The Washington times., 1912-10-14
COMMISSION MAY
FORBID PLAYERS TO
WRITE IMPRESSIONS
Noguls Stirred by Caustic
Criticisms Handed Some
of Giants.
MAY TAKE EASY COIN
FROM DIAMOND STARS
Sporting Weekly Discusses Whole
Matter in Its Edi-
I. = torial.
By SENATOR"

Action is expected to be taken by the
National Commission following the
worlds series by which hereafter play
ers engaged in the battle for the su-
preme prize will be barred from sell
ing their signatures to newspapers. In
deed, II 10 possible that all players un-
der contract will be forbidden to give
their impressions Of these games for
large chunks OF coin.
In the present worlds series "Chief'
Meyers was severely criticised by
"Muggsy" McGraw In New York
morning. paper for failure to catch a
big backstop was considerably more
.peeved at seeing his managers criti-
cism than he would have been had II
come from professional baseball
Fietcher's erratic fielding has come In
for its censures, too, and this has not
made him feel any kindlier toward the
writer's, all teammates, Of his. Larry
down with the bat 80 much as to cost
the Giants the championship" according
to one member Of the Giants who sees
his name in the paper every day over
column Of comment.
Here's An Editorial
The whole question Is discussed In
the latest number OF Sporting Life in
an editorial by Francis c. Richter, who
has written baseball for twenty-five
years. He says:
THE practice Of daily newspapers cm-
ploying major league managers and
players In active service to write for
publication their views and reviews of
the wrold's series games. which was an
undesirable innovation two years. has
grown to be a menace, nuisance and
abuse. 1t is a menace because 1t has
gone to the length Of employing par
ticipants in the worlds series to write
running stories Of the game for the
day, thus distracting their minds from
the more serious work upon the dta-
mond. and entailing more or less odious
comparison and criticism with resultant
personal friction TO the point of lasting
enmities.
''The immediate and future effect Of
this upon the teams and players Is 80
obvious as to require no further eluci-
dation: and the impropriety of this
work for comparatively small additional
gain to the sufficiently large financial
marked that the national commission
should suppress the practice so far az
participants in the worlds series are
concerned. This Hood of expert opln-
ion upon purely speculative matter
has also become nuisance. because II
wastes space and imposes q tax upon
tho reading public without any other
effect than TO stimulate partisanship
mind. Finally, It is a deliberate fraud
upon the public. as not more than one
player In ten of the host engaged to
write a story can frame even sentence,
or write anything more than his sig
nature to a contract or indite private
correspondence"
Fullerton Amusing.
All New York is laughing at Hushey
Fullerton. the analytical expert. who
doped the outcome Of the worlds series
for a New York paper, made certain
caustic comments upon the members
OF the Giants, and has been eating his
words ever since in the same paper.
The expert, in his pre- series stun. said
that Herzog was a minor Lacquer COM
pared with Larry Gardner.
Herzog has been the shining light of
the Giants outfit. has a perfect field
ing percentage. leads both teams at
credited with most OF the brilliancy in
the New York infeld. On the other
hand, Larry Gardner has failed to do
anything wonderful. Hence all New
York is grinning.
Mordecai Brown. the veteran three
fingered pitcher OF the Chicago Cubs.
has been released to Louisville. in the
American Association. Brown injured
his knee severely last spring and
after. Indeed. II is doubtful II he will
ever regain his old skill on the mound.
Johnny Killing, once king Of catchers,
IL seeking the management OF an
American Association team. probably
Milwaukee or st. Paul, provided he
can get his release from the Boston
Braves.