The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-09

cellent result. To say that Mr.. Hunt was
pleased is using very moderate language
10 describe very immoderate condition OF
physical and mental jubilation in a profess
sional jubilator.
Il have had it in my head all through the
late dodrums of profit and loss-principa'ly
ioss-that We would win il We only would
send the visitors to bat" says MIR. Hunt
Il thought IL over so much that II became
a conviction with me. Then | went 10 Mr..
Tebeau and besouSht him to make the
change. Mr. Tebeau gave me the merry
equine cachlnation and said: Why. my
dearest boy, IL was because We were losing
that We switched from sending the visitors
To bat. and went ourselves Well says |,
you are a competent wardmaster. Throw
the automatic again and 20 first He adj
mitted: 1t cannot make us any worse and
| will try it, And he did. See what hap
pened? l feel that We are In for a winning
streak as long as the band of steel with
which my road binds ST. Louis 10 the sub
urban towns Of Chicago and Kansas CITY"
Speaking of Jack DoyIe's villianous as
sault on Umpire Ensie In Cincinnati" re-
marked John Sumptcr yesterday. there S
some excuse for Doyle. i am not pal
well-estahlshed fact that he was very
seriously Affected by insulation in 1857.
Louis. just prior TO its departure for Gin
cinnati. Doyle was twice compelled to quit
the game on account of the heat. / am
quite sure he was not himself when he as
saultei Emsiie You know boyle has been
very quiet this year. His behavior has been
irreproachable. i do not think the ends of
justice will he served by making an OK
ample OF Doyle in this case. We do not
capitally punish criminals of affected mind.
DOYLE was affected at this time.
ITO be sure. he should not be allowed 10
play when in such a condition. but the
Idea of making an example Of him as has
been urged by some rowdy ballph0bists is
unjust and absurd Were | certain that he
WAS responsible when he assaulted Emsle
| should turn my thumbs with the rest of
then. but the documents in evidence prove
that he WAS not
They were discussing ''rowdy ball'' in the
stand the other day when an old player
and umpire cut In with the following;
The excellent gentlemen % the press
who have unseiiish!y girded on their
armOr in acfense Of the poor umpire and
who have crusaded against rOwdy ball
players have III my humble opinion. start
ed at the wrong end. They have simply
attacked the players, demanded their sup
preston ami punishment. In the abstract
this is right. But | believe that to uproot
''rowdy ball" The place 10 begin is at the
root of it-amone the spectators. 49,,
in the twenty years Of my baseball
career ] have found the spectators harder
to handle than the players. Tn. crowd
makes it harder for the umpire than play
ers do. When a player l. kicking he Is
simply trying to put the crowd onto the
umpire. Nothing an umpire will punish 50
quickly in a player as an attempt 10 put
the dreaded crowd onto him
Il assure you that in my tine as an UNI
pire the treatment l received from the play
ers was kind. courteous and generous. com
pared to what | received from the specta-
tors. Speaking Of vile language. which
rowdy baiphobists charge the players with
using, | have had more of it from specta-
tors than from players.
My idea j. this: Stamp out abuse Of play
ers and umpircs in the stands. AMI the ques-
tion Of rOwdy bali Will be settled. II a spec-
tatpr bowls insultingly At an umpire or
player of either team. have him put out OF
the park. IL Il player speaks insulunsly 10
another player, to the spectators or to the
umpire. have him elected
You say IL cannot be done. Is that so /:
Yet across the street from League Park. at
the Fair Grounds race course, they do Ii II
the action of Il player or an umpire Is ques-
toned. Suppose crowd or any part of a
crowd at the race track got up and shook
its hands At the judges AZ the race track.
at the starter, at the jockeys. what would
happen?
Every man of them would be given his
money and thrown over the fence. Often
I have seen horse race decided in what
| thought was wrong order. Dare | go mp
and call the judges names. shake my ilst
at then anu ;cIl Robbery How much did
you have on that race? IL the starter gave
my hcrs. d bad start. or the jockey gave
him a bad ride, dare | go up and yell.
'NCu numbering villain, or shout. You
ball are you playing flne him. Fine him
Why. they'd have me by the nape Of the
neck and out Of the gate in a minute.
Yet this excellent discipline IL main
tanned on Il race track where money de
ponds on the good work of the jockeys and
the correct decisions of starters. judges and
stewards. II some sl00lD depended on the
result Of a ball game. If every man in the
stand had a bet on. | wonder what they
would do to the umpire when ne gave
close one against them?
Il have seen business and professional
men of excellent rcputs get up at ball
same and cry: Kill the dirty dog! Rob
DcTi Thief Hit him. Hit him! meaning
the umpire. And all because they did not
like 4 decision.
Il have seen the same men get a bad
start for a bet an 4 race track, have their
horse badly ridden. and have the judges
place them in what they thought was wrong
order in 4 finish Yet they did not yell
big stiff" They just tear up their tickets
with smile and say: That was a bad
break we got. That boy rode rotten race
Ur We thought We won there, bu: guess
the judges could see it better than We coul T.
Hut they never my an umpire might have
seen it better than they did Yet in the
one case money il lost and they say not a
word. In the other they do not lose
thing. Vet they incite a riot.
This abuse of Umpires and players IS
bad habit. That is all. 1t should lee Grad
ic.ttd. Il can lie done. ] would like to soc
sume of my swell! friends who abuse an
umpire or Il PLAYER touched on tn. shout
der by a policeman. walked through ti..
stand under arrest, given th:ir money and
told tn stay out | know good fell
lows in St. Louis who get after urrnirts
Who woulG scooter give up sl.oJ than have
that lOue to -herI
Then II they are real bad let them he
taken to the station and = charge OF in
citing a riot put against them. I; H. in
citing to riot to urge q man 20 strike or
Kill au umpire. isn't II? I'd like to So this
scheme tried for season or tso. I'll bSJ
1t would stop rowdy ball"
Western Lergue.
Sioux City. la. July Score:
r. II T.
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