Show IiA BASEBALL ROOTING th the e greatest ulous to a baseball player is the rooting of loy loyal alfans fans in the grandstand and bleachers transversely the most disconcerting thing to a ball player is the panning he receives at the hands of enemy fans who are out to help defeat him and so the great national game would hardly be the same if a ban was suddenly placed upon rooting and fans were compelled to never say a word but there is baseball rooting and baseball rooting for instance there is the kind which borders on vicious and ungentlemanly remarks concerning a players personality or some error which he may have made this class of rooting is evidently designed to anger the player and draw his attention to what is said rather than keep it upon the game some fans go the limit in this respect and use every expression which they can think of and some of them are not overly choice in their sele selection C of words so that many times the sensibilities of the refined are imposed upon if not shocked then there is the rooting of the true sportsman who likes the game for the games sake and always wants the best team to win this fan frequently is blessed with the ability toi to express witticism which are a constant delight to listen to and instead of making himself a nuisance his presence in a packed grandstand keeps the crowd in the utmost good humor whether the home team is winning or losing that his chatter is encouraging or discouraging cou raging to a player according to its tone is always evident as the game progresses and this kind of rooting or panning does not leave a bad taste in the mouth of anyone not every even fan is gifted along this line however so the preponderance of baseball rooting is of the first kind it would be a splendid thing if a greater number of humorous fans could be developed and thus increase the interest in ball games and the entertainment furnished on the side lines |