Rock Island Argus., 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
ing down their protests of games
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
so slow hereafter.
Plass protested the game at Dav
enport 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
any business in the path of the run
ner.
Take This, MIR. PIass.
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 di
follows:
I'm case of the game of May 10 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 indulged 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 a fair chance to have
won the game before its close. AS an
additional penalty to you and your clu)
for the disgraceful language you in
dulged in on this occasion, your pro-
test in this particular instance is not
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 too
| frequent to suit this office. and unless
Vn,, irnnrnyn ynur rnothnIc ,rn, mo u
expect TO hear further from me. Let
me say to you also, that in future you
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 street
his when he comes to your town,
will see to it that you are not in the
game when that event takes place
This is the only warning you will
receive from this Office. please take
notice."
| Shafcr Gets His.
Manager Shaffer protested the game
of the 10th at Springfield on tn,
ground that Davenport runner wa.
deceived when ball was thrown into
the field and was led to run off first
being easily tagged out. Mr. Sextol
lsays it Is a players business to know
where the ball that is in play is 10
Gated and then he adds:
81 desire to take this occasion Nj
Shaffer, to advise you that you are hay
ing entirely too much trouble with th
umpires to suit me and from this tim
on it is up to you to use better jude
ment and keep better curb on you
temper or | will feel obliged to TAX
such action as will bring you with
reasonable limits