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Show UMPIRES SHOULD BE EX-BACKSTOPS NEW YORK. June 11 Joe McGlnnlty, the clover twirlcr of the New York Giants, Gi-ants, has round the solution of the umpire-problem, umpire-problem, at least that portion of it relating relat-ing to the calling of balls and strikes. "There Js nothing that makes a pitcher lose, confidence in himself as quickly as does the miscalling of balls and strikes by the umpire." said McGlnnlty. I have seen the cop!et and stcadleet pitchers In the business put in the air by poor umpiring, um-piring, and there Is not a time when thc bct twlrler in tho business enn stand up under tho handicap of getting the worst of It on balls and sliikes. "I believe the presidents of the various leagues could nolvc this question of the competency of umpires by appointing none but ex-catchers to tho positions of Judges of balls and striken. Thc reason for this Is quite simple. Take tho poneral run of umpires and they know nothing of the work behind the bat. They aro afraid of every ball that Is pitched and invariably invaria-bly duck their heads or closo their eyes Just beforo thc ball reaches the plate. In this way they miss many h. strike that takes n quick shoot over tho plate. "If catchcrx only wero placed In the position of Judging balls and strikes this trouble would not occur. They arc so accustomed ac-customed to keeping their eyes open all the time that tho approach of the ball would not cauBe them to flinch, and so thev would call every ball pitched properly." |