Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-08

DAN BEOCTHEIlS OF BALTIMORE.
 paper, and in this way tho tale of the
 temptation of the rcdhCadcd pitcher be
 came public property in R measure.
 The New York team followed tho Bal
 timorcs at Pittsburg. and while they were
 there the newspaper rrportCr who had
 been let into the secret uf Ehrrt's romance
 surprised the latter in the presence of wit ncsscs and demanded to know whether the story was true. Ehrct boldly asserted that
 1t was. Later In the day. however, he ap- pcared with an affidavit in which he sworc he had been kidding, and that the SlOO which hc showed to his friend was given to him by the Baltimores to stimulate
 him in winning game from their rivals, the Now Works
 Then hobbcd up another phase of the
 affair. Ehrct went in against the New Works on Friday, Sept, 2l. and pitched
 remarkable ball for l2 innings, when the game ended in draw. To every body's surprise, he asked for the privilege of go- ing in against the Giants next day, though
 Q pitcher after l2 inning game invaria.
 bly needs n good rest. This request was granted, and, to use tho expression of To-
 cal reporter, he pitched like n demon"
 and won his game. holding the New Works down to four hits. The secret of
 his zenl leaked out at the same time. The
 Baltimorcs had promised him $IOO if he
 won against the New Works, and after the
 game on Friday he telcgraphed to Captain Robinson to inquire whether the promise
 of the SlO0 held good for the game on Sat
 urday. Robinson replied that it did. Fur thermore all tho Baltimore officials admit that the s100 was forwarded to Ehret, but they deny the story of the alleged $500
 bribc. The unexplained part of Ehret's
 tale is, Where did he get the first $l0o .I. ln -I,. |. .s. fws IA
 pression prevails that he connected the whole story about the attempted bribery
 and tho hush money.
 The League directors know they cannot afford to let the scandal pass without full
 investigation and summary punishment of the principal offenders. Even if Ehret indulgcd in an out and out falsehood he deserves the scvcrest punishment for bring ing suspicion upon his profession. The | Baltimore players will not go unscathed | for offering bonus to a pitcher of anoth- er club to make extra exertions against ! their most dangerous opponent. There Is
 no doubt whatever that law will be en- | acted next month making such an offense | in future punishable upon proof.
 Pittsburg has been the scene also of the only assault ever made hy n League play | CT upon m umpire while both were in
 uniform. Pitcher Kennedy struck Cm- ! pire Betts twice In the presence of specta-
 tors and had to be pulled away to keep
 him from aGgravating the offcnse. It was | a most serious breach of discipline and | will he strictly dealt with by the board of directors at the annual meeting in Sovem- | Der. Ward, now of the New Works, as- | saulted m umpire at Buffalo some years ago, but the affair occurred in a hotel aft CT both had returned from tho game and were in citizens dress.
 Probably no series of games played for | years attracted SO much general attention 1 as tho Temple cup series now being played by the Baltimores and New Yorks- The | conditions governing these games and the | financial as we'll as professional interests | which grow out of the result of the series have a tendency to give the games tho char acteristics of real struggles by two of the best baseball teams which ever met upon the diamond. The struggle becomes na- | tional, and all evcs arc on New York and | Baltimore. Probably never in the history | of tho game has baseball team been ac- | corded such a public ovation as was given | the Baltimores by the residents of their | representative city on their return with | the pennant won. It was the Monument | tai City's first experience with champion | ship honors, and the pennant being won by l a team from which not much was expect | ed last spring caused the enthusiasts of the Maryland metropolis to go wild fin their efforts to honor the players who had brought the baseball trophy to the shores | of the Patapsco.
 One of the proudest men on the cham | pion team is Dan Brouthers. Last spring | he was not good enough for the Brooklyns, | and they traded him off. Now he has | helped win another pennant. He has talk en part in such performances for thrce cities-namely, Detroit, Boston and Balti- more. Big Dan is one of those hardy | plants which cannot be frozen up or | drowned out. It is only truth to say that ! the banquets and receptions rendered to I his team were the most pleasing and
 tasteful parts of the season in Balti. more, for Dan is a bon vivant of the thirty. secopd -iegrsr and appreciates terrapin and
 champagne. Q. P CAyLoR.