Show WHEN AND mm WHERE TO ROOT i IS TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION BY FAMED FAED SPORTS WRITER By fly WALTER fP C CA Special Correspondent of ot Tue Tho E ht Copyright 1923 1922 b by The Tho Standard D Examiner NEW YORK Jan 13 How much mucha a part of baseball is h th the i e desire lre and right to root root and audibly for tor ones one's team and to rattle that teams team's team by every evelY ble means mean 7 Many litany Al ny ex experts cr s maintain that rooting is 19 an essential integral and enjoyable part of the tho game came Oth- Oth Others Oth Others ers much in tho the minority t that efforts to rattle op at least leaston leaston leaston on the part of players during tho the pro pro- progress progress pro cress gress of an amateur contest i is un- un un sportsmanlike public It Is sure however that until pub pub- 1 lic opinion changes chances rules recently rt pro pro- proposed pro proposed posed by Phillips of at Anhert before the National Soc association ll to Inflict severe sesero se ele penalties o 01 t amateur players for tor suy alY attempt tf t tl or 1 disturb the tha of ot opponents sul UI not be b adopted The writer lel bv by was a n ye- ye cent rr-cent cent cont meeting nith tio tl Rev I Peabody 11 tt ch Jl of an old controversy tue tile ed d and the tho s ot of Alit Alit- Am herst who had taken to II a criticism by him of one ona of th tha s Am- Am Amherst Amherst herst Am-herst her st songs and refi aill o ot at which ran You do lour our lest test bo boss 3 Vell do the th rest IJ 10 lo I Dr Peabody body contend U that thai this na o nc evidence of at Intent to J AmIdst's ls l's opponents Perhaps it Is well to 10 go co t 1 I irk tek to the tho most pretentious and complete bookwo we have on baseball lIel c Ameri Amen cans can's can National Garni Gamt hv by A G I I al 1 ing a fully qualified tv MI JI JAb rJ ILl lI lIIn In that volume he gives some som of If the sidelights which 11 ii clearly that thus far at leas le s MP uc hive hll b el Quite unable to lo tie tl the th-i national pa Pas Pas- Pastime time pis-time time down to thu the well th ics Ics of golf colt blent tent and ano A gallery callery In golf gal stands motionless when a a player playe is abOUt IO to tomake tomake I make his shot and not nol even fie tle most partisan spectator bac ln the other I Iman man would have the temerity sud- sud suddenly sud suddenly denly to break In with a ell of o You Youcan sUd 1 cnn can t hit it Nor would he lie think of organizing a group croup of other othel partisans to join in a concerted and continuous of ot hands hand in order ardor ord r to discon discon- disconcert disconCert disconcert cert a n player And yit that Is mild compared to 1 hiLt we wo witness frequently at base base- baseball baseball baseball ball games Spalding scy Even a ever loyal partisan of the homo home team has smiles ot of o derision for tor the umpire when hen he ho gins rivis her team the th worst of at o it and elves gl way to demo dem demonstrations when nen It Is nalls ary to rat rat- rattle rattie rat rattle tle tie the opposing pitcher sa sass s of the f u that thit hIs seasoned with spice hurl hurl- hurled hurled ed at the th visitors and now and then ot at atthe atthe the umpire am aro thoroughly enjoyed by byall byall byall all as ax is any other feature of the sport His shouts of at lon to the opposing players find llna sympathetic se- se response re response in th the hearts of all present I HERE JI RC The 1 vv liter Iter well remembers rem a inc Ing demonstration ot of human nature In Inthis title 1 A mass meeting was w held at one of our oldest unIversities on the cv ese of a game came with Its ite it dear dear- dearest dearest est eat rival At this meting much was as assaid said about courtesy o opponents and andone andone one of the younger professors professor made alL an impassioned plea urging that und under r rno no circumstances should an error by their opponents be applauded N Near Nc ar r the th end of the thEl game Kame with the score a tie tic and tv two 0 men on bases the batter with e depending I Ithe Ion on him to hit a high foul toul l mani manifestly sva-s sva w 3 coming down dO directly Into the hands of tho tile w waung ca cher When the ball struck the tho catchers catcher s mitt and bounded out the stands I rose In a pandemonium of at cheers and yells and the professor who had h d talked so well ssell ell to his chagrin suddenly found himself standing his hat and elling eiling l an-l cheering cheering- like Ilke U a Commanche Indian Truly the th spin spin- spir spirit it Is Ia I willing but the fI flesh h IF I weak I But Dut Dr Phillip plan Is s applicable to tb the pia ers and they can actually be placed under control W t e all know that If it a penalty is sufficiently severe severeIn severeIn severein In a sport the players lebin lesin n so to con con- control con control themselves es as not to Incur that penalty The Th deceiving ot of opponents l one of at the th greatest assets It In our sports ports brings brines about self-control self and any iny rule rules l that arc are of clear r Interpretation tion in the long lone run rust cal Lo Lt enforced I But Dut these proposed rules are ire far ahead of the range ranco f f public opinion and Vo whether hether they will III ever cv r be adopted adopt adopt- ed or not Is a question |