The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARE
SUSCEPTIBLE TO CRITICISM
STARS OF THE DIAMOND All. SUI
FER FRON HiLLt GINA
TIoN WHICH DROVE POOR
CATCHER BERGEN To VIII
DER AND SUICIDE.


The murderous and suicidal insanity
which drove moor Martin Rere.u to destroy
his wife cbJIro, an. h,r..tf had SIS
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various "'Ert'S. All hiSeh'il players are
subject III" Authorization is that they are
being knocked " that Is having their p.r-
eouaItv and ability d-rricJ discharged
,u4 .s.,r,,h,., L. -
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Many stories nave been told Of th'SpianS
jealousy a.; pride In personal reputation
J among mon and women of the stage and
cf the tender prnf.ssinnoI to,s of actors.
yr- thor. never u,s I,,ski,i,e NAL. M
~
i'int'' :" Jealous OF MS reputation AZ me
average baseball player.
II has hn.n said ;bet Rim !ov,e poy an
, :. -
iA'"N''f'i "t -. LOUIS WIS Inc ONLY n"S'-
ball player Ina; was thoroughly immune 10
hostile criticism. but the writer knows that
To,.a as r.u =. ~, en-. r,..r,.t q,
''E'' a. w" 90 MS i'"""N' ''S'"',u "
roast and enjoyed a boost as generously as
any of them.
While tho han rla,,r docs M, raIish =
'duS'ic JOURNALISTIC criticism h" does not
resent - as bitterly as he does a knock"
from another plavar No,biur so Anglers a
nm ,nss.r &c - - ~, I..r
,,t- - a. =" ~ I'M d t'''pM ,p'"',,
| criticism that would fall harmless coming
from eNtraneous sources cuts 10 the bone
when it comes from 4 fellow professional.
| A journalist NAV pen A hot rots, and sting
| The plav,r but ,ba u,,,,,I is b,,,r,i nj
! healed in no linn, mi ,b. ,ssau.r. - -
-, 10 M '"N 'lt "SS'I'dhi Is I"f-
-" II ~ iGfSiNeh' hut coming from
h!"lHtF payer me same wound will Tankle
and tester forever.
| SO general is this an;ipathy 10 knock
Ing" that players are vsrr .-ircImspert
| about rriri-isir. fa'Ioue oSiI, ,,r,..nf
| mon nuts:I, IN. ~. ~
~ "'T '"e fi"'''S'oi. especially Jour-
""'Ht' '"'SS a newspaper man Is very
close 10 the play": drl thoroughly enjoys
his confidence he can never hop to get his
honest o;iuion of .porbor rl,y.- II. ,iiI
| ci,,o a, an,r;or ~. "Mi
- ""I> ''''H"' "u' IL VIII
eiNasS "a iihT Ihd' 81 Joe quinn mas about
80 -Et,l"htl league player, that the man
uH'!tt discussion ne ne whoever he may he.
= d HiS'-'LiSN man When asked 10y. a
h"ytr IN court II he knew a player in ;hc
.h%%a ~ vi" WdS nor nrst class quinn S,:ald
l 10 H"t; iheH are an nfSt 'ld|o.
II 4 payer learns tna' ne Is being "riti-
- ny ms lrti'Ws ne AT once accuses
80 y" 4 - h. ~ 10 ",.ft mn OUT OF lhS nuSi-
~, ~ - d ihni'it'I ilth Win a lduIN
f'r1ou, - ~ - ~ Su.H anu SG'h d
r - Il u w en- ne JILL GU,
~. "" - fttIt ntG'nH' dHi ~ tHt'tliIl
~ Nh'h Hi"'' f"ot h'iEth
~ !. NLitet iEiS "reh toii ny
80 80 "a - ~ t.aSti ma hls 'i'HIi-S
r.. by yyn.7,inc In, ",i =, N - " Nv
roub 81, II 49,
late ai"bti,s taI, , ttnry ~ bhnu. 81, liz h.
