The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-07-13
Noted Scotch Sporting Expert
Views Our Diamond Rioters
and Finds They Shout More
Than Britons - Would Give
Many Boisterous Fans "the
Order Of the Knock"-MiIIion.
aires Act Like Small Boys at
the Game-Yankees Are Not
Considered Good Sports on
the Other Side.
BY CHARLES MILNE Juno. "

i dttenu many more baseball
matches I am quite sure l shall
m,1evelop baseball ear. What
an the disease will take I know
forout II I were to hazard a guess.
yltuld say that my aurical organs
Nwe.,swell to such an extent that
will appear like saucers glu-
on either side Of my face. I
Ter at the prospect.
,N~f do you baseball fends bark 20
~? wouldn't mind a decent, hon
shout. but you fire an absolute
!side when You wish to give ex-
don to your views on things In
raj IL you slung together q mel
gus string OF expressive phrases,
a rea sonable and printable amount
detectives interspersed. I wouldn't
plain. But you simply "wowff." You
damn when an Engllshinan would
go to blazes.' There's not much
Ference, OF course. but You get there
ECKER.
lust yesterday I sat beside a man de-
bibed to me as Wall street magnate
Zen Juggling with millions he could
OF have been more enthusiastic. He
houted and he stamped. he thumped
nd he Numbered. had q sneaky
dance at him once or twice. What
study! a man of intellect run riot with
himself In his excitement you could
quite easily have robbed him OF a
thousand dollar bill. You could have
done It. but Of course. not being an
expert craftsman. I couldn't. He
rAmped and he ragged; he slammed and
he sliced. What struck me most
about him was this: Had he any re-
gard for the feelings Of the men whom
ne 80 vociferously dashed. damned and
devill-d? I felt quite like Administering
20 him 'the order OF the Knock" In
other words, had had the time
would have struck him across the
''boco": I would have-as an alterna-
tive-g1ven him bat In the ear. the
baseball ear.
Said Buiger to me: This 10 nothing.
my boy, nothing. You should hear them
when the Giants are playing" We'll
Mr.. H.. II their conduct as mob Il
any worse than that fellows over there
I would"---
Bin Bang, -
No, sir, 1t wasn't Bulser who did It,
NY last will and testament is that
shall be buried with baseball honor'
am thankful to Providence that
have recovered. At least I am conva'
iSocent. But didn't that chap do me
favor? lie put me In home. There
was Ice there. A block OF II was m,
7 fnlow. What more envlable retreat II
this weather! Wherefore, my thank,
II nt,l1 mi nd Il
other fellow. He woke the none TOT
, plss6ant counting house.
DOesn Like Our Specfafdis.
No. I don't like your spectators. The!
are selther coldly apathetlc or imbectli
callv enthusiasts. There's no happ!
MEDIUM In them and l don't mind tell
J - you this. Were a resident In New
tFkk for any length OF time | woul,
w. vch them their manners. tie larg
M Ter, know, but the determination
OK In opponent of reform would be me
III III logged dourness OF dour an
"a II; logged Scotsman.
NJ IN the other side we have got tn
M that Americans are not sports
{H 1--WE know them. they are wildly BON
Nh tuc and provoklngly unfair IN thei
WI kicism. especially when the stars an
k& Epes has 10 be lowered to permit O
Hf unfurlng of the Union Jack A
w mess OF this ask YOU to study tn
VA Inments on this side anent the event
LFt kStockholm during the past week 1
I'M 'far as the old country is concerned
E ersonally ! don't care a docken blad
M how many of you know what that is =?
Ia ut j merely bring to your notice q
IA TEN OF incontrovertble fact.
X8 An American. when he attends
M aseball match. is himself, He
I'm ripped OF such tactical emolume n,
&Rs are necessary to his existence as
Xtusiness man. He Is the man natura
kXyherefor is my view of him as a spoI
N.Y. truthful portrait. 1t seems to L
sshs province OF the American
domineer. to lord II over others. an
Al sdevil take the utmost
Ik An Illustration: When i landed
y the r. s. $. California, l was brougf
kAl In contact with an individual whom
~ should like to meet In some quiet co
per In the old country. l was solemn
II warned not to say a word in oppositiu
w to the desires of the particular ofiic,
IA 10 whom ! refer. Evidently those q
Board the California knew him. But
u Cranky declined to sink my indiv
IA tAuaIity, 7 declined TO he subserviei
~ 10 the wishes of Lord Tom Noddy.
N leciined to accept insults and insinuI
IA lions as part of my contract in takir
XII = trip to Gods own country
I3 wife was put in one corner. l In al
ether. Good thing for us there wi
? no padded cell handy or we might ha'
Been languishins there still. The pri
y y. tlege would not have been mine
view a baseball game. You poop
d ought to demand the demolition Of Il
IA magnificent Statue Of Liberty Whit
81. guards the entrance to your wonderf
NJ harbor until such time as CONNIE
courtesy Is extended to tho visitor wi
,& seeks these shores-especially with
VA wife-in search OF Intellectual g
M lightenment and recreation or
N healthy kind. The type OF ofncer
4 refer to you md at a baseball mate
~. Don't do as you do. but do as / 4
yen to do" that's his command.
Stampin0 OBJECT Puerile.
NJ n raks that tramp, tramp. trNmpins
49, which u induigsd u Tor 40 9th