The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-10
BASEBALL ALWAYS
IS IN SEASON
WINTER TINE OR SUMNER TIME
FANS ARE EAGER FOR NEWS
AND GOSSIP.
LYNCH TAKEN TO TASK
ALSO SOME COMMENT CONCERNING
CARL NORRIS AND MANAGERS
WHO EXPLOIT COMING
CHAMPIONS.
LYNCH TAKEN TO TASK

Summer time, when nomeward weno-
,nx your weary way. you meet an ear
nest. palpitating individual. and the
first thing he fires at You is
What's the scorer"
winter-time you meet penstve
person wrapped in his thoughts 30
deem he looks nuffied and you i'm
mediately begin TO murmur something
about "in the cleaning" when he
cuts in with:
DO you think Sullivan will make
a good manager
Or perhaps IL he In come person OF
particular importance. hs Will sug-
gest;
Can the Athletics repeat?"
Such delicious cuds of reflection
are hearten!ng. They indicate that
human nature Is not hopelessly 1851
in psychological discussions. whether
Norganfield Is phiianthropist or a
fakir. or whether bishop in Puritan
New England should be excommuni-
Gated or merely electrocuted for de-
s.iartng the story Of Adam and Eve
q fable.
There are few sunny hearted
heroes left, who can become entnu-
siastie over the possibility that Ty
cobb will lead Eddie Collins and La
toie next season and gloat in antiei-
patton OF now hichmonu VIII SUI SiS
beat Denviile next time.
There are those who will talk pleas
antIy, even cheerfully. over the out
look of the Virginia League, They
will havc a good word to say for Nor-
folk and pass ont paeans Of praise in
honor OF President Bradley OF the
home team. And president of
ha sebali team who IL honored in his
home town Is racompense for many
prophets.
Grand game is baseball II levels
all ranks and appeals alike 10 lord
and laborer The Judge who hands
down decisions in supreme courts
listens deferentially while the iceman
on day off explains why the bats
man lay down a bunt' instead OF
playing the hit and run" which was
expected. And soon after they are APP
plauding vociferously and shaking
hands when the home tnfflders pun
Off n double play and stop all chance
If scoring when hit would win the
game.
Sure It's s great game
Talk about cricket or football, why
Won are Obliged tn be dignified watch
ing cricket game, whatever you may
naturally be. and even at football you
refuse 10 discuss points with tyro.
You feel too superior and leave the
wretch 10 wailow in his ignorance.
Rut that's enough fer a few aside
remarks There's enough real live
gossip TO hand forth without descend
ing TO what Mr.. Gilbert. the one-tiTne
second baseman. called airy persi-
nage."
A New York writer sends along the
II nj fln a. YYoU trtaG
and umpiring
IF il il true that President Lynch
is going to discharge an umpire
whenever five club owners of the Ma
ttonal League agree that he IL in
competent. II means step backward
and a return to- rowdy base ball said
Umpire Hank O'pay last week. With
ths knoWIetige that an adverse tirai-
sion will mean a complaint from the
manager and the owner OF ball team
in any game the umpire is going to
fremble for his job. He is not going
to teopardiza his position by making
a decision that In going to get him in
wrong with the club owner. and that
means he will be homo umpire
as much M possible.
'If the magnates want the game TO
succeed as IL has for tffe last few
years. all they must do In to allow
the game TO remain as IL la. without
any changes of any kind either In
the playing rules or the rules govern
ing the umpfres. To tamper with the
game Is a serious thing. for the least
charge Is liable TO cause a lot of dis
cord.
II am willing to wager right now
that If Bob Emsiie Is retired the man
engaged TO take his place will not be
Bob's equal as an umpire. The tfou-
BILE Ia not so much with the eyes of
the umpires as II IL with the eyes of
the hall players. / have seen bat
tiers swing Mt balls that were so far
out of their reach that they nearly
fell on their heads In the effort. but
nobody ever accuses the players OF
having poor eyesight. ] presume the
magnates will want to play with COL
ored balls in the near future so that
1t will helu to get rid Of those who
are color blind. l believe IL would be
more sensible for President Lynch to
take all the club owners to special
ist and have their heads examined
than to take his umpires to an ocuiist
in the spring"
OF course. your Uncle Hank o'Day
is not preJudiced at all.
Carl Morris, of Oklahoma, la re-
ceiving all kinds OF advertising. some
Of 1t OF the freak nature, but he
should be given credit for having what
is termed This heart in the right
place.
Impressarios like Joe Woodman. the
white manager OF Sam L4angford, and
Tom Jones, who has been posing as
Ad woIgasts philosopher and friend.
have sought to sign up Morris as n
meal ticket for a long term. They
think they see In the Oklahoma fire.
man q Valuable piece OF property, enc
who can be exploited for year or
so before being matched with john
son.
It's an old game. The greenhorn
"find'' is sent along, matched with a
lot OF broken-down boxers, or for
mer champions" who will take a
beating for a hundred dollars--naen
like Ossie Shreck and Sandy Fergus
son---and he IL likewise featured In
vaudeville or burlesque show with
a sparring partner.
The manager gets half the money
and the greenhorn puEilist pays all
the expense out Of his portion. And
seme OF these managers are wonders
at fixing up expense accounts. MT.
Manager II banker.
Then. after there ia enough public
interest to warrant good attendance
II bout with the champion, the
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