New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-14

....bau nourshed under o,dtime methods here
but cannot flourish to any extent under the present
plan OF antagonism. Constant talk OF curtallns
expenditures and matters Of that sort were kept
out OF the public prints until recent years. and
under the change the sport has been injured. how
much the Golfers of the clubs will show this year.
In Brooklyn the club-owners made mistake when
they removed from old Washington Park out to tho
distant Eastern Park. They made another bunder
when the tariff doubled. The City Of Churches.
like New-York wants good article. but 1t VIII not
pay the same price for IT, People live in Brooklyn
largely for that reason-they can get the same
thing for about two-thirds the cost.
A decision arrived at at the meeting IN Balt-
more was to antagonize the telegraph and the ticker
companies. Mex, TO the newspapers, the telegraph
instrument Is the best friend that the game has.
Two years ago the New-York team opened the sea-
son out OF town and the homo club had squabble
with the telegraph company about putting wires
into the grounds The result was that several OF
the evening papers in this city, which had made
preparations TO have full reports Of the game pub
lished unable to get the news. One or the
papers stopped printing full reports Of the game
soon after that, and II has never taken up the
practice since Another paper stopped printing the
reports q littie Later.
Many will remember another where tho tele-
graph wire did great service In this city The
affairs Of the New-York club at that time were In
pretty serious condition The funds were low. and
a great deal depended upon suspicious opening
of the season In this city. The club had just pui-
chased the releases of Meekn and Farrell for $3.50"
and as a resul. there was nothing in the cubs
Golfers except promlssory notes.
The day for the opening Of the season came az
last and the local directors were much put out at
the dark, lowering clouds in the sky. About :
D. m.-the game was start at o'clock-it began
TO rain. Tho gloom thick about Superin-
tendent Bells Office that big holes could have been
made in it with scoop-shovel William II. Hurst.
the president OF tho ticker company. was at the
grounds In Harlem. and he was great friend
Of Director Talcott he was as nervous as the rest
He knew that much depended upon getting the ball
going in good fashion. COR New-York at that time
could not afford to have another disastrous sea-
SON. About o'clock the rain almost ceased. and
1t began to clear up trfe Now was Mr.. Huist's
opportunity, and he grasped It like major. He
saw that there chance that 1t would be pos
sible to have the game at O'clock and he rushed
for the telephone. Calling up his manager at his
office in Broad-st he told him to begin sending
out bulletins the ticker. saying that II was
clear In Harlem. and that the opening game would
surely be played. He kept this right up to I
into every newspaper Office In the city, well as
into the hotels clubrooms and restaurants in New
York and BROOKLYN and IN the suburban towns in
New-Jersey. Bulletins were displayed in a few
minutes in the hotels and on the elevated stations
going 10 Harlem were suddenly Allied. although 1t
few minutes before O'Clock and by alO the game
was started before Of the largest and most en-
Ia urned out 10 be the best season the club ever
had the team finishing second ana men capiufrng
the TemPls Cup while sdhso the oiu0-owners cleared
discourse "donts' is not always palatabe.
of tho game one who has watched It for the last
rs hSs cn ns gd anG 10
vent tho players from protesting against ne UNI
pire is all a mistake. Make the game go on with
ing like mad from the call Of play TO the finish ana
they will go away well satisfied with their after
oufip a
tween rowdyism and aggressiveness. Put the
rowdv out Of the game, but don't try to give the
green diamond field the appearance OF revival
Then the magnates would do well 20 give every
courtesy TO the men Of the press The newspaper
men are entitled to courteous treatment and every
accommodation which tho magnates can give them
They want nothing else; at least the really Iepu-
Worry there are some sporting editors, and not a
few Of them. either as well as some nasonali re-,
yssr ar ali II Freedman does business on the lines
ne laid out in 1895 and repeated in 1885, o,
Z. iooks as II the coming season VIII De eoon
one n these "don'ts" are followed out AS for pen
nant chances in the big League the condit'ons are
no, much So IRON GOOD ey plays
Important part. Here IS where BaItim S,e and
Cleveland are fb san. MiSr hS Hanon and Te
beau have the Hub could be put In the Inst Bait.
thsn evT snS s Il ho nss %
team, ought 10 be IN the race from start 70 finish
ana they duplicate sa heT in OF no cne who
really well posted VIII be surprised; Ehicaso
and eas Dc has oo
veteran players Rusty wings don't thaw out much
oe lot Sew-york Baseball Club management Will
nresent TO It's most favored friends this year a
solid silver ticket which will ADMIT Tho holder 10
hut here may be method IN It, II is an easy mat
Ter for the present manager 70 nave trouble and
then have the silver tickets taken up 10" DAYS
after the season opens.