The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
owners To MEET.
President ruiliam Calls for Con
ference at New York on
July %
WILL DISCUSS DAVIS AFFAIR.
First 3IidS"usou Meeting Since
the Crisis If 1872 Gut"ola.
~ .he Session Is
Doubtful.


REP BLI' SPECIAL
New. York. Jvly iS--That President Pull
lam # thu National League has decided i:
| is The better part + wisdom - have the
DAYS cas-. thrashed OFT in meeting is IN
! d!,.-ei - tho ctl. issued by him ~ SatIr-
| Gsy ser the club owners to assemble liz the
| Victoria Hotel. in This city. on July p.
- grave is the situation and 50 pro-
u1ure.d the sentiment Of Hermann. Hart
| and Robson. the members Of he Peace
Colamitt1e. against the playing Of Davis by
| Me- York that no other course cD;:Ii have
! be-. pursued.
Il is an extraordinary condition when the
| magc.-.es find it necessary to get t1gether
| IL rl..l-zas r.. 30 such state OF affairs has
| arisen in tie National League since 1892 In
| june Of that year the club owners found
| themselves facing crisis almost as serious
4 aS the or sent one.
! ii was the first year Of the consolidation
| Of the National League ana IN. american
! Association. The circuit was composed ~
twelve cities and he schedule was the
| double championship affair staggering IN
! Qay the weight OF excessive salary nstS,
! Wni,N threatened TO rum nearly al. the ciuoS
| tie owners ass rlbieI in midseasoH. called
! ,.i al. contracts ana resigned the players
| III reduced igurss.
! i VS. . trHug time. but the players
! yielded 10 tx inevitable and the game went
! uG. IL is eleven yeaTS since that incident.
! and in al that time no circumstances
! hJcbed 10 which made it essential for the
| pre- !jert Of the National League to call
| the Magtates together III the neat OF d
| campaign.
| OUTCOME OF MEETING DOUBTFUL.
| What VIII he the outcome OF the meeting
! on July -. OF course. is problenatical. but
| Tie inference Is thai right will prevail and
! that the League as Il tOdy wil! refuse 10
sanction the g!I wing of Davis by Brush. 1t
! cannot Well do otherwise without affront
ing tho baseball public.
L cannot permit BruShorian methods to
! dominate tle League without repu1iat!ng
/ the p ace d4reef.-.ut drawn in Cincinnati
! for the welfare OF baseball.
1t cannot say to the American League.
! wA.ch has lived uq 10 the letter and spirit
! q me peace treaty IN every detail! that
! l1ay.s Is eligible To play with the New York
| club without inviting another war.
Ire DAYS and Eger;eid caseS bring in up
! have =. Board of Arbitration 10 settle their
! disputes without going TO law An inde.
/ pendent b. ~ that IS composed of men OF
standing ana sound Judgment. who are not
J allied With either league. " OF one man
! from each league ana Il third member inGe-
7 pendent Of either. man Ike T. B. Tai
| colt. or Pat Powers. for instance.
! Such q board would dispense justice and
keep relations pleasant ard its existence
and authority would preclude the grabbing
B uy one side II the others players for real
, or imaginary wrong.
/ GAME DRIFTING TOWARD ROWDYISM.
! The outbreak of rowdy kicking in Cincin
! natl Il week aga yesterday: the nSnt be-
D tween umpire ana Il player at American
; League PARK here last week. the ACtITdW-
! Williams fuss al 81 Louis: the rOuEh-and-
tu-moi. fight between two players at the
/ Polo Grounds recently: the OSeiil-Babb
fight H. =. Louis: the indefinite suspension
Il Ia jcic the second one this season: the
Burhctt-Ldftus fight in 81. Louis. all SHOW
that the present season Will not go down
into history as 4 rei-i-tter one for clean
spnrtSulanship in baseball.
on the subject of offenders. the club
owners and managers who do not give the
presidents full support in squs.ching the
umpire hulliers and haitsTs are Offenders
Just as great morally as any of their play
,rs. The protection which presidents prom
iSe to umpires SHOULD protect them from
vile abuse from PLAYERS. and the suspen-
sion OF 4 month TWO for such language
Green * said to have used TO Umpire
Sheridan will have Il wholesome effect.
RELATIONS APE STRAINED.
The wave Of disorder which has swept
more serious attention than the matter
which has strained the thin peace existing
between the two hig leasues. and the lat
affair is not one 10 be treated lightly
by AIRY means.
kicking is not only offensive to the class
of patrons whose presence Is desirable. but
it hurts the team hat INDUCES in il. The
powers that be must decide that the dis-
iroud IS for baseball. not for Drawing. then
adopt measures adequate u cope with the
tyIl. ard then enforce the measures
They could begin by putting a stop to the
practice of players Of opposing sdes suying
or kidding uue another on the field. or
addressing one another at all while the