Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-02
SOME THINGS THAT
INDICATOR MAN
SHOULD KNOW
Umpire More Successful When
He Has Had Atoual Expert
ence Playing on the Base
ball Field.


An umpiro's job ls not the easiest
In tho world. but It's an ia the game.
and ! guess when YOU have Il figured
out that sort OF a berth II no more
difficult 60 fll than any other. ] lind
that IL ~ human nature 10 be kicking
az the position you are fitting ana
tc think that the other fellow Is Ia
soft. That's what the fellow up IN
the grandstand thinks. He sees an
umpire down on the field for some
thing like two hours day and thinks
that Is all there Is 90 Il. lie doesn't
stop 90 consider the wear and tear
and the strain. nor does he begin 60
realize what an umpire must know
II has been my experience that a
retired BAH player or a man who has
played baseball ~ best fitted to make
an umpire. He knows the game, and
is more apt 10 he on top OF the play.
always one of the necessary requisites
for an indicator man. you see. an
umpire has something like 275 10 500
decisions to give In the course Of
game that may not take more than
an hour and half, You can't pun
out your little book 60 look up the
rule. but YOU must act on the spur
of the moment, and II N Tor that rea-
! son that about the first ching any cne
who wants o. umpire must do IL 90
study the rules Get that into your
head. an you fellows who like 20 um-
pire. study those rules until YOU
know them backwards so that there
can't be- any question when ID disputed
point comes up. ] have discovered
! al in AT ~
knows the rules Of the game thor
oughly and that IA ali the more rea-
son why man in my position is
forced 20 be well up on what the base
bah powers have decrecd.
And here's another thing that YOU
must remember. Never take your eye
off the ball. II you just stop 10 think
that they can't pull off piag with
out that ban and watch u accord
ingly. you will save yourself lot Of
trouble The hidden bali trick Is be-
ing tried moro times than the ordi-
nary man would figure out. and n
anyone In the audionce happens "a
see Il and you don't. then there's
going 10 be trouble ahead.
OF course an umpire who has work
ed In any particular league for cou-
plo OF seasons has decided advan-
tage. You come 90 know your play
ers and you figure them accordingly.
There are some always trying "a cat
the bag er play dirty bah and then
there are others who never try that
sort OF thing
Another thing ls TO know how 20
handle the players, although that,
perhaps. comes naturally. Some OF
/ them you might fine for all the money
| In the world and YOU would never
stop them That kind ~ man must
be- sent off the field, Then there's
the other fellow who will stop after
you've fined him Just once ! treat
players Rs nay friends. You cant al
ways be right In giving your decisions,
but II the players think YOU are on
/ the square they will do the right thing
| by YOU. OF course Il isn't wise 90 be
too friendly. but the old idea that an
umpire must not even nod To- PLAYER
In obsolete. You are Obliged TO travel
on the same train with them In this
league and for that rcasoa you are
compelled 60 meet them more OF less.
A seasoned player viii rarely hold
anything against an umpire OF tho
field and the reverse may he said M
| faT as the umpire IL concerned IT'S
a matter OF business while you are
on the diamond and the best thne
10 do il 10 forget Il when YOU are on
the street.
The fellow who gives the trouble Is
the one who is kicking an the time.
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