The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-09-14
TROUBLES OF THE
POOR UMPIRE
"Silk"o an American
League Arbitrator. Tells
Some interesting Stories.
ALL KINDS OF PLAYERS
Some Of Them Kick Because They
Can't Hsip u, While Others Are
Msiieious-soms Amusing
Stories.

Stories.
The umpires and the ball players get
along much better han In generally
supposed. While on the field there In
frequently n exchange OF words that
auses the FAM to think that nothing
but gorc will ever wipe out the stain.
Az n matter of fact the men under
stand zach other pretty well and real
tze that In the heat OF the contest many
bitter things are likely 10 be said.
which are forgotten h the
contest In finished. Yet there are play
ers who are mean and ugly ut all times.
These furnish the umpires with h
most trouble. Occasionally n manager
breaks into the game and makes trou-
BILE. but the unsportsmanlike indiyid-
rais are few and far between. 10 In be-
lieved.
One OF the most interesting discus
sions regarding h game from the nm
pire's statements IL told by n sporting
writer In n Chicago newspaper. u
O'Lnughlin. who IN attached 10 the
American league stan OF urnpires. IN
a OF the best known ana most popular
arbitrator In the business, n he 10
n student OF human nature as thu fol-
lowing Interview with him shows:
III unpires were 10 take TO heart all
OF the Cracks the players make nj them
during n season they'd all be drawing
green tickets for the oooby hatch n
making bughouse finishea.- said
O'Loughlin this week.
Some bah players can no more help
giving slack TO an umpire thar they
can help their hair growing. They
were born aggressive. N they've been
~pugnacious from the cradle.
Natural Born kiekers-
1t would be unfair to treat these
fellows, most OF whom of the bali field.
are all right n the best chaps irnagin-
able. as players are treated who have
complete control OF themselves and
who chuck insults at umpircs with
utter and wanton elaboration without
being sore Mt all.
These natural born kickers have got
different kinds OF bugs. Some OF them
will carry their bats TO h bench with
out n word when the umpire an
ounco hat they've been whitfield out.
but they'll put up n below h n a
be heard n mile when they've e
nabbed by a cables length In trying TO
pilfer a base. !.
These are the ones who have got
Il into their conks hat they are un-
beatable base runncrs and no matter
how obvious IL may be to all banda
that they have been beat 10 II by the
Dnll. tney " eInlN luC quiz IodI GNtTy
time the umpire that they've
failed TO n n sack.
Others OF the born buckers will
wheel upon nh umpire and growl Mt
him out OF the corner of their mouths
every time they're called out on strikes.
while they exclude n bleat over
the closest kind OF base decisions In
which they figure. They are ball play
ers who have been In the game for
nearly two decades and still regard IL
AZ a personal reflection upon them n
an acute humiliation when they're
called M on strikes. no matter how
well II may be known to all the TAM IN.
tho country that they're sagging In
their hitting.
fired the sassrins Player.
Its the cool. sneering fellows who
let out their cracks at h umpire. with
out ever being In the least het Up over
decisions, who get on the nerves OF an
arbitrator OF the ball field. They're the
chaps who like to TAX up subscriptions
To buy IN umpire n silver loving knife.
so to speak.
II once put n team captain out OF the
game and on the lot altogether for a
peculiarly vicious and offensive remark
that he made To En- over n decision
that had been rendered. but just as he
was passing out to the lot when his side
went out. lie Just sided alongside OF
me and let n h dirty stab I'm "A low
tone OF voice. so that nobody else. not
even my OF the players. heard him.
He was OF the grounds inside OF
three minutes, and I got the roasting
OF my life from the crowd. They idn't
know what had happened. for the cap
tain NJ the team hadn't even looked In
my direction when he addressed the
offensive remark TO me.
Now, the catcher OF that captains
team had been bawling around like q
u OF Bashnn over my decisions on
strikes and balls all the afternoon. and
when, after putting the captain out for
his nasty uppercut. / failed to maverick
the catcher. too. who kept right on bel
lowing. the sun gods just got up on
their hind legs and let me have Il from
soup TO nuts. They idn't know tho an
swcr. which was simply that the catch
er. while kicking-he was one OF the
natural born huckers-hadn't done or
said anything to warrant his being
chased. white the captain had more
than merited being escorted TO the gate.
The crowds that set up a roasting OF
the umpire can't see or hear everything
that comes on on n ball lot. II they
could they'd be a whole lot less prone
20 sudden and unjust attacks upon the
arbitrator.
II never put n player out OF n game
Wuen ne uCNS huspiCiOuSiy, IN VI ne IN
trying 10 get put out. That would make
Il too soft entirely for suc n player.
Il ran into ~ OF item In one OF the
western cities not long ago. He's a
catcher. and "A swell one At that.
IT noticed when he began the game
hat he was pcrspiring In a way that
looked abnormal for a man who gen.
orally keeps himself In such fine condi-
ton, and I had IL correctly figured put
that he'd had n bit OF n quiet whiz
with the bunch the night bofere. He
was doing his work all right. but II
was hard work for him. ~ / could AS
lily see.
We'll. along toward the middle OF the
game I was compelled to maverick one
OF the players for offensive and persist
cnt bucking. and then the catcher
turned upon me and began to emit n
bunch OF grunts at me. He never was
a kicker. and he surprised me.
"'Thatli be about all from you, pal.
I said To hlm-he's n man Nv been or
terms with for n good many years.
You watch out or out you'll 60. too
Put me out!' he grunted at me.
mopping his p~erspiring face with the
sleeve OF his Jacket. 4 dare you to put
me out. I want TO be put OUT
And that's the answer. old mani
know you do ! said TO him. L can't
help these hard nights OF yours. You
20 TO work and sweat IL out. that's all.
Batter up
He turned n sheepish grin upon me
through his mask. muttered something
about tow-headed. crafty fellows, and