Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09
MANAGER HanIou,s Rules

club IN Indianapolis after the repeated FAILURES
in that city.
Manager HanIon's Rules.
The following rules have been printed over
Manager Hsplon's signature upon cards which
have been distributed to the members Of the
team:
Players must report at the grounds not later
than 945 am. and GAS pm.
None but players are allowed in dressing
room.
During the progress Of the game players in
uniform, when not actively engaged, must re-
main seated on the bench.
When at home or abroad players must retire
not later than 11:30 pm. and arise not later
than $50 am
At all times, whether at home or abroad,
players must dress neatly and behave like
gentlemen.
A penalty will be attached for any violation
o. the above rules.
Anson's Gay Streak.
"Anson had another gay streak after yester-
days defeat" says the Chicago Ne,cs. 1.-THE
old fellow seems to be laboring under an illu-
sion. He seems to think that the club is win
ming instead Of losing. Get out here early in
the morning, boys; get out early he began
as he sat over In the corner oiling up his bat
You needn't think that just because we are
winning right along we don't need practice.
III we don't keep up our morning work regu-
larly we'll become big headed and over conf
dent and the first thing you know we will come
out here some day and lose game. We must
learn to stand success. So don't fail to be out
in good season. OF course it would be unrea-
sonable to expect any improvement in your
present errorless playing, but it can at least be
kept up to it present standard. II we don't
keep up right along the first thing you know
one of us will go up to the bat one of these
times and fail to make base hit OF course
that wouldn't make much difference-to lose
just one hit-but then the crowd might guy us
and could never stand that would quit
playing base ball in a minute if the crowd be-
gan to guy me. 1t would kill me. I'm very
sensitive. anyway The old man talked along
in this strain with much seriousness for a while
and then he burst out laughing. He haw hawed
and gufawed and paw paved until his sides
ached."
The Powers of Umpires.
The Brooklyn Eagle makes these very sensible
remarks about the abuse Of umpires, which
supplement the recent remarks on that subject
In this column: Despite the amended code Of
rules giving greater power to umpires to enforce
the written law against the disputing of UNI
pires' decisions. the captains of teams and their
players sill keep in the old .rut Of kicking
agaist the decisions Of umpires which are
marked only by errors of judgment and not by
illegal Interpretation Of the rules. Under the
code of rules neither the captain Of a team nor
any player is allowed to dispute the decision Of
an umpire in which only an error Of Judgment
is concerned, the penalty for violation Of the
law being either fine Of from Is to *25 or the
removal of the offender from the game. And
vet there is not game played in which the law
In question is not openly violated and with ap-
parent inlpunity.
The most Objectionable feature Of this kicking
abuse is its cowardly character Not only do
the whole of the eighteen contestants in a match
view the umpire as their common enemy, but
the thousands Of spectators follow the discred-
liable lead and all are supported by the scribes
or rather a majority of them, for there are q
few writer's who try to protect the defenseless
umpire.
III there were any reasonable excuse for this
disputing Of decisions, if there was anything
possible to be gained by it, it would not be so
bad. But there is positively not a single point
of any kind to be gained In fact, if the truth
must be told, the whole object of the kicking
is to vent the i'll temper Of disappointed play
ers for the errors they commit on the head Of
the utterly defenseless umpire. 1t is not only
folly plain and palpable, but 1t is a mean,
dastardly business thus to attack defenseless
man.
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