Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-09
Record of the Clubs.


prised late Saturday evening to hear that
President Nick Young had rendered his
resignation of the position he has held for
SO many years in the Treasury Department.
Many of Mr.. Young's personal friends were
aware that he has contemplated this move
for some time and it is believed the UNI
pire question in the National League has
precipitated the presidents action. 1t has
been only within the last two years that
the magnates have made Mr.. Youngs posi-
ton unassailabie and pecuniarily crafty
ing. Since he has been made president-sec
retary-treasurer of the National League
the duties pertaining thereto have multi
piled each yen until it has been found
necessary by Mr.. Young that his entire at
tention should be given them. Recently
it has been the pleasure of several mis-
guided and hard headed magnates to refer
to the government position held by Mr..
Young IN very sarcastic terms, and per-
haps' these references, more than anything
else. have brought about the resignation.
Base pail has grown to such gigantic pro-
portions that Mr. Young will find little trou-
Die In keeping employed, and from the pres
ent outlook the impending crisis on the UNI
pire question will for the present suffice.
Mr.. Young was asked this morning if he
had decided on any plans as 10 his future
movements, and he assured The Star re-
porter that he had not. Mr.. Young said:
Il can ind plenty of work right here
at home for many weeks and months to
come OF course. will DO considera Bile NOV
ing about until the season closes, keeping
an eye on the umpires and players as well.
But everN6ody knows my opinion on the
umpire question. My staff is d strong one,
has done good work this season, but the
trouble is that the players and certain man
ayers harass their work at every oppor.
tunity and, of course, under the circumt
stances their work Is handicapped
of tha sy
Young will have the opportunity next win
ter OF giving his colleagues good talking
10 on the umpire question, and he should
make it q strong one Unless something
is done to check the onslaughts of the row
dies that constitute the make up of the
baltimore club the national game will be
seriously injured. The Orioles have made
II an object TO attack the umpire at every
opportunity and their success has en-
boidened many other clubs and players
with one club winning games ard points
by continual EaSging at the umpire, it can
not be wondered at that 9th. r clubs en-
ploy like tactics. Other clubs are lust as
anxious to win the pennant as the Balti-
mores, and 1t is almost the universal onin-
ION outside of the oyster city that the Bal
timores would not have come one-two-
three this season, or for the matter of that
any other season. had they played Iegiti-
mate ball and left the umpire alone The
only remedy in sight is for the magnates
TO abolish coaching altogether the com
ing season. Ii will deaden the game of
course, to certain extent. but it won't
XIII 1t Off entirely as the present tactics an
pear bent doing.
The Senator'S Mt Home Again.
The senatorial aggregation arrived home
from Brooklyn yesterday, and open TODAY
series of three games with the Phillies
at National Park, and then three games
with the Brooklyns follow. 1t is almost n
waste of paper to crticise the playing of
the Senators at this late day. Manager
wagner and Captain Brown have collapsed
into such state of disgust that words are
lacking TO give expression thereto. 1t has
taken some time to find out that several
OF the Senators are headlesS, and what Is
worse still. record PLAYERS Many local en-
thusiasts cry out, Trade them off for
other players but the hard problem con-
fronts Mr.. Wagner of inducing any one
to take them. Money alone will hardly Sc
cure players this time of the year. and we
have no players to offer in exchange that
any one wants. That is really the, situa-
ton in a nutshell.
Suppose Mr. Wagner should go to the st.
Paul management and offer 81 800 for Nc
Bride, the hard-htting outfielder all
minor Lacquer is really worth. The ST.
Paul people would probably say that they
are willing to sell. as they are in the bust
ness for that purpose, but that their club
is playing well, and they must have a man
to take McBride's place who will satisfy
their patrons There's the rub. The ST.
Paul people know the Washington players
well the Washington people know the
st. Paul players. and gold bricks cannot
be palmed off on them. To take a good
man Off of a minor league club at this
time of the year would be almost suicidal
for that club. The pecuniary part of the
game must be kept in the background or
the people will take flight. From con-
sentative point of view 1t would appear
thst about sp Mr.. Wagner can do Is 70
take trip through the west. single out the
players he believes possess the required
ability to stay in the big league, make