Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

4 certain newspaper man in each
town is appointed official scorer by
the league every season, and he judges
all doubtful plays. determining whe
Their a ball is HIT Tor the batter Or az
error for the man who tried to field
il. Many OF these are questionable
and have TO be. left to the judgment
OF this one man. He must make up
his mind whether the hit was too hot
for the fielder to handle or whether
the batter should be given first base
on an error. These decisions haya
their effects on batting averages.
You've got to bust one into the
grandstand to get hit in this town.
is a common complaint among the hit
ters Did you see the one pulled!
down past third base today? That
guy gave il the old how o-you~dO and
tried 10 jump out of the way OF it,
but the scorer called il an error, Can
you beat that" .-
Ball players also declare rivals get
the best OF it in their home towns,
although ! much doubt il. This be
lief probably has grown up through
the fact that most players hit better
on their home grounds than on the
read because they are more used to
the conditions. The greatest rivalry
for the batting championship has been
between Cobb and Jackson for the
last few sesAms- | often have heard
It said by fans and ball players that
Jackson gets all the best OF it when
he is playing In Cleveland and that
his batting average falls down when
he is on the road Jackson naturally
hits better at home than on the road
for the reason that he is more used to
the park. | don't think he gets any
Of the best of il in the scoring, al
though there will always be a lot OF
people who will refuse to be convinced
of this as long as local man is the
official scorer -.-...
"Obb is also supposed TO bat better
at home and you will hear 1t said that
they won't give "Ty' a hit in some
towns where they don't like him un-
less he belts the ball a mile
If fielder gets the tips of his fin.
gers on one that Cobb hits in Cleve.
land they give him an error" Jennings
told me one day. III.
Official Scorers Needed.
Now. all this dispute could be elimi-
mated with the appointing by the
league of official scorers to travel
around the league as assigned and
score the games, just as the umDireS
Judge the plays on the field. Then
the official averages would always be
ready for publication. instead of being
held until the fall as they are now,
and no question could be raised about
the batting supremacy Of the various
men because of the scoring be-
lieve that such scheme would help
the game. III ".....
Gov Tener has come out for the um-
pires with a letter to managers and
club presidents, ordering that sus-
pended players be punished by tho
of their pay during the
neriod of their suspension. "Heinie"
of the Cubs was the first
to meet this new condition when he
was suspended while the Giants were
playing a series with the Cubs at the
polo grounds After ODay told Tim
that he would have to enjoy his layoff
pay. as ordered by Gov, Tener,
'Heinie" said. among other things:
why, I lost my temper. Did you
see that third strike he called on me-"
Yes, and | would have called it
myself if had been working behind
the plate.f answered Hank" who !
has always been an umpire at heart
anyway. -.....
New Rule to Prevent Kicks.
Gov Tener's position in this matter
should keep a lot of boys from kicking, |
since most of the big leaguers have
not been afraid of fines and suspen- |
Sions in the past because the club |
paid them. When the league starts to |
lake the players money for hollering
1t the umpire there won't be much |
Of it, | even know of some men that |
have kicked themselves out of a game |
because they wanted to get away |
Early. However, no man did this more |
han once under McGraw. You can't |
'ool him very much. -.
There was player on the New York |
hub who was eager to leave the !
grounds early one day three years ago |
md the game dragged out because a |
couple of spitball pitchers were work |
ng. Along about the sixth inning |
his player kept looking at the clock |
md worrying. Finally he went to the |
oat and the umpire called strike on |
lin. His cap and club went up in the |
lir and he beefed around until the |
acoustics fairly rang OF course, he |
vas sent to the club house, but he got |
/ surprise from McGraw before he (
started
Wait there until I see you" order |
I'd Mac" This spilled the players
plans. T." ~"
After the game McGraw gave him |
me Of the most comprehensive talks | |
nave ever listened to.
And III fine you fifty just to show |
'ou that | mean what / say and that |
was on to you. don't want ANYBODY |
for me who has not time to |
spend his whole afternoon at the ball |