The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-28
NATIONAL GAME IN PERIL.
so LEAGUE MEN DECLARE ON m
EVE OF TIE ST LOUIS MEETING.

or the pori-MnHnntes who Will voto "a
Suppress All iinds or Misconduct on the
Fieid--whnt President Nick EonnE sass.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 27.-Tho magnatcs who con.
troll tho d~ostinios Of the National League and
American Association of Professional Baseball
Clubs will all be In town by tomorrow morning
snd will proceed to business without delay.
The nrst to arrive were tho Brooklyn repro
sentativcs. C.. II. Ebbets, +. A. Abel, and Will
liam Barnie, who got hero last night and regis.
tered at the Lindcll, although the sessions OF
the League will 10 hold Mt the Southern. A.
J. Reach, President OF the Philadelphia Club.
arrived this morning and ut once held IN OK
tended conference with the Brooklyn men, Won
der Ahc, and Muckcnfuss Of the local club. Reach
is slated for tho National Board. and IL Ebbcts
OF Brooklyn withdraws his candidacy tho
Philadelphia man may be selected. N. +.
Young, President OF the League. Robert Young,
his secretary; James a. Hart, President of tho
Chicago Club; Manager Tom Burns, successor
20 Arson, and Frank DE Haas Robson. Presi-
dent Of tho Cleveland Club. came in tonight.
John 7. Brush OF Cincinnati and tho other dele
gates are expected to arrive on late trains.
The question that Is absorbing the attention of
all these baseball men Is the one that has been
eeitatcd so thoroughly by THE syn and other
newspaper advocates of clean ball and fair play.
Rowdyism and kicking against the decision OF
umpires are topics that arc oeins discussed oy
nearly everybody In the big corridors Of tho
Southern tonight, and on every side the opinion
prevails that tho League will at last take sum-
mary steps to throttle the disgraceful be-
havior of tho hoodlums Of the diamond, who
have been permitted to run riot and smirch the
sport in such a manner as to disgust the re-
spectacle portion of tho patrons of the game.
THE Sun has constantly pointed out the fact
that the magnatcs were solely to blame for tho
. .,,n ,aa aIsn hec, called r. tho foct thai prnsh's
tn ~ ~ h,natia, hoi rInnnrs who uso oh'
s scsusai language ,o i is unne ces il the clubs will n
.c,un,lv comn,l their nlayers TO observe tho
rules and respect the umpires. II there is no
kicking there will be no obsccnity, and the mag
n,,os oro hcg;nniny IN loox unon the matter in
this light. Frank Robson had something fur.
ther to say tonight on the rowdy ball question.
Il am opposed 10 inc oiacki,sting rue anu
League members ovcrstcpped themselves at
~, u,Inp ""I =, T., s.ts n~ao,nn.nI"oa . ANY
an. and believe ,Snt co ,hS a. IL im rs eho sF'a Tnss preee Oh 'n \ om
.s s,rnnr,v In f,yor ~ do;,r nyy,y With r,rdr-
10 .lonstS $50, y. eo"s - m,
ism on tho diamond as anybody. All the Kick
ing that has been going on must be stopped. |
The pnb,ic demand n reform and we mist in.
stitute one, but not In the way suggested. 1t
would be a pretty piece of business for us to say
that A PLAYER accused of rowdyism could be sus.
peSa nea, ror i,e:: ! ahnni t ~, G ioGfns w tGo have
s9nnethihg 70 say epom1 QUIZ .a a h mo means
OF mneh u San ST1 w rr ront a p piasG ice ouI pg .hat as
I ~ n r"Ss :" not n he lila mcd FOR Tho rondris II
Thai has gone on on the diamond"
osnonSon q y o'"n'' ~" "'Aou eor-
fes !Pwran =, for ons and ovorv ot,or pros,-
don't in =, the Iea9uoi a. in The sans hoat wi,n
nu'uanSS ru I IN, roniS ...Th, rn nI u y Ne b boan MN VIA
n nhe stringenp 70 nrevcnt scemes y u the haII
S soId hn me bn n - rp pte enforc scgh th,n N Inc nc Dali
noptrra p W. hnvo encournDeS tho xcr, ~ INV
We are now irving to prevent. We have en-
couragcd it BY permitting it and by urging our
inems n ~ have got %St 1mS our GOV contr u ana ,mdd't ,ee
talk of making the PLAYER the scapegoat and in
fictinE punishment Tor our own faults. j be.
thN;e t ~ nreS ~ ebes o pa ~ A. N ctups can control
~ ri :, Il &C. ~. = hnoT u eoh.
given 81 On to associative r1mhs tactics aem6,o ;I ! have NGo been sn,f forced ed
e eisven. treIftns Of m tho q responsi ihs fen aalnIgg
aia3nG them: ,ron,>.. .. Elm ,o..
,,,aT h nf ~, ga Rs nn SIGIp onI d tne meetimg; IN
sHronGiy Thought ~ 6nerihg, Is ms; a orlef
su7pensi4n, say .nirt3 uans, ior an oHence
0nr tfe tn the f,uIt II p'ah w caS P'hasn poaa
10 q ! C, En,,,d ndsd player f ne would Id lose his salary
raaher pav a ,oSSe ea W. t dirrif tSa'n ah Iosa w y %nod m men
ROB 'a a man G"s 81 his in %e SHs'o Of g earning n1 n fiSG' p liSln 70
shall tell II members of the League just who is
LesponslpIe ior ~ troupie they are Low max
ing such a russ ABOUT, Co.,
aid ndreSiaent Reach OF the Philadelphia Club
You can't put it too strong for me-, II tho
League doesnt stop kicking by ordering tho
81 the country should take up tho matter and
loIeo the Gun owners TO come 70 a realizing
sense, inc philadelphia Club Will be repre-
Sented by myself and Col. Rogers, who is also
earnest aavoCate OF clean baseball playing.
II any agreement Is necessary to bind the club
owners togetne ne, s. so that the pubilS can tel who
ID blnCbTt, L uul III IuNOT d II bOntInlnKl ke tnl3. |
w the members of the National League, do here.
BY agree that we viii support the umplres and their
and will pun sh our players II they disobey
Inc rules by kicking and rowdy play nG. We will
een . ~ T. shas w,s,a,ng teams receive iair treatment
Ia q IN, ne rsi ~ ~ man gers captains players,
NV ..Is .e.. Is'A % nome eluoS
here should not DO a single failure TO sign il.
The honesty Of tho game is at stake now, and
me public Will lose faith In the Leagues con-
duct of the gamo il there is n backdown when
The matter comes up for final action
President N. Il. Young, who handles the UNI.
pire stan and has had his troubles, was cx-
to pc n~on-committal because of the posi-.
lion lie holds and the fact that he has all ntopr '