The Washington times., 1902-06-25

Were you at the welcome of the home
coming Senators at the park yesterday
afternoon
If you missed the function you failed
to see one of the most enioyable-ex-
citing, too-basebaI events of the cur
tent season.
There were any number of interest
were compelled 20 stay down town must
be content TO read about.
In the first place, the Washingtons wor
the game, a most commendable as vel
as joyous proceeding. Then there was
a mixup between the gentleman who is
holding down the Job of umpire ant
James Collins, who heads the Boston
baseballists on the field, at the con-
clusion of which the young athlete from
the Massachusetts burg was ordered tc
HE himself from the grounds by the un-
relenting umpire. And, after Pitcher
Winters became weary of tossing up the
ball only to have it smashed all over the
pdlCl ps lHe HedNs HllltIS VI the lO-
Gals, brand new Beaneater was intro
duced. He is new to the ranks of pro-
fessionalism, too. His hind name is Ad-
kin, and he is fresh from Beloit College,
out in the West, where they consider
they know few things about the game
If similar quantity of features were
provided at every contest the American
League Park would be found entirely in
adequate to accommodate the crowds
that would hasten TO the northeast
portion of town Immediately the clock
in the office strikes 4 every afternoon.
Some one who attends every game
mentioned the fact, as he was hanging
onto strap on an inbound street car
nt GAS o'clock that at was the best
game of the season.
The gentleman was not far from
wrong. Perhaps it was not exactly the
lest, but for interest it was certainly
a hummer.
The Poor Umpire Hooted.
Ban johnson sent now umpire to
town yesterday.
He is Carruthers, who formerly made
an honest living pitching baseball
OF late years Carruthers has been
holding down an outfeld position in
one of the numerous Western baseball
leagues. How he ever became imbued
with the idea that he is an umpire is
past human understanding. Perhaps he
possesses a hypnotic eye, one of those
icfn hn oh
and undoubtedly he used it to good ad-
vantage when he applied to Ban John
son for a sit on the umpire staff.
Mr.. Carruthers has been having
hard time Of it since his entry into the
umpire business. and has been hooted
has thus far officiated, until one would
think he would meander back to the
territory where the grass is tall, like
wise the timber, and where the popu-
lace is not SO exacting in its demands
upon an umpire who Is forced by old
age and nervousness TO forego the de-
lights of being a really truly burglar or
second story worker.
Washington had nothing to complain
of in the matter of being favored by
the umpire, for everything went our way,
even though We did not deserve the de-
cisions in a number of instances.
On one occasion, MIR. Carruthers and
Mr.. Collins, the Beaneaters' captain. be-
came entangled in rather heated de-
bate concerning the correctness of Mr..
Carruthers statement that Senator
Wyatt Lee was safe at third.
Mr.. Carruthers declared that the
Washington man was "all right"
Il wish l could say as much for you"
tartly replied Mr.. Collins, making fun
ny face at the umpire.
Don't get gay now. youse." advised
Mr.. Carruthers, whereupon Mr.. Collins
answered that he would be just as gay
and as saucy as he wished.
Back youse, back TO de bench" COM
manded Mr.. Carruthers.
Pardon me. but l presume you are
admoDishing me TO amble over to yon
shaded spot where my associates in the
noble sport are wont to rest their tired
limbs, after strenuous efforts to hesitate
the onward fight of the spheroid,"
lightly reparteed Mr.. Collins
Now youse is calling me names, and
won't stand for no names. Back
youse. back out of the lot" said Mr.
Carruthers as he threateningly pulled
forth his chronometer and patiently
waited until the big chief OF the Bos-
tonese walked over to the bench. traded
sweaters with Dineen, and, wrapping
bath robe around his shoulders, sneaked
ont of the grounds, only to come back
when Umpire Carruthers resumed bust
ness.
Perhaps Carruthers was right in his
decision in the Lee case. II he was there
were some thousand pairs Of eyes that
were all TO the bad. But If Carruthers
was correct IN this particular instance,
there were numerous others where his
vision was extremely bad-and mind, all
OF these decisions were against Boston.
This is not intended as a ieremiad
against the poor umpire, but an honest
report of the work of one Carruthers.
the king Of unpires of Ban Johnson's
staff.
Later on, after the Carruthers- Collins |
Incident had almost been forgotten, |