Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-21
SLAP ON WRIST
FOR MANAGERS
Plass of Dubuque and Shaffer
of Davenport Rebuked
by Sexton.
PROTESTS TURNED DOWN
Both Advised to be More Careful in
Future as to How They Adj
dress the Umpires.

Managers Shaffer of Davenport and
Plass of Dubuque are severely
slapped on their respective wrists by
President Sexton in the letters turn
made recently, which have been mail
ed to them. Not only are their pro-
tests thrown out, but they are lacked
up for lack of decorum in their treat
ment of the umpires, and warned to
go slow hereafter.
Plass protested the game at Dav-
export May on the ground that a
Davenport runner had been allowed
to score from second because Van
dine got in his way at third, and the
game at Springfield May Is on the
ground that the umpire refused to al
low change of pitchers at critical
time. In the former case President
Sexton says from the evidence at
hand Vandine did not seem to have
any business in the path of the run
ner.
Take This, MIR. Plass.
Manager Plass will perhaps not be
so quick in protesting after he reads
the verdict on the other case and the
concluding paragraphs, which are dJi
follows:
In case of the game of May Is at
Decatur, | think the umpire erred in
a refusal to permit you to change
pitchers, but | do not think for mo-
ment that said refusal on the part of
the umpire was any justification for
the profane and vulgar language that
you INDUCED in Immediately after
hearing the umpire's decision. Had
you come directly to the official scorer
and notified him in the proper manner
of your intention to continue that game
under protest your communication
would have received different treat
ment at my hands. The dispute in
question occurred in the third inning
of the game in a contest that was al.
most 'air-tight" and did not prevent
your club from fair chance to have
won the game before its close. AS an
additional penalty to you and your clu]
III the dNtlul idhSudSt Sou at
dulged in on this occasion. your pro
test in this particular instance is moi
allowed.
Il have to advise you now Mr.. Plass
| that complaints against you by um
pires are entirely too numerous, and
your removal from the games is toe
frequent to suit this Office. and unless
you improve your methods you may
expect to hear further from me- Let
me say to you also, that in future yoJ
will please refrain from expressing
your opinion of one umpire to another
and the next time that you take occa
sion to tell an umpire, on the stree
or anywhere else, that He will ge
his when he comes to your town.
will see to it that you are not in thu
game when that event takes place.
This is the only warning you will
receive from this Office, please talk,
notice.''
Shaffer Gets His.
Manager Shaffer protested the gam
of the 10th at Springfield on tn
lground that a Davenport runner wa
deceived when ball was thrown int
the field and was led to run off first
being easily tagged out. Mr.. Sexto
!. says it is a players business to kno,
where the ball that is in play is il
Gated and then he adds:
II 81 desire to take this occasion NJ
Shaffer, to advise you that you are ha'
, ing entirely too much trouble with til
umpires to suit me and from this tim
on 1t is up to you to use better jud.
iment and keep better curb on you
temper or | will feel Obliged to TAX
, such action as will bring you With
reasonable limits