New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-04
BASEBALL.
ppEs1DENT YOUNG ON THE NETWORK
BALTIMORE CONTROVERSY.

VI WILL TAKE PRO MPT AND VIGOROUS MEAS
TRES AS SOON AS THE CLUBS ACT
u-osb,nr,on. Aug S-The following signed state
~, has been issued by President Young in re-
cd 10 the New-York baltimore forfeited game
Of July .:
The recent unpleasant incident in New, forR BE re-
t.t,r In the forfeiture Of the game to the Balti-
ST., So euh in the fourth inning on July % Is inc
subec Of much on me sons ~
o. or Officials s status is not understood ana Zine ihe
Tag ana myself hay oesr SUBJECTED 10 iT pd
go tha an drifting and awaiting oeveIoPmlteitS
pur ~ with a well defined policy. which am con
n nm4 Is M accordance with the law and the cir
oumsi91 i % Umpire Lynch reported 10 me the
,rfe,.mrc Of the game 10 Baltimore on account OF
ed recited the circumstances about as puphsi sue,
O. Inc papers asserting that he did not near any
thing said by Player holt I'm M Game On july
eH0e ~ %ew-York club protested to the Board oI
he result Of the game claiming ina, me i has,s
ana the law Justify its action ana form no oaS'S
ioI ' ~ question Of fact IS raised to whether
,rn Tew-York club did withdraw its team from me
taine a. roo.nt legislation Of the National League
AZ Az ann4al was Immediately transmitted to the
Baltimore cup r Joy a.'1"e'' "''N -
TSs case Of course is entirely separate and dis
tn, iron 61a SnE o Of team from game before It's
co,nDlet ion but IT. at the same UNI Vii"s ~
r. siS a. furiher dCllon tildt
r1der Inc provisions of Section "a OF the cohsu'u-
af,er delay Of several days during which ~, he
,avrenf on check for tho Baltimores shore on tne
90 rersnfs was stopped on July y. the Baitlmole
80 anresled 10 the Board of Directors Tor the en-
Sorcensnf Of the penalty of 5000 TOY the VIII
S,auai NJ The New-YOrk team before Inc COHliIe
ron of the game copy or TINS appeal was I,or
,r,,.5ia.telv mailed TO Freedman for answer anu
i,i,sv,isa no reply has been received. In the con-
s4Serarion OF these contentious, nave t"o IN u,
dj,iors 10 bear In mind. one or iac' anu o'e VI
First-There Is dispute as 10 the iacts OF I,,e
ease as conprehended IN Section 81, or lhe Lax
90, ;,u.,on nendng before the Board OF Directors
GonSut are established by the competent
.;hrai II would be presumption for The secrs Any
Of he League TO anticipate 'h''' '''N'''7
ni saEord Seotion 81 Of the League constitution
49, referred to- was obviously adopted lgr ine
uurraov,oc.ton Of home clubs against hasty ana qIS
ir.eres,ed visiting club managers W,.t ,he
~ ,sa-os from the field and DISAPPOINTING NY
49, .ors which action always injuries the HoIuo
cinb Jar greater than the retention oil the t"ne
Ceints or 4 small pecuniary fne can lep9Gi d,s :
- never anficipated that any clup W9u!u "
snnoint IFS patrons who had journey =" ~ ~
rounds and paid admission TO witness d e1 rc,rn
erba sec-s.a ~ Of the League under these
s,ances therefore awaited the appeal OF ny ,o,d
100 riuh before taking any action nei ,atrn
-. ~ all rroha hility have presented 'heI ci".I
a. tbnv had received their share OF tnc s ,SSe
na,nts mn The New-York club having stoPpeu pas
rart ~, their check forced them 10 thls I, 81
,rhs rnatrer now is in the hands OF ths IL urben
vii take prompt and vigorous action az board ~
annears necessary call a meeting OF tne hO"'
Trs1rec,ors IA sdtudicate the entire matter. -.
Oiec'o's i" y F. YOUNG. president