Show llac I Why Procrastinate L ty by FRANK K BAKER BAKER- Baseball gomes gaines are still sUll being played at Municipal No 1 diamond with Mth a home plate that Is 13 three l Inches ch shy or of it its prescribed width an ana and a constant hazard to players sliding home Two o weeks ago I called the matter to the at attention of or Federation baseball leaders leader and they In turn have since told me that certain municipal municipal mu mu- officials had promised to remedy the matter Immediately The promised new plate has ha not materialized though and several lames games have since been played without the hazard being removed The TIle third base side or of the plate has been torn tom away by the drag used in smoothing the diamond This Tills dragging has also lowered th the ground below the top of at the plate until it protrudes nearly two inches above the baseline Players dont don't dare slide home against such euch a i. i hazard bazard which may catch a spike pike and twist or break an ankle Makes W Worries Doubly Strong For Umpires Behind Bat But Umpires have found considerable difficulty in determining their code on calling balls bans and strikes over the narrow plate Naturally there is considerable question as to whether the pitcher should be allowed the corner comer that isn't mt there and then of or course the latter I h has the argument that the ball didn't cr cross the plate TIIS T problem of ot fairness however howe Is Ls mild compared to the risk o of Injury to a player Only this week two pitchers twisted their ankles when their spikes caught in the poorly secured d pitchers pitcher's plate On one occasion an umpire stopped stepped a game long enough nough to get a ahammer hammer r from front his automobile so he ic could pound down protruding nails In the home plate I dont don't need draw a picture of or what would happen to a player sliding across a couple of nails nalls in an upraised platter Further Farther delay in installing a new plate 1 Is risky busi busi- ness It Is fortunate that nobody has been hurt burt with the present procrastination but it would be doubly regretful If If somebody should yet et be injured injured for for it would be an injury that might well have been avoided Holding lie ilie Edge EdgeIn In the last St 33 years only one club In the National league has been able abl to hold a winning percentage over every other club In the league That club is the New York Giants In that period the have won 29 2933 ball games while losing 2156 Chicago has ha been the toughest team for tor the tho Giants and the Phillies Phil Phil- lies iles the easiest J. J T. T Bulger Walsh who vho used to cavort on various baseball diamonds in the intermountain country is a railroad railroad rail rail- r road ad man now Bulger has been located at St. St Joseph Mo 1 for several years and still finds time to keep his contact with baseball as well as with switch engines and boxcars Last year he did some umpiring with the Western association and this summer summer summer sum sum- mer he has been playing Sunday ball with a team of old- old timers In In- In Ogden for a visit with a a sister Mrs Irs T. T K Phillips Bulger Bulge dropped in on a number of Salt Lake friends re recently recently recently re- re to renew acquaintances Its It's an Interesting Yarn But That's That About All AIl Babe Ruth started the American leagues league's stars all-stars on a six run rally on a walk he didn't d deserve eryc In the re recent nt Int game at New York JL a ft United Press dispatch quotes National league players as saying The They say he bluffed Umpire Cy Into calling a strike ball with the count 2 When Ruth was was called out on strikes in the first inning he lie turned to and said Im sure glad I dont don't play pIn in the league where they call caU strikes on balls like hue that is said to have replied Tnt rut Just an ordinary fellow In this game Bab Babe I call them as I sec see them Im I'm not a big shot like you Im I'm just trying to make a living S Then Ruth again was called ou out on a perfect third strike and i National leaguers claim that didn't have the heart to call Ruth out on strikes three times in a row so o gave him a base on balls to start the sixth a when Warneke's offering was good enough to strike him him out |