The Washington times., 1902-07-29

capable and intelligent nocturnal cab
bies doing business nowadays, it is
shame to spoil a good one simply to
make very ordinary umpire.
Yesterday Connolly had another of
those 'balks' to decide and. as on the
preceding Saturday, he erred most glo-
riously. However, Mr.. Connolly should
not be blamed.
Up to last night he did not exactly
understand the meaning of balk. Con-
molly is not a regular baseball umpire.
but polo referee in the skating rinks
of New England. where they still play
the game that used to be popular
throughout the country twenty years
ago. Connolly is a good friend of Ban
Johnson. and, happening to mention the
fact that he was in need of a little
spending money to go to Europe this
fall. Mr.. Johnson suggested that he try
his hand at umpiring
After the game yesterday. when a re-
porter asked Mr.. Connolly II he really
knew what balk was, he gleefully an
swered:
Sure, it's doggoned horse or mule
that won't bulge"
That's good" replied the reporter.
land what's the answer"
The answer is easy" quoth Mr.. Con-
molly. You simply have TO build bon
fire under the horse ormule. as the case
may be, and if this doesn't move him,
try shooting him in the off hoof."
Correct ventured the reporter and
Mr.. Connolly actually imagined he was
Callahan Made Balk.
Therefore can anybody blame this hard
working. well meaning young man for
making such blunder as he did, when
after Coughlin had secured a nice base
hit, Callahan made well-defned move
ment to deliver the ball, and then
changed his mind and threw over to
Isbell and caught the Senatorial third
baseman, who had started to make a
dash for second?
Don't blame Connolly. either, for that
balk business on Saturday.
Fully a dozen of our friends have |
promised to send postal cards to Mr. |
Connolly and tell him a balk is not a |
horse or a mule with placard inviting |
bios for conflagration beneath his body
hanging from his side
Just as Mr.. Callahan has a few things |
to learn anent the pitching business, so
has Umpire Connolloy a few laps to
make up before he is a really truly
umpire with any license to join the Um-
pires Union, No. 4-1I-44.
Doyle was the first Washington player
to circle the bases. He made the tour
on a base on balls, an error by Tsbell,
and keister's hit for two bases.
NO more scoring was done by the
locals until the ffth-that memorable
part of the contest
Bones" Ely is largely responsible in
a way for the fuslllade of hits that
made Mr.. Callahan. alleged pitcher.
suffer with vertigo before 1t was all
over Ely has been content to 90
through the seassn without any pre-
tense at being hitter of home runs.
He's a modest sort of chap, is this
Mr.. Ely, and believes that a plentiful,
supply of one-basers is good enough for
him, and he willingly leaves the three
oaggers and the four -sackers to the re-
Duted sluggers Of the team-Delehanty,
heister and their kind.
Ely's First Home Run. {
But yesterday Bones" Ely actually l.
'hot the ball over the left fence.
1t was as modest in its way as the
iaintily scented violet that lifts its
face to be kissed by the sun in ,
he glad springtime.
Mr. Ely. as soon as he discovered what
le had done. what a serious offense was
is. this butting into the home-run
lass, was so chagrined that he hung t
lis head, as he ambled around the d
ases. If Bones" was not ashamed OF
lis hit, he certainly acted as II he were a
orry for his friend Callahan. d
Clarke next came along with a single, fl
nd when Lee hit TO DAILY, the Chic. sec Il
no baseman tried to catch Clarke at
econd and made & misplay. Ryan filled d
ne BASES with single. Jack Doyld C
feared them again in an instant with s
s neat a double as one could ask for =
nd then there was plenty OF cheering p
lr Doyle. On the play al the home /.
iate to retire Ryan, Doyle showed his +
ulckness by getting around to third. C
A Double Steal. Y
Delehanty walked, and Keister hit for
base. scoring Doyle Del and Keister
ach stole base. and after Coughlin Fl
ad struck out and Carey had been hit E
4 the wrist with II pitched ball. once @
ore filling the bases. Bones" Ely %
gain distinguished himself by making ~
Is second hit of tho inning. a crack G.
IT one base this time, and Delehanty b
nd Keister came IN with runs Y
Bill Clarke, Iot to be outdone by his NJ
inning mate. slammed the bail over
lie fence, and Orth. who took Carey's
ace in the game, ran around the cush- ~
MS ahead Of Clarke. Lee fled to Green ~
I'd Ryan struck out. but with ten runs
our credit In the enc inning. there l.;
as not much OF chance that the game /,
ould go against US during the rest Of ri
e innings. ST
A base on balls. Strang's error. and d,
this hit scored Keiste. In the sixth pi
ming. an