The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-09

gan President Young but thore are sew
Cral circumstances easily understood which
have Affeeted the snort IN no slight desrvs.
since the two most prosperous and satls-
factory Yeas In all respects known 10 the
/ me a suraby disastrous Brotherhood war.
which made financial nighunares out OF the
SPORTS two most critical wears oil 1890 AID
1891. iniuring the game almost irreparnbly.
IRON winch there has becn only gradual re- 1
oaytry there has been growing tendency
amorg some few influential followers Of the
game TO depreciatn It's management and TO 4
arouse Dissatisfaction among both pauons
and players o. the sport by continual ana
ever inoroaAing fault-hneing This practice
has grown uatil II has now reached greatly
Abnormal proportions. Some people seem TO
have DEVELOPED professionally as fauit-hnd- |
ers or Knockers they arc termed In
'.Basebaii officials aud owners have With
Z out exception been openly cassea as Grim
1 ina's OF the worst strllic being repeatedly
Z termed robbers, unmeseful yrants, cut,
I ilroats hearless ours. slave owners hni
i othtr like titlss without Just reason Until
Z those telma have become nearly worn OUT
+ from use ana 20 thoroughly impressed upon
the minds oil the public 5y incossant repe.
( tition that 4 great many PEOPLE have been
deceived into acccpsing them as Understood
facts. Thus policy persistenlly followed has
Ea ed new adhcrents steadily, until now
/ their ranks aprcar to be cutie formidaDls
and Ii seems Impossible TO aDreRse or sub
( due their demands with increase OF mum
hers they have Erown encouraged and holder
I man lynx mole hills into wolnt0insouo pro-
! uOltlhS ahl SNNSESiHNlhk tNNiA Afht
20 It's limit and 10 thesCtways the game has
undoubtedly been affected in no small de-
( grct
Besides all tho criticism with which the
! LEAGUE has had Ia contend much trouble has
been caused and many handlcaps Imposed
| on the game BY the players, who seem stead
lily 10 assume increased privileges they
have evidently become more independent
than ever IN their actions this year and have
about reached the tull limit Of indifference as
TO the games succass that IL Is possible for
them to usurp. They and all manner OF
fult with the umpires ana take all kinds OF
liberties while the game is In progress, they
Kick on balls and strikes and innumerhble
base decisions ana other nut outs, especially
il the play appears to be close and doubt
arises in their minds, oiten they start long
wrGngles over very triv al and useless mat
ters and not inrequently the players lot
loose their bad temper and Objectionable
scenes occur on the diamond PlQyers on
their homo grounds often lpcite the speeta-
tors against the umpire with the result tnat
more at;eation is gwen 70 the work and ae-
tons Of the umpires and unruly players than
the sporting and playing features OF tue
J Tho PLAYERS also waste considerable time
/ usele ssly and draw out the game TO undue
2 lengths They toss the ball around the field
without cause lag like snails In going 20 and
from the field, talk with one another, and
some even plav their positions slugglshly at
times rs Il afraid to exert themselves whllc
, many pitchers consume much more time IN
Z serving the ball than thew need, All these
, little points cause transportation. detrRct con-
S and hurt tho game importantly.
, However. notwithstanding Its present
! drawbacks the game is held IN very hiah
= favor bv the sport-loVtrg public, and con
I sidering the many conditions mrosed on the
= game this season results 10 date have been
as favorable as could be expected despite all
reports IN the contrary,
with the unwiedlv and unponular twelve
l. club circuit OF the past eight wears reduced a
;, heavy exnSense to eiHht clubs at the be-
d ginning of this season everybody naturally
expected one OF tho best and most prosperous
g wears in the existence Of the Nntiona
cHguc with stronger teams "A better elias
T. and higher standard OF plaviug more en-
s thusiHsm. less fault finding and closer race
z for the peAnant the season began most aus
IA picsqusly and for the first two moaths every
~ thnt ran alcng with entire s'noothness an'
= yearly AZ satisfactorily as autcpated. Th
II teams wonderfully well matched N
- ability and the interest IN and attenduuc
- mt the games were better than ever before
II But unfortunate conditions arose among
ls sCme Of he clubs aud n viii always hap
If pen. the necessary absence Of leading player
crippled ccra,n teams, white the terrin
nGCe set ior The erort IN which every littl
o. rNint ~ m9puegmeat aud method counted
strained ami handic2nred some of tho teams
- showing ~ their Weaknesses, and immediate
10 ~ undcscrvcd fault finding began with re
IS leNtless energy
20 Regarding the rowdyism and the sinsl
un'Y,re systcm, on account of which volume
ie Of undue and unjust criticism lave bee
.e heaued uron the shoulders Of the leaEu
managers IL IL only necessary 10 state ths
there is less trouble from these sources tina
., IN majority of wears OF tha leagues exist
~ cUcc, rherc has bocn less fault found wit
o. tie work and actions Of both umpires an
- PLAYERS tha year than any aeacon ] REGAL
~ lt Is matter CT record that the double um
81 niro system last year hardly gave more salts
vi fuctior than tho sinale svstem has riyer
" As 10 Objectionable and ccnsuratlc actions
81 PLAYERS, the fires that haYc collected den
~ onstrate that this year "a a big improycmoi
"a over last IN this respect only twenty hN
i6 fines having been asscssed so far this seaso
IA against 1871 last year"