1859.60

Please Do Not Kill the Umpire

Salience	Noteworthy
Tags	Newspaper CoverageNewspaper Coverage
Location	Greater New York CityGreater New York City
City/State/Country:	NYC, NY, USA
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Game	Base BallBase Ball
Immediacy of Report	Contemporary
Age of Players	AdultAdult
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Text	After the Jersey City Courier had excoriated the umpire, Mr. Morrow of the Knickerbocker, for his efforts in a game between the Empire and Excelsior Clubs, Joe Leggett, captain of the Excelsior, wrote to the New York Sunday Mercury defending him, and the Mercury editorialized as follows: "Every gentleman who officiates as umpire is selected by the captains, but the position, in consequence of the grumbling, and not unfrequently insulting remarks of outsiders, has become so unenviable, that it is difficult to get any one to assume the place...we do think that common decency, and gentlemanly courtesy, should, under the circumstances of the case, restrain all comment upon the proceedings, on the part of the spectators of a match."
Sources	Jersey City Courier, Sep. 15, 1859 New York Sunday Mercury, Sep. 18, 1859
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Comment	In the New York City area, umpires were players from other clubs who umpired upon request. Edit with form to add a comment
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Submitted by	Bob Tholkes
Submission Note	3/3/2014
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