Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-05-15

heroic, or some uglicr, methods were
used, began working on the umpire,
with telling effect. His decisions, from
this point on, until the end Of the sixth
inning, when the Diamond Jos refused
10 play longer with aim as umpire, and
he was ousted, were 40 rotten they
smcllcd to high heaven. IIy fast play
ing. however. the Jos held the Athletics
down 10 one run in their half Of the
fifth inning.
At the beginning Of the sixth inning
tue Diamond Jos had any and every
thing called on them NJ strikes, aud
got the worst Of u IN So many ways II
il impossible 10 cnumrratc them all.
They did not score
Phoenix came TO the bat and then
the money seekers exposed their hand.
ball was thrown which struck the
batsman bat, bounding almost over
the backstop. The crnck Of the ball on
the bat could be- plainly heard in all
parts Of the grandstand. The bats.
man dropped his bat and the umpire
motioncd him 10 first base. \ mighty
howl went up from the Diamond JOS
and the spectators. as it was too cvi.
dent the man had not been hit
Then the umpire showed just how
he stood. Walking over TO first base,
where the player stood, making a blum
That his arm hurt him, Mr.. "Brain.
storm Thomas asked; Ibid the ball
hit youl' OF course the player said
yes. and Brainstorm" told him Ia
keep his base.
| From then on, the remainder Of the
inning. every decision was rendered in
open favor of the Phoenix team. The
climax came when, after Phoenix had
l~cn presented with three runs. and
there was one man out. one of tn,
Athletics hit Ia second. Rcymillcr re
turned the ball quickly 10 IIindcrcr, al
first. IIindcrcr was standing square OF
the base when he caught the ball
some several seconds before the runner
got there. He Immediately whipped II
10 Elliott. Mt home. TO cut Oft n runner
and got him. The Diamond Jos star,e,
trotting in. having made the regulation
three outs.
The big joke in Brainstorm'
Thomas rank decisions was then given
lie ordered the Diamond Jos back ont,
the diamond. declaring the man on frs
was safe. This was too much for ever
the Diamond Jos to stand, and they re-
fused TO continue the game. under IN,
same umpire.
For almost an hour the Jaw .battl.
ragged. the Athletics refusing 10 dis
place Thomas. and the Diamond Jos re-
fusing TO continue the game will
Thomas ms the tenth man against them
In the meantime, wearicd by tn
rank attempt Of Phoenix to steal tn
game. and the inccssant rng.chcwing
twoihirds of the spectators left IN
grounds, their comments. one and all
being that they had been robbed of q
cents, the admission price.
The few who stuck IL out fnall
heard "Brainstorm Thomas walk NJ
in front Of the grandstand and mn
nounce that inasmuch as he was not 20
In "a. Ia. m. l.,
nings all bets would be, and hercb
were, declared of, "for good and suf
fcient reasons. "
The "rcasons" were apparent TO all
The Phoenix bunch knew they wcr
safe with Thomas, but with anothc
umpire II might be different. Ratae
than take any chances Of losing, =
long rs the "sure thing" Ind been de-
MED them. they thought II best TO de
clare all bets on.
The Diamond Jos still led, the scor
being then = 70 in their favor
Finally, another umpire, almost as roi
ten - "Bninstorm, 2 was put In, an
tho game proceeded, but all intsres
md enthusiasm was gone, except "a
the Athletics, who were still lookin
with envious eyes toward the big On
Of the gate receipts, and the rank d.
cisions kept coming in, NIL In favor q
tho Athletics. Hudson WAS called on
Mt second after he had got the has
and was viewing the scenery, befoI
being tagged with the ball. High ball
low balls, any old kinds Of balls, WEI
strikes against the Diamond Jos nm
balls for the Athletics.
How the last two innings were pla,
ed, don't know. Like the rest,
went after n disinfcctant 10 remove III
awful odor caused by the two umpire,
decisions,