The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-13
TIM MURAANE ON
BASE BALL OUTLOOK
Veteran Experts Views on the
Work of the Two Big
Leagues.
HUSTLING COUNTS FOR
MUCH ON BALL FIELD
1t May Be Oyerdone, However,
Umpire Baiters Should
Be Disciplined.

field I was very much Interested WIFI
the tactics of the New York giants, In
game here. when they found the
clever Irwin Young In the box ana
knew that IT would take extra Work
TO defeat the local team.
Umpire Conway was behind the bat
in this game. and the New York boys
went after the young umpire from the
first ball pitched until the last man
went ont Conway was consistently
giving Young the small end of the de-
Cisions on balls and strikes. and yet
the New York men tried to make II
appear that he was giving them
terrible roast The Giants worked ike
sailors, never letting up In TACT, 'hei
good work with the stick ana on the
bases was commcndable IN every way
and what they were saying to the UNI
pIrc could only be heard by those IN
the front seats. and perhaps that WIS
good thing for the game.
1t was the old Baltimore team over
again, but this time IT was the UNI
pire and not their fellow players Mack
men were scolding As each man passed
the umpire they would make some re-
mark, until finally McGann, Breshna-
han and McGrnw were put out OF the
grounds by Conway. Note the lour
names, all Of Celtic origin, every man
out for n salary, the umpire doing ms
best to please, and doing IT certainly IN
way fair to the visitors and yet the
trio must be doing something for e1-
feet perhaps TO give the umpire some
thing to think of when he went TO Ne"
York or perhaps 10 affect his work In
the next game. There was an object
in the uncalled-for naggings The re-
suit was that Pitcher Young was ac-
tually affected. and put up weak all
round game as the contes; went along
the Giants finally winning out as re-
suit of his poor work
Knocking Poor Umpire.
saw Secretary Fred Knowles after
the game and he informed me that the
New York players complained of Con-
ways breath, saying that he had been
drinking and was under the influence
OF liquor during the game. What were
the honest facts? ~ friend or mine
living at the same hotel with Conway
and Bob Emslie told me that he was
with the umpires the night before, as
we'll as that morning, and heard them
refuse to take drink of any KIND.
was speaking to Conway just before
the game, and took pains to note If he
had been drinking, and can say posi-
lively that he had not.
Now doesn't II seem unfair to pass
around cold-blooded lies about an UNI
pire doing his duty, to a management
who naturally listens TO stories of this
kind and then tries TO make II easy for
players. l could forgive every act of
the New York men, as they are out for
blood. and are fine ball players, but /
must pass up players who Will try to
harm a good honest fellow, for Con-
way is a good umpire and had the
nerve to pick the big fellows out, and
no two men In the business need the
call-downs that McGann and Bresna-
han do.
It's remarkable how close New York
and Boston teams keep together, Two
years ago they fought 1t out for the
championship right up to the last day.
Last season they were tied up to the
last ten days, when Boston took
squirt and beat them out for fourth
place, and this season they have shown
disposition TO leave the mark rather
late. Boston getting a poor start, but
showing better form as the season
warns up.
American Race Interesting.
The race in the American league Is
bound TO be interesting for each of the
eight clubs, while at least three clubs
In the National league are now put
ting forward every effort to keep away
from the last hole. New York Giants
are getting their usual good start
through the poor playing of their East
ern rivals. While New York alone In
the East adyertises championship am
btions in the West Pittsourg and Chi
cago carry considerable backing as tho
coming flag bearers. This feeling is nc
little handicap for the ambitious clubs
of the West
In the American league, New York
the Athletics and Boston have pennnnl
aspirations, while Cleveland, Chicago
and Detroit are working hard. hoping
TO land some Of that prize money mex
fall for world s championship. Wash
ington and st. Louis, while not pennan'
possibilities, VIII continue TO make {
heap of trouble for all comers and have
no mercy on the leaders. with a splen
did chance, for the first time. In getting
q comfortable position in the race.
Outside OF New York the pitching
stafrs Of the National league clubs II
the East look very weak, Boston ha:
the left-hander Irwin Young: Philadel
phia has Pittnger. The others are onl!
ordinary workmen. while New Yorl
has stars IN McGinnity, Ames and Tay
Tor, with the phenomenal Mathewsol
in reserve. and to win games you mus
have extra fine box men these days.
notice q lack of speed this seasol
among the pitchers, while all are over
doing the slow ball business, and TIL
wise ones cutting out the cross-hre de
livery and spit ball as dangerous 70
the salary wing. Batting averages ar
bound to improve this season towar
the close
Record-Breaking Attendance.
The largest attendance at America,
league grounds in Boston on the after
noon of April 10, given out as Is. 900. ha
bothered several writer's, one going 8
far as to declare that you couldn't &c
1000 people on the grounds unless yo
moved the fences back. The fact
that between 1900 and $4,000 can b
seated at this park since the increase
bleachers were put In rigSt field
In the fall OF 1908 Pittsburg played {
nearly $4,000 people here. as Mr.. Drey
fuss can testify. Since that time me-
bleachers to seat fully 5000 people hav
been added to the park accommoda
tions In the fall of 1904 the New Yor
club was paid for over 24.0o0 peopl
which the books OF the American leagu
will show. The crowd Of April 19 we