The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tn YES
"NO KICKING" AGREEMENT.

when RiS SIGNATURE Has Been Amxea the
Document will ne Sent 20 President vouns
Points Abont the scheduie-McCoS's VIC
tors over Buriey -Footbnli Men Do Not Meet.
Andrew Freedman, President Of the New York
Baseball Club. received yesterday morning the
agreement signed by eleven club Presidents Of
the National League at the recent meeting at
ST. Louis. The agreement, as has been told,
binds the clubs to prevent their players from
kicking against umpires' decisions, and Freed
mans signature 10 needed to make II unani-
nous. 1t was originally intended to send the
agreement to Freedman by President Soden OF
the Boston Club, but the latter was in a hurry
to get home, and so gave the document tn John Il.
Day. who delivered It to the New York magnate.
Day also brought along a letter from Soden, who
is confident that the twelfth signature will be
added without delay. when Freedman signs
his namc no will send the agreement to n. L.
Young, President Of the League. who will have
II Incorporated in the official guide. After con-
sidering the matter carefully. the magnates arc
realizing that this contract 10 fully as important
as the blacklist rule. which was adopted first.
The fact that the club owners have all along been
responsible for tho disorder on tho field was
so clearly demonstrated at the meeting that
when the anti.kicking agreement was proposed
there was hardly any opposition. Soden of
Boston, while on his way East. told the reporter
OF THE Sun that the agreement was Of vastly
mere Importance than the blacklist" rule,
and that no club owner could have afforded to
refuse to sign 1t. Tho Boston magnate. always
in favor Of clean ball. said that he hoped tho
newspapers would hold each club President to
his pledge. and thereby help the maRnates in
their honest endeavor to kill kicking.
Hanlon OF Baltimore, after making q favora.
BILE impression at st. Louis by coming out
sauarely in favor Of honest methods. has set a
oyer the schedule of games drawn up by. Pres.
ident Young and adopted unanimously by the
magnates. Hanlon knows very well that each
club in turn must have it's share Of unattractive
plums. and his protests because Baltimore did
be decidedly out OF order. The schedule was
carefully and conscientiously compiled by Mr..
and it was. adopted. as usual. without looking
at it. This has been the custom for years. for
the excellent reason that il the magnates were
in the habit of looking over the schedule before
voting on it, their desire for the best dates
would make them indulge in prolonged wrangles.
The National League schedule. all things con-
sidered, is very fair. 1t was framed wholly upon
well provided for. The New Works open at
and also receive the benefit OF two openings"
at Boston. one on April 10 Lexington Day. and
Clevelands at the Polo Grounds on Decoration
Day. both morning and afternoon; and will play
tons tons Wits viii Be It the er sttraetio ON at the P POLO Grounds
on the Fourth Of July; WHICH tb- e tho
% S'sss't the t Bosto M ' and 'f Baltimore s0 will Hnn meet
Joyce's men here, another good source Of rove
Saturday games at home. two each viii Boston
and Washington. and one each with Baltimore,
CCii nSaps Brooklyn rocky and L8gisivilie; ChiSTS ssS
road. two each at Philadelphia. Boston. St.
Cincinnati, BROOKLYN. Cleveland. Louisville, and
Washington. The New Works will play five
and one each at Cleveland. Louisville, and Chi.
cago. The Brooklyns have almost as profit.
season at Philadelphia on April Is. and then,
Hfier q short trip, they viii open at home; the
crih niiaeag;i ,ssm 6ei MI, I ba a., ditr csId N; B TGs itTo mG
Decoration Day. while the New York; will be
there on Labor Day. On the Fourth of July the
Twelve Saturdays at home. fifteen abroad. and
five Sunday games are considered quite salts.
are are' ten c ON dates betHeen Sew York and
Brooklyn with Esstern clubs. The Eastern
Western trip on May Il. while the Western
teams will start on their first Eastern trip on
games to be played on the local diamonds are
fourteen by the New Works and fifteen by the
eilher team viii he ss' away from homie Is Seven.
teen. The double games scheduled here on July
schedule erdH isS and provide %y I'd for a railroad f jump.
Harry Pulliam. President of the Louisville
Club, convulsed the mognates At the St. Louis
meeting by telling a story that illustrates pretty
well the methods OF dcadheads.
"Onc day the Louisvillcs were playing at Chi
cago," said Pulliam, and | was introduced to a
man who was in the soap business. lie promptly
How are you off for soapi How do you
Il told him I didn't care much for either. but
he insisted on sending mt a box OF samples. The
cologne, and with it a polite note asking me for
| a faw n Assoc AlthnnUh | didn't want the HOY
kept it The soap and cologne proved hard 10
get rid of, and the soap man was worse: He
and asked for passes. He showed up outside
the grounds with sisters. cousins. aunts. ,uncles;
chance acquaintances and demanded admis-
sion. ! was almost frantic, because ! still had
it away and using. it until one fine day there
was nothing left, Two days later we went TO
Chicago and the fellow appeared at the grounds
How are you off for soap : he asked.
al haven't got "a piece left! | shouted. and
that lets you out. You've had enough passes 10
outweigh that soap three times. and you won't
get any more because the box is empty. Tell
that army out there to either go home or step
,"It is needless to say that the army went
home and / didn't get any more soap"
The proposition OF Frank Robson of Cleve.
land to set apart the gross receipts OF one day
next season with which TO erect n monument
to the memory OF he sailors OF the Maine was
brought up at the St. Louis meeting. but it did
delphia was the chief opponent of the scheme
on the ground that it was not necessary. He
said that II such a benefit were held the money
could better be used by sending it to the rclS-
tives OF the dead seamen. The other magnates
took a similar view OF the idea. and as they
couldn't agrec the matter was dropped. Robi-
son was sorcly disappointed.
Mug Mciraw, who has been n violator of
the rules OF Geccncy ever since he became a
member of the Baltimore team, is the first
player VINO has spoken against the recent
League legislation. He says that, the players
have been Induced to use obscene language be-
cause they have been grossly insulted by the
umpires. and threatens 10 head an organization
of players who will protect their rights. Nc.
Graw's are absurd. for he unwit-
tingly ~conyicts himself Of tho evils with which
he Is charged. If The enforcement OF tho black