Clipping:A description of intimidating the umpire, offensive coaching
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| Date | Tuesday, June 15, 1886 |
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| Text | ... [Players] rely greatly on confusing or bullying the umpire, and or on disputing angrily every unfavorable decision on called balls or strikes. If the game is close, at frequent intervals the “kicker” behind the bat not only manifests a desire to throttle the umpire, but signals, perhaps to the first baseman, if this functionary happens to be captain, who comes stalking menacingly in, with an expression showing that at last he has the long-sought proof of villainy for making a protest and getting the umpire turned out of his season’s engagement. This business is not specially diverting to spectators who have com to see a game of ball. When men are on the bases it has become the custom with some nine, under the guise of coaching, to depute a loud-lunged player to indulge in frantic yelling and antics, manifestly designed only to distract the attention of the umpire or irritate the opposing players. The average spectator might fancy that “kicking” against the umpire’s decisions or attempts to bully or worry him could not pay, as he would naturally resent ill-treatment. But the simple fact that the present champion clubs of both the leading professional associations are confessed to be the greatest “kickers” in the business disposes of all theories, and shows that no voluntary action can cure the evil. The notion with the players seems to be than an umpire can be worried out of one or two favorable decisions in doubtful matters by clamorous displays f injured innocence and indignation on occasions which were not doubtful, as he desires not to appear one-sided; and perhaps these one or two decisions will win the contest. When a nine in addition to being particularly tricky is exceedingly noisy it becomes rather a nuisance. St., quoting the New York Times |
| Source | St. Louis Post-Dispatch |
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger |
| Origin | Initial Hershberger Clippings |
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