The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-22
ran OVER MR.. SUGGS.
ne Tacoma Players Had No
Respect for the Umpire.
uGrrle WON. SCORE IS TO u.
A. y We Pretty Yellow Gsms-Ths
nsSssts From the City of Destiny
Given Too Much License.

aeafsie beat Tacoma yesterday afternoon
: 4 nSu,e o. baseball at Tire u. ~ G. A.
- BIZ o score OF l. 10 IL. The pleasure
= vseressins the game was marred By
- scsien Of the visiting pszycsx. who
- Almost rowdysssl In their efforts to
.shs Umpire sDsgs appear ridiculous.
Ree;fie u not accustomed 70 seeing pro-
suesloaai pitchers fall nat oa the groaad
secszue an ufn2.re's decision on . bail
z not ia aocordAncs with his IDEAS. or hear
ptebsr yell out In a clounish manner,
-fhonk you. when the umpire Gala n
srske. The examples OF bad conduct on
a. psrt OF Tacoma players In yesterdays
me might be given at length. but they
~estd simply os more extended glussra-
teos Of what has already been noted.
umpirs suszs is greatly 10 blame Cor al
,sv.ne such actions on the field. because
- toee not enforce the rules that we're
- By the baseball lAw LEGISLATORS 10
mvsr tust such cases. Mr.. suKxs does
- sssn 10 have control Of the players.
n sJsows them 70 speak to him just when
shey please 10 dispute his decisions on
Sslh AMI strikes. and at the bases. lie
ansss . dissatisfied ball player 20 walk
nto tho diamond from the coaching box
"a tell him that such a decision was not
orrsct. Such actions should not be toll.
gsssd By any umpire. and II Mr.. susss
"A been alive 10 tie situation yesterday
sfternoon he would have fned the Tacoma
Saysfs repeatedly. and In addition put
~ Of them out Of the game. As long
= Mr. Suxas allows ball players TO act az
"a tie Tacoma men yesterday, just 10
bns viii he have troubse.
r Con stroutbefs had been umpirlng
lpootsrdAy he would have taught Mr..
cseke. Mr.. PAstorious and Mr.. Hranden-
M 8 lesson that they would have re-
nsnbered all the season. IL h true that
NJ euggs IL not the best umpire In the
ND. or for that matter. as good a.
Frank March. but on the other hand his
sessions are generally fairly good. and II
; wrong for ball players TO attempt to
naks him appear ridiculous by dertding
rsry decision he renders. The rules on
~ powers and duties Of unpires leave no
ssepfion about what Mr. Suggs could have
49, yesterday. Al, that he did do was
~ Pastorious s.. and the crowd knew
sothing Of that.
Rals 81 says: The umpire IL the sols
~ abaoiutc Judge OF play. In no instance
ALI any person. except the captains OF
- competing teams. be allowed TO ad-
fsss him or question his decisions, ami
lAsy car only question him on an inter-
pfetation OF the rules
A decision on a ball or struke or out At
Il baso In a question Of judgment. not an
Interpretation of the rules.
Again the rules say; The umpire II
n1ster of the field from the commence
rat 10 the termination of the game, and
N entitled to the respect OF the specta-
I'm, and any person Offering any Insult
IL indignity to him must be promptly
sjscted from the grounds. He must bs
Invariably addressed by the players as
Mr. Umpire and he must compel tho
I&yers to observe the provisions OF all
To- playing rules. and he is hereby In
visited with authority to order any player
10 do or omit to do any act. - he may
Den necessary 10 give force and effect
IL any and all such provisions.
The umpire IL given power TO impose
ID ans OF not less than s. nor more than
~ II the riayers fsil to remain within
liner positions AZ given In the rules A
|o6bnd offense involves a fine of Is. and
ID the umpire chooses he can order the
|sRender out of the game. A third offense
|enmpeos the umpire to retire the offender.
when the National League magnates
|oef last spring they changed the rules
70 give the umpire moro authority. Mr..
e4gss should take advantage of this and
~ master OF the situation.
20 far as the actual playing went yes
hriay there was enough OF uncertainty
d 10 which would win to create interest.
those who enjoy hard hitting saw enough
70 satisfy them Tor week EEan sot a
triple. two two-haggers and a single.
While Robinson picked out a double aud
two singles. LutE was the only man on
he home team that did not get hit. and
b has been hitting hard enough lately
- that he can AFFORD 10 take "a lay-or Tor
one day
Mcrrisssv ana Pastorious did some
lard hitting for Tacoma In fact all
the Tacoma mcE raised their batting
averages, Hartman got two hi,a and the
rere he plays IN this city the more evil
esnt Il becomes that he T. a FIRST class
nan. kim made "a beautiful three bag
~ 10 deep center In the NTH. and right
x,er him came Donovan. Norrlsscy.
Hartman. Cooke. and Pastorious With
ats that Noted hive earned runs.
kvrn with two errors charged against
Mn Cooke did some pretty clever fielding
q short. and Morr.ssey scooped In every
hng that came his way Egan. Ire
And bianford and Campau did good In
WI work Tor the home team. Willie"
srcwn was on hand yesterday with =
aome run when the bases were fuil IL
vas clean. hard hit.
Tha seor-.