The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-21
UNFAIR 10 B.ILTIMORE.
Mr.. Won Der Horst Protests Against Mr
1oung's Decision.

BALTIMORE. MD, Sept pa protest
| has been filed by Treasurer Harry Won
der Horst, Of the Baltimore club. with
! President Young, of the National League
J against counting the game played at Chica-
| go by the New YOrks. and won by the
| latter after they had once lost IT. The
| letter is plain ana explicit. and its pur-
| port is not 10 be mistaken. 1t reads as
follows:
Mr.. y. +. Young. president Of the Ma
uonal League and the American As
ISOLATION OF Professional Baseball
clubs:
Dear sir.-I herewith transmit 10 you.
on the part Of the Baltimore Base-ba
cub, my emphatic protest against the
recognition by the League Of the game
which was played in Chicago on Sep
tembor 18TH by the Chicago and New
YORK clubs, as substitute for the game
between those two clubs which was play
81 I'm New York, I'm August 1894
This letter is n demand that The New
NOrk-ChicagC substitute game ~ Septem-
ger 18th be- expunsed from the League
recorI as a championship contest. and |
give notice that should the result u that
game affect the championship Of 1894 as
regards the New York and baltimore
baseball Clubs. the Baltimore club viii
claim and assume tho championship. II
will ~ before the country On that claim
and assumption. and let the public sup
pJrtcrs of honest professional sports be-
The sole Judge as 10 whether the skill of
tHo Baltimore players entities them ID the
leadership.
or course. You have a right 20 demand
the reasons for the position ! take. They |
are ample and. / think. convincing.
The public supporters Of the National |
gam" are generous. ana Wlshf To see Il |
b1s. ball company make money. Tor there !
on depends the ability % seek out and |
employ the most expert players, and pre-
sent the most scientific games
Having satisfied itself that speculative |
and nippOdrOming DO not enter
into the games OF to-day, the public
which is sensitive. eXacting ana fair, de-
mand, that the best club shall win on
ts merits. and that no advantage shall
1e given 20 any one club that all the
rest do not enjoy.
What 10 W. lind? The New York Climb,
having been defeated by Chicago. Is al
owed 10 wipe ont that defeat and play
he game over, thus having two chances
where the other clubs have but one.
While the public is satisfied that hippo
Ironing cannot and does not exist as
baseball is played to-day. the public be
reely expressing its belief, as cOn-e-
luence OF this recent action. that the
Of persons controlling baseball
interests are excrting themselves 20 carry
he pennant 10 New York for the sup
,0scd financial good Jhat will result 20 the
port next season. Shall We allow that
TO spread Shall We permit
ase-ball management 10 suffer calumny. |
r. shall we show concuslvely that IL is
20 the high and sportsmanlike plane upon
.hich our League mas placed it,
When yOu. Mr.. Young, are asked 10 !
rocure sanction for the transfer Of "A |
ontcst from one city to another. you
-lcgraph 10 each club. saying. in effect
1at YOU viii. after Il reasonable time,
,ermlt the transfer. providing no protest
filed against the transfer within that
me- You did that with regard 10 the
anne I'm question. Ample time was al
wed and the game was transferred from
hicag0 and played In New York.
-Four weeks later the club which asked
,r the transfer virtually asks that its
xn act b. declared Illegal. Mr.. John
Brush acting apparently on behalf Of
.c Cincinnati club. protests against the
me. Was this done in favor Of the
.pcinnau club? No. II was done 10
vor IN. New York club. in which NJ. 7
rush has more stock than any other /
an except Mr.. Talcott. who owns an 2
ual number Of shares with Mr.. Brush
There Is a difference between this case
M that Of the New York-Louisville game (
bich vas transferred 70 New York The I
)ston club filed its objection 20 that 2
ansfer 50 soon ,fter II received the re J
Jest for assent 10 the transfer as 10
ye weight 10 Bostons claim that f. did J
L have time 20 object before the game =
As played. At any rate II did not wait d
month. +,
rhe Baltimore management recognizes .
al games may be at times transferred 4,
tn perfect consistency towards the pub 8
and AT the same time 10 the monetary | h
nefit Of clubs that are members OF the
acue Such case would be the trans q
from a city, which for some reason A
u not make "A baseball exhibition prof. %
Die TO a city where a large number Of Il
rsOns are anxious 10 see games. and IT
p willing 20 pay their way a
'or this reason the Baltimore club has h.
yer hesitated 70 sanction a transfer. o.
/ while the Baltimore club has ire.
emily played two games for one price o.
admission, II has never yet PLAYED u
. championship game twice and for In
D prices OF admission G.
he League should be above suspicion
! ours respectfully n'
HARRY X. Won DER HORST. -
treasurer Baltimore Baseball Club. a.
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