The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-16
FOR THE BASEBALL CRANKs.
Criticisms ny an Intelligent Enthusiast
With Comments.

The following criticism comes from one of the
most intelligent of all the many baseball en-
thusiests in seattle and is worthy OF the closest
attention and consideration;
To the Sporting Editor: ! have been quite a
constant atteudan. upon the BAL games PLAYED
mt the Madison street baseball grounds for the
last two years and have one or two criticisms
TO make in regard TO the management. and Also
in regard to the department. OF the audience on
some special occasions.
When the home team has published i'll the
morning papers that some one OF their pitchers
would be in the box for that days game, ana
tie patrons oil the game relying upon the pub
lishcd statements have gone out to the grounds
and paid their money to see the game as ex-
pected aud they nave found some one else sub
stltuteG for tie place, they nave felt that they
were not being treated fairly and have some
times given uudisguised expression to their dis
appointment
III the tenrr either the home or the visiting
one, find themselves. either from disability or
other good cause. unable to comply with the
unfinished programme, then osiore the COM
inencenent OF the game "a statement should be
made BY the umpire TO the audience annouuc-
ing the change and giving the reasons therefor
mis- course would no doubt satisfy every
soaable person and stop the irritating and an
moving fauit-hudlag by the patrons OF the
game, such as was exhibited IN last Wednes-
dsy's game by the substitution OF Gi.lilaud in
nlace OF Meiiinnis, whose name had been pub
iished in the papers as the:pitcher for that day
game. GO
10 evidence towards the visiting clubs Is often
Highly disrepGtable. The catcsIis, hownngs,
hissings and spy NJ OF the visiting cino, often
nv onaniy calling of names OF the individual
members thereof by the audience upon the ex-
hlhitlou o. an error on their part. Is a prsctlce
so Internationally and ungenerous, so behea'h
common dignity aud good conduct, that no
wor1s however strong in condemnation thereof
can be expressed that would do full justice to
the occasion. -, "a
cheney and every club and every player Is emil
ted 10 lair and manly criticism AMI treatment
in every game and while am satisfied that the
average seattle patron oil the game does 40. "a
tend really 10 insult or annoy any mem
her OF the visiting club. yet the eAhi-
hilton OF their satisfaction AT ait
unfortunate deuouement on the part
of the visiting club Is SO apt 10 bubble over IN
unpailet! Tor auu improper remarks ana other
exhibitions thnt this criticism l feel is JUST
let US ali, as seattle patrons or the game, re-
frsin from further exhibitions OF TINS nature
ais Iot rs m xe our visitors feel that they are
No, only entitled to. but that they shan receive
al the hands OF the seattle audiences the iait
and manly treatment To- which tbcE are ent-tlS1
n tra MANAGEMENT OF the seattle club do not
soon rer.ify this thing they VIII see ilarked
decrease in the patronage OF me game. ~ O'.s
L. h. ANDREWS.
The practice OF ieering and Kissing al players
OF The visiting tesm--aut OF the nome team as
well--has become altogether too common 81 the
Madison street bal PARK. Baseball players are
not tufsIiible, but as rule they are con
scisntlous workers and are doing everything III
,batr nower To bring victory 10 their teams
brilliant play bya spokane, tacoma of i"T'-aHu
vlayer Is jnst as worthy Of applause rs 'oe ssihe
play made by member OF the h"iNe '0"14i ma"
when = t,lnvcr Of ;ne visiting nine makes a good
o,r,,+. ana fails ne should be applanded and en-
rourars3 rather than booted at. Many time
.tbfrd haseluan or catcher OF she visiting tesia
r. b..,, hin II 4 ont o. holding diiheult ny y
tna wells of Tie blsacasrs and grand stand IL