The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-10
|fbs Science : c.
n baseball
CHAPTER XII
uNPIRING.

:, spite of the theory upo'
Frss !. III Is conducted, and th'
S s,,;sf of spectators, arc hu
.I 9', endowed with sens'bilit'es
S''s ,.,l snch emotions as anger
~ .,d revenge; their system'
ssst snp altering pain, surprise
rabIs o. st,ts ,sI mental torture. Um
rsr r,::.;oIs :cu'I TO the contrary arc
tk cina cinasr 10 be carried away
y nuuS ~ desire for revenge, anc
rftiiT;ii Tisiy !, to become confused by
isi ss,s.JtIips Of players or spec
BE m 1hlnnder worse and worse
J, - s,r " even be dishonest they
III ta.ll l.ll as an institution, is
hpes.,,. ha, nnon the honesty. cour
s'i.urT !, i.iyncs. Of umpiros than uppon
8, i'llrs, l.r.msnt iu the game. One
~ ''e :, dishonest official, or one
-, gel Ds,sions Ss d'snY1h who permits per
r,;ts' - or his sense Of wrong,
MN. can mar an entlro sea
-, 80 chances of one OF more
=, = Ips nerhape give the champion
~ .,.h g, moi deserving the honor,
pa u.gi those facts, the rulers
s.'r 81 i have adopted an e3traoT-
.n ~. frat. that the umpire al
', .it. second, that those WHO
.s Sm are "anarchists;'
~, ~. ii criticism of umpires
y, i,,s ." nfor the good Of the
! I'M Tss rulers of baseball are
IA have striven for yeRrs to
4 m ior,ss with the umpire, 10, cx,,
:. ,Ir,adv dangerous power, and
=, eIsyers and others of The
h,., extent this movement was
: continual and senseless crlti-
J ,-nir.s, which served only TO
a, Tuuiring worse, The esta.h-
,;,tipIs of baseball has been
-,.isrs involving only ludg-
:, rnpire's decision is final. The
m -ase his decisions on matter
4, 1ls. and their Interpretation
,,sssl and extend their power
i srjtics, is not Of their seek
s,r,r lies not with the umpires,
q iLs powerful financial forces
rauized baseball and the es.
-ssi Of a system which would
N criticism and would place
Iuds of these men absolute
! dictate the standing of clubs
X-tps ,be umplrcs. Those who
y nod OF the game at heart, and
4 fhs playere. who trust UNI
Mi not trust the club owners
rr within their power to make
s,rl races close,
issssiy OF umpirs, as a class,
ffu lssu questioned. Some have
fiisl bv preiudices. some by
b ro,ives, but as q body they
.rst ard straight ms any men
n b found. They are men OF
b q mind and character. else
nA no. remain in the position
X Thew arr men Of courage,
'kinn. steady nerves and moral
b 70 fsee angry crowds for the
I yrtipls. But the honesty Of
'yn With fortunes inyolve ed has
He1 attack and there is ample
? 'iit some have attempted TO
3 Izplrlng.
rssons, Hearied by the sense.
r;rF Of some writers AT the
hge started a movement to
empire ignored in all re-
2. danger would lie in leaving
- for the Introduction Of dis.
! rkieds. The financial tempta.
ga, and should not he IN.
lIe practice Of presidents of
~ fnne secret instructions 10
L1Sies ls considered a grave
n he game.
lHe from being the a abused.
"a victim Of fanatical frenzy.
ID the comic supplements,
j " nsJor leagues at least. be-
Tar, armed with arbitrary
liz e or misuse. and certain
9 s,ipr OF his league in any
s only restraint placed upon
Ae tnieism Of the crowd, or
IS. as the players cannot ad.
10 argument. and TO re-
hsraint of publicity would
menace IN case thev either
eated or reveugeful. Umpir.
Le, more important element
~ uan pitching II would be
n 'po'hng TO ignore a bad de.
son or lost the game for
Msnhg The umpire's feelings
70 iall TO mention a home
~1use the pitcher might feel
,a'a' understand The full ex-
NJ I Empires power in, and eff
Nc a':ball. In fully one,tbird
pared IN major leagues
Is'n' the umpire can turn
one decision. He can make
oalest by his manner of
'a e, PLAYERS layers Games under
: ,la hard'worikng umpires
~ 20 average of twenty min
!. 'u,sE..sn ~nen an incompetent
! Saig the teams, and the hest
10 Judge the oualitica,
- AN Tor the position IS by
n = Paving time of games.
A v0oasIoeratlon the rapidity
he pitchers work. A'''''
.' eouceptiou of an umn,re
( nj, sc,uscd !, individual. his
A ~ cf old-time conditions, n. :
pierail in some "'i,,Tms, n,;nnr
The old days an umpire. n,ilT,
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