The Washington times., 1910-04-05
Disposal of Oil and Miller
TO Minors Leaves Him
With Regular Team.
BAT-HURLING EVIL
WORKS FATALITY
Killing Of Boy Illustrates Need
for Rule on Subject-Lynch
Too Active.
By THOMAS S-RICE.

The release OF. PitCher7 Joe Onl TO EsS-
con, Ga, and ofiyvarr5nt Miller 20 Scrall-
ton. Pa. marks the eHdtOf the thinnirg 8
out of the washington baseball squad
Tor the present. In ttls Washington IS
fortunate. compared with some 9th 9r
clubs which viii haze from fifteen 20
twenty men 10 dispose Of Not only is
such a horde of youngsters a worry and
expense to the management, but il keeps
the regulars stirred ups all the time and
tends 10 prevent the development OF
team work among the men who are
eventually going 70 get the regular
DerIhs. when IL twas noted last season
that Washington Bad NOT drafted a regi-
ment OF bush leaggIe DhenOms there was
some talk among the cap-iOUs about the
owners being Closeaas 10 the purse, but
III view Of The fact that 80 few OF the
dear young men carried on the long
training trips developed into the real
thing. we must COnoeGes that the Wash
ingJon magnates were not unwIss IN
their policy.
Jack Dunn's family shG2Ild give ais
case immediate aILeLJLDu- Coming here
after hillifer or COEIOy Indicated that
he needs rest and iIulets and q long
course Of treatment.
Congratulations 70 theBAmateur Com
mission.
The death yesterday IN Ithaca, y. Y, Of
Harold c. Trainer, a tenvyear-Old DOy
whose skull was fractured by a bat
thrown by a player IN a ball game, IS
evidence enough Of the danger inherent
IN The practice OF letting a bat fly
through the air either through accident
or design. When this IS constantly
done through accident II Ia due invari-
ably 20 a faulty style Of holding the
stick, and the man VINO cannot correct
that style should be barred as d menace
10 others When a bat is thrown pJlr-
DOsely 20 confuse q CatCherrOr baSeman,
or 10 intimidaJe a pitcher. the man do
ing 1t should not only be- declared out,
but should receive BOme further pun
1shmenL The sooner the baseball law
makers realize this the sooner they will
prevent fatalities such as that in Ithaca
It's getting harder every day for an
amateur bail player 10 get decent
salary
President Lynch's wild fear that a
ball might some di.y- hiJfa newspaper
DhULOgrdDher, wherefore ne has in
sJructed his UmPlres TO bar the snap
shot men from the field after the game
begins. makes us tired Lynch is work
ing on The theory mat new broom
sweeps clean, ana there IS very g0OC
reason 10 believe that ne wiz soon be.
sin TO strain at suats in order to max,
his presence a. the head. of The league
felt Like most other men pursuing
the same tactics in similar situation
he is likely 10 OvCrGO the thing. aul
become iTkSOme instead OF beneficial
That he should ObJe-- 20 some phoJog-
rapuers we do not wonder, and II
would be a blessed relief II q bah OF
dynamite bomb should wantouIy stray
into contact with head of such viii
violence enough 10 stop them for al
time, but there are not many Of thi.
class. Action pictures OF exciting PLAY
in baseball have become a recognize
feature of the publicity end of tht
game. an end upon which the money
ls absolutely dependent Readers O
papers using such pictures frequently
find the snapshots more absorbing thar
The story.
The publishers are well aware Of this
for they do not undertake the expens'
of staf photographers for the sole pur
pose of uplifting art They know tn
people want the pictures because Of th
these particular pictures because or IN
interest in the national pastime- Lynch
insistence tha. the camera men be KEEP
of the field during play is thus a slal
at the public enthusiasm which tn
uagnates spend thousands OF dollars O
foster. and he should wake UP to ths
fact
Lou Criger seems to be coming bacl