Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-12
ey cHRIsTY MATHEwsoN.

BY cHRIsTY MRTHEWSoN.
There have been cries Of baseball
hard times all over the country this
winter and even the St Paul club of
the American association has encoun-
tered a little financial stringency. But
a recent campaign In Salt Lake City
has resulted In the raising Of more
than $4,000 to finance the purchasing
Pacific Coast league. The Salt Lake
Evening Telegram conducted this
campaign, with the result that there
are more than 800 stockholders in the
club. Blankenship, the old Washing
ton player, is to manage the team and
Salt Lake City Is filled with enthusi-
asm over the opportunity to have high
class baseball. or course, II every
one of the stockholders gets season
pass there will not be much profit
Coupling this fact with other move
ments OF the winter II seems to me
that q prosperous baseball season Is
ahead. Col. Jacob Rupert and Capt
Huston, the military owners of the
Yankees, invested approximately a
half million dollars 20 obtain the Am.
erican league franchise In New York.
Adherents OF the Federal league have
predicted that the minor league bust
ness would be shot to pieces. but the
Salt Lake City folks had enough faith
to raise $4,000 to buy the Sacramento
franchise.
Evans Warts Appiause.
BILLY" Evans, American league UNI.
pire, has thrown his wind pad. indi..
Gator and mask into the ring with
the remark that the umpires never
get any applause. yet they are abso-
lutely essential to bah game. So is
the park. Evans quotes hypotheti-
cal case
s'ff," says he, IT was the deciding
game Of the worlds series, with both
teams tied and the umpires for some
reason had a grievance and failed TO
work, the crowd would howl its head
Of because two players were appoint
ed as arbiters and wtuld probably
leave disguised before the contest
was over"
Evans is right there. and II the fans
had purchased seats to see the decid-
ing game of worlds series at the
Polo grounds and IL was suddenly
switched to some back Let. they would
likewise be disguised Umpires are
necessary to game and so are the
grounds.
But l have heard an imp applauded
by. the crowd II Is wei known in
big league circles that Bob Emslie is
under cover. Bob got hit on the head
with foul tip. that missed the catchs
er during game between the Giants
and the St Louis club. several years
ago while Bresnahan was catching for
the Cardinals Emslie was Knocked
out and Roger Bresnahan began to
administer first aid by applying the
club sponge after 1t had been literally
soused in the water pail. Emslie
soon came to, fearing that his wig
would be torn of and he would be
exposed before the fans. He began
TO fight Bresnahan, struggled to his
feet and staggered on alone. The
crowd did not know what It was all
about, but il applauded loudly, APP
plauded the gameness CT Old Bob.
Bob ErnsIie,s Good Eye.
Again Emslie was u.npiring con-
test at the Polo grounds when he
called a runner safe al second Nc
Graw offered and walked out toward
the first base where Bob was work
ing
What did you call thatY' asked
Mac"
Safe replied Emslie.
~You are getting so old and blind"
answered McGraw, "that I'll bet you
can't stand on the home plate and tell
me whether there's an apple or an
orange on second base.
Bob" said nothing, ct the crowd
cheered him. That winter he took
part in shooting contest in Canada
and won the first prize. From local
paper he sent clipping to Mac"
How about it?' he asked McGraw
the next season. did you see that
wen first prize at the S DOT? What do
you think of my eyes i1w?"
You're all right 2c5'," conceded
McGraw
Umpires once In while grab on q
little praise, but If they really ex.
pected and wanted any. they would
not be umpires.
Nieknames Of Players.
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