The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-01
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
BRUsH URITE 4 LETTER ON THE
PROPOSED BLACKLIST RULE.

L'aee-tssAt = w ~ ~
eethpi-Neroott hhe FHh Sho''e WHITE"
John I, Brush, President OF the Cincinnati
Baseball Club. who believes that rowdy ball
ulnyera sbould bo blaokliated and who has mnde
4 proposition to the League embodyinQ these
- su.-t.N Ia..u
I~s1no nn,n,rss. cS.umn,rcs. and other nerson,
sA..,Ie.s IL. .s~smn
'oen'inoo win inc sAme'
Az the last annus, meeting OF the National heasue
rarl,ns Indecent and obscene Language upon the bali
Geld. and a committee was appointed to properly de.
une the offence, prescribe q method or procedure,
end. upon conclusive proof, impose n penalty.
Much has been said regarding the action taken BY
have declared noa,ps, tho proposed treatment of
or.noo. ar, 80 s.,.. - a. arorna ,,., ar.
onehccS snat may nrise' upon 'he B'ounu tne
penalty proposed Is too severe. This opposition, in
my 'uosment. !" que .oA iaek OF khow,ease Oh .ne
real purpose OF the resolution The critics VINO con
semn 'ne measure very senss".y say .n"s 1eps ona
NP" " v, ,"N
arc too INDEFINITE to describe properly what the com.
-,.ss 49, -
A great maay things are done upon the ball field,
and a great many expressions are used. oil OF which
might properly oe ciasseu uhuer u eau r'Mu,
,ysd Inv az nu,.Ion from tho diamond.
IS -, ,.,h
ject was to the OBJECT that 1 lid not propose to reach
nrofa,,tr unc,p,,emoniv conduct, controversies lie.
pt"AN'' J"
tween players OF one tlnb and another or between
"s a ,s. ,"' ,. "p',S, u srS,a, ~ s oon"t,S,,nna,
CONTROL ercen, n, involved sueb obscene and
,aasees IN ,1 lnsrr sss as n nps 9t she b saiI as Il and Which !,
measure, Il viii drive ,cit.fe.pect'na patrons ftSm
tic game aud do more to bring Il into dtsrepute than
(. NlcIols ware expeiied,
- It IA proposed sinipIy to reach one particular form
Of oGence and one only, and that is the nnprintabie
,reme sp" ,imi,ad aI ,Sm ,buee 81 p,p pSma't tndu uhne n, and md
which maze ii unsafe for a gentleman with his wife.
daughter. or woman to witness a game FOR fear of be:
asai:. player. =
l oelieve that II %sxpulsion stared q ball player In
Would IaG never ier be q" co Shl mt H' and ,G' Il Il na Mer. co,n%it,eS.
am y i'm ~ sn PEE ~ VIZ /, " 40 o1sn 1ae w. .Mases . ,usn
any bali CCid under the II Of the national
assist SD'S't If " go %' ehnsss 20 TO sS Give : t. / 80 naT TIA, the s som.
i ia'isss to %a 9Se fEs sasas p p s is m. .sf I' nSst f0 sp m u lie &.
Louis. l VIII ask in the interest OF publication upon
Inc niNyar and nd shn nom ~ ~" ~. " rnh ns ' ae mn muny w,sh
to antaroniae indiViduslSS or club member. hui sin" sim.
dents from the statement or this. that or the other
Individual who has knowledge. without duplicating
1t might be well in stating incidents to give the
1. n ,Nnmf q me CITY where me onsnte occurred. winch
! have ADDRESSED q letter similar to this TO a mum.
Sepi i, u ,o nst sr Ssa ! ofif iisbs a anon ns ,Ss psaSies men TO-
la So ne ,y atf'9 Sor or II demonstrate the fact that there
Il might be well, in furnishing illustrations of
indecent Language Of which YOU may have bern
offence was you will give me the nrt and last letter
OF the word used: I viii fully understand; and It will
when u is presented for action. l would suggest that
M munIc "a yI aud dt ts. 1ns y oaP viii re 9 s sse mst He9r be e%m,
he wunout any risk OF VIOLATION OF poStai laws: All
safe delivery. W "' =" WIZ 'D'"''
-
clubs nfe' mot on wv i hi Mesk iRe OF nro 1nS nit'Bsp pusS
BLACKLIST rule. but also predicts that the League
PLAYERS who are natural blsckrmarasl" saws saws
Watkins, land by that / mean PLAYERS who use
the fouicst kind of Language to Spectators or
tho umpires within the hearing of women and
mon. At the League meeting there was a case
cited where, at Boston last summer. a certain
player used such abominabie LANGUAGE that tbe
club managers made him apologize. 1t is the
sentiment OF the League that such players
ing of Hart, Sodcn, and Brush, will come near
having the resolution passed."
College men were discussing vesterdov the
latest Propositions made BY the Yale Navy in
an attempt 10 induce Cornell to enfer Tho nrn.
posed triansUlar bost race on the Tha,pes RI W.
next summer. Yale's wiIlinrness To- Iet Cornell
thereby avoiding any possible contact with the,
''eel grass" crea, ed nd end of comment Some
enthusiasts were inclined to pronounce Yale's
action as decidedly fair. while oilers showed n
tendency to critir;se IT. adwerseIv Wsrvurd
man who has been strictIv irEartiai in This
matter said. ~ '"''
yale means well and is acting fairly. But
Tho Yale Savv wants ~ r"ce Nth SornnII aud
when The challenge was sent To- Ithaca Il was
not intended To cmbn rrnss Cornell II VIVA he.
lieyed that The latter would he able RI row =
three.cornered race MT New Iondon ana also
row a similar race with Columbia and the Uni.
versity OF Pennsy!vania Mt the same place Il
wat also Thought that II CornelIwanted 10 end
her relations with thesc Coiieges The Tina ~
ripe for such action. ns the IfheconS were not
lound nv any Spren,ncnt IN rn%y than, aonin'
Tho whole i5ea WINS IN 1,vn Cnrnniii
another chance 10 row Yale and Harvard hnt
ihe Thames conrsc WAS siinuIated tecansa The
Hue and Crimson would not row snvwberc
,lsc. Tho fact that New London ia nlnosi cont.
dIatant from New Haven nna Ros,nn ~ III
additional fact Tint the uatcs Of vale
and Harvard would moi nnn;n sanctinn 2 &c.,
ponrhteensi nre tbc r ga san. o d Tee Ut
lection OF Inc Thames instead of he Hndsnn '0
'.I'he Invitation to EorneiI ,yas sinnaro i,t
enemies of Yale immediateIv nronomnced /. an ~
efternut TO place The Ithacans in ARR a boIs
Tint thew wonId onncsr ~ hs hacrinu N " r rm
nell. as champion s"w a a chance TO dictote ~
The blue and crimson. who nre NOW tbnromohiv
I,,I.,n,l.,, H., III