Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-19

spiked and so badly Jared by collision
with a runner that he was scarcely able
to. walk. hut carefully concealed the fact
in his anxiety to remain in the game:
Capt. Mcbride discovered the condition of
the TobaSco Kid and ordered him on
the field. He remained an insurgent ana
hobbled around his position until he was
peremptorily benched by Manager Nc
Aleer.
Brothers in the same league are not in
frequent, even in the majors. Two now in
the American League are William KILL
fer, catcher for St Louis, and Wade Kill
lifer, substitute infielder for Washington.
Neither is a good batter The hold of
each on his place is rather precarious.
But that had no effect on their aging
against each other.
In one game ST Louis PLAYED in Wash
ington this season Wade made the pref
test play of the day, cutting off hit for
his brother. who sorely needed it. Drother
Bill responded. on another occasion, by
scientifically blocking Wade off the plate
and mus sing him up generally when he
thought to score from third on an infield
drive.
Two famous brothers in the big leagues
were Jesse Tannehill, the famous Boston
left handed
Two Famous Brothers pitcher. who
Were Intense Rivals. venr ~ d
Lee Tannehill. the Chicago American
third baseman.
Lee is weak hitter, but brilliant
fielder. Brother Jesse used to take great
delight in striking him out.
Similarly, Lee was wont to exult eX-
ceedngly when he made a good play on
drive by Jesse who was a good hitter
and proud of his achievements with the
stick.
Harry Howell. who will probably be an
umpire next year. ruined his splendid
pitching arm about year ago by in
Sisting upon taking part an infielder in
an exhibition game.
He became excited, forgot to nurse his
arm carefully and threw too hard be-
fore he was in condition. He will never
recover from that indiscretion, due to a
desire to win
\ story illustrating the lengths to
which players will go to pull their teams
through on the long end of the score is
told of Cy Morgan. who has had such
splendid record with the Philadelphia
Athletics this season.
against Detroit in 1903. When Cobb
came to bat he insisted on hurting the
ball around Cobb's head to scare him
away from the plate. The Detroit star
knew exactly what was going on, and de-
clared he would get even.
Later in the game Cobb got to third
base and started for home on a play
where Morgan had to cover the plate.
When some distance off Cobb launched
himself through the air feet first and
literally drove Morgan away, scoring his
run.
The fact that Morgan gave ground be-
fore those cleaning spikes that might
have crippled him forever is said to
have been the real explanation of the
fact that he was shortly after traded to
the Athletics.
JTmpires lead unhappy lives. In the
heat of passion players charge them with
unfairneSS, but seldom mean it, nor do
they really attribute the supposed UNI
fairness to financial motives.
Cmpires are human and like to see the
best team win. There are motives in
life. however, stronger even than base
ball.
The story is told of a Texas League
umpire who some years ago called a six
teen-innning game in Houston, Tex, on
account of darkness when the sun was
an hour high. Then he darted madly
from the park.
He captured by enraged citizens.
who. amid sangunary threats, demanded
the reason for depriving the home team
of chance to win d game on which
much depended.
well" replied the frightened arbi-
traitor lat the end of the sixteenth in
with another fellow and just naturally
had to see where she went"