The Detroit times., 1913-02-17
Would Have Clubs Give Specta-
tors Permission to Gather
Souvenirs
WOULD ROB REGULAR
PATRONS OF AMUSEMENT
Like to Watch the Ushers
Wheedle Suspected Thieves
! Into Submission
BY RALPH L. YoNKER.

A striking illustration OF how the
game OF baseball has advanced In the
last 80 years is furnished by the
movement being started In some ma
jor league cities to force the home
club to allow spectators to keep all
foul balls that wander into the grand
stands.
In 1888. history says, one ball was
considered Sufficient for u game. That
one ball was batted here and there
and everywhere, while the game was
delayed when the players we're chas-
ing up foul balls and pitchers swore
at the resemblance of the baseball to
an egg.
Old players jealousy claim that the
game Is not faster now than II was
years ago. IN the series of interest.
ing stories that this page has been
running on the old-tlmers of the
game, hardly a one Is willing TO ad-
init that there is any improvement In
the present game over that Of the
past,
The men were just as fast afoot
and inst as fast In thinking as they
are today, they claim. The game was
Just as fast, too, despite the fact that
gloves, and breast protectors and
other paraphernalia now In use on
every team had not been invented.
Bob Lowe, the Detroit scout, is OF
the opinion that the only bit OF base
. ball equipment that has been dis
tinct gain to the game In recent years
IL the shin guards first used by Roger
( zBfas1hhan asfeM Years ago.
YetFlt seems % the younger gener-
alton as II the survival Of the attest
"A working itself out in, baseball
equipment as In other things and that
the present gloves. pads, guards ana
40 on must be improvements. or they
would not be kept. Whether they
tend n make the game faster or SIM
pIy mako the sport less dangerous to
participGnts Is q question that might
furnish material for considerable dis
cussion.
The permission Of the major league
clubs to allow spectators 10 retain
the balls fouled OF into the STANDS
would certainly be appreciated Dy
those afflicted with that brand OF IN
sanity called souvenir hunting.
II might be appreciated. too, by the
hat boys who find II impossible 10
hold their jobs with clubs sometimes
because OF the constant loss OF per
.ectIy good baseballs under circum'
stances that point suspiciously 10
said bat boys as expert purloiners.
II might he appreciated too, by tne
ushers who are sometimes compeiled
70 insist with more force than dignity
that certain spectators relinqnish
their chims to the pellets. IL fur'
nishes considerable amusement 10
steady patrons OF the game TO see the
occasional attendant try to shove
hall under his seat or otherwise con-
ceal it from the willy usher VINO
promptly takes a seat near the per-
son upon whom suspicion Is cast
with n look on his face that says,
"Now. Tn, not saying anything, but
have the goods on you and any tlme
Won want to be relieved OF the emoar-
rassment OF having the crowd stare
at YOU IKE a striped prisoner, you can
give me the ball" Almost always
this produces results and the ball Is
tossed back into the field OF play.
Thousands OF balls are used by the
major leagues. SO great is the IN
|. dustry OF making balls that there Is
great competition among manufacture
ing companies TO furnish the various
leagues with their Official ball.
Daily additions to the Tigers broth
ers club are being brought to my at
tention. Carl Zamloch, the Tiglet
from Montana, who aspires to be q
rxeulAY pitcher for Jennings, has two
brothers in baseball.
One of the Zamlochs, Claude. Will
sail from San Francisco shortly with
An indoor baseball team on tour OF
the world with purpose OF popular
king tho game in foreign countries.
Carts other brother, Archie, is also
prominep. in western baseball
This makes Ave Tigers who have
brothers In the game, CoDb, Mullin'
Veach, Deal and Zamloch.
Next
The work OF Pitcher Scott or me
Saginaw team In the South Michigan
league Will be watched with interest
by Detroit fans this season.
scott was obtained from Adrian
last year and sent to Providence.
There he failed to show enough stun
to warrant keeping him and he was
turned over to Saginaw.
Scott was a teammate OF Robert
Troy and was judged by many to be
better pitcher. No doubt Detroit stili
has strings on him so that II he
shows the right stun he can be led
back into the jungle. Scott led his
league last year.
Here Is q dispatch which is i'm.
| portsnt ~ true:
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. l0.-The
Dstroi. Tigers, OF the American
L~as ns.s.A thronoh Iacksou SAT.