Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01

are treated at the ball park. There are
not enOukn DledCner SratS ana you are
made to pay so cents to stand up in the
outileld when the stands are Iilled. You
have seen the boxes auctloned off at
prices DeS ond your IedCh. Inere were no
perambulating ticket sellers there to meet
your automobile. The ticket man and
the man at the gate treated you with
scant courtesy. Inc peanut boy yelled
his wares too loudly III your ear. THESE
are just a few of the Inconvenience you
were subjected to. There were others,
some fancled and some real, but all tend
ing to add to your crouch.
Well, now, just suppose that Washing
ton had winner! On, yes, that is pos
sible. If you were a true fan-the Bill
Tart klnd-you would bear all of these
inconvenience. On, yes, you would: you
know you would All OF your troubles
would disappear like free lunch in front
OF hungry nobo You would put UP
with anything. You would pay almost
any price to get in the grounds. and you
"oui0 CONSIDER the money We'll spent.
Why? Just to experience that thrill of
pleasure that money could not buy.
would you sell that feeling? Not mucn
you wouldn't. You wouldn't if you were
true fan-the Bill Taft kind of a fan
Well, that is just about the way the
owner, manager and players feel about
It. Is that proof enough?
II all this were beyond you there might
De some ground for your present attitude,
but 1T is within the pale of possibility.
you can make 1t reailty. Boost: don't
KNOCK. there's the receipt. Boost with
all your strength: boost until YOU are
red Ia the face and your suspenders
creak; boost unuer all Conditions.
whether the team is out In front running
well. or whether il is in the ruck run
nlns ike duck with a broken silt.
boosting VIII always be appreciated but
never SO much as when things are break
ing badly.
There Is no credit In being a fair-weath-
er friend. When the winds of adversity
are moving through the rigging and the
Old ship seems doomed, then it is that
you are needed most. Remember Mark
Tapley, that irrepressible old optimist ?
He was one who found no credit in being
a fair-weather friend. 1t was when affairs
were at their worst that Mark showed
most luminousIy-a full-blown Halley.s
comet of cheerfulness. Individually we
cannot all be Mark Tapleys-that would
be expecting too much-but collectively we
can be one great, big, gigantic Tapley
that VIII bring CONSERVATION to the en-
envy and rout him foot and horse. What
q strange sight 1t would be to the visiting
team to see Washington fandom roofing
Tor the home team. especially when it is
about four runs to the bad! Wouldn't it
jar them? Well rather,
How are we going to bring this gigantic
Mark Tapley into being? Why, by organ
ization. Many of the cities throughout the
land have organized rooters' Clubs Why
not have one here In Washington? It can
be done. and very easily. All it requires
is some one to take the initiative-some
one to start it. Let's get together and
root for the home team. Root for them
all the time. all the way. Let us think
that we have an unbeatable team, and
let US make the other fellow know that
we know 1t. Let us adopt a suitable but
ton and suitable war cry and let's elect
Bill Taft chief rooter. Get together. If
you can't boost. don't knock, Remember
the players feel as bad about 1t as you do
So let's get together and root. Who
wants to be the president of the organ
iation? Don't all speak at once
(SigneO A BLEACHERTTE