Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-08
UMPIRE BARRED OUT,
GAME GIVEN TO CHICAGO

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, August &-President Harry
Pulliam Of the National Base Bali League,
who rushed down from his summer outing
at Saratoga last night after hearing OF the
trouble at the Polo Grounds yesterday. said
this morning that the game scheduled for
today between the Giants and Cubs must
be played unless weather conditions inter-
fered. Pulliam was wrathy over the out
come of yesterdays dispute and stated thai
the game would count as forfeited contest
to Chicago, and that il the Giants refused
to play this afternoon with the umptres as
signed the game would also count against
them
President Puiiiam's statement was as fol-
lows:
THE New York Chicago game. scheduled
for August 7, stands On the league records
as forfeited to Chicago by a score of to o..
and said result had been tabulated and
counted. uphold the action of the UNI
pires absolutely. and If am not sustained
by the National League board of directors
l will not only resign my position as presf-
dent of the National League, but I will
quit professional base ball forever. 1 am a
National League man through and through.
and will never serve another organization.
1t has always been my ambition to one day
own a National League franchise. but II
blackguardism, jobbery and bulldozing tao
ties are to be upheld by the oldest profess
sional base ball organization in America I
would not have the best franchise in the
National League as gift.
Il won't discuss my Vnpires' assignments
for today's game or any other game They
are confidential and known only to me and
my staff of umpires. But they will be on
hand for the game this afternoon: and the
team will play unless weather conditions
prevent"
From the New York Herald.
While 10000 base ball enthusiasts were
clamoring for the beginning of the third
game of the bitterly fought series between
the New York Giants and the Cubs. the
Chicago National Leage team, at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon, Police In
spector Dennis Sweeney. acting under in
structions from the officials of the New
York club. denied admission to the ground
to James E. tombstone. an umpire, who.
with Robert Emslie, had been designated to
referee these contests.
When this action was taken Emslie re-
fused to officiate without his colleague and
tombstone thereupon declared the game
forfeited to Chicago by the score Of to o.
In this he was supported by Harry C. Pull
liam, president of the National League,
who issued an unequiyocal statement from
Saratoga declaring that he would sustain
every forfeit made in such circumstances
and that II his decision to that effect did
not suit the league his resignation as its
chief executive was ready.
After tombstone had been carried out and
EmsHe had refused to come in. John ].
cfr
Giants" proposed to Frank Chance. who
fills the same office for the Chicago team,
that each should select q member Of his
own club to act jointly as nmpires. and
for New York he named Samuel Strang.
Chance rejected the offer. asserting that
the Chicago team was entitled to the ser
vices OF the regularly appointed umpires
and should not be made to suffer because
the New York club chose to exclude them
from the grounds.
Each Club Claims Game.
Chance and the other members Of the
visiting team then started across the field
toward the club house and, amid much ex-
element on the diamond and in the grand
stand and bleachers.. strang announced
that he had forfeited the game to New
York by the score of 9 to 0 because the
Chicago team had refused to play. As
each club, by this curious situation, claims
the game the matter will have to go before
the NatlOndl Base Bali SOUlnlSSiCH lot Uc-
cison, Notwithstanding the position already
taken by Mr.. Puiliam that tombstone is in
the right.
Presumably the exclusion of tombstone
was the result of demonstration made
against him at the end of Mondays game.
At a decisive point in the contest he had
called Devlin, third baseman for New York,
out at the home plate when a majority OF
the spectators believed that he was safe,
with a run that might have meant victory
for the home team. The decision was
greeted with a thunderous chorus of jeers
and boots. and when the game was finished
the crowd swarmed on the field and sur
rounded Johnstone, while cushions. bottles
and other missiles were thrown at him from
the bleachers. He was saved from physical
harm only by the Interference of the police.
who escorted him off the field and then
made several arrests.
Brush Issues Statement.
In a statement issued by John T Brush.
president of the New York club, after yes
terday's affair this was the reason given
for the exclusion of tombstone. 1t said:
"At the conclusion of yesterdays game
such disorder followed that large force
of police, under the direction of Inspector
Sweeney, was necessary to protect the UNI
pire, MIR. tombstone, from the violence OF
the crowd, who were incensed at his decis-
ions. During the demonstration many OF
the spectators were endangered, the IN
officers injured.
After a conference this afternoon be-
tween the club officials and Inspector
Sweeney. the inspector. In view Of what oc-
CURED yesterday, deemed 1t advisable to
remove the disturbing cause, and therefore.
as a measure of precaution, he believed
that Mr.. tombstone ought not to reappear
upon the grounds For this reason Mr..
Jdhnstone was excluded.
Mr. Enlslie, who also OBLIGATED yester-
day. was within the grounds at the time
and could and should have umpired the
game. but. after holding a conference with
Mr. Heydler, the assistant secretary to the
president of the National League, he left
the Polo ground with Mr.. tombstone.
"In the absence of umpire the rules
(article of section 800 provides that in
the event Of the nen-appearance Of the
league umpire or substitute at the hour ap-
pointed for the beginning of the game each
club captain then shall select one of the
substitute players Of the opposing club and
the two players thus selected shall be the