Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-21

be released The action taken lolio"eu
these requests.
Walter Burnham must have great
team at Newark Judging from TINS
sendoff in a special to the New ioih
World: "Ten thousand loyal admirers
| of the Newark Club, of the Eastern
League. were kept at high tension ioi
nearly two hours this afternoon as tney
watched their idols do battle Win IN
New York Giants at the Newark p'i'
grounds. 1t was one of those sai'ics
which abound with hair-ralslns STOPS
and catches, and was anybody game
up to the ninth inning, when, WIN '"o
| of the Giants on the bases, Two OUT "iiu
| the score a tie, COckman maze WIN
throw to first on Bowermans pouiuei,
| two runs were scored before the pali
was recovered, and the locals cilancc
| for victory was gone. In the elShlh
| the locals had great chance TO Wll' DIS
| they had the bases filled ana only one
out. The best they could do, however,
was to score one run"
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune: The
new balk rule grew very unpopular
yesterday, not only with the players
| Managers Sclcc and Kelley, but with
the crowd as well. Because or the
efforts of the pitchers to live up to this
rule it required within Il few minutes oi
three hours to play the game. All me
pitchers who worked yesterday, ana
| there were four of them, would take a
position behind the pitchers rubber 10
stretch themselves and make their pre-
liminary movements, and after wasting
about Il minute in this way ON every
| ball they pitched they would step on the
rubber and pose another minute before
delivering the ball. The National
League has tried for several years to
play it's game in the jig time that does
the American League, but this rule
seems to be step in the opposite direc-
ton, If yesterdays game is to be taken
rs a criterlOn.i
Manager Selee, of Chicago, in speak
ing of the pennant race, Saturday, at
Cincinnati, Remarked: New York is
apt to get big lead on the other
teams this spring. but | hardly think
they will win the pennant. They have
an advantage in that they play three
weak teams. Boston, Philadelphia and
brooklyn, before they come West.
| w lltll L say WEAK tcSilllS Noih-
parativcly weak. The Western teams
| are much the stronger this year, as
they were last l doubt, however, if
the Giants will be able to keep up their
winning when they strike the Western
teams. Chicago will be in the fight.
We have a good fast ball team, and
think a very excellent pitching staff.
l expect great things this year of
| LundGren, and l believe that
Corridor will make us Il strong man.
There is no doubt in my mind that
Higgins has greatly strengthened the
Reds. He is not. playing up to his
standard yet. 1 can see that by his
actions, but he is Il mighty clever
fielder, Il thinker and quick ball
player. 7 naturally believe that Pitts
burg will win the pennant again this
year. 1t is a great ball team, and if
Clarke's pitchers stand up they will be
hard to beat. though it is apt to be Il
hard fight for Il while to drag the
Giants out of the lead"
To-day 1 start to be robber," smil-
ingly remarked Umpire tombstone just
| before the opening game Thursday. Il
don't suppose that there ever was or
will be an umpire who won't be called
| IL robher or some other pleasant name.
| That is all baseball, however. The peo-
pie who are interested in the success of
a team never take into consideration
the responsibility that an umpire Shout
| ders. They can always overlook an
error made by player, but if an UNI
pire makes one he is Immediately
labeled a burglar. Most of the time he
| does not have to make mistake to win
| the displeasure of the fans. No matter
how far away from Il play a man may
sit, if his pet team or player makes a
/ kick he sides with him at once. and is
| willing to swear that the umpire is
| nothing more or less than q robber.
IF people would only stop to think
how many decisions an umpire is called
ball that is pitched calls for one. and
sometimes two and three. There is
only one way to make a success of UNI
piring, and that is to give every de-
cision just as you see it. Be strict with
the players, and just let them know
that it is your duty to be boss, and that
will assure success. 1t is the fellow
who tries to even up when he has made
an error that gets into trouble. An
umpire's life is not bed of roses, and
if one needed what the crowd thinks of
him he would not last three minutes"
BOSTON HORSE SHOW.