Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-20

the umpires. He may have had good
reason in some instances, but the
claim is made that Smith has allowed
his men to run wild in their attacks
on the arbiters. OF course, all the
boys will tell you after every game
they lose that they are being robbed
right and left, but it is the old story,
and the older it becomes the more
the men themselves believe 1t. The
umpires may be Bones and
"Barrys" and incompetents and all
that, but they are honest. Their mis-
takes are as sad to them as to those
who suffer by them. Players make
twice as many mistakes, perhaps.
during a son, yet they would feel
that the world were against them If
the fans called them "Shirkers." or
"Thieves!" Like the umpires, the
players are always doing their best,
and the umpires are entitled to just
as much consideration as players,
who are the first to jump on them. A
player thinks nothing of booting a
game away, and his teammates will
say Never mind that, Bill; come on
and make up for it." But let an UNI
pire even give close decision
against the same offending player
and he will call down the wrath of
the fans upon the arbiter's head and
almost implore them to scalp him.
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Umpire batting is too promiscuous
entirely. 1t doesn't do any good in
the long run, and it is annoying and
disagreeable at the time being. 1t
is we'll to be aggressive and on the
job and full of fight, full of pepper,
full of ginger, but successful team
has on it players who have all these
qualities and good sense enough not
to pick a fight with the umpire.
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The strange thing about all this
umpire batting is that it occurs after
a decision has been rendered. The
players themselves, and everybody
else, for that matter, know that al
| the arguments in Hoboken wouldn't
do them a bit of good. They will ad.
nit such to be the case and then tel
you confidentially that they are
kicking for the next one" But the
next one" may be even worse, anc
it sometimes is. This playing fol
something that doesn't exist is all gu
of order and so was the riot stirred
up at the local ball park Sunday.
| few of the fans took too mucl
selves too important. Their threat
ened outbreak would never have ma
| terialized If regular police were il
attendance at the. game, as the.
should be at every game and at ever,
place where there is a crowd Blu
the real sufferer of all is the Newarl
Baseball Club. The men who ar
backing the team-paying the player
will get the worst of it because tn
club is very likely to lose games as
result of Swacina's suspension, an
therefore is sure to lose money.
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In discussing the outbreak of Sun
day 1t may not be amiss to give flu
credit to George l.. Solomon, presi
dent of the Newark Club, for the PAL
he played in the proceedings. A
soon as affairs looked threatening
Solomon, unmindful of his ow
safety, made 1t his business to protet
the umpire. who seemed to be in dar
: ger. For his pains, Solomon, who
not we'll at all, received blow @
the neck that nearly stunned hir
Unmindful of his injury, though, So
ONION thoroughly protected the of
} cial, and some of the fans were rath'
, peeved at the president for what |
had done To all big citizens ar
; fair minded fans, Solomon played
| heroic part in the affair. To tho
: who acted the part of rowdies, VIII
matter their opinions or sentiment
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The poor umpire has aroused Il
Newark fans to indignation. and Of
of them desires to express his sent
E ments through the Evening Star
Z my way Of thinking the umpires a
t not such bad fellows, and while nc
: and then they. may be wrong in thu