The sun., 1898-02-12
CURRENT SPORTING TALK.
RoWDYIsM AND AGGREssITE. RAIL-
90. PLAYING DBFIHED.


ISart.p Proposed Ruie 20 step niekinG en- the
ninusosa H1sve In the RiGht p'reotton-
ceIuu.biH Upiversity NeEotatinE Tor
BERKELEY Ovai-Fisats at Catch Weishts.
Tho statement by Edward Hanlon, President
and manager Of the Baltimore League Club, TO
the effect that he IL not an advocate OF rowdy
BALL but believes his men should be aggressive
and not dummies" brings up the question. What
n the difference between rowdy and aggressive
baseballi According TO the actual meaning of
agercssiveness. as used by baseball men gen
orally, q team that plays that sort of ball must
do lively coaching, have. plenty OF ginger, en-
COURAGE one another at critical stages, and show
q acommondable desire TO win. Tho Baltimores,
for instance. have been aggressive In the above
i6nde of tho word. ever since they were hrst
managed by Hanlon, but they have. ike other
teams been guilty of rowdyism This means
much more than mere a9gressiveness. 1t con-
ocrns the unsportsmanlike behavior OF players
and their captains. who kick against decisions
OF tho official representatives OF the League
tho umpires; IL aso includes the use OF ini-
proper language by players on the field in their
conversation with umpiros and spectators; 1t
eiso tukes in the pugilistic tendencies Of players
who 90 far forget themselves rs to punch um-
pres and opponents, and. collectively speaking,
IL refers to tho generally unfair methods adopt
ID by,plnyers maRnates, and spectators to win a
gnmo at oil hazards. In short, rowdyism
shows an absolute lack Of fair play. Aggress-
txsness. on tho other hand, Is by no means OBJ
jectionable. II tho men are ordered by their
employers not to kick, they will not be dunn
mics IL they obey. Lively coaching is desired
By tho public. but not wrangling and intimi
dation. Spectators want to see vigorous, we'll
contested games, but they arc averse to wit
I.aI, hatxr rnh al
rowdics and unprotected umprcs. Hart's
suggestion that the umpires shall receive power
10 suspend kickers from the gamc and also for
as long period they may deem just ap'
yiding the magnatos win agree to sustain up
pires and punish players II they violate tho
shaiI not coach in q lively manner, nor does IT
prevent him from talking to his opponents In o
SShfE pc hS umpire
tho rulings are right or wrong, and who indulge
in obscenity and pugilism shall be suspended
Hanion, from his own statcment, shows that
he believes his men will bo so-cHlled mh DUN DUN
of to
tha. 4 The knS rowdiss Of the League
days, their employers will soon wonder what
erasr them % quiet a. and play I'll the
Hart voices the sentiment Of many refTrmers
Se TO the
ways: paid. by. the players. Whatever rule is
framed by the League to stop the kicking
must be enforced by the mugnates as well
the umpires The issue that has been raised
all along 10 that the rules as they exist pro-
hibit.kicking but the umpires are afraid to en-
force them because they are not supported by
the club owners.
Tho attitude of the ST. Louis Club on tho
kicking problem will be watched with particu
lar interest the & w
what the trials and tribulations Of a Judge Of
play means. Hurst has learned how to man
Win make a success in his new berth. 1t is
fact that he fined only two players all last sea-
ling them, though. and that consisted in roast.
ing them Rood-naturedly when they Kicked
muddy and threatening them with hot f time time
called him names. Hurst was umpiring.
game in q Western city one day, when the cap;
base. made . terrific roar over some Of Hurst's
decisions. The latter paid no attention to the
Sn' sHs sse Ss worst umpire in tho
BE- sssS snd HSss sSs sssesses sss
your yo log nse when hot @ come down your
yaa SS %oSs fnHs Il L ss Ball pitched
was hammered down to third base and the cap
ss S IN IN
what are you trying to dot Show me upr'
me-. ia@Sheas % Hurst. HSi % 60 oven tssre7and sIs
down. You're out Of the game and you won't
Harst's % e2periences. * I with rowdy ball players.
therefore. should make 1t q rather easy task for
Sps; to T0 IT s Ls
and al 'lp spectators at western cities: he was tho
and at the recent meeting Of the megnates
some OF them, IT is said. wanted to punish him
gage % him Ss o one % Of the regular u%p{res. @ g. f
1t was learned yesterday from Trustworthy
20 boom athl etics, and to that end DR.. Savage,
the Sthleticdirsctor has % been trying tG SECURE %
Dr. Savage, SC is said, called on the President
Of the New York Baseball Club. which controls
Manhattan Field, and was informed that Colum.
bia could have the use of that ground for
$4,000 q year.. AS that price was considered
too much, Dr. Savage began to look round for
lions are under way for tho use of Berkeley
era II shs seeas v Wors SfsR With R'%
ground on which the students can train, there
f, woul likely be an outpouring Of candidates in
all departments. 1t must be remembered that
perhaps many hardships will be encountered
this year In contests to be held with the more
pablie and the alumni Of Columbia viii i' IN. up
doubtedly be indulgent and encourage the Blue
into place hc attn
iotic world, Columbia mus, make a start which
recalled. that The University Of Pennsylvania,
Cornell, lafayette, and other institutions that
save loomedI up of late had to make a similar be.
ginning.
4 II any lotIel boxing clubs are permitted to
Open, the va, ious matchmakers will probably
be asked q avoid arranging bouts at catch
weights IN er.such conditions in the past
there have bel n many unequal contests, due to
the@tendency Of matchmakers to put .on any
lighters. regstdless Of weight; SO long as they
many Instances where lghtweights have .tac.
ikled welter OF middle weights, or where ban
tam: weights have been forced to meet light
weights. with the result that the contests have
Bdedess. Catch:we eight contests shoud:be CON
fined to heayyweghts so some sports say. and
no matches should be made in the other classes
under those conditions except where there Is a
difference Of only two or three pounds In order
10 avoid disasters and brutal contests there
fore. local matchmakers, will receive a tip,
probably, that catch weight fights In which con.
testents ares unevenly matched will not cater
- the popular demand.
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