The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-05
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PITCHER cuARLEs EsPER, BALTIMoREs
iivious 70 his surroundings while offlciat-
ing, and nearly all are swayed, more or
less, in their desire to give satisfaction to
capricious rooters in the stands. In some
instances this umpire bias Is SO great that
IL becomes a severe handicap on the visit
ing nine. / am sorry to say that President
Young has several umpires on his staff
who not only favor the rooters, but fear
them TO such an extent TINT they Will
strain their conscience in order To please
the often unreasonable demands of
"cranks' on the seats. These are the UNI
pires who, in the end, fail To give general
satisfaction and drop out OF the profes-
sion in few months or n year at most.
The success Of Emslie, Hurst and Lynch
has always been based upon their habit OF
giving decisions exactly as they saw tho
play regardless OF the opinions or num-
bers of the spectators.
There can be no doubt that surrounding
sympathy also has much to do with
mines playing. In some of the western
cities as we'll as in Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington, the ''rooting" for
the home team Is always intense and serves
| not only to encourage and spur the local
! players, but the jeers, derisiye shouss and
the visitors effect the latter disastrously.
Lastly team on the road is sure to be
handicapped by their mode of living.
| Travelling long distances tires tho players
/ ont. Change of food, and particularly OF
water, is liable TO distress the inner man.
! During the recent western trip dozens of
the visiting playe~ were weakened and
some were prostrated by the Ill effects of
river and lake water. Ball players, as "a
! rule, drink water excessively, and mixing
ones drinking water is as bad, IL not
worse, than mixing ones drinks. If the
stomach is "out of keller" the eye Is af-
fected and every player must have good
eye" TO be effective In his business.
| The New York and Boston teams have
tho least loyal crowds To play TO at home
OF any OF all the League clubs. Their
newspaper support is not so partisan as Is
that OF the other clubs, and the attendance
on games is more cosmopolitan Ia Its com
ploxion. Therefore the two teams which
represent those cities are more or less han
dicappcd thereby.
Loft handed pitchers in the National
league have not been such potent factors
in the race this season as they were once.
Breitenstein maintains his right To be
called king of the left handlers, and Fsper
VI DuilihoiV, PA'ohhiNf G''o wy fA"~N.
Espers SUCCESS Is based on a change OF
pace. His obi catcher, Charley Farrell,
saws Esper Ii the only left handler playing
ball today who can use slow ball with a
deceptive movement Of the arm. Ho Ia:
steadicd down during the last year or two
which adds TO his worth. 1 believe IL was
his unreliablity in that respect which
caused tho Philadolphias first and the Wash
ingtons next TO dispense with his services
just now he Is very important man fol
the Baltimore club.
The first serious break I'm the A ant
Is classes Of the minor leagues comes
from the south Tho Southern league
as In previous years, shows signs 30
midsummer trouble This year, how
ever, the clubs have held out later thar
usual, and there may be finish 20 th'
championship by n depleted circuit. Th
clubs I'm the southern circuit always star
off well, but some Of them are sure To suf
fer for want Of patronage before the mid
die Of the season. Who knows what goot
timber the teams Of the Southern leagu
Of 1895 may turn outS Tho minor league
gave the Nationals such young stars thi
year as Clarke Of Louisville, Clark Of New
York, Anderson Of Brooklyn. Sullivan an,
Dolan of Boston, Clarke, o Brien and Col
lins Of Louisville Tebeau III Of Cleveland
Miller Of Cincinnati and Clingman D
Pittsburg.
Now comes new candidate for higl
class favors. Butler, n young fielder from
'ha Nashville club. Joined the New Yorl