Kid Elberfeld Will Reap Good-Sized Whirlwind.
The scribes of the Southern league, with the possible exception of the Little Rock brethren, are
tiring of Kid Elberfeld's outbursts. and the majority of them are calling for relief. The Kid has always been a bit pugnacious, but this tendency to brawl has always been tempered with some quality that took the sting out of it until this season, when Elberfeld has apparently lost every ounce of caution that thought is to have been stored somewhere in his system.
His recent action in making a farce comedy of what looked like a good baseball game against the
Pelicans seems to be the straw that punched the camel's, back out of joint, and Cliff Abbo, sporting editor of The Times Picayune, New Orleans, in an article headed "Elberfeld Should Be Curbed." throws the first bombshell into the Kiddery. Here's Abbo's appeal:
"Unless President John D. Martin takes some drastic action to curb the frequent outbursts of Kid
Elberfeld, baseball fans will eventually refuse to patronize any of the games in which the Little Rock club is engaged. For no other reason except to display his wrath, he 'tossed' a perfectly good ball game recently to the Pelicans. And while our fans welcome all Pelicans' victories, they cannot conscientiously accept them unless they are won either by skill or a turn of fate.
"Another thing, baseball fans pay to see a club render its best efforts on a ball field. And in the recent game, the Little Rock club could hardly be credited with trying to win.
McCloskey and Elberfeld Suspended by John Martin.
According to telegraphic information from Herbert Caldwell, sporting editor of The Memphis Commercial Appeal, John McCloskey and Kid Elberfeld, managers of the Memphis and Little Rock clubs, respectively, were suspended last night by John D. Martin, president of the Southern league. It was stated the terms of suspension were named as indefinite. No reasons, other than both managers have been reported many times by the umpires of the circuit for insubordination and rule breaking, were given by Mr. Caldwell.
It will be recalled that. McCloskey, during a recent game with Mobile, seized the opportunity of
expressing his opinion of one of Martin's umpires in terms that were eloquent, but showed a distinct lack of discretion. Following this verbal barrage Chieftain John was ejected from the scene of hostilities and a fine calculated to reduce his finances was imposed. He seems able to
stand the pressure and his generosity toward the "flag fund" will probably take the form of a few
more fines before the season's grind comes to a close.
It takes no great dopester to flgure the cause of the Kid's latest suspension. The Kid is rarely out
of deep water and he appears to thrive on suspensions. It is believed that the Kid's trouble comes as the result of his recent action in Mobile, when be pulled his team of the diamond following a decision by one of the umpires that appeared a little putrid to the pilot of the Kiddery.
The scribes of the Southern league, with the possible exception of the Little Rock brethren, are
tiring of Kid Elberfeld's outbursts. and the majority of them are calling for relief. The Kid has always been a bit pugnacious, but this tendency to brawl has always been tempered with some quality that took the sting out of it until this season, when Elberfeld has apparently lost every ounce of caution that thought is to have been stored somewhere in his system.
His recent action in making a farce comedy of what looked like a good baseball game against the
Pelicans seems to be the straw that punched the camel's, back out of joint, and Cliff Abbo, sporting editor of The Times Picayune, New Orleans, in an article headed "Elberfeld Should Be Curbed." throws the first bombshell into the Kiddery. Here's Abbo's appeal:
"Unless President John D. Martin takes some drastic action to curb the frequent outbursts of Kid
Elberfeld, baseball fans will eventually refuse to patronize any of the games in which the Little Rock club is engaged. For no other reason except to display his wrath, he 'tossed' a perfectly good ball game recently to the Pelicans. And while our fans welcome all Pelicans' victories, they cannot conscientiously accept them unless they are won either by skill or a turn of fate.
"Another thing, baseball fans pay to see a club render its best efforts on a ball field. And in the recent game, the Little Rock club could hardly be credited with trying to win.
McCloskey and Elberfeld Suspended by John Martin.
According to telegraphic information from Herbert Caldwell, sporting editor of The Memphis Commercial Appeal, John McCloskey and Kid Elberfeld, managers of the Memphis and Little Rock clubs, respectively, were suspended last night by John D. Martin, president of the Southern league. It was stated the terms of suspension were named as indefinite. No reasons, other than both managers have been reported many times by the umpires of the circuit for insubordination and rule breaking, were given by Mr. Caldwell.
It will be recalled that. McCloskey, during a recent game with Mobile, seized the opportunity of
expressing his opinion of one of Martin's umpires in terms that were eloquent, but showed a distinct lack of discretion. Following this verbal barrage Chieftain John was ejected from the scene of hostilities and a fine calculated to reduce his finances was imposed. He seems able to
stand the pressure and his generosity toward the "flag fund" will probably take the form of a few
more fines before the season's grind comes to a close.
It takes no great dopester to flgure the cause of the Kid's latest suspension. The Kid is rarely out
of deep water and he appears to thrive on suspensions. It is believed that the Kid's trouble comes as the result of his recent action in Mobile, when be pulled his team of the diamond following a decision by one of the umpires that appeared a little putrid to the pilot of the Kiddery.
