Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-25
Mike CantiIIon's Umpire Displays His
Manly Courage.

Umpire Keefe is a man of stamina. lie
demonstrated that yesterday.
At the gate of Vinton street park lust
as he entered yesterday afternoon to do
his days work, In the pFesence OF Manager
hourke OF Omaha and three newspaper
men, he was shown a Des Moines Register
and Leader, containing a signed statement
by him in which he completely exonerat ted
Cantillon and Doyle of profanity and dis
orderly conduct in Omaha Tuesday and
declaring that there was no such conduct
that no one used profanity that Des Moines
won the game on its merits, that the re-
ports sent out from Omaha were not right
and the criticism OF Cantillon and Doyle
were uncalled for. To this statement was
signed the name of John r. Keefe" That's
MIN. He did not deny his Identity
These men, who with hundreds OF others
had witnessed the unprecedented outrage
OF Tuesday, showed Keefe this thing and
asked him If IL were possible he made and
signed such a statement
emphasis.
But the paper has your name signed to
It, he was reminded
That's nothing; it might have my name
signed to most anything
reporter for The Bee went over to the
Des Moines bench land told, Doyle that
Keefe repudiated the statement He also
50 informed a STAFF man of the,e-Des Moines
and Leader reporter declared the. state
ment had come to his paper regularly and
tnat keefe must have made and signed II.
he was surprised at Keefe s population,
but so was Doyle. 49,
what's that?" exclaimed DOYLE. IRE;
pudlates It, does he? Well that Is AN 7.
And he pulled from his pocket a letter.
written in ink, bearing the signature OF
John r keefe. That letter was what the
Des Moines paper contained. Meantime
Cantillon heard the conversation and
Jumped in with another signed letter by
hhie nee whieh ms craven servantshad given
On top of this Keefe switched again. The
D I,,s MONIES newspaper man went over to
ers' bench, with Rourke present and CON
fronted him. Here Keefe was shown the
Two letters and while they were being ,ex-
hibited Cantillon yelled Don't let those
letters get away from you Don't YOU let
anybody get his hands on Them"
Precious articles. t -.
Des Moines newspaper man OF Kcefe. -
hearted man.
Then the Des Moines reporter rushed over
TO where the men were who heard him
repudiate the signatures and statements,
but keefe would not come aA
That's the man 0Cantillon used to steal
Tuesdays game with and thatS the kind
OF man the Western league must rest its
late with unless the majority managers
at Saturdays meeting.
incidentally, Doyle, Cantillons man Fri
Day sat IN a box above the visiting play
ers bench and watched the game Thurs
day. Pretending to be aggrieved he asked
a reporter for The Bee: n
me7" Pei iui'is
81 don't think anybody suspended you,Y
was the reply. =
Sure, didn't you see that press notice?"
- 1es, but who was u suspended you?
The people here think it was all a put up
job between you and Cantillons that IL was
a sop thrown to the fans and management
IN omaha in the effort to befo1s them so
they Wouldn't blame Cantilfbn as much.
f.sWeH, Tn suspended. anyway. The UNI
pire says he amt had no notice and mo-
Dfafh fraf Oh fN
the umpire SAYS 1 can't 10 onsthe grounds
till something's done,''.t ti = $3.50