The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-17
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
ATLANTIC LEAGUE, IT rs SAID, WILL
ROWDH PLhYER6.

The crusade against rowdy baseball players
Of tho National League will probably DO taken
up by the minor leagues II the major organize
ton acts summarIly in the matter at tho st.
Louis meeting. The Eastern and Western
Leagues hold spring meetings, after the st.
Louis conclave, and they arc likely to follow
the example SGT by tho leading League OF the
country. tits said, though, that tho Atlantic
League, which is In the same classification with
the Eastern and Western. has decided to take
MP the matter without consulting other orRaniza'
tions. The report Is In circulation among base
ballinen that q dozen rowdies who played ball In
the Atlantic League last year will be quietly
dropped. They will not be openly "blacklisted."
because such n method Of procedure is not con-
pidered popular with patrons Of the game, but 1t
IN said that they will not DO re.engaged by any
clubs in that circuit,a al they will be indefinitely
suspended for constantly violating the rules.
II the Atlantic League has really resorted to
such measures. n mistake has been made by
the club owners, for they, and not the players,
are to blame for oil Of the disorderly conduct
That may have occurred. This Is the argu-
ment that has been repeatedly used relative 10
the necessary reforms In the National League
It has been shown that tho club owners have
countenanced rowdyism and that the players
have kicked simply because their employers
expected them to do 30. Positive instructions
from the club owners, 1t has been demonstrated,
will put a stop to the disgraceful conduct OF
certain hoodlums who have been permitted to
run wild in their treatment of umpircs. The
point.blank refusal of Harry Won der Horst,
owner Of tho Baltimore Club. to pay q heavy
Anc inflicted upon McGraw for senselcss kick
ing last year resulted ina complete backdown
by the player, who ceased his rowdyism.
McGrawwas fined for pulling an umpire around
by the collar and calling him harsh names.
He was fined and then laughed derisively at
che judge of play. Hc was promptly ruled out
of the game, and went off the field whistling.
when It came time to pay the fine, McGraw
appealed to owner Won der Horst. The latter
absolutely refused to pay the 1no. for the reason
that he be lieved McGraw had been justly pun
ished. Then and there GRAY declared that
he would do no moro kicking II he was COM
PEELED to pay for 1t, and he kept his word.
Hanlon, the President. Manager of the club, and
the latter is one of the chief directors to- James
aa;orsht a may P atte1d the eH st. h paSi meeting NEE II there
y 2 growing belief that the ma an n o5 In favor aTo OF
s ment tS E,i si srnI BY by tho fS% WE'VE sHss e a5 Sa d isaot.
Ing q willingness to suppress kicking. IT has
making such an agreement unanimous. a fur
ther compact might be drawn up whereby, any
Club violating the agreement should be subject
other clubs in the League. The point is made
that the magnates can easily say they will
as their teams get the worst of a few umpire
rulings. Every club President will be asked as
s so iav 500 that 10 tt theIo t ean f be mo- lodging Rsss' n the IN isssa se.
The officials Of the New York Club have; it is
said, concluded that Capt. "Scrappy" Joyce
will be Of more value as a regular member of
the team than as a bench manager. AS Hart
idea is to move joyce over to frst base. which
is q comparatively easy place to play. Joyce,s
known. and the club officials believe that 70
take him Off the nine entirely would be a foolish
% move. The The CAPTAIN sp3,er n S,te% ny ISst to . play first Sn base he
had such a badly bruised hand that it was i'm
possible to do himself justice. He is renorted to
mally asked. it is said. to s%upplant big Bill
Clark. II Joyce does not come up TO expecta-
WIN receive a trial on first base, as he is Thought
70 be a better batsman, than Clark. Tho latter
Bases and not a sure batsman. The club an.
bounced yesterday that all except two of the
players had signed.
The news from Ithaca that negotiations for
Yale.Cornell varsity race. would be- resumed
did not surprise those who have had a cor.
e her q s''1 to, CORNELL ,si tn L
s sssssms sse from SG psSsea iI tSss . b race so WI b. * IL
Whitney yhs Of 6 Yale yiIl attend ansI%aI the ,e Son 6e ,nss,
Willingness to follow Harvard in arrangements
in view OF the fact that Courtney7s men have
been in a position to dictate absolute terms
Arst at Ponghkeepsie last summer. 1t must.
therefore, be said in Cornells favor that from
opened BY Yale's conditional challenge. the
Ithacans have behaved with admirable self.
eeatTol. and have shown a spirit Of
.Sble fairness.
In ebking the Athletic Committee to provide a
successor to Trainer james G. Lathrop, sim
e GSsy 'n iast faf Hu' f + %V Gfi%son t footb EGi R %en u SsSs
Gethod Of training candidates for the varsity
an undoubtcd authority IN track athletics and
has shown proficiency in training the small
but he has been awkwardly placed, SO Harvard
men say, when called upon to condition the
tIonaIly strong material in hand at Cqmbridge
chiefly due to lack Of condition.
In the YaIe,Haryard game 2 last fall there
Except pt' thas the the M mem were wren p phs deams0n nn efE'f tn
cope with the better trained kickers from Yale.
t un, = Ta IN ees ns trimy b flesr TO eoa 1Itdp 9esSi, w mo.
preciate tho fact that his comrades had not been
RSropeFHlyy rI prepared s,dv6 for the combat oPnMt ASlthoughf
strength in the practice game, the men fell
down. when the crucial test came. Dibblee,
nent %coachers and being thoroughly conyersant
with the chief cause for Haryard's failure to
Will uuo huuo IL IuONo WHICH was nOU llLO-
gether. unexpected; In asking the Athletic
Committee to appoint n successor to Lnthrop.
however, Dibblee,, 1T is believed. has acted some
what unwisely. Some graduates say that tho
committee GO nahtf is not fully 1T1 6ihS & tho necessity
out a substitute, and had recommended him to
the committee, no would have made n much
more effective move. is tho prevailing opinion.
It has been officially announced that John c.
Bell will again represent the University of Penn
sylvania on tho Football Rules Committed at
the meeting here Saturday night. That
means that with the exception of X. d.. Wrenn
81 Harvard tho will be- made up
the same as 1t has on previous occasions. All
the members are keeping remarkably quiet
about what mny be done. There Is a great
deal OF fine politics at these sessions OF the
Rules COMMITTEES. for the reason that each dele.
gate believes that his rivals have some axes to
grind whenever they introduce something new.
Every proposition that has been made by Yale
or Princeton has, as a rule. been most carefully
considered and investigated by University OF
Pennsylvania, Har yard, and Cornell, who. IL
they stand together, can at least create a dead
lock on certain points, providing. of course.
DeleRate:at-Lar r.. j. Dashiel happens to bide
with Princeton and New Haven If there