The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-20
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
OPPO>iIION 10 RiI>fD PfTt "a.
EMS Ron INfRI ,rfNG.
Advocates of change ~a> the Present
Rule GIVE. ~iahtnrn Z nfair \d> antagr
and lntirni'intrs IBatsmrn $50 Play
er,H a,criIt Iaas ar More since 1889.

major '"1 81" p,irr"r-. and only ~ III
them have shown averages ~ pa or NOR"
Ever since the National lrusu" was or-
ganilsd m IVA IN. "Yrvt fv"n..~- ~ the
pitcher ha> gradunl'y increased IA spite
of rules pl ~srd 10 hrnc about more blifiug
Nine balls originally rn't'le,t a hitter IL u
base. hVt III" number vas soon ,|lt 10 siN.
then 10 four. while on" vri- Va. strikes
were in"gaa-'2 from three To four The.
adoption ~ III" !ouI .tr,l,, role. how ever
has handicapped ia" n1'~man hud has
been ~ "urr.- Iuu,lInf h"uelt' - he hos
man. IN ,"tuS av,s yiu 'rr"ur"nr'
dsay me r'.l" hn, n".'u pronounced 500. -
'rSS. Int 'Hr r.'snrt~ show 'lrt "a r,.' ''hi
wears th" Igffla. rt- 49,. r'r-,'I IA s.. r"ul;'h.
until last - -"U 'h' fr'.U"r- = ! greater
advHptH. - than ever ''iurr
Prr~id"ut johnson ct TIA" Nm"rtcan
League. no l. a close ,iddrnt u' baseball
saws he IL opposed In ,hhuEr> n he present
PLAYING code and mp,rr Hank O'Dnv.
who suggested tn" Foul stink" rule. sup
ports johnson IN this contention other
baseball men. including CoiuisSrv. ,onni.
MaCk. chance, Frsi clarke and Glars
Griffith. hold similar opinions a. Tar A. tn.
suggestion 20 reduce called balls TO three
and 20 Incr"n-. strikes 'n four ~ concerned
Hut all OF these men ar. busy thinking
over the proposition which involves the
renewal .; IN. raised pitchers box This
hang" vas nor -'IIce~'ed until rrc"nrlv
and - has found rnnnN advocates that
Bt ~" meeting of N" lo,nt rules committee
"' INV ''E ''E''~ Ut WA H"'l"'."~" I""N -
,'''""@ '""-'''t' 10" h' i'l~el '"N
h"" '''h s"h'T'"' "l"''""N"'. hN' We"
rue r"rult'!ng u has been violated IN 81
many instances 'hht w" "h''"r - h"N
WtC".r discussed
With h" mound built ~ - that the
'"r ~ '' - Two '''' h'Gh"i man ~" I"m"
plate ami tho 'hrc" corners ut ~" diamond
p''h't- no" nav" 'r"'n'hd""- an\hn-
'aR". 'n">' Nh" 'hi'"N -i''"l greater
par Q. we IiA'e ar" rhdht"H Il" iu'iudh'"
na'N'h'h " ''"f'hs I'M" "h'. GOWN h'H WIN
'rr't" momentum h"f ar" ~ f"NNlon
y" 80" IN" CORNERS ~ 100" pm" h''''r, ana
I'D nat 'h' I'm N''r '"t'rn' az the haI'
WIN mH'" one. y" i'.''' ~ pHiilns
me i'' nor "h y IeN'. . .' VA" ha'>mhh
" - .'I"'''' '..' w" "a To-. ''.' go y" IN"
p"'' WIZ ''t"I" '"hi'I'h''. '.'I 'hh' ~"
hh'IhG 'u"I'I"'" NouIH he '' r"as"i ip a
ma ~" "'+i''. IN" r'''h's N"Hh u"
uhitI' :" "h'"' an unfair hHNah''E" ana
W"id Il" l"t'"' 10 eyer L." i"'i" car"
III ms 'iN'r}
Tvs r"'r'"d on maj site n r"n n Nnth"v-
son. '""i'NN ana Johnson WON'T h"' nav"
80 many ha''h"n ~ ih''r mercy ahd mat
WIN NOR" h''Nh' va" E'Nl"~ ""hII u"
h'eh'r from "a" spectators Standpoint.
