The Washington times., 1901-08-22

National League and the men who own
the clubs composing that organization be-
cause they permitted what was termed
'rowdy baseball This term was harped
upon for months by the Ban Johnson fol-
lowers. wait until the American League
gets to work and there will be no more
rowdyism on the ball field Mr.. Johnson
stated time and again. The American
League has been in existence for a num-
Der of months now. and up to date there
have been more disgraceful disturbances
in its games than have occurred in the
older and better governed organization.
The average Washington baseball enthu-
siast was disguised yesterday when he
beheld the riot in the field. He realized
that the American League officials did
not provide ample protection against such
exhibitions. and that ii was doubtful eX-
tremely doubtful, if a local baseball game
was proper place to take woman of
responsibility. Certainly. there was not a
woman in the grandstand yesterday but
who wished she was not present There
is no guarantee that the same scene VIII
not be repeated again-this very after
when there is a game at the American
League park. And all because the man
ayers of the different teams do not ap-
parently care very much If their players |
make nuiSances of themselves or not. |
win games. be respectable If you can, |
but wiY gamesf is the managerial dic-
tum II should be stated that Manager |
Manning was in the grandstand at the |
time of yesterdays lsturbance, but ne
quickly jumped over the railing and did |
what he could to quell the disorder, put
nager-Captain Clarke Griffith, of the |
Chicago club, made no effort to call on
his players. As a matter of fact, ms
rly, disagreeable player. VINO fortu-
Yat,ly- possesses the knack of throwing
hase bail melted his men on to object to
she decisions of the umpire, and, after ne
entered the box he kept up the kicking
himself.
lent Ban johnson, of the American
League. will do to punish Pitcher ma
Ioll and Shortstop ShuSart. OF chicago.
There is no doubt as to what punishment
would be melted out to them were they
members of any other club. but 1t Is re-
,uted that President Johnson is a part
lwner of the Chicago organization ana
|. the very moment the disgraceful pro-
leding We're being enacted in Washing
hn he was on fishing trip with Charles
lomiskey. the president OF the chicago
HUB There should be no leniency SHOWN
hose offending players. and suspendlng |
hem for the season would be but an IN
kiequate punishment.
manager Manning has been put to an
spense of at least $4,000 this season TO
he the people of the Capital baseball
Ines, and while the standing of the c'ub
not what the enthusiasts or Mr.. Man ,
k.ig had hoped for. it is well-known !
let that he has done his utmost to Sc
BE better men, even though he has been {
fsucco ssful. II is not fair to him to have !
lgang of thugs, such as the Chicago \
bib. come here and destroy his chances
s..sake his venture paying one. But
Ir Manning cannot object If respectable
zen and women refrain from attending
le ball games at his park; indeed. they
re fully justified in so doing in view of
ssterdays riot.
The National League is doing consider /
BILE talking about placing team =
Washington next season. The 1
ational League will find many persons l
ere who will welcome its advent. fer I
zen National League "rowdyism'' is in v
nitelv preferable to American League c
.hugisni,'' as exemplificd in the per-
of the Chicago team at Wash $
gton and the Baltimore Club at the lat b
r city yesterday.
The Washingtons won the game by
aging better game than did the Chi
lgo men. Mercer was in fine form, | -
lille the local men had no trouble in = =
ting Katoll whenever they pleased. =
Id they had as much success with Crit
h, who went into the box after the q
;ht in the fourth inning. A feature of Ia
lie game was the splendid fielding of h
ingman at short. Some of his stops S
ere truly circusy. and he accepted nine S
that came his way-without Il
e semblance of an error. b;
Waldron scored the first run in the In b.
al inning, when he hit for three bases T.
I'd scored on Dungan's out at first In | OF
Il out at second on Clarke's hit 10 7
artman. Grady flew out to Jones, and
,ster singled. Coughlin walked to first
ID moment later the bases were
AIRED by Clingmans three harger. F
ingman got home on a passed ball. d
ngles by Mercer and Farrell and l.
uble by Waldron permitted these play 81
5 10 tally in the seventh. The visitors NJ
ire unable to get a man around the e
ses during the afternoon, and for this p,
ut-out each member of the home forces d
IS presented with a hat by an enthusi- W
tic admirer. The score: