Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-13

Organized baseball seems tumbling to the fact that there is a limit to human credulity; that 1t Is about time to scraDe off some of the barnacles that threaten the life of the sport; that it will pay to keep the game above the mildest reproach. The re- cent worlds series opened the eyes of the magnates, for it showed that even in the night of the most exciting com petition the grand old sport has ever witnessed that it was possible for a
 strain of doubt to exist in the minds
 of the most ardent followers. This
 astounding eye-opener developed in the final game between the Red Sox
 and Giants at Boston. It was the
 eighth game of the series, in which
 the winner was assured of the worlds
 championship, each side having won
 three and drawn in the odd contest.
 Boston had turned out record crowds
 all along. But to this important game
 scarcely half the regular patrons came.
 The dyed-ip- the wool fans had lost
 faith in the Boston management, if
 not In the game. writes an exchange
 The royal rooters," 800 strong, had
 followed the American league cham
 pions three times to New York at great
 personal expense. Seats had been re-
 served for them at the Polo grounds
 and at Fenway park. toe, up to the
 seventh game. Alas, that day when
 they marched on the field it was dis
 covered that the common rabble had
 usurped their places. The loyal legion
 had to squat down in front of out
 siders who had their customary sec
 tion. It was a raw deal from the man.
 agement and was indignantly resented. Not once during the game did one
 n hi hnT nd rNf
 the Red Sox. Not once did it's musi- cal collection play Boston war song. But it did cheer New York, and after
 the game angrily Serenaded the Bos-
 ton management. And that night a
 boycott was declared against the home
 team. That night, also, on every hand
 could be heard murmurs against the
 integrity of the national pastime. They
 were tossed here and there, back and forth, uttered and reiterated until
 some who should have known far bet
 ter actually half-believed them. Stahl and McAleer were charged with hav- ing jockeyed the series drawing it out so that Boston might reap an extra harvest in golden shekels It was this feeling, engendered by the royal
 rooters" that resulted in the dismal attendance at the final game and in conditions that are likely to cause | great harm to the American league cause in the city of culture
 Luckily for organized baseball the | last series was conducted above sus- | picion, especially everything relating to the distribution of tickets. Such
 scandal as was seen at New York and | in Philadelphia in 1911 might have been 8 death blow to the game, for l the public was eager to make any sort l of charge, in it's chagrin at the disap- pointing Red Sox and a more disap- | pointing management. It was the first | time in the history of worlds series 1 that some serious scalping scandals | had not developed-scandals that were | later whitewashed by the national
 commission. In the performance of | which action the triumberate, year by
 year, left further grounds for dissat- 1 isfact1on on the part of the great pub | lie in general.
 1 It comes, then, with some feeling 1 of satisfaction, that organized base- | ball has at last been driven to a stand | that is likely to result in great good. | This refers ito the National league in | particular and to the whole family in ] general. Horace Fogel, the talkative l president of the Philadelphia Nation | als, has been impeached for his broad l cast tiradeS against the honesty of the 1 great summer sport, According to the very best informed authorities, Presi- | dent Tom Lynch of the National league l has 6 closed ease against the pre- stunned owner of the Quakers, Horace has done far less to discredit the sport
 through which he is making a fine | livelihood than has Charles Webb Mur- l phy of Chicago, But the unfortunate Horace has been far less discreet, l The tip comes from Philadelphia 1 that Fogel is likely te fefsstal1 justice 1 by retiring from the head of the Phil l lies. The present owners are willing to dispose of their holdings. Fegsl Is