Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-04
Observation-Disclosures
/. TAKE THEMSELVES
TOO SERIOUSLY
Executives Could Drop Out Of
Club and Nothing Would
Happen; Wall Would Go
Up II Star Players Quit.


Up II Star Players Quit.
New York. ian. wonder how
some OF the American league mag
mates really would think u the Ma
slonal league should take theia IA
their word ana initiate e baseball /
war. aska wen known New York
sporting writer Discussing the cues
ton. he says:
while Il would be O difficult mat !
ter 10 say just who would come out
winner IN such a war, y is q cinch
that the magnates, oil Of them would
come out losers. Not that this would
cause any great amount % griefl
among fans.
A. a matter OF fact ! am inclined
10 believe the magnates take them.
selves too seriously as a part OF the
game. They are important In a way
iust a. The middloman r. in any bus
lness, but the players 80 far as thol
fans are concerned are the most Ina
portant.
The success Of the Detroits for ox-
ample depends vastly more on Ty
Cobb. Gainer, Jennings and Crawford
than Il does on who owns tho clue.
John Brush, or Ben shibe could drop
out and Il would hardly cause a ripe
pie among the fans of New York 0rl
Philadelphia. But II Chrlsty Matthew
son, Chief Bender, Connie Mack orI
johnny McGraw, Frank Baker or
Larry Doyle should be lost there
would be a wall that would be heard
throughout the length and breadth o.
Of the land.
1T Ia conceivable that Ban John-
son OF Charley Murphy might get so
mad at each other that they would
do the Kilkenny Cat act and there
would not be nearly 30 much srief
among those whose money makes
professional baseball profitable as
there would be II anything happened
20 Hal Chase, or Walter Johnson, or
Roger Bresnahan, or Hans Wagner, or
nd walsh, or Joe Jackson, or any
one Of half a hundred great ball play
ers.
80 II the very able gentlemen who
meke fortunes out Of the game VIII
get the proper perspective on them
selves. they will not interfere with
the game too much and there Will be
no baseball war
The Giants are home from Cuba,
altar showing what real big league
baseball looks like and az enough 70.
20 right into the game again
McGraw h delighted with the Gu
Ian trip and expects Il To enable him.
a. start next season In better shape
than he would have been. IN had he
not INSIDE Il. The Giants made a
wonderful record in Cuba winning >.
out Of the AZ games played.
Johnny Ward. president Of the
Boston Nationals. wants the foul
strike abolished, but he Is not likely
10 get HIS wish. We who can re-
member the old days before the foul
strike can recall how an expert could
keen on knocking the ball all over
the lot except IN fair ground until hel
had the pitcher tired out, 70 say moth
ing OF the spectators. II would mean
adding at least half an hour TO the
playing game and would do very lit
tie good.
Ty Cobb, the champion balsman OF
the American league. recently wrote al
story about the Influence Of the fans
on the players. Here Is what ny
said
Fright here would like 10 say
something about the influence OF fhe
fan on the player. II was o factor
the Importance OF which cEhnot De
too greatly emphasized. ! kn9w from
experience. I have felt the sting OF
jecrn. and ] have felt the exhilaration
after a round Of appfause had greeted
my efforts.
AFTER an, the making Of ball
player depends In large measure ups
on the lovers OF the game. When al
younRstar breaks into fast company
he Is naturally BIT nervous II he
faila In His arst turn al bat or fails
down on his nrst fielding chunce, tn'
nervousness IL increased. ana u Rl
right there that the fans can do a loti
toward either making or breaking the
recruit.
You sometimes hear a ball player
declare that he does not care rap
for public opinion. He il taking,
either doing Il Intentionally or fool
ing himself as well. DO not believe
a player ever lived who was not IN
nuenced BY the manner II which hel
was treated By she fans. u 10 human
nature 10 give heed % what one hears
Ct himself
II have always been ambitious 20
please the fans and ! believe it AAH
eiped me wonderfully. ! would nol
give snap OF my finger for a ball
layer who would not ny his has J"
esi AZ All times. Dut you can take Y
from mo that It Il much easier 20 trr
rem you know that the spectators
appreciate what you DO.
'The fan can help the players won
derfully By smothering that oh OIL
criticism when a home player makepl
an error and By letting out twice 90
enthusiastically as you have done IN
the paat when one OF the players
makes a good play Try Il next sea-
son. and SEE II you don't enjoy the
games moro thoroughly"
For sixteen years Larry Laiole mas