The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-01
THEIR VISIONS GOOD
President Lynch Puts National League
umpIres, Eyes to severe Test.

men Of my umpire staff to have their
eyesight thoroughly tested" said Mr..
Lynch today, "and fell more than
gratified with the outcome. Good eyes
alone, know, do not make good UNI
pires; but they are a good umpire's
first and best asset. The result OF
discrimination should atisfy the
public, club owners and players that,
If umpires make mistakes-as they
are bound to do-they are the result
mostly of giving their decisions too
quickly or from bad angles on the
playing field.
81 have not taken it upon myself to
pass judgment on these certificates of
eye tests with their technical terms,
but have submitted them to Dr. Royal
S. Copeland, one Of the most eminent
oculists of New York City. He is
noted authority on eye diseases, and
VISA for many years professor of
ophthalmology at the University Of
Michigan, and is now dean of the med
ical college of Flower Hospital and
oculist-in-chief at this institution. AT
my request DR., Copeland has care
fully studied the various tests and
has summed them up in the following
authoritative and interesting report,
which give to you verbatim
DIR. COPELAND'S REPORT,
Doctors differ about many things.
but they are all agreed on the meth
DDS of determining the seeing power
of the human eye. Test cards are uni
formly constructed and everywhere
employed in one way. Instruments of
precision make it possible to examine
the vital parts of the visual apparatus,
and the system of recording the re-
suits of eye examinations is univer-
sally employed.
'The oculists examining the UNI
pires of the National League are wide
ly separated geographically, but their
reports are written in a language in
telligible to every specialist in eye
diseases. These reports indicate nor.
NAL vision in every case, and, in sew
eral instances, vision far above the
average.
HENRY O'DAY.
Taking up these reports seriatim, I
find that DR.. Douglas Amos Payne, of
Chicago, examined Henry O'Day on
January 18th and found perfect vision.
WILLIAM j. KLEIN.
'Dr. Neil J. Hepburn, of New York,
examined w. ]. KLEIN on January 14th
and found the seeing power above
normal
WILLIAM BRENNAN.
DIR. James A. Quinn, of St Paul, ex-
amined William Brennan on January
14th and found normal vision. with
good color perception.
W. F. FINNERAN.
DIR. A. Harold CASTOR of Erie, Pa,
examined w. F. Finneran on February
9th and found perfectly normal Wis
ion.
JAMES e. TOMBSTONE.
"A similar report for ]. E. tombstone
is made by Dr. L. S. Hazard, of
Newark, after test on January 14th.
JOHN j. DOYLE.
DR.. Stephen A. Mahoney of Holyoke,
Mass, after an examination January
14th, reports the eyes of John J. Doyle |
as perfect in every respect.
NAL EASON.
'Dr. w. w. Fisher, of Sunbury, Pa,
examined M. W. Eason on January
oath and found normal vision.
CHRALES RIGLER.
''Drs. Hedges and Compton, of Char
Va, saw Charles Rigler on
February 9th and report his vision as !
unusually acute.
ROBERT d. EMSLIE.
DIR. John II. Cormack, of st.
Thomas Ontario, is most explicit in
lis report. He saw R. D. Emslie on
February 10th and found his vision to
)e better than normal.
"All oculists reading these reports
must agree that the seeing power of
he National League umpires is nor
nal in every instance, and that sew
eral of them are blessed with vision
better than the average
man possesses. l doubt if the vision of
nine other men selected at random
would begin to approach this record.
It tends to convince me that the out
ofdoor life, wide vistas, and instant
vision required of the baseball devotee
must increase the efficiency of the
visual function. At least this theory
offers another argument in favor of
the great American game"