The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1928-06-23
THEY
DO
SAY
By Al Monroe

cover the doings of the Chicago Amer
lean Giants at Schorlings park has
an alarming tail of woe anent the
shortage of cash customers at the park
this season. Young Tyler is worried
terribly over the prospects of the
Western Ball league finishing out
the season basing his tale of woe"
Of course on figures on the actual
and heralded figures of the attend
ance to date.
I am bit afraid however, that the
scribe is worrying himself into a fit of
alarming proportions over a matter
that doesn't, but should interest the
Giants management to a much larger
degree than evidenced up to and in
Guiding this time. I am a bit afraid
that unless the management does take
a few of young TylerS worries into
quick and actual consideration the
young sports writer will be the least
worried of some thirty or more people
in very short time.
My reference pertains partly if not
wholly TO the disgraceful actions of
the players at the park during the
Giants all too frequent losing streak
tht has reached alarming proportions.
A few weeks ago Tyler induced
myself and another American and
National league fans to pay the home
Of his beloved Giants a visit for the
purpose of seeing a baseball game.
Now that your correspondent intends
to have 1t out" with young Tyler for
influencing the trip is in no wise due
to what happened in a baseball way
hat III A1at
cd, on and off the field that do not be-
long in the column allotted to averages,
fielding, batting or pitching.
A few days before I had witnessed
an attempt on the part Of a player in
the American league to have finished
what suggested a non-too- pleasant
chat with an umpire mad for the at
tempt discover himself out Of the game
and toting fine of $500. So when
one Of the Giants rushed up to the UNI
pir9and not only attempted but con-
cluded very unpleasant conversa-
ton with the umpire and by pushing
the arbiter about, I was somewhat
alarmed. But when after lodging the
blow the umpire patted the player on
the back and wished him well in 1his
ydsseffptIenS pss>D1.e ass an ssrmeff
my ny ~ffniE Warne1." 1f0ff iaa8d had emo, lh
except fo1 the sequel that had plan
ned for the morrow when I came face
to face with young Tyler.
But CHANGING at my watch and dis
covering that time was motto of the es-
sencr 1 decided to stick it out And
too, being somewhat convinced that
the ugly demonstrations were over for
the day. But in the very next frame
one of the local players displayed eFi-
dences of his anger by tossing bat
ut an opposing player my desire N
leave for home became doubled. But
even this was not sufficient reason far
the umpire to face the situation SO
the player was allowed to start back
for his place at bat. But thanks To
TO the fans the demand arbiter. ssns-
iI,g protratction ruled the player On
his way. But the trouble had just be-
gun.
The player making his way for the
exit followed by boots and boos a. his
every step became riled and even with
out the protection Of the umpire
started for the stands Just behind
the spot toward which the bottles were
aimed sat three ladies whom I think
the bottle could not have missed even
though the player was a south paw
So naturally I began to fear and fear
and fear and fear for those women anc
myself. Though I should have feared
most for young Tyler whom I hoped II
reach at close range on the day fol.
lowing.
Fankly, l do not believe the Giant
can stand such a blow as must com
from the weapon they place in tn
hands of the patrons by the player
conduct on the ball field. believe o
would like to believe that those re
well that the average fan who attend
their games do so with the knowledg
that he is compromising on his day
sports program. So instead of dis
playing a brand of activity that wi
discourage his return the management
should offer something that might b
considered a present for the great dis
play Of race pride that is payed for a
the rate of 70 cents per person.
am prejudiced to major league base
ball as might be cleaned from the al
gunlent advanced above. At least NJ
to the extent that I do not enjoy basC
ball as displayed by colored perform
ers. I feel that the old Lelan
Giants, Posey's Homestead Gray;
Hilldale and few other teams couI
have finished somewhere within a hur
dred points of the present New You
Yankees. And I am more than COZ
vinced that RUDE Foster past ar
present edition., Oscar Charlesto
Pete Hill, Walter Moore, Petway, Bool
err, Monroe, Lloyd, Marcells, Tom Wi
lians, Rogoan Duncan, and othe
caould have filled places on big leag,
teams. I do not believe the color
teams had the flnese of the mai
league clubs for an entire season, b
I do not figure they would have W.
many ball game in either league.
But I'm fed up ON coIooreI baseba
Not the actual playing but their ia
ure to comply with actual playi
rules on and of the field. And wor
yet am afraid thousands of old til
fans have a similar feeling and a
showing 1t by their refusal to aid /
clicking of the turnstiles. There a
a number Of things 1 should like to
for baseball-things that must be doi
And by no means the least OF them
TO teach the players and managers j.
how much they owe the fans who ma