The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12

more violent and unreasonable in his
kicking" The '.old man" always was
famous as an objector and a badgerer
OF umplreS, but in his younger days he
went about it with some discretion at
least. Now he pushes aside good sense,
diplomacy and moderation and goes at
an umpire in true hoodlum style. AS a
consequence Anse has been removed
from the game oftener this year than
In all his career before. He is fighting
with desperation to land at the bottom
OF the first division or in sixth place.
1t is the best he can hope for, and his
soul is fixed on realizing it. There was
time when he fought in like manner
to land his club first or second, blu,
the mighty have fallen, and smaller
ends are now his object
The Western teams got decidedly the
small end of general results on their
hnal Eastern trip. 1t probably proves
that the Eastern clubs maintain their
superiority in strength over their West
ern brethren. The latter have been
coming up year by year on more even
terms, but have not yet succeeded In
getting on an equality with the Allan
tic coast section. When Western race
horses first come East, their work In
variably retrogrades until they get
used to salt air. Perhaps these West
ern ball players are similarly affected.
Climate has much to do with mans
physical change of condition.
Advertised sensations usually fail to
occur. There was much newspaper
talk about retaliation and paying off
old debts by the New York club when
the Cincinnatis should visit the Polo
grounds this month. A violent personal
feud between the owners of the two
clubs had invaded the ranks of the re-
spective teams to some extent. When
the New York players We're in Cincin-
natl in July fulfilling their final obliga-
lions under the schedule, they COM
planned bitterly of the alleged unsports
nanlike i'll treatment they received
from the Red Stocking management.
The news of 1t came to New York and
was affirmed by the Giants on their
return with all manner of threats Of
getting even" when the Westerners
came East to fill their final engage
ment. 1t was generally believed that
Manager Ewing and his men would
find trouble and a lack of courteous
amenities awaiting him. A tremendous
crowd turned out to see the first game
of the series. The Cincinnatis came on
the field with many misgivings, but
were not long in being pleasantly UNI
deceived. The spectators met them
with courteous greeting. The New
York management took especial pains
to look after their comfort and to &C
cord to them all the privileges of the
grounds. Their good plays We're gem
erously applauded, and no attempt at
dirty ball playing was made. The
result was decidedly wholesome. Every
patron in that big crowd went home
pleased to know that the spirit of
retaliation as threatened had been
abandoned and the policy of returning
good for evil had been substituted. The
| effect was also seen among the players.
| They fraternized between innings and
| showed by their actions that great
deal of the old bitterness had been
wiped out 50 far as they were con-
cerned.
The success of the minor leagues and
associations this year will very prob
ably make such organizations as the
, Western, Eastern Atlantic, New Eng
land and Interstate leagues almost az
permanent as the National league. The
| wave of prosperity has surely struck
| them if 1t has not yet overwhelmed
some other lines of business. All will
| finish with unbroken circuits and con-
siderable cash on the right side of their
| accounts.
| A strong effort is being made to send
the pennant winners of the National
| league and a picked nine of the best
| PLAYERS from the other teams on post
season or winter tour of the South,
| Southwest and California. The backing
is alleged to be ready, but the difficulty
| in the way of the venture is to find
players willing to make the trip. Most
OF those chosen have respectfully de-
clined. They are among the veterans
who have lively recolleetions of similar
expeditions which ended in a strandinS
far from home.
| %. P. Caylor.