Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-02
Judgments


from the game refractory players, UNI
pires have been ordered this year
merely to spot them with fines unless
the rules are flagrantly violated. This
experiment is being tried this year
because under the small player limit
fifteen men-a team is badly Grip
pied II it loses the services of one of
its players. As result if an umpire
chases a recalcitrant athlete from the
park, the playing worth of the team
10 weakened and the remainder Of the
game loses its attraction to the fans.
Under the new system not only does
Q team retain its entire playing
strength, but the player gets full pun
ishment, at least he does unless the
club owner pays his fine, for no player
working for a salary of the amount
paid In this year of retrenchment will
take . chance on seeing part OF his
pay check filter into the Golfers Of
the league because he was so careless
~ to employ few harsh words in ex-
pressing his opinion of an umpire.
nki'ot'oi ioi cuhoay ues
has been started in New. YORK state
and an EFFORT will be made to induce
the legislature to put the question
to q popular vote. Base ball is es-
sentially sport for the people. There
are a great many persons who are
unable to attend weekday games,
ay, 1t might even be safe TO assert
the majority flnd mighty rev oppor-
tunities to attend weekday games
along time ago and there has never
been any opposition to sunday Dase
ball except from the short-mlnded
minority. New York state is invited
to emulate its more progressive and
far-seeing sister state, Nebraska, and
give Mr.. Common People chance.
Our old friend Ham Patterson mas
embroiled himself in trouble out IN
the Pacific Coast league. Ham, his
fiery spirit and his vitriolic language,
is well remembered in the Western
league, and nobody shed an overly
copious quantity of tears when he for
sock this loop for the coast. Now
President Baum OF the coast circuit
the employment of abusive language
within earshot of spectators and
warned him a repetition would mean
indefinite suspension. We sincerely
hope President Baum will be able to
suppress Patterson. Conduct such as
he is wont to use does not belong in
base bali
The much-talked-of Naturalization
fight at last appears to be a certainty,
and the gentle public will be solicited
to cough up with its accustomed sim
plicity and generosity. If Willard
and Fulton were to tangle in a
AT stake Il would be different story,
because Fulton is a pretty sizeable
scrapper and would have an even
chance to put the finishing touches
to Willard in a long bout. But ten
rounds with no decision is no kind
of show to hang top prices on for
there is practically no chance for a
title to change hands, or anything but
slow. defensive mixing to be shown.
Those opponents of the Federal
league who have been ridiculing the
efforts Of ex-Feds in the majors have
been whipping themselves into a
- e ".So Wv, 1 Tv , Gobh True Is Il that
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ear s, b.s Rsnrv and he c,n ,o;,1 out
et Last hat h;s st;ct work ;s suner;or
~ EJd;s coIl;rs Frsntl;n Baker
p,r.s .u,;s "a ora az t,vo 9TH a.
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Those two kings of the mound,
Walter Johnson and Grover Cleve-
land Alexander, apparently have en-
pn.h hsu. nat he hrnns th;s ca
~, I'D r.;thsr an. 10 ie,d;ns bio
i.arn. A,.S.ndsr has heen canine 10
~ 1.t. and & he continues his win.
,,;,a str;de nrohablv will swing into
.hs s covet.d nos;t;on hit IN the Amer.
lean there are over nan uozen nuri II,
efs ieaoing Johnson anu water WI
nave to 40 some SPEEDY nustiins II ne
intenos 20 take inc ieao Deioie Au-
Larry 1.yeis. Han. Wayne, and .