The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-08
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BY BOHEMIAN BULGER.

= TANK O'DAY frankly admits
- that there is some doubt
! i about the Reds winning the
National League pennant. OF one
thing, however, he II certain aud ne
says it with . frm snap OF his
square jaws. He will never be an
umpire batter. Contrary to expecta-
lions, the difference in point Of view
has not changed o'Dsy's idsas In the
least concerning the treatment OF
nmp,res. He declares they look to
him now just ~ they did before no
became a manager.
"umpires," says Mr.. o'Day, ARE
hard. vorkins lot Of fellows and get vary
little sympathy or announcement from
the people they are trying to serve 40
M, intend TO bother them with protests
and, a. far as possible. ! Will stop my
PLAYERS from the habit OF questioning
decis ions, I do this for two reasons
nrst because expulsion OF players from
the "a mes weakens a team. and. second.
because I know the ohicisls are tryinE
their best 10 give decisions correctly. u
iet alone their Judgment would be more
accurate. All I want IL fairness. and
think any team will get that regardless
Of what 10 said TO the umpres.
PLAYERS, NOT sPecTATohe,
MAKE UMPiREs UNPOPULAR.
incidentally. Mr.. o'Day, advanced the
rather Interesting idea that 1t IL the
PLAYERS who cause the unfavorabie atti-
tuds Of the public toward umpares, ana
not the spectators who are witnessing
the sport.
II venture TO say" he explained. shat
in nine cases out Of ten the fans who
watch q same have no idea why players
are ordered OF the neld. In the papers
every day you read lines like this: So
and-6o put out OF the game for dlsput-
Ing the umpdre's decision That IN ell
the writer's know a. TO waht really hap
psned. and. consequently, II Is all the
public knows. Go down to President
Lynch's ONCE and you win see that ~
per cent. Of these players are put out
not for disputing the decision. but Tor
using profane or obscene language. OF
course, the fans and reporters are too
far away to hear that and are. there
fore. in ignorance OF the real cause"
you were about to say that the
players are responsible for the public
attitude toward umpires." I suggested.
"Yss." he replied. that IL quite true.
II you will notice, the spectators never
kick on . decision when the player At
fscted doesn't kick. They take II tor
granted that the umpire 10 right. The
minute that the player starts to Kick,
however. tho spectators turn on the
umpire. This 10 not because they know
that the decision Is wrong but because
the player makes them think II IL
wrong. Players often kick on an umpire
to cover up their own plumbers and that
Is what misleads the public. II the
players observed the rules and did moi
kick the public would never say q word
and the position Of umpire would carry
with It much more dignity.
I'm England, for instance" went or
Mr., oDay, the player or the spectator
who kicks At an uinp!re's or referee'i
decision Is looked upon with contempt
He 10 not regarded as . clean sports
man. And he 10 not q clean sportsman
Some OF these days the baseball UNI
pires are going 10 bs treated as onacialI
OF sporting events an In England. bu'
Il IL long time on. The idea Of kick
Ing ON decisions 10 drilled into raAyers
| from the time they arc little boys. The,