The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-08


was the last straw and II can now
be positively stated mat something
is to be done to effect a change in
the umpire situation In the virginia
League
One more time President Wells IS
10 be asked To take hand in arrang-
tng the schedule Of the um pircs ana
this time he will probably give ear 30
the demands of the magnates who
represent the best part of the league.
Following Thursdays game Owner
Bradley, of the Richmond Club. &C.
clared that he would dictate a letter
NJ once te President Wetis md ue-
mand that he personally arrange this
umpire schedules and see to 1t that
they were more equitably fixed,
This is not the first time that Presi-
dent Wells has been appealed to on
the same question. On former oc-
casions he recognized the need of
action and acknowledged II. promising
10 take a hand and tx up the sche-
dulles 1t has not been many weeks
since the matter was brought to his
attention and he stated at that time
that he would undertake the per
sonai supervision of The schedules.
: He is said to have promised Nj
Bradley this. yet II Is stated that he
passed the matter oycr and left the
arrangement Of the schedules in the
hands OF his secretary, Mr. Gregory.
The way that things sre going now
are not at all satisfactory 90 several
OF the clubs and certainly to the
aRfchmond Club Owner Bradley
points out and has pointed ont TO
4 President Wells, that Richmond is
getting the little end all the time
and that an equitable arrangement Is
due this club.
Umpire Pender is the only one in
Il the league who is not regarded as a
home umpire and he always looks
out for the interests Of the visiting
team. 1t iS a strange coincidence that
the Richmond club has never met him
on the road even one time the whole
OF the present season. Owner Brad
ley points out that this looks like
some one is behind II all
Richmond has played thirty-set en-
games on the home grounds. and al
though there are four umpires In the
league. Umpire Fender has officiated
1T twenty of the games that have been
played here. In these games he
( naturally pursued his characteristic
policy OF looking ont for the visiting
club. Fender Is q good umpire and
this Colts would delight 10 meet him
( on the road, as a home umpire he IL
not SO desira BILE.
Those who have seen Umpire Mace
Of5iciate in games IN which the Colts
participate, go 80 far as to state that
Y he has something against the club
and hands IL to them both on the
home diamond and abroad. Owner
y Bradley has tntimated that ne believes
4 something of the kind 10 be the case
Besides his obviously erroneous de-
e3Eion on Verhout at tho plate Thurs
day, Umpire Mace was off on balls
End strikes. and his decisions were
not In favor OF Richmond, either
1t IL stated that the umpire WAS &C
cnsed sometime ago of being a home
Umpire. and he Is quoted as saying
that he would show some Of those
4 Richmond people whether or not he
u was home umpire"
However. the burden Is on the pres
Y 1dent of the league. and If he does
/ not take enough interest in the af-
fairs OF the organization to discipline
Ais umpires and see that they do their
- <fr1ty3 ne cannUt expect them TO keep
IN line.
An umpire does not feel bound 70
his duty II the president of the league
gives him the example of ignoring
{ his duty at all times.
President Wells VIII probably give
h ear to the protests this time and it
q will be demanded of him that the
4 Richmond club be given a square deal
on the assignment of umplres both
II home and abroad.
Johnny Yerbout twirled in great
form Thursday and bat for his un-
fortunate mix-up wfeh Umpire Mace
in the sixth inning he would proba-
bly, not have been scored on. He held
4 the visitors 10 two hits In the first
six innings. but going in the box at
" ter the difficulty, he vas excited and
had not had time TO cool off The
ii result was that he lost his effective
ness, and before he could steady down
/ \ run had crossed the pan. In every
4 other inning except the seventh he
YVES practically invincible.
Thursdays game was, in some re-
1pects, one OF the most peculiar seen
here this season Not a man on
either team struck out. there were but
M two free passes for each twlrler. each
club had thirty men at bat and there
were no hits for extra bases
Several sensational plays were made
but the greatest catch seen here this
SEASON vas made by Shaw IN the
81 ninth inning. Levy was on first aud
Heller came up and drorr the ba n
81 on line for shaw II was terrific
Giout and looked good for at least
hwos bases. No one expected shaw TO
RACFRAT !