The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-26
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
RIRNIE OF BRoOELYS slTs TIE
NAGSlzES CAN szoP KICKING.

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Ne Declares nat nsti-,essiss 81 Unp,rss ~
Rsudy Flssess asa speetnsspD N1uss sfsp-
ma Ter seheoibsys 60 CO % = UstSerufty
-nsSisG HzassHers SHust ne Cenpetent.
.AnotHsL.bassban man has declared himself
against kicking on the field. William Barnie.
manager OF the Brooklyn Club. who IL serving
hts twenty-sh.sd year as n manager Of the ma
t,oOal gnme. has always been opposed 10 Towdy-
iGm. even when he had charge Of the baltimore
players in the American Association. Bsrnie
does not dodge the issue in any way. He comes
cut openly with the statement that thu. owners
e National League clubs are the only oneGvbo
en- stop the disgracSful behavior which brought
the game into disreputs last year. Barnie said
yesterday:
There 10 no doubt that the mngnatas will
have to sariously consider this matter before
the coming season opens They have taken one
step towardestamping out the use Of vulgar
language by players. but they must take another
enc In tho direction Of compelling every player
On tho field to stop kicking against the dect
sions Of the.umpire unless such rulings involve q
nisinterpretation OF ths coda. You ask mo
who 10 to blame for the trouble. Well. I win bo
very plain about that 1t isn't the players, nor
the umpircs. 1t II the club owners or maEnstcs
Who employ the players. and n they will real
ise the necessity Of stopping further indecent
behavior In kicking there win be no trouble. /
an q believer in aggressive ball. but not In
rowdyism and kicking. and In the twentJ.threo
years in which have been associated with pro
fessional baseball ! have always advocated
eportsmanship and fair play.
''The Brooklyn team last season did not kick
70 any great extent and the team never had n
bad reputation for misbohavior on the Geld.
but ! can say in many instances We lost games
because umpires were browbesten and bullied
By our opponents 90 that they would not give .
fair deal to us. That 10 one Of the principal rea-
soma for the trouble. Umpires are inundated
both BY players and spectators until they cannot
treat q team Of non.kickers fairly. Take. for In
stance. the last few games of our series with the
New Works. 1t is . matter Of record, and many
Of the spectators who were present at the games
will stand by my statement, that Joyce Of the
New York team bulied and threatened Umpire
O'Day both on and OF the field to such an ex-
tent that o'Day was thoroughly inundated
and made some decisions which were directly
responsible for our defeat. Joyce was not the
only one, however. to treat umptres in this
manner. In many instances. ~ the public well
knows. umpires were almost mobbed In various
cities where tho captains Of the homo teams
worked. up the crowd 70 Q pitch Of unjust re-
sentiment.
Kicking IL o disgusting feature of baseball,
but It 10 not any vorso than the outrageous
behavior Of spectators who. urged ON BY play
ers, threaten umpires and try 70 rattle visit
ing players. I viii admit that tho people at
Eastern Park last season did not treat visitors
fairly, but / did all I could TO stop IL, and 1t
win not DO tolerated for en- instant OF Brooklyn
this year. Tho crowds ct the Polo Grounds
acted moro unfairly toward visitors last year
than ever before In tho history Of the game. It
scanned to be o foyer that was CONTAGIOUS In
every city OF the League, barring Boston and
S Sassss always a. 5 ssSs' .t sSS Rlis sisiy vi' ~ Course sss@i
s sss iRs1G anlsa. 'i fTe.:s q sHi GSss. ssS .S ssls saasI &
ths club: instrSSts me e &c 90 Hs vi Ia. 20
vii Cleanse The game q iss unfersuna1o fea.
s sIasI up q s.r aS 9 Ias sna sss ~ va aas i've i Sis aRas s lear
or favor, the game viii suffer more this rear
!, viii be iossra .Thsn Il m 70 eountiag up iSs
Y gate receipts." 4s
the baseball deld viii b brought up at the COM
Simseif against l. Although nothing dsinite
Sss sss1 lss sasso. sssg III r. Il n g:ssh !; Il 4 he ssi fs e.
adeiphia Club viii oner the resolution TO com:
e. 4 m R e. n TIC e ' sSDp ai9 af az IN an aas men s1 20
BEHsh's proposed black List rule. The latter
palns PneniiSl' eS Be mGSih sf:y s9 's fo1 rs lns's nss q q
6sd Language. they .WiI BE- suspended for Pc
RODS ranging from one TO three. weeks, tho UNI
baoEed up By soden Of, Boston. Ebbets of Brook
E Sn; a IF she pi IL SasTsie oaiSSbt.a n Sr PnHSeA afa,S Mas.
&c he does, the control OF the League to the az.
Philadelphia clubs Of the minority to support
him. can efectually carry through the now
n he methods Of conducting the game. Wheth-
q The Now York Club viii back up Brush,
F ESs 1 sna hS Ssh sos s y a g saP Ss cp IL ans diSse.t
". except TO cay thai he ts always and has al
day Tsys S bss S sI sSSOf Ss I q i1iE pix Axe and a. TIA. he
has reached such o point that the magnates all
ever the circuit realize that they have got o do
Issue.
Persons who are discussing the question Of
boring licenses may be interested IN several
sroan:elose touch with the powers that Be. It ap-
an Investigation into the merits of the yariouS
applications, win Jaksint0 considerationthe ahil-
y promote sea ssP So1lns clubs u sn Snd R iii grant INC Gee miss
only To- men who =, they syyn nay .n consider to- be
out breaking tho law or bringing down any id
verse criticism from the public and press. 1t is
saso i sa hav mat t dhose nr wnS hi Ave 6 sss.d ,as tna mem.
Of licenses by the COMMISSIONER. There are
Who have SSsI Spp1 % for ssI licenses sn and G ars not o san:
petent managers Of such affairs. These Same
70 beneat boxing. have NOT beam instrunentaf
IN having the law passed, and are simply tax
Ing advantage of q chance to mAkesmoney out
Of Q sport about which they know nothing. 1t
Il therefore probable that before next July the
New York A. Z. will DO licensed. for that is al
ready regarded as q compotent organization,
but, as THE Sun has stated before. there Is very
little chance Of any licenses being granted for
six months yet. II one or two should be Issued
before that time the benefciaries will be those
who have helped the game along In this State
end this vicinity.
The methods adopted by various universities
and colleges in securing athletic talent have
often been discussed, and IL has been frequently
said that Inducements have been held out to
promising young men who show proficiency In
football, baseball. and other sports at the many
preparatory schools. but there have been few In.
stances where direct Invitations to these young
men have been published. Possibly the follow
ing communication from tho Secretary Of Q
university athletic association, which has been
received By students who played on the Newark
High School football team last season, may be-