The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-04
Too Much ROwdyism and Too Little Real Baseball
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 Little Real Baseball
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 hOWDYISM has killed many a good N sport aid baseball is no eNcep- ton. For the past three years players in the Eastern League have become more and more daring until today they think nothing of attacking an umpire or bursting forth with lan- suase that is anything but pleasing to the ear. With the passing of each day one reads of some player or man. 'ager being chased off the field.
 Why this should be so is problem atical. And yet 1t wouldn't be con- sfdered a days work in the Eastern League. apparently. if all went along quietly and peaceful. The players scrap among themselves. with their managers. with the fans, put partic- Naarly with the umpires. We're we to 1iGten to the rawlings of these players one would get the impression that the most tpcompetent un,pires are found fin the Eastern League.
 These same players would want you to believe that they never err---that they are perfect. The only trouble with the E0stern League they would want you to believe is the incompe- tency of every umpire on Dan O'Neils payroll.
 Umpires will make errors, And yet those Eastern League umps who have worked here have made but few that could not be pardoned. Down at the Polo Grounds the same thing happens every day. but the players there real 1xe that the ump is human. Here if there is a doubt to whether a pitch was a strike or ball, the ball player would want you to believe that Shis decision is correct aod that of the um- pire absolutely erroneous.
 We. for one. refuse to recognize the complaints of the players. for the very good reason that every one of their complaints is biased and unjust There ape a tot of players in the East ern L&ague whom Dan OtNeil could we'll sfnDrd to throw out of the circuit bodily: They arc a menacd to the cir cult, but more particularly to good. clean baseball.
 The Eastern League umpire is far more complete than a lot of man. agers and most players on the circuit The trouble with the Eastern League is not it's ufnpires. but it's certain rows1y ball players.
 M CTHING could please us better " than to hear that Al McManus will conduct an outdoor boxing show here in the very near future. Here Is one young man who can be depended upon going through with what he says. Ills is not a professional promo ter, DOT osie who is seeking to making money out of boxing. He is a real sportsman.
 He has made up his mind to con- duct bis carnival at Newfield Park and he will go through with it. He contemplates staging a Benny Leonard Red Allen bout In spite of the pre- 5udiced raviSss of some this bout is really one of the best that will have ever been brought to this city. There may be some who will be out with the hammer for Red" for personal reasps, but the fact remains that Allen has accomplished the seemingly impossible by knocking down the champion.
 Allen is one of the three boxers in this State who can really make the lightweight limit. Connecticut has a lot of Philadelphia lightweights. but legitimate 133-135 pounders are scarce in this State, But. of course, Red" won't have to make either 13s or 13S for Leonard. who is all but signed to come here to headline at Ans show.
 There is no question but that Allen Is the biggest drawing card in this city. He draws five fans to every one attracted to fight by any other scrapper. And what is more those who come to see Allen in action usu- ally pay their way into the club. Theee are a lot of boxers in this state who have q big following-of dead heads: and deadheads do not help pay tfle bills.
 Leonard always draws. Harlem ila.s heard of Aliens feat last week anc the boys there want to see this boy A1lep.~
 And they will get tho chance to see the two in action in either, an eight or 12-round bout.
 HING LEAR. the former Bridgeport n player. is literally burning up the National League with his sensational batting. His timely home run the other day was ono of the few circuit drives recorded thus far this seas n in either the majors or minors. When the King played here there were somo who could not predict bright fu- ture foe him. Today. however, these same fans are boosting Lear to the sky. Such is life. however.
 THE change from Bridgeport to ' Philadelphia seems to bc work 1ng wonders for Battling Levinsky. 1he heavyweight. Barney b attend mgs strictly to business and can be found at . gymnasium in Philly any day in the week. This month he will Dc. psThaps. the busiest heavyweight Soxsr in this country. for Dan Nor ,gn0, hiO manager. has billed him for Avs bouts. They will be with Tim LoGna st Chester. Pa: Harry Greb at p1MDurgh: Billy Miske at Ross- 1oed. O. nm Brennan at Tulsa. Okla, anl Yoosb1y 1la NerfoIk at Canfnr