Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-22
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cxpectant of a rally. Right here comes
the dirty work.
The manager selects the pitcher he
wants to really take the mound. and
sends him out to warm up and to do
it quick. Then he informs the umpire
that Mr.. Jones will pitch. Mr.: Jones
takes his place on the rubber with much
elaboration, and throws the regulation
five balls. Then Mr.. Manager decides
that Jones isn't right, and he informs
the Jump that Mr. Smith Will work.
MIR. Smith walks out to the box about as
fast as a snail. and hands up Ave to the
catcher. taking plenty of time. At this
isn't right and substitutes one or two
more pitchers in like manner. only TO use
the derrick on them after they have taken
M as much time AS possible
BY this time the man he wanted to take
up the burden has had sufficient time TO
warm up. and get himself in fairly good
trim TO assume the difficult task. If 1t 5
the visiting manager who is turning the
trick the fans are bowling for his lifes
blood: if the home manager is slipping ii
over the fans are all singing his praises
and telling what born leader he is. In
the meantime the players on the opposing
side are doing war dances about the UNI
pire and demanding that the game go on.
OF course. the pitchers substituted and
taken out are declared out of the game
for the day. but often the ruse wins out.
for change of pitchers often breaks up
rally.
This year it will he different When
A MANAGER sends in pitcher. that pitcher
must remain on the rubber until the bat
ter has either reached first base been
retired. At such a stage the making of
a single often means the game so it's
cinch that managers will never send "A
pitcher to the rubber whom he doesn't
intend to stick there.
Incidentally, 1t will do away with many
long ka 4 fn. he
Judges of play.
The adoption of the double umpire sys-
tenn by the major leagues is bound to help
the game in many ways.
The way the game is played these DAYS
II $ practically impossible for one man to
see all the plays that come up on the
heid. 1t is possible for plays to happen
ti.at It's utterly impossible for one judge
OF play TO get over and be i'm position to
render really sane decision. A lot of
the snap plays he can get no closer to
than seventy or eighty feet consequently
1here Is bound to be more or less of the
guess about such decision
With two umpres there will still be
plenty of errors of Judgment Such
Things will always happen, but there
Is no reason in the world why any plays
should he overlooked Four ewes and
four legs are certainly better than inst
half that many. so umpiring on the whole
next year should be more satisfactory
although the fans will still be able to find
plehty 10 KICK about. It's cinch that
the minors will adopt the system Just as
soon as they can afford it.
on, yes. base ball is the greatest game
OF them all, but the question lis what new
feature Will next be added to increase it's
popularity.
PENIS Relay Meet.
PHILADELPHIA, March 22.-Pennsyl-
yania's relay race will introduce to the
east new brand of Michigan men this
season in the team from the Michigan
Agricultural College. The "Aggies" are
coming in force. They will enter the
two-mile championship and the class race
IN which some of the best Of the eastern
colleges are entered. They have two
very strong men for the two-mile event
O'latt. who Is one, ran a close second in
the half-mie at the conference meet last
June. He has repeatedly run under two
minutes. Carr. who won the two-miIe
conference championship, is also a good
half-mlier With these as a nucleus, 1t
looks as II the westerners will again be
we'll represented in this event.
: The "Aggies' will also enter the class
races against Syracuse. Wesleyan Brown
Lafayette. Swarthmore, Ohio State and
other we'll known colleges.
The relays seem to be arousing more
interest this year than ever before, main
fy through the great boom that track
and field sport is enjoying. The number
of colleges that have entered is fast ap-
preaching fifty, so that a new record in
this respect may be counted on for
April "a.
Ryan to Fight Devlin.
Buffalo Willie Ryan, the well known
local Scrapper has been matched to
fight Tommy Devlin of Philadelphia. at
Savannah. Ga. April 10. Both boys are
to weigh 132 pounds a the ringside. the
bout TO go twenty rounds. Ryan was to
have fought Devlin several weeks ago
but the scrap had to he called off on ac-
count of the latter's illness. Joe Turner
is training Ryan, who at present Is in
splendid shape Ryan will leave for
Savannah the first of the month"; and will
have Mr.. justin with him to look after
the business end of the match.
To Race Johnny Hayes.
NEW YORK. March FITZPATRICK !
Dineen. who with W. F. Prouty, rep
resented Boston in the International six
day go-as-you-please race at Madison