New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
BASEBALL INQUIRY NEXT
House Democrats are InveStlgat-
ina Almost Everything Else.
EDUCATION COMMITTEES SOB
Umpires May Swear, but Must
Not Be Sworn at, According
to Rodenberg Resolution.
From The Tribune Bureau ]


Washington Nav Ga Congressional IN
yestigstion OF the batting averages Of Dew
lin and Doyle. "Honus' Wagner and Hal
Chase ..Ty'' cobb and Napoleon I-ajoie:
the strikeout records OF Christy Mathew
son. "Eabe" Adams. Walter Johnson and
others. and Of the general standing OF all
the stars OF the diamond. IS proposed in
resolution introduced in the House to-day
by Representative Rodenberg. OF Illinois.
The special Investigating committee Is au-
thorized to hold sessions in the grandstsnd
az any time, and even the umpire is not
exempt from subpoena.
Mindful that the inqulstive House Demo-
Gratis already have introduced thirty sepa-
rate resolutions providing for Investigations
OF nearly everything under the sun. Mr.
Rode nberg held a caucus with himself to
Gay and observed:
What, No inquiry demanded yet of the
great national game OF baseball? That mas
been overlooked by the Democrats. III beat
them 81 least one investigation
Summoning a stenographer who hits the
keys above the three-hundred mark, the
Illinois member hurriedly dictated reso-
lutiCn, With long preamble, reciting tnat
| Whereas. Thirty separate and distinct
resolutions OF investigation have been in
PRODUCED since the converting Of the o2d
Congress TO wit
Here followed list OF the loud demands
% the Democrats for an Investigation Of
al the government departments. the Steel
Trust the Wool Trust the Sugar Trust
the Panama Canal. the Five Civilized
Tribes, the commissions and boards, the
Republic of Mexico and what not. The
Rodenberg resolution continues:
And. whereas All the people of the
! United States without regard 10 race, ma %
| tionality, creed, color. sex or previous con-
ditiou of Servitude. are intensely Interested
} in the national game known as baseball F,
and.
Whereas. The said national game OF base
ball seems 10 be about the only matter OF
national Importance whose investigation
/ has not been provided for since the con-
/ yenng Of the 62d Congress therefor, be II
Resolved. That the Committee on EdLca-
ton is hereby required 10 inaugurate I'M
medately d thorough ana searcnlns IN
1 qUry into the operation and manner OF
/ conducting said national game Of baseball
and 10 ascertain specifically the DattIns
averages. hits, errors, two-baggers, lone
runs. assists. sacrifices. slides strlKe-ou,is
/ fouls forced runs, flies, pop-ups, single
and double plays of each and every uol-
! vidual member Of the American ana Va
tional leagues and all minor leagues In
/ CludlnE NOlltN ltdSucS
IN making this invest CATION the commit
tee shall have power To compel the at
tendance Of witnesses. including ulnplres'
and 70 examine them without the admins
tering Of oaths. and said committee II au-
thOriZed 10 employ a competent .teh)s-
rapher while conducting the examination
and 10 sit in the graudstand. OF the base
! ball park during the sessions OF the House.
House Democrats walked up to the hop
per. read the Rodenberg resolution several
times. made sickly effort 10 smile ana
then asked one another IL II was real
Sure: it's in regular form. It's been
referred 10 the Committee on Rules" was
the reply OF the resolutions clerk
As soon as he had pu in the resolution
Mr. Rodeuberg discreetly left the House.
The understanding is that he went 10 the
| ball game The Rodenberg resolution