Evening star., 1896-07-30
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An tmpfre's Unique Experience I'm
British Columbin

British Columbia.
George Perrin, the Detroit man who went
west this spring as an umpire, is in town.
ana says he never cares to return to the
racine shores, says the Chicago News.
Perrin was umpiring in the Pacific League.
.ne gate receipts were too small, the league
collapsed and Perrin is now on his wav
home. wy
Ihe best part of my experience on the
Ioast' said Perrin, was at Vancouver.
B. e. Most Of the people up there are
e,.nef 1resh from England or Anglo-maniac
oaHaoians, and they were surely birds.
Base ball was new up there. and they
sIuoied s the rules with great attention. Be
Iore the league was even under way the
manager of the Vancouver club registered
d KICK on the rule which provides that no.
body except the captains of the teams
shall Il, have the right to talk to the umpire.
nat wont do--won't do at all. y'know,'
sa,. saio ne. watts this humpire, hanyway,
shouio not ave the right to talk to imp
ana they changed the rules to read: No
py pouy out the captains and managers shall
iase nay a rlght to address the umpire during
me progress OF game
me nrst game played there was a reve-
latlon: The players were American i'm
POI portaTons. Tons and they went to work in earn
enco es., mere me was a hit and a coacher at
oice got on the lines and commenced his
oIatory: Great confusion followed in the
stahu' tnere were audible protests from a
nuhoreo lips, and then the manager came
ocWn ON the field and addressed the
coacher: 'e
.uOh' say. me man. said he, we cawn't
aaiiow ~ that ere. y'know! That's vulgar,
-, me h.an-vulgar-and we really cawn't ave
II! AND there was no more coaching al
lowed at the games played in Vancouver.
Inc crowd took a deep personal inter-
ese .s IN the game. but couldn't understand
ths+ s rt,es. 9 They at once took it for granted
mat the umpire was not only there to en-
Iorce the rules, but to act as Interpreter
OF an points they didn't know, and they
W., mouio can me to ehe stand twenty times
o., sh rniang' more or less, and ask me to
hexpiain for the loidies. me dear fellaw,'
=. Mny 1 this was thus ,and. that was this way.
- tbe was as nc, not only moRotqhous, but it delayed
.hai, lhe e, worst Of 1t all, though. was the way
tney would act whenever there was a de-
ctslon that didn't, suit them. Whenever
eney tnought they had a kick coming
committee Of prominent citizens, with
s,on would climb down upon the field and come
rignt over to me. Then the leader would
say: say, now. old chap-give over! Give
uveI .,I ana give us a; chawnce. y'know! This
.sn aiHe a1sr r,ght' old chappie-gtve over. now,
whenever 1 would call a batter out on
strlkes he would go over to the manager
anu .n,,s commence beefing. The manager
payer, payer tough American. would answer:
nav! Why, 'ow was thatY the man.
ager would ask. Wasn't that lawst ball
over! Nit the player would say. 1T
was dat FAR wide er de plate" Then the
manager would come over to me and say:
faWdon me. old fellow, but you mustn't
treat our men that way. you know! That
iawst ball wasn't over! How in blazes
a0 you know it wasn't over? I'd answer.
w ny. the batter told me so!' the manager
would protest, and I'd say: Get away from
toov
s'XVhy did tho ,ooo,,a bre,L ,,no u,ou
mainly because hail game would draw
200 paid admissions and the next day they
would have a lacrosse game and there
would be 1900 paid admissions"