'tr t'SHtSN I'll . St"IN 81 NOV idrt!"
ca,cf, - III :" 70" ~ ii'r ~
hna. and tbrnE- nm o,nrhn,T 10 ~
he was nuiy Deferred frn,n his U,irn1ss hy
threats ~; hil comrades +, 'n,5rit, NM,
him in case he ala .o MANY stcri,s of
los JrfaSfui iutenti.rG coIiI h. ,oIj
Some rlaytrs arc y.rv e,nsit;.. T., nous
mace, ,riririsu sri 80, ,rD.r.rtIy I'm
-. ,,i ,,..r;-E. ,.-.. " -. -.
t,rIy r.s,.rtaj Ia. IN. ,,;ty.r ono. in :,
while they will 20 50 lar AS 10 threaten uar-
s0ral violence ErIt . faar of further atieu-
tions and a great rrsu.ct for IN, mower Of
the press. which ryarv PLAYER cn,ertiins.
usually Restraints them from rrsorting ~
personal CastiCauon 10 aycngc the insult
which their honor could not brook.
The almost insane constituencies To criti-
Ci>m which the athletes of the diamond dis
the most part they are like all other young
men who attain excellence and high value
in their profcSsion-worthless. or very
nearly 81. in any other buSiu.SS-Whilc they !
enjoy a very good competence in their |
chosen line. lust rs "a god Lluyrr v,uli |
bee very near worthless as a doctor. or a
very good shoemaker as a carpenter Il. /
good ball PLAYER j. useless at ANYTHING .ls.. /
He receives =. very good salary in his pro- f,
fession; much better. as Il rule. than that |
earned hv Young mon in nurn :
competition IN any other profession. Few !
young or Old men, for that matter. can look |
their idea and way of thinking b.s 5.re |
sue health and happiness in their cbisru
line.
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AntagoriSnls and hard f..Iino ,-er,. of,.,
exists between nla yars ana has,hari v-rjt.rs
because OF criticisms of The batter A. :,
rpfc tbn jr,.,a.t. -. A., ,.n
PLAYER lie I'm rx,ct,v o1JnIlita air. !, ~
The pfaysr tric. In nu, I, h. -, -,
he can the u-ri+or .rIa,I . -. ~
host story ne 10 ca,aIIn 90
good st,ry shows /, ri,y., A.
hapuy cnInrs espaci,U,. ubpp.a - -
moss loses , a,ro MINT
Forgiven bIr, 80, n 80 ~ "
pIayare .iu.,vS I'll -. =, U"mi" ptaHInN
e,"i r. ~ ~ M "it't'S IAN Pd9S
az" tm.IH9 pH: "I'I"ut HVlhS themselves
shnr.comina- Nm 10 m55,o M 81"
-. 49, rI ~ ~ i!d'itIt OF 'hilrlE
c,n,n,,, - I'M ~ mo- " foiSt u.
=" NM INN, tt.iihih 4i d piaS'r' rtl'trlhk
|" a CIuSIl' critic lie '. uid get Just as
inueii 10y ling a Eood fellow Yet it Is "A
Ia1 ,n", '"E .itNrI'~t 'Ill'S' the best
~ mn VIZ IRA" "a" most money
a. ui9'''H i'p"i t"fH' invariably ENJOY IN"
J. ~ p'iHE IodSt'fN anu Knock
II dH''iS prayers Inc tate u +. Caylpr. !
inc bri%h''S' bdS"hhii writer that ever put
pen l." pIl+f' J." campbell, tn" RudyIrd
NiI"lhG OF the game, Frank Hough, Hobart
anu "thtr CrarkcrJaCkS of baseball fourth /
estate. all enjoy regulations rs r~casters.
Eager ana honest pursuit Of their avoCa-
iion. not whim - fancy. makes them 81.
They tell The. TFnfh aud ny. inst .- ,1..Z,g |