dayies also DS has q dons good
Ruse % has been pitcHine VIM winnins T bali in nearly
2ne, on pro,yyidinc he is worked enough. 1 think
Then you are satisfied with the team?''
far g. SEE Mat until
player. mean stafford. He is q fine fielder
a Eat ssa .ss %ss the bas
fs aPa t,ba5HS a1 eel e ds0sYsS Ss SsStRs5n
spite Of Of your claim p . NV ~ -
=; pittsblreh has regularly purchased the
hse sy the IS enttled to s!s services:
Ny claim upon him merely held good until
0'fer to spp e hs
club. but my offer was refused. McGinty's re-
lease was also impossible to obtain. In Ger |
man. however have secured the star pitcher |
in the southern League, and he will be with |
Ward then wanted to know about the dis |
satisfaction among the New York Clubs direc- |
tors over his management and stoutly de- |
clared that he had not been interfered with. |
and. furthermore. he wouldn't be; other. He
stated that in his estimation. he had done the
best he could for the CLUBS success. and knew |
of no one who could find fault with his man
II don't like the way I,have been jumped
upon since the trip" Ward continued, Il am
ing Is said about tho players who are directly |
responsible | have been ri laying ball for all |
am worth. and can't do any better. want to
he given credit for what do and not blamed |
that reports have been sent East regarding
drunken brawls among the New York players
They are nothing but malicious lies. and can
prove what say by referring You to Arthur
Bell"
Mr.. Bell. who stood near. then came up and
said Yes. / want to say that the players
have behaved Themselves like gentlemen ever
SINCE they left here"
War! finally wound up the interview by say
ing. We'll win some games yet and the, pub
Our hard luck can't last always"
Roger Connor was particul larly anxious to
know. after alighting from tho train, whore
tho brass band was.
Baseball Notes.
Jocko Fields is catching good ball fo' Macon
j. b. Nicklin is the new President Of the Southern
League
Pete Browning says he intends to lead the League in