Baseball mon VII" haN" .""sei mt" hiss
yhv ,h, r,trh,-.- InN shnpiI D.. -at-.I NJ
nil unI,.., =, IL, ror ,,, ,,,,,,,.-., -, l,,.,t,r,
- - - Nv ~" ~ "''''"E
tn" h'r"rS IN -uhi""'t"n when The box
was on I,lh" with Nh" pia'r 'hsr" was
sho" 'h'' -" 'a' ,''i vas heavier and that
runs vrr" more plentiful. Tho ra,-"d hos.
IL l. said was nri.rnrr 81 nv Ibs old Raltt-
,,,,,,,. -, as. ,. . 49,, -. 49,,
W. ~ 'N' '''' '' '''' wv"
growing 'NI! over -I"''
That 10" ayrrav" manager believes that
the -ur,.-. of Poi. team Ir..rI- ,h,rAv
shown tN ~" ih'' maj ivi'' 20" number
of twirl"r- 81" carried HnN,day- 'han wa-
,,Ia,. ,,,,.,,,,, ,r. .,,,,, ...
"""'e">
noshnhN" a MINOR '''-h" '"ih - MOI con
huNm.n are on rhc rnrroll rnc arru,nrnr
Tim, good .tr,.r,.r, make. ytrufn.- ,,nr,, -
Is 80 " "''''.". -
winners 81 'N" i'''"l' ""rH ~"'l"-. Minus
such Grcr' BARRIERS ~ ,"oiuh- B"nd"r.
vorIIi nov t,,'-!-,I me, -.rr.- with ia.
" " WI ~"
'hhs. "h"-" I'''i'Hi san ~" me-" 49, %:
inferior "r Weakened rwu"r Common
go H.. hog. that tin, anIIi', 'u Keen ,,t,r,.-
nen,, iron ,r,4,n, b,,. ,r,l r,,,,. ,t. rr.,-,
,.-' '',' .''.., ~ ~
imr"r'ah' a. '"' 90 "'"l"linf q champions
EMP team. N.' - J. ar-u,-i that ~ tcc"m-
plishing -u,h result, pitcher. should not b~
allowed ro haN,. unnatural as,au'nr,- over
me hl"-"Hf o. in-'i' h.hln-' 'g' raised hnN.
me ei'IhH'i - 90 "iI'h M'iIi zee T"t 81" ~"
pi''h'I 'n'' 'i''-'. ht~ h-~'ih'I ~.rh
hsorou- tI"' 'i'"NN
spaaLtnu of ,I.. rc,ap- ,,-ct.u .c.,o-
an m. pn.,T, t,,-, ill.,. W,r, ,,t,,,,,
msnng.r 81 H.. OAKLAND i.',,r All ~ In"i
great IA Lot IT," i'uurn' livery "lrin
peopl" 'Ihh ever h"'"'" th' pakltni
cum alpn" ma loo 4 H''.' "i sItFf' ~"
PLAYED - -a''''- 'nI ""lN one" dIr Tax iha
season va -H'I" .''- N"u" IN a'' cunt
OF ram hHi Vnd'h"I n"."r hr'h'r- he
clubs on ne "E.' 100 ..,'' v'' w".rr worry
aDoh' " ana " 'i' "t 80 .''l,'i novelty
since ih" th'iN' '"H-' "t .t" 'Hiii''
identin'u WIN org i'l "i 'l-"ral! here
becn nothing h.' I'"-'"fl''
Manager tht-" "t ~" 49, uituIr'- 49,
that h. Iu'"nd- Z" gIr.. ~h"rr-inu Or,- /
johnson \ fhnTDuEh 'rIal ur,r -..n-pu
johnson came" u"r" from Portland pr..
last spring with - hIg reputation ~ 10 hit
smith. but SraIins~ ~s.ur hum - Jersey
CITY without allowing ltm - snow What 40 |
could Go III ias' ""Inplny In m" Eastern !
League Johnson Wa . y"rifahl" -tIEg.r ami |
played short h"ld WIN mu"h lhiurv "
the. iiiiln"u Need . "t.tuvu batter has. I