The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-29
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
A. g.. SPlLDING SAYS KICKING
SHOULD BE THROTTLBD.

z opponents OF roWuy JUL piaymb WIN rVeu
with extreme satisfaction the sentiments OF
Albert g. Spaldins, ex'President OF the Chicago
League Club, who arrived here from the West
on Wednesday.
II want 10 congratulate TIE SUN" said Mr..
epAlding. yesterday. upon Its mastery night
against the disgraceful tactics OF rowdies on
League ball fields. i read with pleasure the in
terview yesterday with A. O. Mills, and would
like TO have 1t repeated word Tor word as my
W opinion. Tho newspapers In the West
have been following the example set bJ THE
SUI and are pounding tho magnates, who are
chiefly to blame for the trouble. In my opin'
Ion, the League men, at their coming meeting
should throttle kicking in suchsan emphatic way
hat PLAYERS In the future wih nave 70 pay tor
umpirea. Nv that / do not mean that they viii
b, compelled TO pay zines indicted by .umpires
40 much an they must be anod heavily By their
managers. Mr.. Mils's suggestion that q CLAUSE
chouid be inserted in players contracts to the
offect,tbat thev uust:eRree 70 respect the rulings
az the umpires In worthy Of consideration, for
sometbinr of the sort should be done at once.
'There IL a line 10 be drawn, however, be-
tween roydyism and coaching. Before the
League and American Association were consoli.
dated there was a demand for lively coaching,
eucb as had been introduced by Latham and
Mikn kAlv. And IN DUO IImG tnCt0 Wer0 many
..,ts.a.. =, ,h... IT, no, Th.v rsr. ali
imitaeors OF tnese Two men. lhey were an
soa .hs s.s nor rurO.r. s" ;ns 1850 os s sa0I q. the
pitchers. bafsmonland umpires, as Is the custom
Snowndnya. Kicking over umpires' decisions
has arorru into n disaustinp habit. and I know
',h.. m. nnhiio AZ lorsa ,vants A. stonped. Tina
club owners can do this, and they should also
see to IL that President Young be Officially in.
BbEuCVOu W pby uO uocu U pTOtobtb bBolhbe LII
the League. Il in keeping away from the
.games many patrons who otherwise would at
tend. So far a. the Chicago Club Is concerned.
al this year. and will make q fight on thiS:point
at the League meeting"
., Tho ! S. statement eso. cam sn. now v be ma msd Ss. without " anT es ssss
city, r~eonga$ed by the Chicago Club. Anson's
ten years. contract with the club expires on
next Tuesday. and It is believed that Tom Burns
The passing Of Arson has been a delicate mat.
ter to handle and mas been brought about ior
two reasons. One was that there was a little
friction between Arson ona ana PRESIDENT aa, Hart n over
last year. and the other was that there was a
chanre. In speakinr Of tho matter Yesterday
SSpaldine said with apparent feeling: ''u"'
~ is more u = se SnI,h S,sa,h naI rowo INA aaa =
Anson@for I've played bali with him when we
wsfe b GI0ys 1 Tber ees no s,M more i Sohest 20 ana %e os az PbH.
perfoctiY willing to have him remain as MANAGER
oh %hi the t Snt LINZ Sas Se no c ~ noI io An reasP bas bssn
Win the Chicsaos far far tWentT.two years |" and in
!Sss TN SI he tss siTsys SssR tsiSss5aI T. IL
, Mt what fhe sifnstion "a ana / Save IiesrneS
fbssft vwhiie MANY persons Santt Anmson 70 he re.
saimed = sn d threaten urea phe never arr to m sse sn m,ore w 1al
sESSoo %e tb ms s So not 'e Criticize A no 'aT m Sma
me 2. s,mPIy say, ,, Siye us q SnanSer and . hal,
club must cater 10 the nnbiic Az n IN anpnr.
siMo To %t the %o osieG 10 OF FIX tSe eq rhisaro cisb y th nIp the
nnbiic- or The mnioriiy Of the nubiie. vants q
shlsnEs s;i 4 seems st s. b e di anada ma Ate 's,t as,
thonoh knows the facfs. and when asked one
S Sp1uE xho k WouIs "a n rood man y T 70 a,e asser b Gne
in case his Contract would not be renewed. he
promptly named, named Burns Turn, ., The pEEinfip q request
for Arson in som handsome way, and that is
truth in the yarn that Arson win DO the man.
ager of the ST. Louis Club or that he viii own
Western League club at Chicago. He lie really
quite b Got ma u gos over or, the way things haSs
will do. i think that the League might adopt
Freedmanfs suggestion to put Arson In ALSO
The pueilistio, fraternity will he sbock.d IN
Iearn that .Jaka Kilrain has -cnn,a ont of bia
liz isara sos MAJ seci vatio IN Ralti mas LONG VIII, 6ut th OF . ms
prisiing statement that be wants to fight John
tbis manner ni'n''n
Il want to fight Sullivan twenty rounds. in
which timS think we can settle tho question
Q, Snc ~ ~ i mS p Wsfsr man; Mt R %Sn1 70 R Rssar sh9
die. I DO not claim IimneftuooGb be q tWo,RSnsde Sd't tSiser
are doing all their iigRtinS with their MiofE acsss. T but
Ivan would relieve the monotoSy OF fa ~ ebsii.
isneas and tsisr,Sona ha,tiss Nv sra ~ : oiass
tonsSS ~ and vnmi y la " III IRE IN = eis sass
tie J puSIie would Know WE ~e1w Were D On n the isv nSr
ans Iia aaree ta mS oe h I sfriatIY t SS% nn zoo
Wiz bisctened Sloves' In tbat yay M h est
49, ~ noniS Ia de,nons rated ~ %e' = y as \
tISosHttr ss suiff I'M ost n ascision over we I e6E SS0ooo
biaekenei Glove eontest' and we both miabt he
All 7 SSope Ia thai Sufiivan Won't rsolV 70 me-
win tho Sae. go f9ht somebodv else 4; sti' -" ~
Kilrain weighs 225 pounds. but Sullivan said
ana wouId never try to reduce himself again
A friendly set.to between the old fellows With
black Gloves might proye A noyetly. at that
Davissts manss.mnnt "a al, %ar , arso ~