The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
CHAaGE
AGAINST MACE
Manager Clarke OF Norfolk Says
Arbiter VIII Not Wors
Overtime.
DENIES o & OF
TROUBLE Ar HOME
e -----
Says All is Harmonious Among
Owners publicity is Salts
factory ana Attendance
is Good.


! club, Is having his troubles "a wei
as the other managers In the VIZ
ginia League. and he talks rather
Ixeeiy ABOUT the several matters thai
are troubling him just at this time,
A patched up which is not go.
Ing well, roubie at hoTae among tne
maEnates and the aiI-inportant UNI
pire question are among the things
that now disturb the mind OF tns
Norfolk manager and him
enjoying his rest
Empires troublesome.
In talking y the umpires OF
the league saturday, Manager Clarke
declared that Penoer IL by Tar the
best now working the circuit. he
says nat Penoer IL fearless n ac-
curate in most Instances n that
whenever he LIS wrong IL is always
oy mistake. lie cited instances OF
tne nerve displayed Dy the aroiter
In walking from the field alone in
the face of a mob following several
decisions that were not pleasing to
the spectators.
Manager Clarke did not have much
to say ABOUT Umpire Davis. except
that he I'D not think the new aroi-
ter as good as pender.
1t was ABOUT Umpire Mace that
Clarke DID the most taking. and he
ala not STOP TO pick his language in
taking. he declared h a Mace Ii
not ntted for the work In any way
and that ne has No business working
with the league. 1 ave never made
a complaint against an umpire in all
my long connection with the Ftr-
ginia League. said Clarke. but /
cannot stand 1t any longer. and at he
tirst opportunity i arm going to send
President Wells a complaint against
Empire Harry Mace"
Clarke explained several reasons
for tho statement that he In to com
plain against Mace. In the iirst
place." SAID Clarke. he win never
umpire an extra inning game. Did
you ever see him do hY" Whichever
team ID ahead at b ninth inntns
will get the arne Umpire Mace viii
stuck II every time. He plans out
his decisions as tho ninth inning pro-
crosses and there IL nc chance Of the
ninth inning ending in a tie Cm-
pire Mace will not work double
headers and he will not work over
nine Innings. lie liz out for his pay
and he Ia NOT going to work overtime
for II. You watch him and see"
Manager Clarke cited several In
stances In whfah he had loss games
through this trouble with Umpire
Mace, and he says that he will bring
these matters to the attention or
President Wells.
No tr v 10 ut Home.
Manager Clarke make positive de-
nial o. n trouble between aim u
the Norfolk Magnates. He says that
the reports published some time ago
to the effect that he was NJ logger
heads with the club owners, were
without Foundation. THAT talk about
the passes TO the games being held
back from the papers was al talk"
said Clarke. "the papers set all the
passes they want and WI are getting
all the newspaper publicity we want.
Manager Clarke " that they are
getting good attendance at the Nor
folk park now and there 10 no cause
for complaint along that line
Upon hts visit here Manager Clarke
discussed rather freely the matter Of
newspaper publicity and declared that
the owners would not give up the
passes. the effect being that tbs pa
pers would not give much spacs to the
game In Norfolk. He also mentioned
other details bearing, on the d . and
Il was evident that he was not satts-
fied with the policy of the club own
erx
Judging from his present hne OF
ea4&,-tAere have been eeffN- ehANGes ~
the Norfolk headquarters and every
thing 10 now harmonious. Clarke de-
holders are dissatisfied with Presi-
dent Omohundro and wish to elect
another head for the club.
Team Crippled.
In speaking OF the league rae Man.
aver Clarke says that the Roanoke