The sun., 1913-12-23
League President Believes Sus-
pended Players Should
Get a Hearing.
CLUB OWNER REAL LOSER
Ebbets Says lie Is in NO Hurry
to Sign Tinker to a Brook
lyn Club Contract.

WEN ttouSu &c '' "'''""
how hard 1t is TO find competent judges
Of play. In discussing the umpire prob
lem GOV. Tener speaks from experience,
as he played ball himself and Is conver-
SAINT with the causes of trouble on the
diamond.
Il am n very firm believer in pieserv-
ing the utmost good order on the ball
field" said the leagues new leader in
a talk with David Leroy Reeves. his pri-
vate secretary. II am a strict discipli-
marian. but far from martinez. The
only person who can preserve order on
the ball field is the umpire. and in mat
ters of discretion and judgment. where ne
is not specifically guided by RUE, ne
should be supreme.
Il do not wish to be understood as
meaning that an umpire should be a law
unto himself that his manner should be
dictatorial. his attitude arrogant ana ms
entire deneanor evince self-satishe"
air that would brook no argument or
intercession. Right the contrary. | think
an umpire should be concilatory but firm.
positive but polite, quick hut undetnoh-
strative strict but reasonable.
Il have seen arguments on the hali
field where | considered the arbitrator at
fault a mild answer turneih away
wrath In my Judgment many scene
on tnr diamond 'ou'u Nv pIeNV""" "s
little discretion ana Concentrations "" ''c
part OF an umpire. VINO frequently uses
his authority in an arbitrary manner.
one of my principal aims Will he To IN
still umpir.s with spirit OF cohciia''oh
and discretion.
You ask me whether l ptheN' III "'s
ciphning players iminenia'eI! on 'e.ep'
~ the Uinpites statement Va Wv
the case couio answer 'i'"' '"'a,V'
with one word. but am going to adduc.
some reasons To snow why ! an, "'pos."
to the general practi'e emPIoEe" w "'e'-
ing out PUNISHMENT u" P'as'i ~, W. '
committed on ti'e "el", ~ Wv Wv, -, .,t,, -
was oaH p'"Ner ''N 81 "'' ,
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JUST aS Wen "H ,r,a,t
three or '"ur "aES a'.,' VI, ,,
has occurrto "h" an '"e ,.,;
ceiNed ana lnNeS'ls"''" as y, ~ q.
q 10 fI.s
the nrhitra,or
,''rb.r. il another view of the question.
and to my mind very important. namely.
mat the. club owner Is really the one who
suffers most bv a players suspension
The ,lay.r may lose a small sum hY
nne fo,. his lnfrac,ion Of the rule, hu,
even tnts is rare. and his salary goes on
Will. he is out of IN. game. His ali
.,.ns. weak.nS the team. and IN III. end
,b,. cr,ih owner j. the real sufferer.
"Ir IN. effect OF discipline, thoreforc.
c,n M. pr.sryycd and at the sam" time
tho interest ~ IN. club owner conserved
th.r. is no reason why such cases should
no, b. considered IN the most lenert At
,i,ud. possible and nv all means Obtain
,he facts in the case from both sides be-
.n~. the plaver Is punished by suspen-
sion
President nuhct- nf the Rro"hlNu Clul
e,id yesterday that no was in no hurry
IN sj.n Jn. Tinker. whore release from
mo cincinnati club was pure hased at
saturday. Ehbets stated that he woult
r,,iI a contract TO Tinker next month art
,h,t when M. shortstop had signed IT h
would receive a certified check Tor slo.
ooo as n part ~ the agreement F.bbets re