The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
PRESIDENT LYNCH SAYS EMPIRES
HIVE EASIER IZllE, now

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made a move to comply. / saw hin, but
q porched In the bleachers. and his voice
Twas music to my ears.
! ! sss"'Oh, you Lynch!. he was Drawing.
GOOD boy, I'm for you, right or
ISwrong.'ss 81 u 81 II
k.But Springfield and It's burly
pu the National League president
continued G. had not thing on the old
K Iolo B Grounds. That8swas one Of the
tchief ): Sc es urces my worries when
York. hlcago 4 and Detroit ' were 1tiaa
VI y, Il, q heart break King struggle at
the time and every one was d oolking
Tor 20 shade the best of 1t. K didr,'t
make q great hit with New York I'm
the first place, this old town 81, feet al
70 e'. my unsophis ticated LAM uage. IL
ways said 'strick stead OF 3 Strike,
me ne baseball "a writer's made all sortsFof
I Iu q ms. sNtill thay got tired. Then
theya switched from Jest to earnes M IN
Looked Up: His FnInlI :. 3 IA NJ
], !, BEFORE q had been here three DAYS
I was every kind of bank burglar and
second story man IN the category. Eft
didn't 'l phase me. always had a warm
spot In my heart for the writer's, and
I knew I'd win out eventually. Ruti
81 Goodfried. the bellcow scribe n
that day. did a little scouting IN, 4 =
own hook, He beat ito New Britain
Conn, and delved into my 4 personal
and family history for clue. 81 con-
g & lat myself upon the fact that
citizens. Anyhow. Goodfried ret mrna &
and put the stamp of approval On N n,v
charac ter. After that the New Syori.
boys and myself were the best Of
friends. "a q = = - -
by the way" Mr.. Lynch ratified on.
now thoroughly warmed to his
tanning, did you ever hear OF the.
sword swallowcr who choked on =
peanut E,sA1lfl'l husls? Well. that IS I: Yonlv
4 i m here in the flesh. ,5 49, ~ t
i, ), uIllplred many a year without re-
celvin g SO much as a black ava ~ y.
splrained ankle. But the minute s ,,,,,t
NE PROF =, . ession, shaking hands With
intse =. on the good fortune, umnodI
M IL. good and proper. 1T was i, Z
year after 81 quit the big league Ia ttI
acce pte ~ an invitation to UNI pire 4 :
game between Harvard and Princeton
o.. s IN New York. thought I Ivas a =
n -. ~ ever; indeed. = seemed to be IN
Toward the end OF the gama .,a. ~.
Tor first base to cover a NAV ,at ~
Almost droppcd ID ca IT WIS i,vIih g Mush
game 'ha aoeblsd through The 81 the
e, onsa my leg from the anklasst = ~
4hHip5,The next day there wcro w. : b ~
s - ;s the OF tho leg. was
able to iE Tur rase eot have
,nAt was unused to pair Of exceptionniI.
n,'s shoes that were then in yotsiie
an .si, which " / wore for tho first time. a
~ Ne1s in this gal me. thoug H.
spraug Surprlse on he oierian !. = nsho;,
nay! nay! peen used to INDUCING IRA Il ar L rraei,,
- i, , nn work. as the o fficinls were usual
show s ar college allied SO
.nlfa Daseman joting Princeton
iie. , win MS elbow when there was Il Tnrovo.
er n'G had SAD play
oyer oyer and q Informed the Crimson u manager
t Ia the offender was barred from, Il the
game game. Ihero was n terrible row. but 56I
good se91p ~ q Perhaps +, for
~ &C. Old Pittsburg field was on 6 i Of the
worst trials Of an UNI ire 1T was hero tina
;t,eomn1itted my only ffensel Of ever flasii-
m. m me rule hook on the ball aeld. 1T was
shortly after tho rule was ges Ia blished that
perMltted sbaserunners to al vance In case
9. passed. ball struck Ii he mpire. Fred
lunar was captain ger OF II ttsburg.
8 mere was no score and an opposing runner
was on third base. "a passed ball got by tho
sc =, and brushed my II legs5 + mot Toned
the runner to score.
VI01', sHOulQ nave seen he
shrew ~ ca Is md rushe up TO
annlhilaf 9 me. He 4 threatened to- take his
.ealn on me tie pull eva oh and
sa I'VE him 2, five mi nutes to resume pla
posed 6la rge OF red -sh trted liners. These
took up the cry and called loud y for mo to
produce 81 arule YES hay paid our good
money and are sen U ed to- be shown they
then. reached In to- the hip poe tit and
pulled the rules An gered The PAGE till "a
came TO the place. re the leaf out of the
have hea I'd The Oh out OF pproba lon
Irumhled from the bl eachers. Il Il was the
hit of life In ri ttsbpr and with the
satsthe time didn't know re Sfull rea son.
Now II atterward ~ q eve oped tina Fred
Dunlap wasn't he Srea test scholar the
United had priya.
home. Some evil, Inc lad gossi ps went 80
areass to say he coul ID NJ read. But hcs at
least ivined8 my &C Ion. for he FASTENED
In the face 3of the good natured joshlng o.
Authorsof q New Rule. Il 81
NJ y believe the genial president OF the
National eague con inped. " that IN may
claim TIL honor Of @ gain In II ducins INTO
/ thu rules q the i clause which N axes 1t com.
ypusory herea fter 10 the Ca In OF Az club
Il came about insa peculiar, N amer. last
year Hal tford was pla ytngJ aterbury8i In the
Connecticut League y SCI edule "a d Hartford
player re ched isecon nd. The m naE arS asked
the waterbury der Il he mil b 4 substttute
runner. Tho srea uest was denlsd, The
q decision ON the ~ az, sta r ed the
plate AZ he was sath his mask s, s 7, .
IinAeld, He looked up In " time Il 10 SEQ the
shortstop tag out e mar wto b ada been
on seco nd The Rshortsto called for 81,
| Another runneriSw on second base. I y g
Hartford manageT 4 had .absti,
side denied him, tho privil 81 OF a. lowing Z
man to run for the II ri yer M haa peer
Iretlred. F S3
well, II caused a terrible ssra ok Hart,
ford Protested the san NE pre.ta en n Y. q
i the 81 lea que consulted me- "A told him the
A man was out, The rule had II 70 when
was q bis lea sue uHlp lre But his aysays,5S
was 4 oking over the code vi It'll 4 Sacretarl
Ieydler prior 10 Il m akin 4 4 ch nEss. dls
coveered that some time ring the inter
3gentng years s.nca my Q ati NY y Tho claus
had besa dropp er oF hsre I'VE