The evening times., 1897-08-07

The National League officials cannot
help hut realize that il is about time to
put a rleck TO riotocsncss on the diamond.
and close the mouth OF the ruffian who
heaps abuse upon the umpire, not only by
foul language, bat with his fists and feet
Yes.erday the most disgraceful scenes were
ing the vilest abuse from Doyle, the Balti-
more thug, Until patience wore out, Cin-
pire Lynch resented the insult, and there
was g fight.
At Hartford on Thursday and yesterday
it was necessary to have the protection OF
the police 10 avoid a regular scrapping
ma.ch. Harry o'Hagan ana Umpire Mace,
10 h of this city, got into an alteration,
and O'Hagan had 10 he escorted off tue
grounds. O,her instances could be cited,
but the average baseball fan is fully ac-
Quainied with the numerous and the too
frequent fights on the diamond
IT. is potent 10 every mind that positive
and proulpt action must be taken, ia order
TO uphold the integrity of the game, which
has so long been the great pastime in Amer
lea Club owners and managers are much
TO dame for this state of things, and they
are the parties who can and must remedy
the trouble.
The pla gers this year are entirely too
free in making a kick for the most trivial
mater and then hecome abusive. The
hlackguardisln of Doyle is Condemned by
every one except the hruisers who are on
a par with him in low-down bullGozing,
and while, perhaps, his tactics are com
nIended TO d degree by Hanlon, it is the
managers duty to prevent that which VIII
bring about such scenes as yesterda. at
Boston.
There must he more effective rules made
to prevent insolent language being used 10
the umpire and the penalty should be Sc
we're enough 10 land the guilty player on
the outside OF any team working under
the jurisdiction of the National League.
Just as soon a pla Yer is thrown out or
the League 70: an Cffense OF which not
only Doyle is guilty, there viii be whole
some absence Of similar displays on the
diamond.
II is absolutely necessary fer the Leaerre
10 cCnveue in special meeting and at once
make stringent rules, consi stent with tie
law Of the land, that will put all such men
as Doyle ct al. out of the game entirely
or in some way legislate TO continue to
shield the coed name of Educational Lea gGe
since il put all its feet on the gamblers
who sought to disrupt the game.
President Young has undoubtedly the
best staff of umpires be can get. There
might be better men, but they are not
known. The men who hold the indicators
are subjected to more chagrin and yeXa
ton than the average patron knows and he
is cursed from start to finish 10y the
uncouth and cowardly thugs. Mr. Young
has done remar kably Well this season, and
as long as the managers and League per-
nit the players TO continually nag at the
umpire the trouble viii not cease.
Aggressive ban playing is needed and
admired, but when rowdyism and ruffian-
ism suppldnts aggression and science it is
high time 10 stop the game.
The respectable element which patron
ICES the game does not countenance fights
on the diamond, and they must stop and
that very suddenly. There can easily he
found way III the magnates ara willing
and N they do not do something very
quickly the clubs which allow their men
TO curse and abuse the umpires Should be
effectively boycotted.