The times., 1898-09-05

that serious trouble exists in the New
York team. Several Of the players, VINO
do not wish their names mentioned lor
obvious reasons, say that Meekin and
Seymour were asked to pitch and refused
point blank. They also say that Doyle
had narrow escape from fight on the
field with young Gettig, who played third
base on Friday.
When Doyle was playing with the Bah
timores last year at Eastern Park. 1t Will
be remembered that he abused Pitcher
Joe Corbett so mercilessly for being bat
ted hard that Corbett threw the ball to
the ground and walked off the field in
disgust. For this piece of business Doyle
was called down by Hanlon, who prompt
ly made up his mind to get rid of him.
In Fridays game, Doyle. so the players
say, proceeded to abuse Gettig. The lat
ter flared up and invited Jack to fight
then and there. but other members of the
team interfered The players aver that
Gettig is not the first player who has
been roasted" by Doyle on the field,
and they also say that Joyce uses similar
bull-dozing tactics. One of the most
prominent players on the team said yes
terday:
Doyle, Grady and Gleason have ap-
pointed themselves inspectors of the other
players work and they have scored the
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wants to play first base, where he be-
longs. and would greatly strengthen the
team where 1t is weak, but Joyce won't
have il. Joyce cannot play the bag and
is weak at the bat yet he never takes
the blame for defeats. He either puts IL
on the umpire or openly scores some play
er VINO Is doing better work than he Is
The result is that there is a constant
growl both on the bench and in the dress
ing room. The team Is weak at the bat,
SO the pitchers have been asked to do ex-
ira work to pull the club out.
'Rusie has been shamefully treated by
Freedman, who, IL will be remembered,
ordered him TO pitch or loaf at his own
expense when his arm was so sore that
he could not life IT. Seymour. the clubs S
star left-hander has been favored by the
management, although he doesn't get as
much salary as a cheap minor Lacquer
He has been doomed at the expense OF
Doheny, against whom there is a clique
as sure as there IS a nose on my face.
Doheny is one of the best left-handed
pitchers In the country, yet in every game
he has pitched this year he has received
miserable support. At first II looked like
hard luck, but later developments go TO
show that certain players on the team
are trying TO get him out.
1T is a matter of fact that certain
players known as stars have better ac-
commodations on the road than the other
players, and Joyce is afraid to refuse
them. Joyce has secretiy roasted the
ringleaders of the so-called clique, and
threatened TO get even with them when
Freedman gets back. He has really lost
control of the team, and has dsgusted
most of the players with his rowdy tao
tics which have brought all of us into
disrepute."
Hartman's disappearance in Pittsburg
resulted in a fine. but Warner proved con-
clusively that he was Ill. He was con-
fined to his bed yesterday with no money
to buy medicines, yet the club officials
paid no attention to him. On the field in
yesterdays game there was plenty of
wrangling among the players. particular
ly on the bench, where Joyce, Gleason,
Doyle. Grady, and Seymour INDUCED in
oratorical pyrotechnics.