University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-05-11
PINK TEA BASEBALL

!. $50 people.
the association to rid baseball OF all i'll
roughnesS and tendency toward rough
. neckness and make the game a Iuiel
and nerve-resting recreation for
father after "a hard afternoon enter
tanning three-year-Old Willie, while
mother is reading paper on The
Effects OF Cigarette Smoking in Egypt
Tpon Mohammedanism in Africa" at
the regular weekly meeting of the
Wilsonyille Woman's Club
The game might develop. under the
proposed rules, into the profound mod
esty of the English cricket game where
an American was arrested for shout
ing in tense moment: Hit 'er a mile,
present such game as the reformers
suggest.
Inside baseball will be as rare as
a cotton gin in Wisconsin ii the wishes
of the association are carried out. They
desire that strategy will not degrade
into trickery.' III there had been such
rule in the big leagues several years
ago. Fred Merkle today would not
/ be credited with an ivory dome"
/ The members of the athletic asSocia-
tiOn have discussed baseball along
with temperance. eugenics and infan-
tile paralysis at their regular meet
ings and have made several recommen-
dations
/ They desire that the players shall
not say a word to the players OF the
opposite team, except a bone fide eau
ton. No more will We hear that the
batter strikes like rusty gate or
You must be trying to strike out,
the way you miss them Now the
catcher will caution his brother" in
gentle language that he has some dust
Oh his left arm or that his shirt is
open too far at the throat
The new rules would say that
player must be gentlemanly decorOus
at all times. Under no consideration
shall he shout rudely to the players of
the opposite team.
There must be no oral coaching from
expert use of sign language but will
do away with much of the unnecessa-
ry noise that has kept thousands from
attending the national pastime.
The association believes that the
public would be greatly pleased if
there was no talking among the play
ers. There is no doubt but that the
exhortations of the team to the pitcher
to wrap it around his neck. let him
smell it" or its all in your favor, old
man are greatly displeasing the au
dience But the concession had been
made that the infield can whisper few
words of encouragement to the pitcher.
such as Won dear boy" "Clarice. just
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come nervous, Reginald"
A great effort will BE- made to keep
out any noise that may enter into the |
game In a tense and critical moment, |
facial expressions must suffice for the |
roofing 1t will be considered quite |
rough to yell, sing or clap in a criti-
cal moment
A rule of this kind enforced by the |
heaviest artillery of the United States |
on the four corners OF the playing |
field, would have saved Frank Isbell. a
famous player. from the most cutting |
remark ever directed at him.
At the time Isbell was playing with
the White Soy. The particular game
was with the Browns in ST. Louis
Isbell is bald. almost totally, and most
sensitive of it, He had made a Won
derful play on second base for the
third out and was returning to the
bench amid the cheers of the left
field bleachers. Several fans yelled
Take off your cap" This was a rare
for Frank but he did it,
when a youngster, seeing his head as
bald as billiard ball, said You bet
ter hide that. They arrested Mary
Garden here for less than that"
The rules suggested by the commit
tee say:
The coacher shall address only
the baserunner and the only in
words of assistance and direction in
running bases.
He shall not by words or signs in
cite or try to incite the spectators
to demonstrations and shall not use
language which will in any manner
refer to or reflect upon a player of the
opposite club, the umpire. or specta-
tor.
The manager and coacher shall not
be allowed upon the bench.
Blocking runner or prying a run
ner of the base is unfair practice We
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