Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-18
THE WORLD OF SPORT
LATEST NEWS FROM THE VARIOUS
BAsE-nALL LEAGUES.
CAYLOR'S STORY CRITICISED
rincinnntians Are "NIad at Him
Doinas Among Whcelmcn, ROwers,
ON the Turf, and In the Pugilislc
Ring.


Tho Cincinnati Commercial Tribune has
thf. to Shy of %. l.. Caylor. the veteran
baseball scribe:
OF an the athletic sports baseball IS
To-day infinitely the most popular ana
ifs popularity is due TO the fact that the
public has implicit faith In it's absolute
honesty and fairness. The public knows
that foul. dishonest. illegal, or disreputa-
bic methods are never used 10y any teaIn'
or amy players TO win contests on the
diamond.
Tu view OF this fact tho contemplate
and atroc'0us charge that one or more
members of the Cincinnati team delibe-
rltely and maliciously attempted TO
poison the New York players by means
of drueeod drinking water during the
first game of the present series in this
city is worthy Of. and is receiving the
s.terost condemnation.
This extraordinary accusation. which
the lovers of baseball all over the coun-
try need not bo told is utterly without
foundation, was made by o. j.. Caylor
the baseball reporter of the New York
II.alG and by him telceraphed to his
Paper. 10 read ass follows:
"Auy team that wins % game I'm this
,r must win DC against foul means as
NcI 1853 fair That ls what The Giants
were compelled 90 DO to-day. The TRICKY
... e,ol-lor-nothng Ewing ovcrsteppcd
OH. Limit Cf fairness however, in his
extreme desire TO st.u the New Workers.
tN- FIRST place. Doe oid that which
should lut tlc peructrdtOr out of the pro-
.uu THE drinking water furni- he'd TO
OH. Giants was doa.ored with some kind
Oh. acid. Tho trick was ovcrdOae. ana
WAS discovered before more Than two or
t.r.. bad drank of 30. Those VINO ala
Drink 40 were uluseltei The object CYl-
al. ..r was Go put the Giants out Of IL.
IN. motives which could have inspired
fH.I story when The simple and harm
.. facts were obtaiuablc pm sixty Sc
...'e 60 not indeed. well known, need
I0t l. discussed. BUT that newspaper
D OH. standing of the New York Herald
should lend itself 90 any such accusation
.. I.mlt iis reporter 90 MAKE auch am
.'.. ls lu irrotreNdblc u.sioI tune 10
81 which can only Dee partially aioned lot
I. i.e reputation Of the author OF inc
Ih- real basis of this attempt 10 make
i appears hat baseball has fallen INTO
t.. bands. of PRISONERS is so simple ana
l.m.t.. a- to he almost ludicIous.
iu-0r..r tl the Cincinnati payers, IN
Oh. fierce beat oft game uhu. I 'vltIt
sum -nO not mhlbe too much uIlHNlHs
water. and at tle suggestion OF M9hdEcl
Ln.uE. Treasurer Lloyd, OF the clnD, VINO
s. t druggist gave Ewing three dracnHls
e.. pho ph0rc acid TO put I'D tne baIrcl ot
water used ly the Red STOCKINGS ditu
SOM. OFF the New York players in MOI
t.|s game drank from the barrel int nd-
al for tEe local players That is the
uH. story. and out OF IL was manu- tc-
t..I t.. worst blow az baseball when
Dr. i... dealt 90 that honest sport ia
hu, mlu Who knows Treasurer Ashley
lIOl .r Manager Ewing. OF the Olhcln-
i.u team. need not Doe told that they were
IA LOG
tt. N une players by me Ieloiilous s, u VS.
u. Uu. NDt the fact that such a paper
t.. Sow York Herald was panDooAleu
i.'. making that charge gives thc dii@l'
.. Importance DO could not otherwise as.
t.u. IIc unfortunate reporter OF tlal
f who could send such story 10 the
journal hO represents Is, as Us Wen KNOW u,
i.. to Doe Iiucd than condemned, Dut ~
.. tl thc ercatCst and lrreproacnauls
honest sport of America. the heraid Gun
l. nothing else than withdraw and 4polQ..
FE f0r the unfortunate attack when II
b been hoodwinked into mahlns'
MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA
'1t would De "a case OF the second debut
earth Do "a plan of mine were 10 po
t.I hy The league 40 the next au,
t.I meeting OF the Rules Committee
r..I Tom Brown "Of course. we an
." CHAT pitchers, as RUE, are poor
l..mU Ncw. ] see the way clear TO re-
.te W pitcher OF huung the ban ana
Swing him time 30 devote his entlre at
t. Il his speciality. Ny plan Is 10 en-
or more bat.mcn, 10 DC known
hiucrs. and their duty Will be
90 batting In the place OF TIE
This pan, 10 my mind, is
cUl j believe II the rule-makers
&C. their attention and study
H.I agree with mc. or course IL
BOO Doe compulsory 10 employ spe-
ass substitutes for the pitchers az
0i A manager can stick any one
chooses m the place Of the pitcher
Iac advantage o. employing a ateady
inan 90 act as the batting substitute
lte pitcher can easily he seen. l be-
See nat pitching would be greatly inn
~ this Plan were adopted. as the
.ODf being relieved OF bat daty would
able 90 coniiuo his attention 10 pitch
- entirely Take "a pitcher after his
".-'l around tho circuit OF Ire bases and
hin 10 Tee rubber to pitch the next
and there is great danger that
NIlI no. have recovered from his base
.0f eHcrtOn. or course this Is n
iNN. tp and Doe is iu danger Of losing
thDcuNcnoas. What memories OF the
'I would pass in review before the fans
nl plan went through There are many
we old major league quad now wind