The San Francisco call., 1898-07-03
TROUBLE. AVERTED=BY BAUER
AFTER PLAYINGsEvEN INNINGS :. =. >.....> THE TEAMS RETIRE.
The Crowd Advanced on the Box E: Office and. Were. Only Quieted :. !. *-= ,. .on.Racefving Tickets for |. IF. ...-.. :. :. .To-Morrow's Game.
BY JOE. -:c0RBETT.

Manager McGUokelis love for the al-
 mighty; dollar alraost .pteeipitated a riot
 at RecIeGffo1r Park yesterday afternoon
 which: Was DRly:: prevented through the
 th6uglitfulRess| of Mr.. 'RaQer.
 As has; a}Ways been~the: case at Recre-
 atiQn. Park aIid, for. that. matter, at all
 ball. parlSsI the games to be played are set dow.h for a.:eertaih ttour-this for the
 accQInInodat{on of the baseball-loving
 pubHc....r When a change is. necessary, no
 Tnatter:for. what. purpose, it is generally conveyed to. the people through the medi-
 ufn of the press. Yesterday, however, 1t . aPpears that the: San. Jose club was
 schadured: t6 play, at Fresno, which fact
 neeessitated a change in the appointed
 time of play: Tie game, instead of com =. menting ait the. uslial hour of 8 p. m., be-
 gam 2:45 p.m+, before half the people
 had. arrived. This. alone was enough to
 cause dIscoftent, but when the end of the seventh inling had been reached and the
 players 'walked> off the. field cFy of dis appro obarion: broke. forth. from the crowd and. alTnosr' terminated in their tearing down the box office :.
 :Wfthout a word of explanation, these people; who had paid theIr money to see
 a Jle=lnnlnSS. game, were, it appears, 'eXDectea1 to Guietly quit the premises and consider. themselyes fortunate in seelng but !. half. a game: Some did; but there were others WhG.: :col1Id not see it. that way, and
 ALlS.oSs t'llO ht:Le S4lElE llAillGIDuS, pidlltu
 themsel ves"'fh front of the box office and
 demanded their money hack, which they
 Certainly .flfG a perfect: right in doing.
 Several of j le. gentlemen connected with the bark eNdeaV0red, to. explain that the San doses had to catch a train fer Fresno, and GtodO. this. 1t was agreed. among the
 nIapGSGT'S. of both teams that game should be: cal led at 4 O'cl Gck; whether finished or
 not: This e%p Eanati0n; c0ming at such
 time. was ugsa tisf ac tliTy in the. extreme.
 : IVY ny :dLafl t they sCell us that before we Cl:59llJ Of the
 muiutude. We CaIne: heFe: to:see a. whole. : game. of b:fa@ You :hlve not given us 2. .sleas and T NeF: sienland. our money re
 It realty. looked as. though serfous . trouble could not. possibly be:averted, as j.. .tarnineds :: At: the critical jnncture MT,
 R&uer" stepped llpA. his cQunteriance. sig : nl ftTlg hat he eXp peete cd >SefiQps trouble. Z All his Forts: to eu bGue them were lost
 in Eth 2 reEiaT ks -llgiried at him from ever:
 sigs, soTleI Wfl4 chi we're: cfuelly. to. the
 Ioil{tl: lie the,lr @Ery' irt9]3arl% cons ented
 9gtl1e:aa cl3i g entleIllafl " lro had paid ad5 5: mission a ticket. Tor: tp-Tnorrow's gatne@
 his last. mo T3e met. w tf: the approhation of all:" One by. one tfe$.: Rassed out; and E a possible Ti1lE was :frHe Velst ed: II was: tFr alu1ost Nnpa EdQnable mistake
 or. t5le rt Of .tiie .filj nag eulent not to have il.l:t i ase .pe6pl e1eIor the game: 7 as to ;Wk{ir they Were: to XpeGt. YesteE- t. .day: IIrQr2l4G g:s *papers. SnouId have. con
 what was to trafispige,,: How this most:
 ffllI :issre. was :oYepld6ked is d rnyss7
 teEy 7 :. :.::: E peaIate krleSY what was cen3f11g, but to ,ex- I :Ilett$ them: to suFnri t without. a InGrfnur " fo such ar arra1ge1f2eiat is: :urprecedented
 F. rg tppRe matters: wQrse::the ,girme was
 dfcidpdlX cl(ise. - the score <at the time it
 Was :c@lied:. being T. to G. il favor of: San s CT eit ts.io peT'*1IftSLe' Manager McGucken to .cont1frpe he game: Were in, vatn His ac- ton was depI0rable, fer: it .w$s; not diff ~ cufta for: :. him; to. conceive, on passing c through :. thai [" Rowling ::cEowd,. what; the . 0lItGQEIle.. WcJld be. w hen it became. ob- !. yfQIis .tt'lt.the: GrjtVd look GnKihdlyto to the cylTeIEt .f:rsfno; :: should: have: been - diSa]al1g5 n ee, Er1ie,: n: fe.f aIollars would :- 1ave~:beeh SgcffteGd by such a move, yet 7 ia. 1t al I'ot!fa hdge come bark ten times I am afraid Mfr. Obstinate .Avariclous E NfGG3okeT .yeill :saa: tie folly of his love : for the, almighty, dollar wi eh it Is too ;: game vest eTaa3 were. mad clean through. 2: Not Entnds y0ui cypr.. the .nEisera.ble 2J cents but on. acc0lint of. f,eing. made the
 objects of: such ,Eldieufe: MT. RaueE. who
 ..c9rtrolS; tfje grounds acted very honor :; ably in. glYing tickets .fet- to-morroY' s game ,:. It would be unfair to censure him
 for he; is. HnSaIni! jar With baseball when " 1t" comics. to: such deli points. How ;. ever, theTe:are otheTs r6nnected with the game Whoc kncW only too well the fickle-
 ness of. a. ..basehal1 public. and the effect SllCEl: q ultl nave !l3l tnefn. They Z. shQilIt. have seen that they received bet .f ter treatment. ..:'.
 : ::. Ther@r is. no use. however. of "crying
 over split milk" The. mistake was made = without. any 1houehteof the consequences, . and let:us: hope that it.win never occur again. ;; Every.. one was slncerely sorry * o9er" the affair, and little more discre- E. tien, on. the part of*those running things
 will be appreciated,:
 .+. !The gafne.; in one. sense, cannot. be " termed a game, and as there was an 'aequal:chance for :Yictery on both sides. 1t
 wlll mo doubt be played over again tJrh- ;. pira" Conrelly has not decided to which 7 team it sFlau go,>. owing to the fact that @ he:reqiested :McGucken to continue play
 ing, and 1hi$ geqtletna,n refused; decclar- 7 catch his train fer Fresno. The prevail
 jpg @pinien indicates that San Jose, on
 aceount@:Gf being ahead, won the game :. So F sunuo5e We must take this for a fact. until notffied to the. contrary That the Friscos had an exceliont chance of . winning. is not disputed, for they were just : getting ,ip the huntas so .to. say, when time ' was .cal4ed:.' "'.. =: :: Both pitchers were: very wild. especially at: the beginning of hostflities, and SC .,