The Washington herald., 1910-07-11
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What's the matter with you geezersi
Don't y0u know you're il the camel
Why you're Just bunch Of teasers,
Old. decTepdt. hating. lame.
Gee. that frost on first is rottenl
What You call that thing a HIT
Why that guy had clean forgotten
He vas playlng-he had Quit!'
Listen TO ne. gentle reader.
When you hear that kind Of dope.
Organize and set a leader
Then secure a piece o. rope.
Call the game and get It over
Hang the lobster-when he's gone
Plant the stin beneath the clover
And then let the game 90
There's another-not a sister
And he never springs a bluff;
When he game looks like a blister
Then he pulls this kind,of stun;
'Now, then, right hack at EN-. fellows
Never mind that little out;
We're behind You with the bellows
And We know you've got the clOut,
Here Is where we start the noise
That's beauty Oh. you kid.
Put the pep right 20 en- boys.
Here IS where We lift the hd.'
That's the music. kid Dog gone ~
That's the dopel Dad lam your skin!
Nov, lets get together on it,
And vel pub away and win!
Allen Johnson.
Here is an interesting point in base
ball. brought out by the sporting editor
Of the Chattanooga Times. He says:
Some time ago the Birmingham press
subjected the scorer Of the Chattanooga
team 10 a severe criticism because Of
his method Of scoring the following
play;
With Marcan on third. Wordsworth al
bat. and one down. the signal for the
squeeze was given. Marcan was half way
from third when the ball was hunted.
Perry, the Chattanooga third baseman.
had scented the play and was also pretty
close in. Molesworth hunted right at
Perry. and the latter threw to the plate.
the catcher's tag missing Marcan only
a shade. 1t was apparent that Moles-
worth could not have beaten a throw TO
first, and hence the scorer called the play
a sacrifice hit and fielder's choice at
the same time.
The point at issue. in effect, was as
~ NAiNNAAIA AiEA0Gl EtlNlIt E0ulu De
scored on any playa time at bat with
out hit or error or in case OF bunt hit
no time at bat-when a previous run
ner beat the throw TO another base.
AS a matter Of curiosity as to what
major league scorers do in this very
emergency. the sporting editor OF the
Times addressed a letter TO Mr.. Abe
club Of the National League. a personal
friend. Dir. wager very courteously and
in order TO get as nearly an official rul-
ing as is possible, submitted the play To
the secretary OF the National League.
The reply of the latter official justifies
in every particular the method used by
the local scorer.
MIR. Heydlers letter is as follows:
The National League Of Professional Baseball Clubs.
81. james Building llS5 Broadway.
New York. n. Y.
oflce OF the President
June o, 1910.
Mr.. =. wager. Baseball EeitOr brooklyn Eagle.
Brooklyn, \. Y.
Dear Sir: l returning herewith que7yAof Mr..
". G, Foster. have discussed this scoring point
freely with authorities snd find that as yaiie they
do not credit the batsnan Tifh HIT but score the
play a feeders choice ~ an "unsccepted
chance !" I am also informed that American League
scorers on this play charge the batsman with a
time at bat and score it 'helder's choice"
70 show row the bstsman reached first.
IN order 70 secure uniformity I should say that
this IS the best way out OF IT, as the batsman surely
is not entitled TO hit II il is plain 20 everybody
that he could have been thrown out at hrst. On
bunt hits. however which, are designed to adTanca
the base-runner and on when the fielder commits a
similar error Of Judgment and misses the preceding
runner when he could have retired the batsman,
credit tho latter with a sacrifice bit" Yours