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Cotton States League.

Pine Bluff to satisfy his most siren
mons desires. In fact, it is said that
Impire Kane has fled the city be
cause life became just a bit too stren-
nous for him in Pine Bluff.
Kane is the rankest umpi in the
business. His umpiring Of the Pine
Bluff-Greenvile game yesterday is
considered by the local team and
fans as about the r0ttenest ever put
I'D, and SO apparent were his efforts
TO throw the Pine Bluff team down
that persons not well acquainted with
the game could detect it. So ridicu-
Ions were his decisions that the most
disguised could not refrain from
laughing Just why Kane should have
it in for Pine Bluff can not be faith
omed. If he had become rank in his
decisions after several days of Sc
we're roasting, some excuse might be
made for him, but he is even without
that excuse.
When Baton Rouge was here it
was plain to everybody who attend
ed the games that Baton Rouge would
win if Kane's umpiring could do 1t
for them. 1t was thought that after
Bob Pender went away Kane would
be fair, but he seemed not to know
what constitutes fairness
decision which was awful was
rendered when Clagton caught the
ball. touched the bag at second, and
assisted to first, making pretty
double. II was not decision requir-
ing nice distinction Steele, after
getting the ball at first, made several
steps from the bag before the run.
ner arrived at first, yet Kane called
the runner safe at second Only nine
men swung around the sawed off,
and protested against the decision,
but it had to go, as Kane would not
have it otherwise.
After the game was over Kane re.
turned to the city from the ball
grounds and there were evidences
that he put himself on the outside
OF too much corn juice, and his Ian.
guage with reference to the Pine
Bluff team was very obscene and
abusive. After supper he was in the
Mint saloon tanking up. Some of
the ballplayers sent for Manager
Blackburn to take charge of Kane
and get him off the streets before
ne was run in by the police. Black.
ourn went to the saloon and calling
hane out endeavored to reason with
MIN, which seemed only to intensity
hane's anger. He grabbed Black
ourn's walking stick and struck at
blackburn. The latter defended him.
self by landing speedy left on
names chin hook, and Kane took a
tumble full length on the sidewalk.
ne jumped up and ran into the sa.
loon. He soon disappeared. When
the 1928 valley train pulled in at
the depot Kane was not there to go
away on it, as was his announced mr..
pose. 1t is said that Kane secured
rig and drove over to Fairfield.
where he boarded the train. He did
this to escape arrest.
President A. B. Grace, of the base.
oall association, has taken the mat
ter of Kane's umpiring up with Pres.
ldent Wheatley, and will protest
against Kane's umpiring any game
mere or elsewhere in the league. A
strong feeling is expressed today by
local fans in regard to the associa
uon,s having lost yesterdays game
ana IL is contended that the game
should be thrown out and played over
Judge Grace is haying affidavits
prepared by some of the most respec.
table citizens to send to President
Wheatley
Inc only way the Pine Bluff team
could get run was to bat .home
'uh' Kane would never allow
man to get around.
Some of the fans are very much
wrought up over the report that Kane
nad money bet on Greenville and are
ciamorlng for protest of the game.
II was reported from several sources
mat Kane was tipping it off to par
ues and telling them whom he
thought would win.
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