The morning times., 1896-08-17
New Yorks fell on McJames for five singles
and double, which, with three steals,
netted five runs all earned.
Mr.. YOUNG RESPONSIBLE.

MR.. YOUNG RESPONSIBLE
The Herald: Eight Thousand two hundred.
people WENT to the Polo Ground yesterday to
see the new Giants and the somewhat I'M
certain Senators play two baseball games
They saw more -muciinore-a ndh ca rti con-
siderable. The two baseball games came
off. but there were side shows and minor at
fractions thrown in, all for one admission,
which probably made / the greatest after
noon bargain ever offered at a hasebaI.
ground. There were the elements OF base
bail, "a circus, tine preliminaries OF prize
fight, and e Nhibitionso of ho W TO be tough ana
yet happy, ali miXedinto Il hodge Dodge and
served steaming TO the patrons OF the con-
tinuous performance. One Nicholas Ebc-
neZer Young who lives in Washington and
executes the affairs OF the National League,
was primarily responsible for turning the
afternoons sport of these eighty-two
hundred people into shameful farce.
IL is rot the first occasion on which Mr.
Young has failed to provide an official
umpire for the Polo Ground. Capt. Joyce
was generous and consented to let two play
ers-one from Ell ch teaIn-do the steering.
Therein he made a charitable mistake. The
Washingtons named McAuiey and the New
Yorks appointed Warner.
The game did not progress far until
u DetdI1e eNlfNrHt IHtt uPy mum
nerve enough to resist the bulldozing tao
tics of his own nine They had their man
well chosen and knew how to handle
him 1t came TO pass that about anything
they wanted they demanded, and got / I.
McAuley's bias was So shameful and
glaring that the New York nine was in a
stew of anger and resentment. Finally,
when AcAuley, aided by some loose field
ing and one of sullivans hypnotic innin gs,
Il I,,e oil hos. tAGtS tod
that Warner, who up to this time had
tried TO do the fair thing" should re-
taliate Jack made Il weak effort at IL,
but il was evident that McAuley could
outplay him three to one i'll that cbarac-
ter, and a McA uiey's side was ahead, he
saw to IL that they stayed there, Almost
constant wrangling made the game 4
disgusting exhibition for the spectators.
In the fourth inning Of tie second game
Gleason made a bad throw OF a fine stop,
| and O'Brien, the batsman, went to second
Then Brown struck out. Cartwright gave
Gleason another grounder. which he threw
badly TO Becklcy, but picked il up again
and threw across the diamond to catch
O'Brien. The latter delibe ratcIy threw
his arms around joyce and held him till
the ball went past. Then he scored and
Cartwright took third base Barnum would
not send either man back. as the rules
provide, and refused to stand up under
his decision. Primarily tie fault was with
Gleason. If kid" lad played clean hall
the occasion would not have arisen. When
| it did appear Mr.. BarDum seemed to be in
ignorance OF the rule on interference This
man O'Brien is the quintessence of what is
called Il dirty all player He is always
| getting into trouble by violating written
| rules In the first game DeAfont threw up
| his hands at second base and prevented
Gleason from making throw on an caNy
| double play, but the batsnaD was called out
| forit ThespectatorshisSedh him and 'Bricn
| all the afternoon. but they seemed To glory
| in their notoriety. One can readily see
why even the LeuiSvilhs were willing 10
trade O'Brien for almost any Kind of a
player.