The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-08-20
:TY SAYS FANS VARY
IN LEAGUES TOWNS

IL Is due to an accident or that n
was the fault OF the umpire. Instead
or giving a visiting player credit for
good play. they get sore at him and
frequently will follow him TO his car.
riage and Jeer him. and If there should
be any resenting OF these insults. the
people who give them are ready 10
night the object OF their wrath. do
not mean that this applies TO the bet
ter class OF persons who attend the
games In Chicago. for there are many
fine people In the Windy City. but Il
does go for those with whom the ball
player comes mostly in contact.
Waking Up Philadelphia.
The waking up of Philadelphia has
long been a joke, but, honestly, the
fans there are harder TO arouse than
they are in many other cities, but
once up and awake TO the situation,
they are about as bad as those In Chi
cago who take the winning Cor the los
ing OF game so much to heart
The Philadelphia fans do not be-
come really excited unless the pen
nant seems 10 be hanging i'm the bal
ance or some unusual contest In being
played. Under such circumstances the
rooters OF Philadelphia will show their
displeasure In no unmistakable way.
When thoroughly aroused the Phia-
delphia people will go right out and
do things that are not sportsmanlike.
Take as an instance the policeman
who bumped Sam Crawford In that
Trimming game, when the contest was
at a crisis. That was done by an Of
flcer. whose duty II was 10 protect the
visiting players as we'll as the mem
bers OF the home team. but 1t goes
TO show how intense the feeling be.
comes sometimes. and 10 what
chances man will go when thorough
ly excited.
Boston is Refined.
In Boston the situation is just az
different as II is possible TO be. and
the fans are as much unlike this In
the two cities mentioned previously
as human beings could be. Ii is al.
most like being in a different country.
The fans there live up 10 their rep
utation of refinement during "A ball
game just as they do all the time, no
matter where they may be. They
seem 10 have reached that point OF
cultivation In baseball where a good
contest is enjoyed without regard TO
which club wins. They prefer to see
the home club victorious. but want to
see good. clean baseball and the visit
ing man who makes good play is
given Just as much credit as IL he was
in Boston uniform. That is the
great reason for the popularity OF Bos.
ton among ball players.
Washington Cosmopolitan.
The national capital is cosmopolitan
in every sense of the word. Much OF
the local pride that we find in other
towns around the American league Is
missing in Washington because OF the
fact that SO many persons living there
come from other cities and claim 9TH
er cities as their homes. The popu-
lace there is cosmopolitan in baseball
as in all other things. They want the
Washington club to win, but not
strong enough to make trouble II Tho
visitors get victory.
St Louis is much on the order OF
Chicago and Philadelphia. Cleveland
believes more in the individuals on
its team than in the club as a whole.
New York is to a considerable extent
National league town, but Detroit
is very popular there in American
league circles. AS the people OF New
York come from so many different
sections It is frequently the case that
visiting team has as many rooters
in the grounds as the home players.
This is nearly always true OF the De-
troit club.
Detroit is Loyal,
The people OF Detroit are loyal to
the home team, and want 1t to win.
They will encourage the players In ev-
cry way possible. but they are always
fair to the visiting men.
Detroit people do not hesitate to
show their appreciation of good work
that is done by members of the Tiger
aggregation, but they will also give
credit to visitors.
The opinions given here are, OF
course. only from my observation,
which must necessarily have been a
little one-sided for they have been
made from standpoint of n man
who has never been on the grounds
with but one club. II may be that
the people present different side TO
other visiting teams.
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