| Show Obnoxious at Baseball Games Bettin Betting on baseball has hag been tho the bane of the tho game wherever it ha has been tho the practice and it is up to the thc loyal loal Portland fans funs to rescue the game amo amoin in that cit city from thc the evil iI that is il encroaching en cn- encroaching upon it hero here Tho criticism is not leveled at the thorough sportsman sports sports- plan man who makes his bet and takes the win or loss as something beyond his hia control But Bit such sich truo sports arc are few and far fai between One has only to attend one ono baseball game ame to see tim the people whom this thia shoo shoe fits for every err afternoon business men of Portland and und men and women well velI known about town can be Rc seen n in the grandstand and bleachers pulling forthe for tIme the visiting team learn Tho They havo have anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where from car faro fare to 5 5 bet on tho the game but hut the thc makes no difference difference dif dif dif- ference ar arid tJ tho the piker with 30 cents is usually the Worst clamorer A little knot of them them back of the tho private boxes had their hammers out yesterday and und got a calling down by some fans to tho the delight of many others If they would merely confine confino their efforts to hoping the tho visitors would win will it would not be bo so bad but thc they hoot the home honie pl players for every mischo and tantalize them in every overy possible wa way way- The Thc players arc are only human They ha have havo vo been away from front Portland I three weeks in tho the enemy's countr country where they expect no consideration I I They get et good money for playing raying ballI ball I but money is 18 not everything oven even to toa a professional ball ban player I The Tho Portland baseball t team m this year is is a as clean a bunch of players as ever represented any any city in professional baseball and it ii tho the people of the city eity who pay to see fiCO them play have not enough h pride of or Portland about them to cheer when they havo have a cheer coming coming coniing com coni- ing they ought not to knock because thoro there happens to bo be an excuse This bettin betting evil works both hoth ways The crab who bets beta on Portland croaks if an error is made and can ean see co nothing good in jn tho star plays of a visiting team Ho sours on b his s own team if it itI I loses Baseball is Americas America's s 's greatest sport port We need the tho recreation and as there thero I is nothing n better to beat it it t is up to every ery American to stand nd for tho the purity I of tho the game Two fans famis go to sec see clever baseball They want the home homeI t team nm to win fairly and md will cheer a a. I good play on either side |
