The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
1REEDMAS mas FhITH IN JBE NEW
DOUBLE UMPIRE system.

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The magnntes Of the National Baseball League
are being pretty generally scored all over the
Circuit for not coming out fairly and squarely
eeninst kicking by their players while on tho
field, and there 10 evidence that they arc slowly
but surely weakening. Tho editorial article
against the kickors In THE Sun yesterday was
generally commended by baseball crnnks who
love fair play. President Freedman OF tho New
York club said:
81 am quite sure there will be no kicking on
the nold this year, because the double umpire
system will prevent any faultfndlng by the
players. l have always been an advocate Of
clean ball playing, and the New Yorks have al.
ways doportcd themselves like gentlemen OH
tho field. Bill Clark Is not n kicker, neither 10
Gleason. although he is a lively player In other
respects. George Davis has q reputation for
being a gentleman and nobody ever accused
Herman, Van Haltron and McCreery. our out
fielders, OF rowdy behavior. As far as the
pitchers and catchers OF tho team are con-
cernod, they arc angels compared 10 some play
ers l know Of. joyce has done some protesting
Il won't say kicling-agninst umpires. but It
was under severe provocntion.
The New York club has always tried to have
fair play, and I have personally instructed my
players not to kick against decisions. ] am q
Sportsman and believe In treating opponents
sqnurcly at all times. ] have never tried to
have tho New Works take undue advantage of
tho umpire or a visiting team. The way tho
New Works wcro treated by ~uinrircs last year.
however. was an outrage. l know OF instances
where visiting teams at tho Polo Grounds sur
rounded the umpircs and kicked without being
punished, but when one OF tho New York play.
crs mado a protest he was generally heavily
hued. 1t wasn't fair play. However. with
the new double umpire system in vogue I'm
positive that the game will be free from wranglcs
and will DO played Just as THE Sun would like
to see IT,"
Mr.. FroednRn said that he had not decided
upon what announcement to make on tho Sun
day ball question. +. A. Abel of the Brooklyn
Club had a confab with him yesterday morning.
presumably about Sunday games.
Tom Tucker will in all probability remain
In the League. After his visit hero last week,
with the idea of having the Brooklyn Club &C.
cure his release from Washington for the in
significant sum OF $500. Tucker went over to
Philadelphia to see ]. Earl Wagner. The lat
ter surprised Tucker by saying TINT the Louis
vile, Pittsburg, and Chicago clubs had asked
for Washington's terms. and that the price for
fuckers release would DO now somewhat in
advance Of $500. Indeed. Wagner asked
Tucker II he would like to remain with the
washingtons. as he could make arrangements
20 play Doyle on third base. But as Tucker and
opyi navy oSOh iiiipuCu "'th oliiSI
love, Tucker said no. Wagner Their, promised
to get Tucker n berth in one OF the three clubs
mentioned, and Tom is waiting anxious!y to
IS CONCERNED, il IS said that President Hart,
when he wrote to Wagner about Tucker, said
would name some definite terms for tho Wash
ingtnn first bascman; which means that Arson
him. Tucker has trained down to liz pounds
this winter, and Will strcnsthen any league
Wondering why tho Brooklyn Club did not
jump at the chance TO get him.
begun to mako up his umpire staff for the com-
Ing season. He has appointed two new men
IMPLIED drMa IN tho Easter Eastern league see 1s' last e'a year. & @nd
Thomas Connolly. who did excellent work In
a letter to Tim Hurst asking him to 6le his ap.
plication. This will be good news to baseball
p pa | Who w were aa a triie 'n app msfSy itsis sb mmpihp hi;
reappointment. Hurst's little difficulty ut Gin
s mis. IL last an s ssaea Wos 4 as Sri Ry f Si% off IF fhe e sn:
pire staff, but his capabilities have been recog-
:izsd by President Young and he will serve
George Wood. the old Phiiadelphia player, i
looks as though tho stan would be even strong
or than last wear.
Unless all signs fail. Kid Mccoy will have to
fight again pretty soon or show his hand, par
on his trail. O'ROurke received the following
letter from Davies yesterday:
am in earnest about Choynski going after Mccoy.
and wish you would go to the Police Gazette ONCE and
win at once forward my check and be ready to meet
Mccoy at any time or place mutually agreed upon.
in atom isee Where the KID wants 70 o. FIRING 1SoT IN the
weight question; As he has boxed o,BEIen. Creedon;
y desire TO box Joe Goddard, n big heavyweight. I
cnd' a ifS pounds to choynsSi. Ne prefer New
York for the match unless better inducements arc
McCoy's manager has just issued q sweeping
challenge, almost the size Of an ordinary theat:
r I,if,, d6dllli. poster; to the ,s effect stt-,tdh 9 t the 9eo lid.
o'Rourke said last night that he would prompt;
y accept this latest offer and would show good
'TSSS money : i 4 big noqsh:SsR3s to bind
ier %dastn ' ioa f1 it talks. i too. M Nee iso dea i se to
fight ANYBODY in the world. no weight being
simmons, Choynski, or poor Joe Goddard. but
~ find { man who viii fight Mccoy for 500,
this State because side bets do not 60 here. I
d,dn't say Joe Wglc2tt was not tho man to fight
S SstG Tho @e eSai i %isn and SAY VIII III s soscr as hul much nai a Of
the stakes v as Mccoy ss snd his manager care to
VIII; tho KID do e T''s sSobb be- up such ihur an easy
f fn asS, e So %SkS % %nd Ict J aS w seysh he s t Is wins Te'
then; is he not willing to lght Choynskii tell
y rnsn tfa e. M MonISb + Y he So %@Gh o III FTs1s cbo II he
"Nbh u, hb oullll I Ut tOlHlilE al lUtSe GHHnCeb |
To meet good men. As for tho talk about his
weigh, when he met Creeden; let me say that
instead of weighing 159 pounds, as he says he
did, Mccoy weighed 1853 pounds. Fitzsim.
mons can get under l5s pounds more easily
than McCoy can"
Tho Police Board did not Issue any boxing
club licenses yesterday. William Newman.
manager OF The Polo A. O., waited for some good
news oil day. in yain.. So did the managers Of
the Greenpoint Sporting Club. O'Rourke, too, |
was unable TO say whom he would begin opera.
tons at Concy Island. II is proposed to call
is ovcrrun, with applications for matches.
Jimmy Kelly, who had Dick O'Brien under his
wing in England, has been commissioned by
Dick Burge To get a match over hero with Kid
Lavlgne II possible. Ben Jordan. the English
feaiherweight, IL also coming over to light
ieorge Dixon. II a match can be made. A go
between Dave Sullivan and tle winner OF the
proposed Kelly-I,otchford battle Ia also talked
OF
A suggestion was made by TIKI sun yesterday |
that. II followed by the universities. may pave
the way TO AN nmlcnhle sclllCment Of he row. |