The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
MIR. FREEDMAN DISCUSSES KICKING
Very Unsnti.rnotor Answers to Pertinent
Questions.

Very Unantisfactory Answers to Pertinent
Questions
President freedman of the Now York Bsso-
ball Club has further views on tho umpire ques.
ton and licking on the field, In addition to those
expressed in Wednesdays Sun. In that inter.
Wow Mr.. Freedman said:
"Incompetont umpires are easily intimidated,
and that has been tho case in several cities we
have visited where these officials have presided
over the games"
In relation to til statement, THE Sun 70
porter asked the New York Clubs President
yesterday:
DO players kick to intimidate tho umpires,
and are the New York players permitted to kick
to even things I'M -
naturally most players KICK either 10 In
timidate the umpires or to cover UP their own
n."n, ""a " lopis. u o"pt' joyce
mas ai"a!s received Instructions from me TO DO
careful about going ut an umpire in such a way
- ''" A"a'o"eo
oroered MN TO see that the umpires do right,
umuircs have fhrough cocrcion an, ,nti,nid,.
tion nv onr onnononts wilfnrIv uroma.d na hr
tion y u opponents "ifuiy "rohgcd us oy
"Ths Nav yor, c,r, VIDA, M, o,,,u, .... "a.
. ,ork oiuo Goes not ciaim maj ite
prayers are lambs gambollinE on tho green,'
but wedO claim that not one of them. although
tempted to injure another player. The spiking
of Donahuc of the Chicnpos nv warner 7 did not
ao. h,t 7 ,rd.rstond - 90 >, ,on;n..t
'o., o"t : u"u'rS.nhu u was an accident.
No. have not told my players to kick. On
the contrary l issued orders before | sailed for
Erro,e ,h,t ,boro shnrI5 r.. 49,. Liahin. y.
oP' '"", "et' 'Houie W oA''Aihg WHAT
soeVer' and as far as l know there has been
none. The club has informed the men. though
NO, , n norr,i, ,,,,,,. 49,. -. go
',''"' 'Ppo''"s pi"sois u hurt them'
ana py mat we mean that attempts at spiking
nv certain fDupbS pf fhe nrnfcaeinn aborld ~
ressrt.d ,y;,h To-" NN '"'"u W
resented with torce'
In view or the fact that the rules distinctly
prohibit kicking except on a technical inter.
pietntion oI 'he rules ana also prevent an UNI
pirc. from hanging decisions based solely upon
his Judgment. why doesn't Tho New York club
ana al inc League clubs insist upon the players
oteying the rules I the reporter asked.
The League has framed rules which give alb
so!ute power to the umpircs. We may keep on
legislnting in this way for years to come, but il
we nave incompetent umpires the rules are
worthless. competent umpires enforce the
players see that an umpire does not know the
game. and is either incompetent or wilfully un.
earth can stop them. The fundamenta ,rin.
ciplc, then, Is the securing Of competent nm.
pircs. When we get them then we can make
the PLAYERS obey the rules ~ "A'
"fhis scasnn fhn Scm Sorls h,r. .. -
peIlcd 70 nnt nm With Gecisinns ranS peSh com,
~ ~, y pms Up III ueelslons rendered oS an
tirualiv drunk on the Held Eil.bi clnhs I
tested him. but Mr.. Young kent him at wnrt
with the result that he WAS the cause of riots m
the field which were a disgrace IN The nationni
game
You say the rule which prohibits n r., n,ai,
from questioning a decision IA worthless Hsve
you a substitute /" was asked. i"'o
THE rule is not practical" replied Mr.. Freed.
man. .I hell. vr tb,f ,he c,n;at z basa rinht "