The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-04-23

could be required Of an umpire un-
less YOU wanted him to be unfair to
the other fellow and give vou the ad-
vantage always. Of course, an I'M
pire will now and then make mis-
take, but if he does he must stick to
it. Whenever he wavers or hesltates
he is lost. Herman has a good keen
eye. is active and his decisions were
always prompt and to me appeared
to be absolutely fair and correct. OF
course, I don't know anything about
the game and therefore my opinion
is worth more than some one else who
has technical knowledge Of it.
The only mistake the Newberry
bows made on Tuesday was in con-
senting to take Herman Wright off
as umpire. The rules Of the game did
not require it. You should be nice to
your guests, but your guests have
duty to be nice, too.
I heard judge say once that If ne
did not know the law he tried first to
decide what was right and just be-
tween the litigants and then he went
to work, if law case, to find the law
i to sustain that decision. A Judge
who will follow this rule will never
60 far wrong even if he cannot al
WAYS find the law to suit the case, II
he c.n find what is right and just
among the parties, that should be
| the law.
Talking about baseball, The ldler
is not crazy about it but I would not
like for that to get out, because it
might injure my standing in the COM
munity, and especially in the college
community. The main purpose for
the existence Of a literary college
now is to furnish the best baseball
team in the intercollegiate contests.
And that is a high and noble purpose
and I would not for a moment dis
courage any efforts to its full and
complete accomplishment.
I 90 now and then to see game
and I enjoy it because other people
seem to enjoy it. If, the "rooters',
I believe that is what you call these
fellows that holler through mega
phones and tin horns and who ring
COW bells and jump up in the air and
; act the savage generally, if they did
not make quite so much noise, l be-
lieve I would enjoy it more, but you
know it will not do to say that be-
cause the community will put you
down as out Of date. I often wonder
if all that savage noise helps either
side or rattles either side. It seems
to me if the friends would cheer lus-
tily some good play Or score that 1T
would do more to inspire the player,
than this continual bowling Of voices
and rafting of COW bells, but then
you must remember, [ don't know
anything about the game.
Now, I was talking to DR.. Glider
the other day, and he says it's great
game and he likes to see a good game
but it is nothing as compared with
"Town Ball. where they had soft
balls and broad fiat paddles, didn't
call 'em bats in those days. don't
remember much about ''Town Ball, y
though I've heard Of it and I have
no doubt it was great game IN lfs
day and T know Dr.. Glider was star
player. Fact is I believe he would
make a good player on a baseball
nine. In my young days the great
national college game was marbles
yes, marbles a great game it
was. In this enlightened 10th centu-
rv, where the "rooter" is "it' when
the great national game is on, they
never heard of marbles. That, I am
afraid, is one Of the weaknesses in our
present educational system, that they
never heard Of the great national
game of marbles. Well, will tell you
about it one Of these days when I get
reminiscent.
The Idler has received the follow
ina nantinent communication. I can It