New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-15
HARD ON'aTHE GIANTS.
THE RANK INJUSTICE IN THE DECISION
AGAINST THEM.
AN ELEMENT OF SPITE IN THE VOTE TO THROW
OUT THE LOUISVILLE GAME-THE NEW
YORK CLUB LIKELY TO MAKE A BIT

AN ELGMENl Of SPITE IN lhE NOiE ~ iA-'O"
OUT THE LOUISVILLE GAME-THE NEW
YORK CLUB LIKELY TO MAKE BIT
TER FIGHT FOR IT'S RIGHTS
Local baseball enthusiasts much put out over
the treatment of the Giants In that protested Louis
Vile game, and letters and kilograms have been
received by the officials Of the New-York Club ad-
wishing that the club fight the matter to the bitter
END. II that game is thrown out, then there are
several others which must also be thrown OUT and
the protested game will be counted in the record
until all the protested games have been acted upon,
or until Cap,ain-Manager Ward decides to play the
game again at Louisville
The blow at the Giants was engineered In Bos-
ton, where Yankee ingenuity always plays an I'M
portant part in business dealings one or two otner
clubs have voted against New-York In this matter.
and considering the good Will always shown those
people by the officials of the New-York Club. they
ought to be ashamed OF themselves. The chances
are that +. Il. Talcott, the managing director Oh
the club will not submit to the imposition without
making fight. IL the game was to be protested al
ALL it should have been done long ago. and not al
this time, when the race Is so close anu 'he
players are screwed up to the highest pitch New
York has done for baseball this year than any
other two cities in the League together. and while
local enthusiasts never ask for any Unfair ao'ah-
tage, they will look upon the present ACTON oi INC
League as direct insult to New-York and II that
decision should in the end deprive New-fork vi d
place in the League race, the mutterings Oh uis-
content will 6e heard for many days TO come
The disputed game In question was played al the
Polo Grounds on Saturday. Angus, p, ana IL was
q game originally scheduled to be played at Louis
vile on September "A. on Friday, August a. Man
ayers arne and Ward suggested the playing OF 'iie
game and they and superintendent a. H. BeIi al
te!cgraph6d to y. T.. Young at washington, ASKING
for the consent OF the League TO play the game
Late that night the following telegram WAS re-
celved from Young: AN right. Go ahead, ana
the game was consequently advertised ana playeI
under official Instructors or the pEesiuent VI
the League. Everything had been done In Dust
ness-ike and honorable manner. and this late pro-
test comes with an exceedingly bad grace
II is said that when Young received the te.eeraihs
from New York he Immediately telegrsphed to the
other ten clubs stating the case and saying mat
In Gaze no objections were fled up TO certain
hour ne would inform the New-York and Louisville
were received. and were probably received
Otherwise Young would not have ordered the TWO
teams to play the game II there had Deeh any
effort at secrecy trickery on the part OF tne
Louisville or New York clubs there would be some
Justice i'm ordering the game thrown out. Inc case
az lust forth has been fully told ana the tele-
grams can be offered in evidence.
While the chances are 10 70 ! that the Giants
can play that game again at Louisville ana WIN
II for the second time. that fact does not enter the
question at all. Ii looks az II Boston. chaSrned
and desperate over losing the championship. wnicn
the BE tneaters have held for tnree years. nave
worked the wires with the aid OF one or two allies
agalnst New-York. Every friend Of honest sport
will hope that Ward and h!' men VIII not become
discouraged over the decision. Hampered by local
nr.tudice and hostile critlclsm, the Giants nave mad
a rougn road to travel this year