Evening star., 1898-02-12

any chances of being mobbed, in case he
made an unpopular decision, and positively
declined to officiate A long wrangle and
delay followed in an attempt to select
substitute, but without avail. Finally Ed.
Green was discovered, and by unanimous
request he finally consented to umpire the
game. He was fully impressed with the
critical nature of his position. He had
friends among both clubs who had large
money interesttyin the result of the game
and bad decision upon his, part would
seriously compieate' fraternal relations
But he started the game. The pitchers
were on their mettle and pitched as they
never had before. Strike-outs followed in
quick and regular succession, and the end
of the inning would be 90. and the interest
and excitement were intense This added
an additional burden to the responsibility
of Green, who was well nigh overcome
THE score was 90 until the ninth in
ming reached. and here" said Green,
lis where l got in some fast thinking. l
knew that If either side won out l would be
blamed by the losers, and made up my
mind that if no run was made in The ninth
inning l would get out of the game some-
how. The first side went to the bat and
went out in one, two, three order, amid
the deafening howls of the other fellows
An Exciting Time.
"Then the other side came up to the bat,
and the first man up made a scratch hit
and got first tase. The crowd in the
stands were breathlessly silent. The sec
ond man up struck out, the man on first
stealing to second. The next man up made
an infield hit, but was thrown out at first,
the man, on second going to third. Then
pandemenium broke loose. l never" said
Green, saw or heard such bowling and
confusion Everybody went crazy. The
pitcher was evidently ratified and it looked
as If he was in the air. The game now
stood two out. and man on third base.
AS soon as the noise and disturbance had
subsided, man went to the bat, who was
put In to bat for a weak hitter. He was
recognized as one of the hardest htters
in New England. He hit the first two balls
pitched into foul grounds, and struck at
the next two balls and missed. The next
ball he hit on the trade mark and knocked
it mile. The left fielder went after it like
deer and succeeded in getting under it,
making wonderful catch, putting the side
out without run. Well" said Green, you
talk about excitement on the ball field.
Ihere never was anything on this earth
heads with silk hats. Women waved their
handkerchiefs and broke their parasols
over the seats.
Solving the Difficulty.
''Thc time had come for me to act. The
sun was about two hours high. l walked
to the plate and, removing my hat, declared.
Game called on account Of darkness. 1t
seemed to be fully minute before the
crowd appreciated the situation, and then
roar of laughter and applause followed
which exceeded any previous disturbances
l was the hero of the hour. The people
had witnessed one of the best and most
sensational games of ball that had ever
been seen in New England, and no one had
lost a cent on the result.
That" said Green, "ended my umpiring,
and don't want a situation on Uncle Nick
ioung's staff. .'C-C
Railroads and Politics.
Mr. Green has always been promoter
of base ball and Texas, and during his
residence there has been the financial
hacker of some club. He never makes any
money in the business, the wrong side of
the ledger generally showing the balance.
yet as he says: It Is great source of fun
and pleasure. He Is the owner of one Of
the best and most thoroughly equipped
railroads in TexasEsThe Texas Midland'-
and will doubtless In short time have a
through line from the cotton belt to st.
Louis He is now. engaged in an enter
prise that offers him a more diversified
field for fun and adventure than base ball.
He fs In politics, and is chairman of the
state republican executive committee, and
Is In the throes of political dissension and
disturbances with the national committee
men OF that state with reference to the
distribution of federal patronage. He
possesses much Of the good sense and busi-
ness qualification of his mother. and ex-
poets to win In the fight. r. F. R.