El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-06-01
THAT INCIDENT
Of The UMPIRE
Trouble Almost Results
Over DeciSiOn-Mackey
Says He's Square.
(RY Lee HamiltOn.)

There's been an awful, awful howl
waited TO the breezes over that de-
cision of umpire Mackey in Mondays
! game, when he declared Red Bodies
in the ninth out for leaving second
| sack before GowaH's long fly was
caught by Dalrympla in deep center.
A majority of the local players and
part of the fans claim Red had his
foot on the bag; others say he took one
step just before the ball was caught.
Chance to Win Game.
Dial made a perfect peg to third,
but Bodies, even had he held the key
stone bag, would have beaten it and
there would have been chance TO win
the game right there. After two were
down by virtue of Mackey's decision,
Hewitt struck out, but had Bodies
made third safely there was one fine
opportunity, with "Clouting Cal"
Earthman coming to bat.
Mackey was handed severe roast
ing Earthman and Hewitt. 1t is al
legged. called him vile names on the
ball field and Mackey says he fined
them So apiece. But with the end Of
the game il is apparent the thing was
not allowed to hit the hay and do the
hobo SnOoze
TrOuble-almOst
About o'clock Monday night, Earth
man. Hewitt and number OF fans came
upon Mackey in a San Antonio street
cafe The air was blue for a few mo-
ments and then Mackey ran behind
the bar for protection. Although the
players yesterday denied that any VIC
lence was used, its a cinch that there
was a demonstration such as tends to
hurt the game.
Several of the Mavericks state they
saw the play and insist that Mackey
was right The others are Of tho
opinion. among them manager Harbuck.
that they were euchered out Of chance
to win.
BODIES Keeps Quiet.
Red Bodies doesn't have thing to
say, whether his foot was off second
when he started his sprint for third or
no. Among the fans, opinion is about
evenly divided, those who claim to have
seen Bodies leave the bag being loud
in their criticisms on the action OF
the players and strong in Mackey's de-
Tense; indignant because the affair was
not allowed to drop after the game
was over.
There's one thing certain. Those who
have known Mackey are satisfied that
he is the square all the time. He
may make mistakes sometimes, in fact,
acknowledges it, but is doing what is
in his honest opinion the correct thing
Goyheneix has lost his position and Vic
~
take his place. It's also reported that
a move is on foot to protest against
Mackey. Better follow that adage, Let
well enough alone"
EMPIRES Cost Money.
The Cactus league cannot afford to
be dickering for umpires every day in
the week So far this has cost the
circuit about $3.50, according to let
ter from Walling and the clubs have
each been asked 10 donate another nun
dred toward the arbitrator fund. An
umpire cannot please everybody at one
and the same time, but the nearest any
body ever came TO IL was on those
Saturday and Sunday games with Bis
bee. Mackey's decisions went practi-
cally unquestioned and players Of both
clubs, who happened to meet Mackey
Monday morning. told him ne was the
fairest squarest arbitrator that ever
worked in these parts
Lack Of discipline and strength 70 en-
force it, probably more on account of
his small stature than anything else.
was all that knocked Goyheneix out.
Mackey is the reverse. If anybody rules
the diamond. he does. Should a player
stop the excrete saliva upon the ball
park portion of Dear Old Mother Earth.
man is doing.
Mackey Gets Tired.
Il have stood a whole lot, said
Mackey yesterday. L don't like TO be
wrangling win the boys all the time
but 1 don't intend to again stand for
what I did Monday night after the
game. 1 tried 10 be square, then the
players turn and accuse me of having
been promised a share of the winnings
should Bisbee have carried the Decora-
ton day session. Now, / want it un-
derstood I'm not going to take any more
abuse It's not only fines, but L will
take it TO the courts If necessary, to
keep the players within bounds and out
of the rowdy class"
Mackey yesterday forwarded a letter
to Walling. explaining the entire cir
cumstances Of Mondays run-in.