The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-04
NO RULES, NO TEMPLE CUP.
YIN SAYS THE COMMITTEES
EsULtTtoNS MUST BE oBEYED.

este Receipts, the rrophy wiz he VITA
arsw--w.-d Declares thst Hsnion Nc
ce,vea Permission FROM n. E. Youns 60
Make the Present arrangements hut
~ yo,.,. Manager Does not w.rt
70 Ar,sso.,,o the co-r,t,ee - Gossip.
,o,r
o"..oe' II 49, al ,hn chom MONS Is played
VIZ liz and rogu,a,ions drawn mp by
under me rules = ~. %nn,rn,,ec a. will not
no cnns,dsrcd az a contest for the trophy. and
which will be divided among the players Of the
two teams.
ro,nted nv the National League last spring to
tatc charge NJ affairs and arrange the Temple
Cup series, has come out hatfooted with a state
ment TO the effect that unless the games are
PLAYED in accordance with the conditions on
which the trophy was donated by VIC. Temple,
they will amount to nothing. Mr.. Byrne called
nj Tur SuS office last night and left the follow
ing statement:
Al the regular meeting of the National League and
hlnsrr"n Ass'ya n,n r,tW Mercr' iWSeI' Messrs. c. IL.
Ryrus aud y. T. Young, were appointed a c'lun,,rG
tUie. rrguIa ,,nns. and conditions which they deemed
best 10. govern any serle, OF games that mhSht IN
pTIc committee so named, after consideration. for,
mulaled rules and rrgnIasio on wn,Sh i aSsd ISTH the
Temple CUP. ""'
81 y; HyT lei, "i ne v so9m ny tSe NJ Sp"J club in
Cincinnat. sept. ". and after a clear understanding
or tns v.lns, ru Witch Swere nnisIaiIy furnishei them
byN. r. Young, all parties agreed to abide by me
ann ~ IbercwitS' INV '"No
1t appears, however; that SUBSEQUENT 10 sa1a me X.
TRIMMED. without consulting the committee, to
chang. the ,,C conditions "a y they "sreed 10 aode o'' i"e'
ON hensif of the League we desire to state that any
games piaf yinn pse'w conn,ct 2 with ths rules, r"su,lat,ons'
..J onIItI,pa ,nada bv thia cpn,uittee shnlI not no
s chIhisicn - sn ssns anil IN me me- VAN YgaYp under The auspices 81
the national League and American Association OF
baseball Clubs, aud Mr.. N. Z. Young, Secretary, who
was authoriHcd to select and assign the nmpircs Tor
the series Will decline TO 40 80, mnIess DON teams
!. /. R9vxs, Committee.
Afr pvr,. a,so said 81 hnve been quoted as
Mr' nyrn' asI ssaa' Nv ~ ~ has
dealings with me in Cincinnati. In Justice to
- - ,ha, =, 800 in . ,.,r man,y
and spor,smenlike way. and when he left me he
was .unhotic in saving that he and the New
York players would abide by the rules drawn Up
by the committee or not play at all. That was
his chance to make the Baltimores play for a IS
and 80 per cent. DIVISION OF receipts OF crawl
II he had so insisted. they would have been
compe'!ed TO come 70 terms lan, . -. : lam
for the whole trouble. He consulted his play
Cn,"n,i,,o. simnly to satisfy hi. men. This 80
Commune s,mp'' u'".,,.s LIE nc" ,, ~, =
the public VIII take very little stock in them.
Marx my words. II the game in Baltimore to-
morrow is played In conflict with the rules.
the Temple Cup will be quickly taken down for
this year at least. consider that the League
and its Cup ommittc nave oeen grossly IN
suited, and I am merely taking steps to place
IN, co hofor. the r,bIic In ira proner light"
The controversy over the Temple Cup series
was widely discussed In local baseball circles
Ia, ,i,,,, Nano,.r word ,ybo, s..n M, .
ins1 hleht. Manaeel M"u. nv se"
moro ON the midnight train. He was decided
y wrought up over what he claims Is an injus-
throw cold water On the series. He discussed
the matter as loiiows; -
This trouble ~ all Byrne's WORK, because he
he was not consulted in regard to the arrange
ments made between Mr.. loung, Mr; hanion:
s The" % games under Rss&0 any other rules iss' than those
made ey the league committee they VIII not Do
out foundation. / saw Hanion in Cincinnati.
and he seemed TO be In donbt as to the percentage
the clubs were 70 get, and he seemed 70 think
was to got 65 per cent. and the second only S5
Per cent. irrespective OF the outcome OF the
and conditions as laid down by the League COM
mlttee TO govern The contests. In which II Is eT-
to get 10 per cent. We also saw Byrne in Gin
siinati' snh ne snostan'iated inc TACT that the
Han!on still had a doubt In his mind, and
tciesrapned Mr. temple az Plttsonrgh and re-
CtNeh tue SAME Tepis.. uahioi tnen itlt LOT
Chicago, aud | Thought the only, thing TO be
settled, was the adoption OF a schedule. We
hai selected, Two, ana Hanlon SAID he would
wire me which, Of these he would take: Not
hear;nI, from him the next morning, tele-
Rraplied him, and he replied that he had under
stofsl that the League champions were TO get IS
per cent, ont that the Baltimores were willing
10 play under the conditions that the winner
take ~ per cent. AMI the loser AS per cent. or
the winner Of the series take all:
ct hat afternoon the New York players held n
meeting. aud | was empowered to go to Chicago.
MAKE any arrangements ! saw At, and accept
either of tho propositions offered In the tele-
gram I had received, but not allow the series to
IA through. | saw Hanlon and Robinson on
the field. aud they did not seem willing at all TO
play the series. and seeing strong probabilities
OF the thing falling through. | agreed to play
with the understanding that the receipts be
equally divided. Hanlon seemed TO think that
10 give the winner a larger percentage would
cause u battle royal and not a baseball game.
] did not think we had a light to do this
withOUt consulting the committee, and Haalon
replied that he had q telegram from ". T..
Young. one OF the mi of two, which
stated that he was satisfied with any agreement
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