Newark post., 1922-06-14
ON THE SPORT FIELD
ORTITORIAL

petted and boosted to such an extent
that they cannot play their best, and
that they think their playing is much
better than it really is.
We say on the sport field but this
applies to all walks of life and when |
a fellow gets the "bug" in his ear that
he is just little too good for his
job, then he becomes known as a
| "swell head" and although he has
certain clique of supporters this
clique is not nearly as large as the
one that is against him.
Probably no baseball player, big or
little, lost more friends than "Babe"
Ruth did recently when he threw dirt
in the face Of an umpire on the Polo
Grounds, New York. Ruth has just
been allowed to play in the game
again after long suspension as re-
suit of his not needing the rulings of
Judge Lands after last baseball sea-
son. At the close of the season last
year, Judge Lands issued ruling
that the "big timers" were not to tour
the country playing exhibition games.
Ruth and several other players
, thought that they could get away
with some games and played and as a
, result the Bimbo was suspended. This
tended to lose friends for the Home
{ Run King, for the fans, as majority,
) know that Judge Lands is trying to
keep baseball clean, and they did not
$ approve of Ruth's bucking the new
$ baseball director.
e 1t was only a couple of days after
+ being reinstated that Ruth became
angry at the decision of an umpire
f and threw dirt in his face. The New
@ York idol was fined 5000 and relieved
+ of the captaincy of the Yankees, but
+ was allowed to continue playing. On
: the same day Ruth Jumped into the
il grandstand and attempted to get at a
r person who had made remark tc
!, him that did not meet with his ap.
e proval.
Just couple of days after this Ty
SOUD, q SISdG ISlp W siiS SiSSN
G American pastime, was suspended fol
several days for talking back to al
umpire. Ty Cobb is one Of the great
est and most popular men that eve
T. drew on baseball shoe and his play
n ing and manner on the field has beef
n credit to the ball club. But whel
n he makes break, down comes the ak
n of suspension, while Ruth, grea
n gate drawing card, gets away with
O fine.
n Sometimes the writer is of tn
n opinion that the fellow with the "bi
head" is not naturally that way br
that the public at large is at fau
and encourages him to this "illness
instead of trying to cure him of it.
E. -
O Newark is the largest town in tt
O New Castle County Baseball Leag,
O but still the team has less financi
O support than any other team of tt
1 league. The fans claim that if
0 winning ball club is put on the fie
D they will support it. But how the
O people can expect a winning ball ell
0 without supporting the nine is pro
-- lem that the local management W
/ be glad to have solved.
8 The local team showed lot
2 backbone in going into the leag
ap- with the late start that was mat
run Of course the war is over but
rtv. every one knows the price of evel
s. thing is still sky high. The local nj
A. had to go into the market and p'
tv. chase all equipment. This soon ate
On couple of hundred dollars and as
Il result the club now finds that
off financial resources are very low.
, of stead of sitting down and cry
over the fact the old ball club is RI,
now fighting harder than ever to '
ball games and all the players
u;. sure that they will cop the sect
49,. half pennant. This of course is o
a prediction but if confidence cou
for anything then the locals hav'
to,,, percentage of 1000.
y ;; The new manager of the G.
~ ..o,, Steedle, is a plugger and with
s'0 able assistance of "Doc" Rhoades
without doubt see to it that New
,o,-, is represented by one of the
;, .'' teams in the towns history, that i
the "fans" will get back Of the I
and give lifting hand, that is W
is needed and everyone can do
bit and not be sorry in the long
that he helped.
k to
We heard something in the sub
ID of of Philadelphia the other day
$ a brings us thought. A little
r. travelling with her mother wante
know WHY there was much more n