Evening journal., 1910-01-13
LYNCH FAVORS
FINING SYSTEM
President Believes Penalties
Would Preserve Order
on Field

NEW YORK. Jan. 1S--Former Police
Commissioner Bingham in his most
particular moods never dreamed Of
such discipline or contemplated such
ideals of personal appearance as is
planned by President Tom Lynch Of
the National League. And the general
was a dlsciplinarian from away back
Lynch may not succeed in creating
the perfect umpire, but he is aiming
high Despite the fact that certain
club owners "beefed" about the alleged
despotsm Of the umpires last summer
and even made an Issue az the annual
meeting. the new executive proposes
TO enforce the "blue laws of baseball
TO the letter.
Instead Of making the umpire less Of
an autocrat. President Lynch would
give him a new weapon which was dis
carded several years ago-the right to
fine PLAYERS any sum up to s25 for
promiscuous talking on the bench. com
monty known as "yawpng" at the
umprire This system was in vogue
when the discipline was harder to pre-
serve than Il Is now, and nobody knows
better than Lynch the handicaps that
made umpiring a dogs life I'm the old
/ days.
And when il comes to the issue of
diamond pulchritude. President Lynch
is very much TO the Bingham. He will
not stand for sloppy uniforms or
slovenly arbitrators. The uniform
thing goes for the player too. The new
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nearly every day next summer If
he or any OF his umpires spies an
athlete with ragged or badly soiled
uniform he will send out laundry
hint n that is not needed the club
win be notified to remedy the fault.
and where extreme measures are re-
quired a fine may be plastered on.
400"
The umpires viii be expected 10 set
the latest fashions. They will be the
Chesterhelds Of the diamond and they
win be expected 70 do the Gold Dust
Twins act IL a slouchy player shows
on the field. bit OF elocutionary
practice might help some of the jumps,
William Klein, already is known as
the "Delsarte Umpire One can al
ways tell what he says, and the
OF the first and second strikes arc
regarded as modern masterpieces OF
the poetry Of motion. Furthermore, Mr.
KLEIN can umpire just as we'll IN kid
gloves as he can bare handed, and
when Il comes 20 creases in the
trousers he is a good second to Hank
O'Day, who has been suspected oi
having creases stitched in his uniform
Ta14 mill In.
weight.
Presidents Lynch's wish to reviv,
the old system Of umpire fines prob
ably win not meet with approval bu
p Il is understood that he going TO favoi
such rule at the February meeting
Umpires and spectators are often an
noyed by barking from the bench. Al
umpire cannot always tell just VIII,
does the talking Umpires dislike 4
eject good player from an import
ant game and stand for abuse for thi
: reason. But If a player who is kick
ing purposeiy to be put out Of IN
? game is handed a small fine the prac
4, tice would cease. II would also put
= stop to growing from the bench.
: Many players do not mind disciplin
e when the pecuniary damage falls OF
, the club but If the umpires had III
power 10 impose small fines it wouli
? be hitting the athletes in a tende
spot-the pocketbook. Nowadays tn
2 umpire makes a report and the presi
; dent Of the league does the hning
is seldom these days. however that
; row on the diamond ever gets to tn,
stage where it costs the athletes much
money. The Cubs and Phillies were
the only teams to be soaked last sum-
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