The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-11-16
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League Umpire Tim Hurst, like
othor officials, has worked his way
1p from the bottom of the ladder
lie first acted as Judge of play in the
south and then got into the West
.rn league. Speaking of his debut
IN the west, Hurst tells the follow
rng interesting romance: t
Talk about troubles on the dia-
mond snowAdaysl Why, they're
aothing. 10 some of tho times they
lsed to have out west. I'll never
forget the first game umpired in
lbhe Western league. was green for
hire AMI when.I came on the field l
LwoIe one Of those red and white
E;tfiped Colts, for I didn't want to
4 go to the expense of purchasing
regulAtioiIalniform until found out
whether / a stick or not
80 lust before the game the man
ager of the visiting team, who was
chesty guy and wanted to imp, ess
34ne ,@ithf6s Importance, came up
fwitlig. a yboglzypf rules in his hand
anil, 4eokjng like schoolteacher,
"a Nj. Jahpire, IL repea. section 10
of rule 3o.'
Never, mind about that, i said.
'Itknowstiie rules all right. Just
yougo and sit on the bench and run
your team.
4 ,e,Mith, sthat, the manager went
[away, Yowfng that he would break
tme 4i'T Siidnst turn out all right.
WRdnsa wastfIne to start the game,
the: players began to pay their re-
speets to ,me.by calling me 'Rube,
| Dummy, Stuff and other names,
whefeupon the crowd Joined in, and
l had lovely time. never m+
tpired better in my life, but there
was no end of fault finding.
""Finally, above the din from the
crowd, / heard one particularly loud
voiced fellow yelling that he would
like'to take d punch at me. / looked
around in his direction and located
him in a minute.
4 !HhYes,t your he roared, at the
same time calling me vile name.
'I'n'prihch you in the eye if / get
chance. And he shook his fist,
while the crowd encouraged him.
1t was then that i decided to act.
Remembering the Iule which en-
powers am umpire to have any dis
orderly person removed from the
grounds, by force if necessary,
called Time and started for the
grand stap&'at the same time call
ing Upon U couple of policemen to
put the man out. He was defiant,
and the cops wouldn't turn hair.
jumped into the stand and started
to remove the fellow myself. got
n good collar and elbow hold and
started to drag him out of his chair
when found I had stirred up
hornet s nest. .-g ~. ~ |
"Men ON all sidesof me were. TAX
ing fiS.i1gkpnnches at my head. I
d;sptn esof the Compliments
but + was;rio iiifateiIfer the mob. ]
held. on tamy original mark, though,
All through the struggle and soused
too. Suddenly the owner
of tho club came rushing down the
aisle Of the grand stand with three
or four; Cops. ..E rs -, -, w. =. ~
Il" Grab that umpirer he. yelled,
and throw him over the fencef
."r.:If Tgb over the fence said
q him. 'yeu'll go too.' Then sew.
nal tough looking guys who want.
d to SIZE fair play said:
"sAIYou're all right. young feller
Sabady win t'row yer out Of here
vid6nt'a q fight,l Sect
"Then there was a riot. Cops,
ranks, toughs and managers joined
n u free fight over me, and was
lmost torn limb from limb. man.
ged. to grab d seat and hang ON, so
hat it was Impossible for me to be =
wept out. After several minutes =
( hot work The policeand the tough .
boxing guys queiled the disturb :
noe and the question was put to me:
''&"What ,d5 you want to do with
his felierf'G They referred to the
1an who had caused all the trouble.
still had a'grip, on him, and he was '
s limp as.A.lish rag. .
'"tI want'him put out, said, and . .
hey escorted him to the gate. Then q q
ney let him. come back after had q q
IiipBeq OPT upon the field and call Q :,
4 play / saw him all right, but :,
rpodp m Further attamnt fO ra -