The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-05-20

the battle-ground during the coming
summer.
If there is anything more inspiring
to ball player than to have grand
stand filed with fair fans frautically
roofing for the home team, it yet re-
mains to be heraIded as the greatest
discovery of modern times, Nor is
there any mere man who can show a
tithe of the. enthusiasm that can be
developed by small bit of feminin-
ity in a white, fluffy summertime
dress, once she has been stung by the
baseball bug.
Douglas Demons are now hanging
on the bottom of the Cactus league
percentage, and if FL Paso's fifty
nine does not lower them into still
deeper depths of the cellar of OBJ
livion, several thousand people in
this ueighborhood will want to know
the reason why.
If there is any difference of opin
ion among the fans of Ell Paso re
garding the question of clean base
ball, it has failed to deyelop. The
views expressed in the Times regard
ing the failure of Goyheneix, as um-
pire, to maintain discipline in Sun
days game, have apparently voiced
the sentiment of those familiar with
the circumstances. Nor is Cananea
held blameless in the matter, and a
repetition of the abuse and profanity
indulged in by the visitors will mean
that stringent and immediate meas
ures will be taken to prevent the
game being further marred in that
manner.
Every time they bring another uu-
pire here, it shows how good Mackey
isl said one of Ell Paso's enthusiasts,
with reference to some of the feat
ures of the game last Sunday with
Cananea. Mackey occasionally makes
a questionable decision, and there
are few umpires who do not make
them often, but there is never any
doubt in the minds of players and
patrons of the game that be is in
charge of the diamond and will en-
force discipline and protect both
tea ms.
Mackey is due to pire the games
to be played here this week with
Douglas. One of the directors of
the local baseball team stated, with
reference to the umpire question,
that he felt that neither the public
nor the management would stand for
game to be played under the
conditions which prevailed Sunday.
From which it is inferred that a
stand will be taken with Walling of
the Cananea team, in charge of the
umpire question for the Cactus
league, that either Mackey or some
other umpire more competent than
Goyheneix, will be insisted upon here.
Goyheneix is not wanted as an um-
pire in Ell Paso either by the man
agement or the members of the
White Sox team. Personally there
is nothing against the little fellow,
nor is there objection of any conse-
quencc to his decisions. 1t is his in
ability to assume and keep control of
the diamond during a game, as was
proved by his actions Sunday, which
has brought the disfayor of the team
and the management.
Not every individual on the Can
anea team is ''dirty" ball player,
as the term is used in the game, but
the plain truth is that as team they
are hardly to be classed as the fair
est and least abusive of the Cactus
league. In Sundays game four or
five of the visitors, not once or twice,
but throughout the game, called the
umpire every vile name in the calen-
dar, and frequently included one or
more of the White Sox. 1t was a
continuous performance, perhaps not
noticeable from the grand stand, but
easily heard by the players and those
near them.
1t was when this TRADE of abuse
was at it's height that Hizzumps fail
ed to show backbone. He submitted
to abuse continually, though aware
that he had full control of the field
In the beginning of the season is the
time to enforce discipline, but there
was none in Sundays game.
1t is for this lack of energy in pro-
tecting the players and discharging
his duties that the management of
the locals wired Walling, who has
the firing and hiring of umplres,
that Mackey was wanted here for
the games, to be played the latter
part of the week.
Arizona Mining News.