The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-11
A "YELLOw" UMPIRE.
The Mayor of New York Calls Balls
and Strikes ut Yonkers.
From, fhs Nyauv YORK c,,n

From the New York Sun.
"oh, but he was yeHow-yellower n
yellow dog" Thus is the opinion of the
citizens of Mount Vernon on Mayor Strong
as a baseball umpire summed up. It's
barely possible that one reason for this
gaily colored opinion of the citizens Of
Mount Vernon is that their mayor and
board of aldermen were whipped out of
their boots IN four innings by the mayor
and board of aldermen of Yonkers in the
game which Mayor Strong umpired. But
Mount Vernon is backed In her opinion
by some thousand or so outsiders who
saw the game. There is no doubt about
IL; as an umpire the mayor was yellow
er n a yellow dog" and all this, too, after
the town had laid itself out TO do him hon
err. The event OF his coming and the game
that ensued was heralded 20 the world by
Mount Vernon as the great event of the
century. The English language can hard
ly supply words to describe the glories of
IL.
II was ten minutes later when the may
or stepped out to position to the left Of
the pitcher and yelled:
play BAIL"
Break away break away, play ball"
yelled the crowd, and the horns footed.
Play b-a-l-lr' yelled the mayor again,
ana ne Threw u new Ddtl at Il man sldhu-
ing at home plate and hit him. The crowd
screamed.
"Who takes the bat?' asked the mayor,
| and the trumpets footed again.
Come, boys, play BAIL" he shouted
| again. There was dispute on because the
Yonkers aldermen had ten men and In
sisted on playing all of them. They had
their way finally.
Take your position boys" yelled the
mayor and the band began playing Sweet
| Marie" Mayor Lewis rushed over and
called II off. Mount Vernon's niue was at
the bat with Whitmore to lead off ana
| Tichenor on deck.
Now It isn't proposed TO give a detailed
description of this game. The mortal
doesn't live who could AS the feature
of the game turned out to be the yellow
ness" of the umpire, what little cal. be
said about 1t will be devoted to him.
Tichenor slammed the ball into left
field for three bases. Mayor Strong got
excited. He jumped up and down The
stomach protector and got up close to
the bat.
Soak 'em, Witty" yelled the crowd.
While they were doing It Tichenor came
galloping like a baby elephant from
third. and slid in on his stomach. seesaw-
ing up and down, first his feet and then
his place on the ground.
bat. The umpire became yellow" on the
spot. He called three strikes" when only
three balls had been pitched. and the bat
ter went to first. The ball got there ahead
OF him. Hes safe" said the umpire.
"Rottenw yelled the Yonkers contin-
gent
The next man was at the bat. How
many strikesT asked the catcher.
Thrice s-t-r-i-k-e-sP' was the answer.
XIII the umpirer' bawled a man. and
the horns drowned the swear words
brought out by the "yellowness."
Mayor Lewis is over feet tall. When
he stepped to the plate the umpire or
dered low ball and then called three
strikes on him. The mayor got first and
stole second.
81 thought you were going to play ac-
| cordng to the rules" bawled the Yonkers
catcher. THAT man only struck once"
Play b-a-l-l!' was the answer from
the umpire.
Hes calling 'em all strikes" yeiied
Yonkers player. A rooster crowed. and
| the horns footed again. Mayor Lewis
came In from third, and was put out.
Safe" said the umpire. XIII the UNI
| pire-mob him." bawled the crowd. Hes
out, said the umpire.
"Hooray," screamed the crowd.
"Y' ought slode," said Mount YER
| non man to Mayor Lewis.
81 know / ought T." said the mayor,
but 1 couldn't. / didn't know enough"
The next man at the bat was declared
| out on strikes, though not a single ball
come within ten feet of him, and there
were yells of Rank, rotten again. At
| this point spindle shanked man with
camera sneaked up behind the mayor and
| took a picture of him. For few mo-
ments after the next yellow decision il
| looked as If a riot might ensue, though il
was said afterward II was all in fun.
| Whitmore was on first base with bat in
| his hand. A man on third rushed hons.
| The catcher had the ball in hfs hand, but
didn't touch him. The umpire said: Hes
out"
| Whltmore rushed over with his bat and
kicked. The umpire ordered him back to
| the base. The alderman fingered his bat,
| the other players rushed up. and then the
| trouble was over. Whitmore walked up
the field, the index finger of his right
/ hand against his nose.
HE says you don't have to touch a
man at home" he bawled, and the tin
| horns footed again. This inning netted
| three runs for the Mount Vernon alder
men, and the Yonkers nine, owing entire-
| ~ to yellow decisions. got only one.
In the next inning Mayor Lewis knocked
/ out foul and reached first. Fair ball.
/ said the umpire. He ran to second on
another foul and the Yonkers men sent