The times., 1899-09-10

Should the Brooklyn Club win the pen
nant, the managers and owners will owe
their good fortune to the management OF
the Washington club who let them have
Farrell and Casey at critical time when
they were not onlylsin the throes of dis
aster, but were in a hopelessIy losing con-
dition. The acquisition Of these men put
them IN the running, and later on when
Mcclure Joined them, their team was
made RS strong asit was possible to make
1t, and they have been steadily forging to
the front ever sihce. The public would
naturally suppose that these gentlemen
would appreciate favor like this, yet sub
sequent events so not warrant this
opinion A few days ago the Washington
and Philadelphia Clubs sought the consent
OF the various ciufs Of the League to trans
fer WashingtonE game to Philadelphia
during Grand Army week, wholly upon
financial considerations. Yet Brooklyn and
Baltimore, syndicate associates, refused
consent, therefore instead of playing to
twelve or fifteen thousand people the game
was played in this city to twelve hundred
Rowdy ball playing Is also prevalent
upon the Pacific Coast. Fighting between
umpires and players is getting to be a
common occurrence, and games are very
uninteresting that are not characterized By
personal encounters upon the ball field If
the magnates do not take some action in
the way of legislation to suppress these
frequent disgraceful occurrences, then the
State or municipal authorities should take
hand and lay heavy penal embargo
upon all riots or breaches of the peace that
occur upon the diamond
So far as getting team together and
teaching them the ethics and fine points OF
the game is concerned, Pat Tebeau is with
out rival but his presence upon the ball
field has come to be a menace to decency
and good order And the many friends OF
Frank Robson are astounded that he is so
unmindful of his own and the public's in
terests that he continues to tolerate this
public peace disturber. Upon the other
hand, Robson is his apologist. seeming to
be completely under hypnotic influence
Robson would attempt to climb tree feet
foremost if Tebeau would tell him ii was
the proper thing TO do.
The slump in the Chicago team is at
tributed to poor stick work. Eyeritt.
Lange, Wolverton, Green, and Callahan.
who 1T was expected would all bat over a
three-hundred clip, are several points shy
of the coveted standard. Ryan, who has
DSSh opOi liuS diOuuu On a spawned and
bitten charley horse a considerable
portion of the time, is the only man on the
team who has kept up his batting reputa-
ton. The hoodoo OF bad luck, of which we
hear so much, is nothing more nor less
than an inclination upon the part of the
players TO shirk their duties. At least this
is the opinion of the management.
The players upon the New York team
make the bold statement wherever they go
that the umpires upon the staff have been
instructed to give them the worst of all
decisions. No sensible or reasonable per-
son will believe any such nonsenscal rot.
If they have any facts that will establish
the truth of their charges they should give
them to the public.
Pitcher MCGEE, who is now on the sena-
torial payroll, returned with the team last
night
The game between the Senators and
Reds on Monday will be called at AS
p. m. on account of the shorter days.
Gus weighing lost his, game yesterday by
a large majority. eThe'' Quakers fell upon
him heavily. Yesterdays game was the
last of the season Between these clubs.
luS tNCiNS duQ Tue SeQQ-
tors two on the season.
The predominating opinion Is that the
Beaneaters are not in it. Over 12 600
spectators saw the Superbas administer to
them an artistic fresco on yesterday.
One measly hit and no runs was their
professional accumulation on the after-
noon. u
The Senators played to an audience of
6,S64 at Philadelphia yesterday.
When the crowd gets after a competent
and fair umpire like Bob Emslie what
would they do TO a man of the calibre of
Hunt?
The Quaker fans and rooters were very
much disgusted when their bulletin boards
showed that the Senators had defeated
their club in the easiest possible style on
Thursday.
Everybody drinks Heurch's Maerzen Beer
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