August 8, 1907 - The Pittsburgh Press - Way of the Transgressor is Hard in Baseball
WAY OF TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD IN BASEBALL
Elberfeld, Delehanty and Stovall May Find Themselves Outside the Fence Some Day—Fail to Appreciate Opportunities
"The way of the transgressor is hard" —even In baseball. There are three players set down so far this season because of their own foolishness. What is more, some of them may be put out or organized baseball.
There is no use fighting the big league moguls and baseball owners who do all they can to treat ball players right. It means a whole lot to them to have a good ball player on good terms with the club, and the majority of owners in baseball generally appreciate their good work and overlook a lot of things during a playing season.
Elberfeld, Frank Delehanty and George Stovall are the three players who have been set down. All these are known among the fans to be of the first Class as ball players.
In Delehanty the Cleveland club had a player who had just broke Into the big league, and looked like the making of a good player, but reports say he could not keep away from under the saloon signs, and was sent home—suspended.
George Stovall. the Cleveland's first years, was just beginning a good baseball sacker, one of the best in the game, and who has been in the big league for three career. He. too, is on the shelf. According to reports from Cleveland, Delehanty and Stovall will be sold to minor league clubs, and put out of major league baseball. The trouble can be fixed up by the players going to their managers and promising to be good. Rather humiliating but humiliation does not feel as bad as hunger.
Norman Elberfeld, who Is considered by baseball players and managers to be among the top notchers as shortstops. has been suspended because he did not give the New York club his best services. The Kid had some sort of a grouch. It was all his fault, and he has no one to blame but himself for his actions. The fans would like to see him back in the game if he is the same old Kid, but it's a case of you can go and be forgotten. There is sure to be some one come along who will do the job just as good, If not better. Elberfeld was a mighty handy man to have around. He is one of those brainy ball players. When he was suspended he was hitting close to the .300 mark.
Just at present it is up to the players to fix up their troubles. It's a certainty that the club owners can stand the strain if the players can do without their checks every two weeks.
Another thing—it does a ball player no good to be idle. Take Amos Rusie when he sat on the bench for two years after being suspended. When he did get back In the game he was not the great pitcher he was, and no club seemed to want him. This may be the same ease with the three players now suspended. Let us hope it does not turn out this way.
Elberfeld, Delehanty and Stovall May Find Themselves Outside the Fence Some Day—Fail to Appreciate Opportunities
"The way of the transgressor is hard" —even In baseball. There are three players set down so far this season because of their own foolishness. What is more, some of them may be put out or organized baseball.
There is no use fighting the big league moguls and baseball owners who do all they can to treat ball players right. It means a whole lot to them to have a good ball player on good terms with the club, and the majority of owners in baseball generally appreciate their good work and overlook a lot of things during a playing season.
Elberfeld, Frank Delehanty and George Stovall are the three players who have been set down. All these are known among the fans to be of the first Class as ball players.
In Delehanty the Cleveland club had a player who had just broke Into the big league, and looked like the making of a good player, but reports say he could not keep away from under the saloon signs, and was sent home—suspended.
George Stovall. the Cleveland's first years, was just beginning a good baseball sacker, one of the best in the game, and who has been in the big league for three career. He. too, is on the shelf. According to reports from Cleveland, Delehanty and Stovall will be sold to minor league clubs, and put out of major league baseball. The trouble can be fixed up by the players going to their managers and promising to be good. Rather humiliating but humiliation does not feel as bad as hunger.
Norman Elberfeld, who Is considered by baseball players and managers to be among the top notchers as shortstops. has been suspended because he did not give the New York club his best services. The Kid had some sort of a grouch. It was all his fault, and he has no one to blame but himself for his actions. The fans would like to see him back in the game if he is the same old Kid, but it's a case of you can go and be forgotten. There is sure to be some one come along who will do the job just as good, If not better. Elberfeld was a mighty handy man to have around. He is one of those brainy ball players. When he was suspended he was hitting close to the .300 mark.
Just at present it is up to the players to fix up their troubles. It's a certainty that the club owners can stand the strain if the players can do without their checks every two weeks.
Another thing—it does a ball player no good to be idle. Take Amos Rusie when he sat on the bench for two years after being suspended. When he did get back In the game he was not the great pitcher he was, and no club seemed to want him. This may be the same ease with the three players now suspended. Let us hope it does not turn out this way.
