Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-17

is out this year almost the same as
last year. and, goodness knows, the
Johnny boys were some football team
a twelve month ago. Perhaps the
eleven that was so formidable then
will not show so strong when 1t comes
to test again. A star or two on either
Princeton or Yale would make all the
difference in the world with Harvard.
The Crimson seems to be able to beat
the Tiger and the Bulldog mostly
when their superiority is tremendous.
When the teams are rather even and
the battle is very hot, both Princeton
and Yale play with great confidence
and generally come through winners.
Surely this year Harvard goes into
football with bells on.
c.
If Umpire Brennan was Inundated
by President Lynch, why President
Lynch was given a most vicious slap
in the face by the board of directors
of the National League. Brennan, on
the diamond, forfeited a game to the
Giants because the Phillies, in their
home town, refused to obey his orders
and clear the centrefield bleachers
when so instructed. To the wise men
of baseball this decision was well
within the law. On appeal, President
Lynch completely reversed his UNI
pire, taking the game away from the
Giants and giving it to the Phillies.
There wasn't either rhyme or reason
for such verdict. The Phillies hadn't
won the game by any means and the
Giants hadn't offended in any way, so
why punish them? But punished they
were; yet. like the game Giants they
are, they came back with protest
with the result that the National
League directors have ordered the
game played out. That is, the score
was to 6, in favor of the Phillies,
with the Giants, with one man out,
at the bat for their ninth Inning when
the trouble which put an end to the
contest broke out. The date set is
October and the place the Polo
Grounds. So, really, it won't be just
the same, for the game originally was
held on the Phillies' grounds.
g
AS result of the latest decision in
the matter. the question of How
about the pools and the bets?" comes
up. When Umpire Brennan gave the
game to the Giants by the score of
9 to the pools followed the umpire's
ruling, which was right. When Pres
ident Lynch reversed the umpires
decision and gave the game to the
Phillies by the original score of to
6 some of the bettors yelled for their
money back and insisted on the pools
following the presidents decision.
Now another angle comes up. How
about it? The pools, of course, have
been decided and the money paid
out and most of the bets on the con-
test have been settled. Some have
been held up, and these may go on
the final result of the contest on the
Polo Grounds. The whole affair is a
big mistake all around. In the first
place, Umpire Brennan was right,
as he was the sole judge of the in
cident. Lynch's decision showed
neither good judgment nor good taste.
The board of directors have tried to
be fair about the matter and make
a ruling that would tend to give the
victory to the team that most de-
served it, but they would not have
made an unwise decision If they had
Joined in with the umpire and stood
by him in the matter. 1t would have
been a terrific slap at the president,
but it would have given the public
more confidence in umpires. which
would have been worth a great deal.
O.
The game in question should be
the means of reaching a permanent
ruling in regard to betting on ball
games. The only way Is the fair
way and the fair way is to follow
the umpire, no matter what he says.
His decision is surely final on the
diamond and 1T Is generally upheld
in the baseball courts. In this par
ticular case it wasn't, but this case
doesn't count, for the simple reason
that the man who made the decision
seemed to be playing futures in order
to hold his job. The National League
decision came about because it was
felt that the presidents decision was
a joke.
O.
All bets should be left to the
umpire, just as they are left to the
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