The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-25
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
.DROoKLHE BlsEBlLL MlGNATES
LEAVE TO-DAY FOR ST LOUIS.

President Ebbsts. hart. ana spaIdinE Make
Eisal Deeiaratiens on the paickinE Question
-Ravnsa Rsas asa nteisn Ba~sss-Appiica-
ties Dianks for Bezins Ciub Promoters.
O. II. Ebbets. President OF the Brooklyn Base.
ball Club; +. A. Aboll. and Manager William
Barnio win leave here at 2 o'clock to-day TO
attend the League meeting at ST. Louis. An.
drew Freedman, President of the New York
Club, will leave some time tomorrow. Ebbets
and Abel have been corresponding with differ
ent club owners lately with an idea of compel.
ling, II possible, every club in the League TO pre-
vent players from kicking against umpires' do.
c~isions, and they are confident that the evil will
be obliterated. Ebbets said yesterday:
'The Brooklyn Club will stand up for the es-
t~ablishment Of clean ball. II every other club in
the League backs down. At tho meeting Mr..
Abel and / intend to tell the delegates that
the Brooklyns will obey the umpires and re-
frain absolutely from illegal kicking, even
though every one OF tho eleven other teams
plays rowdy ball. We do not say that we will
stop kicking II the others do. for that is absurd.
We wish the League to understand that we
have already decided to force our players to
act like gentlemen, whether we win or lose,
and nobody wants to win any moro than
We do. The manly statement Of Manager
Hanlon OF the B~ultimores, published In THE
Bun the other day, is believed to be the turn.
ing point in the whole crusade. The authen.
tic information that the ex.champions will play
clean ball will serve to bring everybody In line,
i think. When Hanlon repeats his views at
tho League meeting, I'll guarantee there'll be q
general stampede to get in line with the re-
formers. 1t Is right to say that the League
must take action or be publicly ridiculed and
condemned for not being unanimously In favor
Of square sport"
James A. Hart OF the Chicago Club, in q com
munication to THE SCS, says that there will be
o strong effort made 20 get the Brush blacklist
rule into effect, in spite OF the opposition that
has appeared since IL was first introduced. Ho
says that Brush has documentary evidence
which will prove to the delegates that noted
rowdies OF the League have used unheard-of
language in their unfair denunciation Of UNI
pires. Brush. II will be remembered. sent out
q request some time ago for records Of indie
cent behavior by players who have been in the
habit of using improper language. with the re-
sult that he has numerous sworn statements
from %ulnpircs, managers, newspaper men, and
patrons OF the game who have provided evil
dence in black and white against all tn ose who
offended last season. Brush expects to read the
choicest bits Of testimony to the delegates. SO
that they may have "A perfect knowledge of the
depravity of some players. When this has been
done Brush will bring his power to bear in an
effort to get his rule through possibly in a
vocate, as a penalty for this particular vicious
evil suspension for at least one year without
pay; and possibly indefinite suspension, which
bali again. Hart also writes that the League
will be compelled to agree to some plan where
by all clubs will be bound to enforce the rules
and punish their players for violating them, be.
disciplined BY the League.
A. G. Spalding says he will be at the meet
Ing to aid his friends in the good work, provid-
ing tn MAKE MAJ ere ena ~ Pia his 9 5oec mi Upset pSdrss he in nj f6s
mngnates on the kicking question, and as he
will not listen to any arguments in favor of
will DO of great assistance to the men
w : a. have the J, cssmIPGiisn IN hand. In addition
IF all the League clubs will sign an agree.
ment to uphold the umpires and to force their
the press and the public must hold them to that
Hsrsement; There must be no baeksliding, as
club owners to task the moment there is the
slightest kicking by their players. A club Pres,
DOESN'T III i've ef up to bis 10 W sSerPV when n'e she diamond Hain ond
ts true eolo II Will" %hiie / Sb beiiere u that A Nearly IN all n OF
stop rowdyism. they must be put on record in
such q manner that there can be no doubt
league Will also instruct the nmpires to do do their .ai
duty, and I also trust that the umpires will not |
hesitate to throw kickers off the field. II an
umpire does his duty and Is protested, the
President Of the League, in justice to the public, |
should announce the fact. so that patrons can
see what clubs want to win fairly and what |
clubs do not. The League is on the defensive
now and cannot dodge"
Regardless Of whatever suggestions may
have been made on rules covering the earned
run and stolen base, the predominant opinion
earned run should be scored when it is the direct
result OF tho pitchers work. The idea of scor-
ing earned runs originated ina desire to show
just how. Directive pitchers were, but the scor-
Ing. was based solely upon clean hitting. For
instance. # a batsman, led on with a single
and another hit, his run was earned. But il he
received aid In his circuit of the bases by an
mispiiay. the e'i run S was not tue" earned ned OF U 4@g s eoni
sidering the matter carefully, though. it has
dawned upon many experts that an earned run
pitchers work. 1t has been shown that some
pitchers who have been noted for lack of
earned runs. which is an injustice TO other
pitchers who do not deal in bases on balls and
an earned run should be scored where a bats.
man reaches the home plate by clean hitting.
S SsIss .s ON 16IS1iis; 6 6t5 BY pitcher tharsSv Wild III pitches,
clHmstively the actual merits Of the pitcher
an The sxi, scoring fSr1 81; IF st sto lem bases IS has grown to be
system Of giving stolen bases where a runner
deliberately stole a bag while the bali was being
nbnuleu Dy inc battery players was simple and
hard to get away from. But with the adop-
tion or the hit and run system the method OF re-
stolen bases changed. A return to the
old rule would seem fair to all teams, provid-
ting the scorers 1.-Two up to It.
As THE SUN stated exclusively on last Mon.
day the Police Commissioners have sent print
ca application blanks to;boxing club promoters.
al out the documents, Each promote is asked
70 give the name of his club. together with tho
name and address, OF each director. man.
nger andstrustee. and to state whether or not
the club is q domestic incorporated athletic as |
eociation, according. to the requirements OF tho
law, The clubs building must DO described in
detail and the information must be furnished
whether II is owned or leased. The club must
also certify that no wine. beer or spirituous
liquors shall be sold or. given away on the
premises and that there shall be no connection
with any place where drinks are sold. The APP |
Piicant must also agree to admit the police to
the arena ut any and all times and also to no. |
THY the police or all intended exhibitions
twepty four hours in advance. A part OF the
blank is devoted to space for a report by The
Captain Of z precinct in which q club is
located. who Is asked to report as TO the char |
ecter Of tho neighborhood In which the build.
Ing or the applicant is situated and whether the |
same 10 q business or o residential one; whether
Entertainments have been given in the build |
Inc and IIA rharanta ar nf Snah