The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-07
FRANK MARCUS SUCCESS
First Time He Appears as Umpire
There 4. n shakeup.

frank Narcfz. wiso was at ole time :1A
h-@st pitcher ~ -sSs Old PacSf5o Northwest
League OF professional n.aH players ard
waao-e career was cat shors ny an INJURY
20 MS arm. e now OF me regular stsT %
lTnpires IN ts1s Western league. He -
1a vznz the same ssmscess ~ had uTsl-
plre In this section. following his -etsr@-
-osrt from active playing. ard is spoken
of Ia the -. Paul D4spatca. following his
initial appearance as an umpire 30 game
between s.. Paul and Detroit as fosaoSs:
Now. there wss something else nes n
thai game besides the rev faces IN fhe
an-3r8, and thar something Was the best
umpire tras mas ever been seen here. ii
fas person of March. the orly one VINO
has ever observed the rules Of aulp4rsng IS
bald Gown IA the national agreenerz. A.
soon as he went o. The fed be demon
sgrafei his ability 20 run the game. and ae
did run IL every minute of ne tame. a. ;hs
payers OF Fae FHo teams will testify.
- RoGrke wssrl'C in The game three min
utes when March threw him out for fssUg
what March termed indecent language
HE abolished the JosaInE and guytng De
tween players, kept those on tire bench
VINO were nor al bal on the coach line,
egsf permitted no coaching when the bases
were empty He caught Old Me al MS IA
v0r.te game Of trying - rattle the III
fed AMI put him down arsi ne showed
them all that he wouldn't have any back
talk. There wasn't T. word out of a player
after the tire; inning and the audience
chcered March nuite as heartily as X di1
tie pretty plays Yesterday he was
unqualified success and showed that hs
r. not only thoroughly familiar with the
rules but unferst ands the gaale from A
to T..
Umpire March introduced an innova-
ton which VAS heartily appreciated by tho
fans just as he called he game he ap-
peared before he grand stand and called
our the names OF the batteries. Although
Il - done In every league city. there has
never been an umpire here wise enough 10
foliow the RUE March not only follows
7lle rules. but he understands what the
people want and knows the game from be-
ginning TO end. lie was cheered for hls
decision and determination. and there
wasn't an angry word spoken by a payer
esurtnp The anne. March vas formerly "A
fine pitcher and used TO play with the Old
T.yniales OF Anuea polls. He IS a cousin
OF PiIdse Heffefinger. and has many
friends in the Twin Cities. At the time
that Crooks. Reilly. Pickett, Wilmot and
other hitters were associated together in
the ST Paul team this man March was
taken of the prairie 20 pitch against them,
and he held them down TO three hits
March deserves success. He is a fine
fellow personally. we'd educated, and has
been a thorough student OF the national
game. In the DAYS OF The Old league. when
&lly Earle was with Tacoma. prior 10
comm 10 Seattle, he caught March. AT
that time March was considered one OF the
coming pitchers OF the country. and his
release could not he purchased His speed
was terrific. and his outdrop could not be
excsslles4 Unfortunately he had trouble
with his arm. and the best OF medical
treatment failed 10 put II in shape.