The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-29
City League Echo

Known axiom of the sports writer
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s the following misslve, and inter
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II A. Bocere, whose powers of OF
,ervation are not to be taken light
v. He has a few things to ga
about the players in the City Anna
eur league and the sports writer
Is we'll, which is quite we'll done
Wit:
August 2s, 1895.
The Sports Editor,
The Waterbury Democrat.
Dear Sir:-
Permit me to express a few
ideas on the Amateur League
OF this city, the players in It
and other matters related to II.
In the first place, 1t IL sur
prising that Razor Doran's
childish exhibition of last Sum
day has received such little
criticism; from you sports
( writer's, ! mean. I did not witt
ness his chase Of Dennis, but
got O good description via the
radio. Such an action should
have resulted In his banish-,
ment from the game and Sc
we're condemnation by the
scribes. Feeling was running
pretty high at the time and
Razor's stunt might we'll have
resulted in q small riot. 1t Is
true that he had good reason
be plenty sore at Dennis for
his continued lack of control
but I don't think he was inten-
tionally hit. The Razor loves
the spotlight Cor sunlight In
this instance) and will go to
extremes to be in It. He has
an inferiority complex that ex-
presses itself in an attempt to
get attention by hook or crook
and thus 10 compensate for
what he fears might be little
or nonotice from the specta-
tors. This has been evident to
anyone who has watched him
watched him for the past If
teen years as ! have. II all
the remainder of the team
wore blue sox, Razor would go
to the ends OF the earth to get
red ones; II they had red ones,
he must have blue ones. II q
pitcher Is disabled for few
minutes, Razor must come In
the box to throw them up to
the catcher 80 as to get into
that spotlight. Many of his &C.
tions are laughable and not to
be taken seriously, for he Is
only big kid" but some OF
them might very well lead to
unpleasant consequences. May
I add that Razor, who does
considerable umpire batting,
made O mess out of this job
one day over q year ago when
umpiring q parochial school
game between the Charts and
st. Joseph's, I believe. With
tho approval Of all the fans he
finally threw up the spongle
In the sixth inning and gave
way to someone better quail
fed. I have enjoyed some of
his antics in the past and think
he adds something valuable to
the league, but / think also
that he should be classified
occasionally and not allowed to
be so childish. Why you sports
writer's hold him up to the
youngsters as an idol, Cor your
making, not theirs) is beyond
me. Others more worthy are
neglected.
If you have anything. to do
with WATR's broadcast Of the
game, please inform George
Duffy and Bill Derwin that 1t
Is an objectionable sin for
baseball radio announcer to
talk through the first third of
an inning succeeding the one
which they are describing. In
the first place, this inter-inning
resume Is not essential but
only incidental and should
never be allowed to run on at
ter the pitcher has taken the
mound preparatory to throw
ing the first ball Of the next
half shining. l see most of the
games at the field but occas-
ionally enjoy the broadcast, all
but the portion mentioned
above.
One more item before I
close. Why not give a little
more space on Monday even
ings to the highlights OF 1.-THE
games played the preceding
day. A seperate column OF
such paragraphs would be In.
teresting and a wide-awake
reporter would have no diff
Guilty getting them up. Though
we don't like to have a radio
announcer encroach on the
actual game With a resume OF
what happened last inning. we
doenjuy reading afterwards
comments on some Of the In