The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-27
THE EVENING TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. MARCH 27 1897

Ihe Providence club some score Of years
ago had Spaniard on its nine, little
fellow called Naya, who caught for the club.
The Italians, think, have never furnish
ed "a player. The French recently have
been coming into prominence on the dia-
mond through Pappalan Lachance, Lajoie
and Demontrcville But the jS5sh and
Germans will always furnish the bulk Of
material for the professional teams
Last year 10 was reported and denied
thai race feeling had sprung up between
tbe Ir,sh and German players of the Pitts
Lyss t,am. Tro report turned out to be
true, and the denial was given merely TO
temporarily. tide over the trouu.e.
when Beckley, Stencil and Bierbauer, three
of the four Germans on the team, were
transferred to other clubs the truth IF this
race friction was acknowledged. Irish.
americans this year will replace the threo
ex-German players - namely, Donnelly,
Brodie and Padden.
The sudden collapse Of baseball efforts
in the south has given still one more lhow
to the National league custom OF training
In Dixie IL csnsed the Pittsburg club to
change it's proctite grounds from Atlarta
to Norfolk. The Bostons went to Sa-
vannah only after the parties at that place
interested offered extra inducements. The
Baltimorcs and Philadelphias proceeded tn
their Georgia grounds, but both will cur-
tall their stay and work northward as soon
us possible. in order to secure GENES where.
py some monetary returns D,ay be secured.
IL IL. matter of history that the weak
est section Of the Union for the national
game Is the south and southeast. Virginia
and Texas alone OF all the southern states
have enough baseball enthusiasm to carry
through a season. The Southern league
has been fat failure for two or three
| years past Probably "A rest this year will
restore some Of the enthusiasm for base
ball which existed in the southern cities
half dozen years ago.
| The application of Emslie, Hurst and
Lynch for an increase Of salary as National
league umpires will probably DO granted,
with Sheridan included. These four men
are four rare jewels, found by trying more
than 100 men. Their recompense has beer
t240 month, with all expenses paid, but
as the season Is but little over five months
In duration Il II seen that they have beer
more poorly paid than half Of the bail play
ers by whom they arc abused Presiden
Young by hong experience must appreciate
i tuo WOEtu "a wuCn Incn Ou nAk oohht 0hW ~
the League has refsrred to him the question
Of increasing their salaries, with power Il
act, he will no doubt grant their request.
There have been umpires in the pas
with Judgments az good as II not better thar
those of Emslie, Hurst, Lynch and Sheri
dan, but they have fallen out Of the bust
ness either through indulgence in liquo
or lack Of nerve. Ball players will almos
unanimously agree that GafYney was tn
best man for correct judgment who eve
stood behind the plate to call balls ant
strikes But he couldn't overcome tn
curse Of drink. Young tried him over ant
over again in the hope that he would con
quer his weakness, but to no good result
Keefe was another whose judgment wa
excellent But the once great pitche
lacked sand" The players were not slo,
in discovering this weak spot, and the
worked IL until Kecfe gave up in despair
1t is much harder to get good umpir
than 1t is to find winning pitcher or
great batsman. And, considering the abus
to which they daily submit from player
and spectators, Messrs. Emslie, Hurst an
Sheridan are probably the poorest pai
professionals in the United States.
o. p. CAYLoR.