The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-01
FORFEITURE Of GAME
ACCORDING TO RULES
Umpire Whites Action Is Up
held by Regulations Gov
erning the Sport.

Since the game at Walkers field yes
terday afternoon between the Occiden-
tails and Salt Lake there has been consid-
eraple discussion as to the right OF UNI
pire White to forfeit the game TO Salt
Lake and also as to whether or not the
continued game with another umpire was
an official league game.
Inc forfeiture resulted from a dispute
as TO the ruling OF the umpire on whether
base He called the man safe. whereupon
Manager Black protested. and on his
continuing to protest the umpire ordered
Black from the field. Black refused TO
leave and the umpire declared the game
forfeited
The question as to whether or not Um-
pire White, was right in his decision can
sion was based on the umpires judg
ment. and OF course must stand as final
He was the official umpire OF the game,
there is no. appeal. On this point the
following rule governs.
Rule SO. There shall be no appeal
from any decision OF either umpire on
she ground that he was not correct in his
conclusion as to whether a batted ball
was fair or foul a base runner safe or
out. pitched ball strike or ball or on
any other play involving accuracy of judg-
ment.. and no decision rendered by him
shall be reversed. except that he be con-
Xinced that. it is in violation OF one of
Immediately following the umpire's de-
cision Black disputed the umpire's juds
ment and asked him to reverse his rul-
ing: BY this Black violated rule 65.
which says:
Under no circumstances shall q cap
tain OF player dispute the accuracy of the
umpiTe's judgment and decision on
play"
Under section Of rule 81 Umpire White
had the power TO remove Black from the
game. This rule declares:
Forfeiture Is Warranted.
I'm all cases OF violation of these rules.
oy either player or manager, the pen
atty shall be prompt removal from the
OF such suspension from actual service
in the club as the president OF the league
may fix. In the event Of removal OF
player or manager by either umpire. he
main there during the progress of the
game or leave the grounds: and fall
ure TO do so will warrant the forfeiture
Of the game by the umpire chief"
Black refused TO leave the grounds when
ordered to do so and the forfeiture of
the game was therefore warranted.
After the game had been officially for
feited the two managers agreed to play
out the game By putting In another UNI
pire. The other umpire was chosen and
the game continued. The game, however.
game. as under no circumstances could
1t have been official as a champion con-
test. The following rule governs:
Rule Sc. The umpire cannot be
changed during championship game by
the consent of the contesting clubs un
less the official in charge OF the field be
incapacitated from service by injury or
illness"
The official report OF the game to the
president OF the league must necessarily
be to in favor Of Salt Lake 1t is
probable that Manager Black and the
Occidentals will protest this and attempt
to get credit for winning the game, on
the ground that II was a regular league
game. From the above rules, however.
It is hardly likely that the directors OF
the league will overrule Mr.. White,