Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-23

petition. In the world or sport whene
partisanship goes to the extent OF de-
Iiberately attempting 'rattling tactics.
On race course . man who endeav-
ored to frighten . horse out OF It's
stride or bewilder q Jockey or driver
would be lucky to escape lynching. Al
q billiard match or a shooting match
an attempt to stop a run" by noise
or "coaching'' would meet with stren-
uous dtsapproval. In every other de-
partment Of sport ethics calls Tor
handa or policy on the part OF nom
oombatants, on the theory that the
best contestant should win after nav
Ing a fair chance to do his best.
Is baseball unethical or Is the ethics
Of baseball different from that Of other
sportsp Probably the best way to ger
at the answer to this question is to
imagine a baseball game In which the
usaxes approved elsewhere were strict
ly applied. 1t would be a good deal
Quieter than the game We now give SO
many evidences OF enjoying just as II
is. In the first place the crowd wouid
be there in the hope of seeing the best
team win. and getting its enjoyment
equally out of every good bit OF base
ball. on either side. There would De a
little clapping of hands now and then,
mostly for the visitors If they nap
pened to be playing the better game.
There would be no coaching from the
stands" no loud rumble of roofing
when the home pinch hitter came to
ba: in the ninth. with the sacks crowd
ed two out and two scores needed TO
tie and three to win. After the visit
ing pitches had passed two men ana
was showing signs of distress there
would be no raucouS advice TO take
him out" no sarcastic cries for help.
no laundering of waves for nerve test
ing sound When the umpire gave a
close decision against the home team
his ears would not be assaulted by a
chorus resembling that emitted 10y a
menagerie just before meal time The
spectators would see the fortunes Of
war ebb and flow and take the ups and
downs philosophically. And it wouldn't
matter bit whether the home team
won or lost.
Would that he the ideal bali game?
Would you really like il better than
the noisy. excited, partisan competition
that YOU now pay out your money
cheerfully 10 see? Possibly, if you are
one iii thousand. you would. If you
are one of the other 9S9 your vote
would be for things as they are
noise insults to opposing
players, jeers at the umpire. and above
all the keen. tiptoe enthusiasm 10 see
the home team win. And # things are
assthe fans want them. it is hard to
avoid the conclusion, especially by be-
levers ia popular ruiz. that :.::::::-:;
about right now.
AS 10 the essential sport smanship of
roofing for the home team. the fact
must not be overlooked that it bal
ances up evenly in the long run.
Every Team plays the same number of
games before friendly and hostile spec
tators and tine home fans act just the
same everywhere. The player who can
stand the saff' in hostile territory and
smile instead of parting with his
goat" is i real sport and nobody rec
ognizes it more quickly than the
enemy" Incidentally he is the only
kind of bal! player the good baseball
general likes 20 have around.
THE PACKING INDUSTRY IN IOWA
Mason City Times.]
While the government meat inspec-
ton agitation is on and packing plants
and packing methods stand in the
forefront, ii is interesting to note that
Iowa is among the leading states in