The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-19
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
LEAGUE MAGNlTEs GRADUALLY
TURNING A0ALNsT THE HICkER1.

I0AINST THE EICkERS.
Ne Actisn on tire pFeehisn oiss,s Erasosi,,
VIII ne Taken ~ the Lengue-h seventy
six Founder who Wants 70 RiGht-CerneiL
Haie. and Harvard win Likely new = Race
The agitation by The o against rowdy
ball playing 10 having its eject. Already the
Presidents Of tho Boston. Phil delphia, Brook
Ign and Chicago clubs have openly stated that
they win do all In their power 10 suppress the
evil. These men, backed up by President Brush
Of the Cincinnati club, have the power to carry
many new reforms In the elaboration Of the
League. Nearly oil tho other maRnates are q
unit against the use Of foul language on the
neld, but they dodge the main issue, that Of dis
putting the legal power Of the umpire. II the
clubs as o body will unanimously decide TO pre-.
vent all kinds of kicking, It IL plain to students
Of the game that the players will DO compelled
TO behave themselves. When q reporter Of THE
Bun saw President Freedman Of the New York
club yesterday he expressed appreciation Of the
positions assumed by Messrs. Soden, Ebbets,
Bpalding and Reach.
'"Wil you tho coming season instruct your
players to stop kicking against the decisions Of
umpires in accordance with the written rulesi'
asked the reporter.
II am in favor of stopping all kicking" said
Freedman, 'and that has been my policy all
along. / am not an advocate of rowdy ball play
ine In any sense Of the word and I believe In
fair play"
It IL probable that John T.. Brush In due time
win also como out in favor OF o total abolition
Of kicking, and II he does he will be.supported, no
doubt, by Frank De Hass Robson Of the Clevo-
land club. Robson has had 30 much expert
ence with rowdy ball playing and Its effects
that for the past two years he has personally In
etructed his players to refrain from unruly DO.
A--f- ~ m A.. - AI-A LA
respecting patrons Of baseball at Cleveland were
gradually losing interest in the sport, and q fall
ing OF in gate receipts was thought to be caused
By the behavior Of the players. The fact that
Tebeau. the captain OF the team. was quoted in
THB o last fall as saying that he had no fault
to ind with the umpire stan and that his men
had done very little kicking showed conclu.
nively what influence Robson had exerted over
his team. This In an example which other club
owners may look into and possibly try, with
beneficial results.
Considerable talk has been INDUCED In lately
about the validity Of the Brooklyn clubs fran
nhisa In the League. According to tho ~constitu-
ton there can be only one club in each city.
The consolidation Of New York and Brooklyn
under the Greater NewYork charter has broughJ
mp the point 30 that some clubs believe that the
League should amend the constitution in order
70 pEoVluo IOI inc oEOOklynb. CONTRARY 70
opinion. however. the Now York club officials
nay that this win not be necessary. They say
tho Brooklyn club 10 \ corporation In good
standing, and a. 1t Is o necessity, In one sense
OF the word, to keep up the interest In local base
bah. no amendment win be added. The Brook
tyn ofioials have been . bit worried over the
question. but as the New York club has come to
the front in such o sportsmanlike manner the
matter win undoubtedly DO dropped.
Tho Philadelphia Club has decided to train
its players at Cape May. This 10 additional
proof that League clubs are gradually turning
from. the. old custom Of sending their teams
South: The Bostons are thinking Of going to
RANGED A.lSeal' to o's ~ TO- La laS Ssw 1 fSskf sr nsI9 nls
here. while the WashinytonS viii. as usuai, r.
have always Been beiisrsrs IN, Southern n prSc-
who need thawing out In the early spring. The
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train at Hot Syringe. St Louis and Louisville
win undoubtedly remain near home: Accord.
clubs In the East and tho Western clubs In the
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yeeke here By the Western clubs. That win DO
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ton of holidays will DO maintained a. in years
Tho. fighting craze has reached such o point
that the newsboys look earnestly for pugilistio
s ga. os 4 shS q PA Rai Soc GssFs ssiG sfS y.ss;sr Il ys snd
sstsr squaring "a N true pugilIisstic style 1t one
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x to get me shallSnSe II the paPSeIEhh and see e
here. and don't send che letters. to me house.
II it faint too much trouble send eli the letters
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II hes been stated on several occasions, since
YalS'e decisive reply TO Cornell, that there
crews a. New London this Year. forms alton
% b q three.corrsred race between Yale. Hsf-
ward, and Cornell on tho Thames during the
arranged. ts simple enough Although nego-
.tiatiohs between Yale and Cornell have been
PIaotisslly declared "a, Yale ans Hsrvsrd
at that time. Harvard and Cornell have also
practically made arrangements for . similar
race. and a. both Harvard and Cornell would
FATHER row one race than two, Harvard will now
induce Yale to merge both races into one. In
this way neither Cornell nor Yale viii have to
make any CONCESSIONS, and the test of the crews
relative strength win come of after all. Cor
nell win then .be able to row another race with
Colunbia and. the University of Pennsylvania
probably on tho same course.
The University Of Pennsylvania mon arc
etu talking of tho renewal of athletic CON
tssts with Princeton. Judging rom The state.
seem that everything has been arranged, ex-
sept the dates for the various events, II has
been. stated unofiuially that baseball games
Mn be played BY Princeton and Old Penn In
captains OF these teams have been published.
But the fact romans that the faculty at Prince.
ton. has not yet raised its edict against q lmes
With the University Of Pennsylvenia, and the
Graduate Advisory Committee has not yet
Until the consent OF the authorities at Prince.