St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12

will characterize the day will be PLAYED
at Rockford, ILL.,, between as many
members of the original Rockford team
and the old contemporaries, the For
est Cities, as can be mustered there.
and some Of them are coming from
the Pacific slope, too. Five million
aires will don the gloves after a much
needed rest, and while perhaps the
fielding will not be very clean, the
game will be interesting by reason
OF its personnel, for the kings of by-
gone days will be there-Al Spalding
and his compatriots of the 70s.
President Young this week sent out
the following suggestions to UNI
pires:
desire to call your special attention to
the changes in the rules in relation to finins
ana remover OF players, etc., and 1 shall in
SIsC that every umpire enforce, not only that
out every playing rule, both in letter and
spirit II any rule is faulty it can be dem
onstrated by its strict enforcement. 1t is
useless for one umpire to enforce the rules
unless each and every one does exactly the
same. If you commence from the very first
game 10 DO your whole duty, you will have
little trouble in doing so during the entire
season, but If you do not your trouble will
have just commenced. and your usefulness
as an umpire be practically at an end.
The umpires will provide themselves with a
blue fannel suit and cap, and always present
neat appearance on the field. Be courteous
and polite to all players whenever you meet
them, and l would advise that you avoid
familiarity with any. With MANY il would
be harmless, while with others 1t would be
taken advantage of and destroy your useful
ness to very great extent.
You will consider all assignments as con-
fidential, as circumstances might make a
change necessary at very short notice.
After game go directly to your hotel as
you may find telegram awaiting you. You
can not be too careful in watching for tele-
grams, and by so doing, you can save us
both considerable trouble.
1t is also very important that you should
advise me at once by letter or by wire
where you are stopping in each city and. If
possible, l would like a list of all the hotels
where you stop during the season, and then
make no change without previously advising
me.
If you have any doubt about the proper
construction of any rule, let me know, and
l will always take pleasure in giving you
full information. Your decisions must be
uniform upon every point of play.
Don't be too hasty in rendering a decision,
but l cannot too strongly impress upon your
minds the Importance Of being prompt in
doing so after you have formed an intelli-
gent judgment. Even a very slight delay
gives the audience the impression that you
are in doubt.
Be perfectly fearless in doing just exactly
what you believe to be right.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: Left
handed pitchers never last very long.
History shows that they cannot stand
the pace as well as those who pitch
with their other arm. Ramsey, Kilroy
and ''Tody" Baldwin the three crack
left-handers, did not stay at their best
very long. Four years is the limit
given left-handers in the top notch
class. This will be Breitenstein's
fourth year in fast company, and-?"
Chicago's City league points with