The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-06

UMPIRE TO
QUIT GAME

Washington, July G-JDhn r. Shct-
idan--" Jack Y 10 everybody Wbc iol-
lows baseball. citiicf as participant OF
as patron TO all inteils ssl PURPOSES
bassfufiIed a threat that he has mate
these past baif dozen years. Several
times, as the basebal season APP
preached is closs be has announced
that that particular year would DC lils
lavt and that at its Windup woulu
abar on the daiiiond tyf good But
always Ban Jchnson, shc has fegasq-
ed She idan as his righthand man "
far as the umpire staff is 'conecblie9i
has succeeded IN inducing him to take
up the game for at least orr more
season, though OF late pcrsnadns
the veteran has been 4 difficult iasa'
I Now, however, Sheridan seems 70
be set in his determination to Quit
He came heie-on Saturday to work
the local series, in conjunction with
empire Egan, and he helpec 70 handle
Saturday, game But he was not al
the park yesterday. Egaa wo king
alone and his absence Drought our
the fact that in the morning he had
packed hts trunk and started for Gni-
cago leaving the associate to work
alone. And when Sheridan left ike
that IL could mean but oae lhlng
is now through.
Umpire Egan was as surprised as
anybody when he learned that Sherl-
dan had gone, though ne was more
.r less prepared &c. it. He has been
with the veteran for some time, anJ
on several occasions recently Sherl'
das had told him that he contemplate
ii, quitting without awaiting the sea
CONS tlose. Egan, however, did not
believe that sheridan intended 10 SCI
/ through right away, and SO did mol
paw as 1nueh attention as he would
otherwise when Sheridan put The mat
/ Ter to him definitely yesterday.
Tho mca were stepping nt the Ma
/ tional hotel and early in the forenoon
!. Sheridau said; t'Tm through, Yonl
have to wJrk alone today I'm gong
t. Chicago on the next train.
F.en at the time i1gan was mo-
ccAyinced that Sheridan was speak
inc ecrlouiiy Isnt aitef luncheon i'
found that Sheridan had bad hi
trunk packei and sent To the slatlCl
3 :nd lett shortly before neon for Chi
cago, presumably TO tender his reslg
I natica personally to President John
son. This left nothing foe Egan Z
do but to wire to The president. him
SELF, aequainting hi.l with the depal
4 turc OF his associate and giving th'
executive chance to fill in.
Sheridan it IS said has been anxious
TO quit baseball while he stood AT IN
top of his PROFESSION and before, b.
any of those accidents or incidents
that a man can not control, something
! Should happen that would make hi
standing at the time OF departaF
i from the game less matter Of prid
l to him. He Will be SO years old o.
This next birthdaT, and believed ina
! he had been active in baseball for
sufficient number of yeass..a At on
tsme he had troube With his feet am
this of itself threatened to drive hin
out OF the game He has good bus
ness In San Jose. Calf. aud has a
ways pIanAed to retire to this as 500
as he could break away from bass
ball. tie did net wish TO work tlii
year, but rggsiiIent Johnson persuade
! HIM Siuce The season started She
{ idan h. felt tho longing to e
through an almost Irresistible one.
y 10 umpire III the count y has bee
,fas lcgg In the business as Sheridan
: who is known wherever major leagn
s bali Is played. None knows the gam
better and none WINS mere woieon
whenever an Important seriJs invol
I ing i pcnnaat aas d be Elayrds -
efbp ahort il the Aai.riean leagu
Esiscr IL ls!d aud 4 S hellysd III:
: Presisept John son will eudeafof
induce him 70 continue with It, post
[ bly, creating a new position for bin
Z either for immediate occupancy or
bc faxen up at The END Of the seaso
!. IN Sheridan can BIZ Induced to retuI
/. aud work out The year.