The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-28

pires so much power that there has
been an increasing use OF II which has
passed the danger mark. President
Heydler. in his efforts 10 achieve the
Same results in 1.-The National, now has
created the same conditions.
The umpir~s have TOO much power
so much that they have taken much
interest from games. have Killed the
and have hurt the playing OF both in
dividuals and teams.
Dan Go TOO Tar.
Tho doctrine OF The imp. right or
wrong, IS not Il safe one. Admitting
that McGraw is an has been during his
entire career an umpire batter. IL II fair
u him or ~ New York for ali umpire
to punish him drastically for sn onense
which half a dozen others get away
with half dozen times a week without
penalty" Admitting that EJers has. at
many times during his career, battled
umpir.s. Is Il fair 10 him or the Giants
70 warn" him before ne actually COM
mits any o"c-: act?
Evers was hired by the Giants TO In
still pep" into the team. 1t is fa,r
team. but has lacked this essential IN
gredient SO far as can be learned
Eyers has not acted in rowdy man
ner has not abused umpires or started
trouble. Yet he is warned
one president or the National League
told Evers openly that he had instructed
umpres sE stGS him or s dcVe or Hm 0I 9e
umpires means that they will exercise
them TO the full limit. 1t would seem
bad Judgment for President Heydler to
start Furnishing Evers tins season tor
his reputation in past seasons,
U1updrss Swamped With WORK
The umprring this year. according TO
nlayars in both leagues. has been even
worse than II was last season and the
season before when II was terrible
Tha added work and responsibility I'M
posed upon the umpires by the new
rules governing pitchers, seems 10 nave
affected their work all around.
IL has been my observation tnat UNI
plres do not punish players severely
save when they know that the player
Is Justified in making squawK' When
the Jump knows he IS right. he can laugh
surance that the player who Kicks
senselessly only brings ridicule upon
himself But when the umpire knows
his work is bad ne proceeds 10 soak the
PLAYER who tells him the 1act.
NIcC;raw says KLEIN missed SIX I'M
portant decisions in one game at llt's-
hursh. Allowing for the warp OF preo-
iudice. and discountipg McGra~s ele,i"
lfty per cent, IL KLEIN missed three de-
cisions ne cost New York victory
which was sorely needed. In scoring
FOR accuracy Of umpires on the season
7 a1ured that an umpire does not miss
an average OF one decision gane.
There are days when the two urnpiIes
will work without missing even one ae.
cision There are others wheh 'heS
may miscall several.
Rut rho work OF the umpires for the
last three years seems 10 nave uesen
Grated even more rapidly IMAM tue pet
formances of the players mas com.
prrhaps the consciousness or the Iac'
that thew arc armed with absolute pow
or, and will! be backed TO the Ilnlt Oh
anv issue. ha. not helped their WoFSD
Ruth's General Hitting Poor
Babe Ruth has been three- -.
hitter every year he has been IN ma.
Tor baseball-eXceptIng one. When ne
banged tactics and became home run
ciouter, he slumped. His hittlns inis
season has been wretched for the clup.
and my wager Of rail- nat tna' he
strikes out four times as otte" as III
makes homo runs, commences 10 'ooN
good. s-a,s,y The
Yankees paid a fortune for MIN 10
make home runs. the fans want 10 zee
him hit one a. T ,nfrts sn' swinging viz now
tbrcatens 10 ruin him as ball player
He has wrenched his back muscles oaa
Nv and twice has been competed ~
stay ont OF most impor'amt s s;ps and
missing-an easy thing 10 90.
IT, attitude OF the New York rams Is
rooI deal like poor old Pietro GtadI-
etor browning. Pete was coming rom
the mark one day and fan stopped MN
10 ask the score: ~ ro.o,, got
Il dunno. SAID fe'e' pu'
four hits. s.tis-
S.d no matter where the team stanus.
Perhaps one OF the biggest surprises
a, the wear will be the work OF Larry
Gardner. and, IL there Is PROOF needeo
that a change OF teams sometimes heips
a nIayer. he furnishes II. the premier
hid haseman OF the game FOR years az
Roston. he seemed to be slowing up ana
gradually fading away. Boston traaeu
Rim There was no hint OF dissaus.
factiAn. although he was NOT ehIiie.S
hapny with some OF his best chuihs so"'
on tho Red Sox. ,, h,c,
I.s,t wear he came back-almost oecx'
puI hi. work this season Is revelation.
70 IA making plays faster, olocKing
mora desperately and throwing quito as
we'll as he ever did. Ana husIie-he
makes the youngsters look slow.
probably the wonderful veteran wants
n round out his great career with an
other Worlds Series. the New III =
sxperts belittled Cleveland IN the series
with the Yanks-but the team lopKs sne
class Of the league. with anotner
oitchsr in top shape Speaker Will open
= vide gap before July =
downright 1920. by Bell Syndicate lne''