The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-21
MURRAY'S DECISION
VERY COSTLY TO THE TIGERS
After He Called Mullen Safe Two Leaf Runs THAT Won the
Game) Came Oyer-Jimmy Scored the First, and the Sec
Ond Tailed on What Should Have Been the Third Out.

benefit of any doubt, are unanimous in
declaring the referees work to be
r~eprehensible, or something worse than
that, 1t would seem as though the said
umpire should be placed oyer the Goals.
Mr.. Murray had better stay away
from Newark as long as he can unless
he Is protected by police, as some rabid
baseball fans may accidentally bounce
something off that Rocky Mountain
top piece in which Is encased a few
brain-cells which are perhaps not oc-
cupied. The Tigers did not mingle
with Rudolph's pitch offering with any
degree of frequency yesterday, but the
fact remains, they would have finished
In front had it not been for the dread
full fear which Murray had of giving a
which might favor New
ark. If Murray's optics have
ceased to show him the way, then he
Is more to be pitied than censured,
but 1T is absolutely sure that he made
a decision yesterday which for mac
curacy could scarcely be surpassed.
With the score 2 to 0 in the fifth in
ming in favor of Newark, Jimmy Mullen
led off with a drive to Louden, who
fielded the ball to Sharpe at beast a
step ahead Of the rune The specta-
tors favoring Newark breathed signs of
relief, as they counted Mullen as being
out of the way, when, to the intense
surprise of all, Murray called the base
runner safe. 1t should have been one
Lee, next up, singled. Vande-
grift was out, Zimmerman to Sharpe.
That should have been two out Ru-
dolph was an easy out at first base,
and IN all Infants and nIIrnnepc ,than
fairness is considered, the side had been
retired, but the calling of Mullen safe
put a different aspect Upon the situa-
ton. Mullen scored on Rudolph's out.
Eddie Mcdonald hit one of those tam
talizlng Founders down the third base
line which Zimmerman could not field,
and Lee tailed.
In the next inning Toronto scored a
run without the aid of any saffron
hued decisions. Grimshaw singled, went
to second on Mahling's sacrifice, moved
up a station on Mullen's u at first
and scored when Lees daisy-cutter
along the third base line escaped the
outstretched hands of Eddie thinner
man. With Murrayism eliminated, the
score of the game would have been Q
to 1 in favor of the Tigers. The Nc
Ginnity men got to the score board in
the first inning. Louden was hit by a
pitched ball, John Kelly doubled down
the third base line and Louden scored.
Another run was added to the Tigers
in the third frame. Louden
advanced on Kelly's out and
registered on Schlafy's drive to the
centre field bleachers.
The Jungleites had several opportuni-
ties to put the game in the refriger-
ator, but Rudolph vas always in the
way, and Murray had already accom-
his apparently nefarious pur-
pose. In the eighth inning there was
a glorious chance for the Tigers to
through on the rail. The bases
were s%uffocated with I'VE men down
and John Kelly up, but Kelly was not
equal to the occasion, being an easy
out at first. In conclusion, 1t may be
said that It might be well for Murray
to wait until a play is made before
he gives his decisions. Newark now
has TO win six out of eight games and
Rochester has to lose six out of eight
games in order for the Tigers to win
out, but, of course, the Bengals may
yet win the pennant-and they may not.