The evening times., 1896-08-12
HART'S REPLY TO robson
chicago's President Says Some Very
Plain Things.
His Action Toward the Cleveland
Team' He Claims, Was Prompted
by Common Decency.

Chicago, Aug. 12.-President James A.
Hart OF the Chicago ball club, stung by the
distorted versions Of the order Issued June
90, in reference to the players OF the CIeye-
land club has at last explained the circum-
stances of the case
When President Robson Of Cleyelan d
reads what the Chicago club president has
to say about it he VIII probably wish his
misguided friends had not seen fit to critt-
else the latter SO freely. Tebeauism, in all
its forms, is fittingiy rebuked, and Presi-
oeHt Robson himself comes in for good
share Of the hot shot.
THE facts In this case" said Presidents
Hart, in speaking of the matter today,
have been So twisted or omitted, by several
writers who are or have been under obliea-
tons to President Robson, that it seems
proper the public should know the truth
THE Chicago team had played in Ckve-
land on June 1S, at which time Tebeau,
captain OF the Cleyelands, used the Ian
guage, which could be plainly heard by
the ladies in the grandstand, which was
not only improper, but filthy In its vuI-
garity, and which compelled Umpire Lynch
to exclaim, I do not have that style Of
language and quit the game. A few
days later the Cleveland team played in
Louisville, and their conduct and Ian
guage there was such that several OF the
Cleveland players, including Tebeau, were
arrested and fined by competent and
honest Judge, after trial in open court
'.The Clevelands came to Chicago d.
rect from Louisville, and, as the facts
concerning their Indulgence in vile Ian
guage without regard to the presence OF
ladies had been widely published in the
Chicago papers, many OF our patrons were
uncertain whether they should bring their
relatives or friends to the games in which
the CleyelaDds took part. We make 1t Q
point to SO conduct our grounds that the
most fastidious can attend without fear Of
insult or shame, and no player or member
of the Chicago team is ever permitted to
repeat an act that reflects upon the game
OF the Chicago League Ball Club
Hence, being called from the city i gave
orders to Mr.. Brown. who was in Chicago
during my absence, TO say to the representa-
tives OF the Cleveland Club Immediately
upon his arrival at the grounds that under
no circumstances would any player be per-
mitted to use vulgar or obscene language
that could be heard by people seated in the
players thatif any OF them did use lang uage
fthatcharacter they would b beeJected from
the playing field by an officer.
Mr.. Brown did as j requested and the
Cleveland people seemed to feel they had
been cut off from a special privilege which
was theirs by right. Not one extra officer
was engaged, and / am happy to state
that not one was needed.
Mr.. Robson and his henchmen have
seen fit to abuse and villify me for this
action, but that is causing me no loss of
sleep, for I am perfectly willing to let any
patron OF baseballin the universe, who ever
invites lady to attend a game in his COM
pany, decide whether am right or WRONG.
In short, my action was simply to compel
common decency. Mr.. Robson apparently
prefers tbathis patrons should be treated to
the choicest billingsgate that Tebeau and
others Of his players have at their com,
mand."