The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-07

away. and Hans on bsnsh EXPLAINED to
Clarke how he bunt,d II ii'ue harder
7 guess You did. admits Clarke. rThat
Was the latest bunt cser sec. f--Ctncsn-
natl ENQUIRER.
CLARK Griffith, whose election from
game at Louisville cost him SIS from his
salary according to the rule OF the Chi
cago club. does not take kindly TO the pun
ishment. what Will do about it7''
unused "Grlr' in response TO query.
'.wsn what can l dog II they take the
iine on I'll be a coed boy. but II it stands.
we'll. / might be a bad boy" The premier
little twirler winked. But really It's TOO
much like the story OF the boy who was
whipped at school and then was whipped
At home for being whipped at school,
Seriously though, It's a bad thing The
umpire knows we are afraid 10 kick be-
: cause II costs us s25 when we are put out
Of the game. Therefore he can bully US
I all he pleases and have a shade all the
/ time. Chicago Record.
I Jimmie Ryan stands well with the Chi
( cSgo rooters, He was given $3.50 watch
| by some OF his friends last Thursday. In
an interview with the Chicago Post man,
Ryan said;
1 Il am not making a complaint. The
4 management sought to make me captain
] and did So But two or three of the play
/ ers did not want me and I resigned. The
trouble Is that / am not popular with the
players because | have seen things dur
ing my long experience on the diamond,
ard look at the players position from the
. ~ IN M
from the present position of the ball play
cr I have been all through the disastrous
and poorly advised and conducted brother
hood experiences, and say without quail
iication that the bail player is his own
worst enemy. He forgets that his en-
ployer's interests are mis- own. lie Is apt
! 10 display anarchis;!c ideas ! have
learned that the ball player should think
-he should consider the difficulties that
are encountered by the magnates who in
vest their money, and instead OF pulling
at right angles against the management
be should pull with Il.
What would become OF a baseball team
II some enc did not assume a dictatoria
policy? Is Il proper for a lot OF baseball
man to dictate 10 the men who are making
ID possible for them 10 earn prineelS
salaries compared to those earned by met
in other professions? The anarchistic ele
, ment / may say, among the players is re-
sponsible for the troubles that men hav,
ever their rate Of compensation, The!
would drive the players cut OF the bust
ness, FOR II Is he public directly tina
keeps up the game. ! do not wish 10 be
ecme a bartender or hodearrier. Tina
would be the ultimate occupation Of som'
OF the ignoramuses who are continual!
showing their teeth to the baseball man
: agement
80 far as the Chicago team is con
cefned II can be said without fear Of seri
Gus contradiction that the Orphans ar
treated better than any other set Of bal
players In he world. Yet these men wou
be ungratefu enough to harass the man
cement at every turn The sooner tn
men learn to look al the question of cap
] iial and labor In a d.spassionate and calr
a manner the better t. will be for them
can not be blamed for entertaining thes
views, because / have had years OF ex
. pericuce. Sometimes | think / ought [
s be glad that / am still able 10 hold m
i own with the youngsters who are cuttin
such dashes. As TO the captaincy | kno
that the man for whom the place wa
: framed up said he did not care so niue
about my being captain as he did aoo,
my getting the extra money. Now that
It the dcg-in-the manager policy that WI
exhibited during the brotherhood days. an
which ruined what show the players had
taking the place OF the magnatos Unle
the players pull iOgether-and they new
will~they would better lock at the MATE
,r as. | do.
i at may surprise come Of the icalol
- men Of the team 10 learn that the fact tn
a. | resigned did not necessarily keep n
- cut Of the extra money thar the mnnag
d mont assigns to the captain / do n
l. say this authqritatively but merely shro
y u cut as a reminder that Ryan is atiIl {
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