The Detroit times., 1909-12-22

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for another year 10 make decisions
- on balls, suikes
and other disputed
DIS VOW points In the last.
vINDICATED. ern league. BIZ
was assured oil a
nice berth somewhere. out "aSn
quite sure whether or not some oi h's
decisions OF last year had peen VI !"
nature 10 rouse the Ire OF the mas
mates disgruntled thereby. up 70
stage where strong pull "oulu ue
exerted with President Powers, ,o
keep him OF the stan OF the Eastern
Quite naturally the Detroiter re-
cards his retention as vindicsuoh.
He called plays as he saw them anu
wasn't a bit afraid TO decide one now
and then on a common-sense pasis
when the rules didn't specifically cover
the situation.
Particularly was this the case IN
game ar Toronto along In mio-suni
mer. with Newark the opposing az
gregation
II was very close combat ana
Newark. hv a lively batting rally IN
the closing stages. was In place
whero a hit would probably turn oe,
feat into victory. Two were out ana
the batter raised high fonl WITHIN
the easy reach OF both the toronto
catcher and third baseman. bo.h
started for the ball. but the third oase-
man drew back. as is customary. 10
let the catcher make the clutch' Jus.
as the ball was nearing the GROUND
the Newark coacher at third Dase
stamped his feet with avidity ana
yelled Get out OF the way; got H.
The catcher backed away and Inc pan
fell on the Dominion OF Canaoa-
Great glee broke out among the
Newark contingent. who seemed ap-
parently 10 conclude that the strategy
OF the coacher had Won the batsman
another chance 10 connect. But they
reckoned without Mr.. Byron.
"Ratterl-r OUT" yelled the ump.
Manager Joe McGinnity. OF the New
ark club, led his entire team out on
the field in rush for Byron VINO
stood his ground with calm and con-
fidence.
"How's that?" inquired McGinnity.
Il said the man was out. replied
Mr.. Byron.
But the ball hit the ground; why.
nobody even touched IT,
Il say he's out" replied Byron with
a suggestion Of peeve In his dulcet
tones.
well. now In the name OF Spald.
ing's Guide can you dope IL that way!
Hes out on interference.
This set McGinnity fairly crazy ami
he frothed az the mouth.
But there wasn't man within 10
feet of Mitchell when he backed
away" he screamed.
Hes out on vocal interference; get
into the field and finish the game.
And Byron pulled his watch.
There was nothing else for McCin-
nifty TO DO then. but he hot.footed from
the grounds 90 telegraph once
where he indicted hot dispatch to
President Powers. protesting the
game on what he alleged most Nigh
handed and erroneous ruling.
The league took vote on the game
before the season was over. for New.
ark was then within an inch or two
of the pennant And the league voted
TO sustain the decision OF the umpire.
Consequently Mr.. Byron remains In
the Eastern league. amply vindicated.
and verbal Interference has been sus-
tanned as a just cause for declaring
outs In Mr.. Powers circuit.
KID Elberfeld simply couldn't get
along with George stallings. One Won
ders whether 20 credit Elberfeid or
blame Stalhngs for the fact. Prob
ably both answers arc correct.
II you were q ball player and had
been at last honoTed with q call TO
the big league and, having ot last ap-
parently reached the goal OF ambition
toward which you had been striving
for some years, that club should turn
you back when you came without even
letting you don one OF It's unifcrms,
wouldn't II jer you?
Interesting fact: Hurrsy Howe,
Just back from press-asenting Lou
Dillon on a tour Of Europe, reports
that at the race track In Moscow. Rus
ala. there are regularly quartered
3 500 trotters and something over 1000
trainers and drivers.
Among the other items of'unfilish-
ed business. left over from the big
baseball meetings, appears still Mr.
Murphy, Of Chicago.
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