The Washington times., 1902-08-19

Not long time ago, when the pres
ent baseball season was yet in its swad-
ding clothes. a young man broke into
the Office of the president OF the Ameri-
can League and insisted on seeing Mr..
johnson. Asked his business, ne said
he was an umpire, and to prove his as
sertion handed the rotund Ban dain-
THY inscribed piece of board on which
read, Mr.. Johnstone. umpire uren-
gagged"
It is said that Mr.. Johnson was
pleased with Mr.. Johnstones appear
ance, and rather favored him because
he bore 4 name so nearly resembling mis-
own. So he told the young man TO HE
himself unto a certain city. where two
teams of the American League were
playing the national game.
Then Mr. Johnstone, in the course of
events. came TO Washington, where he
has been said TO be acting as the as
sistant to one Carruthers, who is also
alleged to be employed in the same ca
pacity. For the past few days these
two have been doing the best they
could. and have insisted that they knew
how to umpire. even if many persons in
the bleachers and grandstand did not
agree with them. However. their work
was all that was to be had, inasmuch
as Mr.. Johnson refuses to allow the
Washington baseball patrons a sight of
any of the good men who handle indi-
Gators in the American League. So. the
fans have said nothing and put up with
their decisions.
Yesterday. however, they protested.
and they had right TO do it. If ever
there was a clear case of larceny, Mr..
Johnstone was guilty of one yesterday.
There can be no doubt of IT. He robbed
the Senators of the game, and this is
the way it was done:
How 1t Happened.
Delehanty had opened the seventh
with a three-base hit, and come home
on Keister's out. Coughlin made nice
hit TO center. He watched his chance
for steal to second, and when things
looked good he went. He reached the
bag several seconds before Lajoie got
the ball, and even then the Cleveland
second baseman failed to touch him,
but, greatly to the surprise of the
crowd. Coughlin, Lajoie. and all the
other players, Mr.. Johnstone said he was
out OF course Coughlin protested, and
so did Delehanty and the others, but
Mr. Johnstone remained firm.
Lee then came along with a three e-bag-
ger. which would have scored Coughiin
Ely sent Lee home with the tieing run.
Had Coughlin been called safe at sec
ond, as he should have been, the Sena-
tors would have scored the winning run,
and there would have been no necessity
the Clevelands came to the hat y the
tenth they made three runs and won the
game.
II is true that the Ohio men outbatted
and outhelded the locals. They made
a total of fifteen hits. while all the
Senators could get was eight. The
Blues made no errors. and the Senators
two. Still, as the game was played, the
home team should have won. The crowd
was SO incensed at Johnstone that they
were not at all backward in telling him
left the diamond after the game crowd
followed him and told him In no un-
mistakable terms that he had missed
his calling and advised him to go back
10 the Southern League, where, it is
said. he says he learned to umpire.
Senators Unable to Hit.
Bernhard and orth were the oppos-
ing pitchers in yesterdays game, and
the philadelphia had all the best
of it. The Senators were utterly unable
TO do u thing to his curves for four in
nlngs. 1t was case of one. two, three
and out every time In the ff:h, how
ever. they managed to get one run
across the plate. and in the seventh
they added two more.
Cleveland, on the other hand. found |
Orth very easy and in each of the ten
innings they secured at least one hit. |
Orth, for some reason. kept pitching his |
slow hall 20 the heavy Ohio hitters. and !
they with great regularity kept pound |
ing it out. They could only get three
runs. however. on account of the fast /
play OF the Senatorial helders. Orth. !
Ely and Keistcr were particularly agile /
and handled everything that came their I
way with ease and accuracy. Two fast !
double plays were made by Keister, Ely |
and Doyle. while on two occasions Orth |
shut of runner at second base by |
quick and accurate throws.
Two errors were made by the home 1
team, Coughiin and Ryan each contrib |
uting one, Coughlin's misplay let in n |
run in the first inning, while 9yan's /
error did not count in the run-getting. |
However, If the Senator's had been |
able to connect at all with Bernhards .
delivery they would have won the game.
Their batting eyes seem to have com
pletely deserted them. IN only one in
ming did they show any Of their old
time heavy work with the stick. II is
really hard TO believe that they are the
same men who were lining out the ball
hard and regularly legs than a month
ago. Keister. who has been one of the
bes. hatters on tho team of late. could
not get 4 hit OF Bernhard, while Clarke
was very easy for the e4-Philadelphian. L