The morning times., 1896-07-20
TEBEAU CASE COMMENT.
1t Is Still Live Topic in Baseball
Circles.

The Tebeau case continues to breed dis
cussion among the papers published IN the
cities comprising the National League
circuit. IL is almost the unanimous opinion
that Patsey did not get d square deal froIu
the League directors. 1t is agreed that the
Cievelander needed a call down and the
infliction OF a fine for his ''aggressiveness'
on the field. Notth3t he isany more guilty
than dozens OF other pa yers, all OF whom
should be properly disciplined for playing
dirty ball, but al manager and captain of a
than encourage them IN his men. No one
denies the League the right TO PUNISH
Tebeau-it was the way in which 1t was
done that OCCASIONS the almost universal
adverse comment. The Lea que should not
estee III itself more pc werfui tnan the courts
OF the country, al nd the judicial system does
not deny q man O fair and impartial
trial, no matter how heinous his crime.
called for the purpose OF rendering a verdict
in the Rusie case. Rusie was given a re-
spectfui bearing through his attorney and
decision was returned gainst him. Nobody
complained except Rusie and his immediate
friends. The public accepted the verdict
without criticism. The authority and the
after the plaintiff mad been granted Il
fair trial. But not 50 in Tebeau'S case.
ON ex-parte evidence, without a friend at
court and wholly Inthe hand SO this enc mics.
be was censured and fined. 1t was not
right, no matter 10 W deserving he wasofthe
infection. 1t was TIA xatlon without repre-
sentation," and such is repuSDant to the
feelings or the public no matter the orfepse.
The Times admits that it does not believe
IN milk and water, namby-pamby baseball.
IL would not have 1t played Oh the lawn
tennis, rubber sole shoe idea. Yet it
Observation-Disclosures riot and profanity on
the diamond. 1t would have the players
alert, eager and sDlppy in their work, and
with the great majority OF the patrons OF
the pastiIne it favors clubs that put up
that article OF ball. Witness the popularity
of the Cievelands and Ba!timores in this
city and rate the remarkable increase IN
the attendance when they play at National
Park. Again the hypocrisy of the hue and
cry against Tebeau is nothing short Of
puerle. Were the owners of the Cleveland
club to put him on the market tomorrow
the very magnates who imposed the heavy
fine on him in the star chamber meeting
at Pittsburg would fight among each other
like eats and CANNES to secure his services.
Candidly, is this not true? The lucky man
loudly proclaiming that he had secured
"a fighter and n ball player" Is not
this also true? This, howevcr, is only
Inenti toned Incidentally to expose the
inconsistency OF the few who side with the
League board. The Times will repeat that
Tebeau and all other yioiators of the rules
should be made TO cease their abuses and it
doesnot deny the League the right 10 infnct
fines a fter fair and impartial Investigation.
But it does stoutly assert that the magnates
have no right pose as czars and make fish
OF one and flesh of another and in no case
have they the right to punish q player
without first giving him show for his
white alley and allowing him the accredited
prerogatives and privileges OF a free born
man. IL the League would be right, 1t
should be fair.