Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
BARROW, EASTERN LEAGUE
PRESIDENT, SOME BATTLER
American Association Umpires Never Afraid
to Fight Man Who Had Reputa-
ton as Scrapper on Nothing.

One Of the worst umpire baiters when
his team was losing, it Is interesting to
speculate as to how President Ed Bar
row will stand up for his officials in the
Eastern League against the unruly play
ers, says Columbus paper. And the
Eastern League is a hard one for the
umps-one Of the hardest in organized
base ball.
Personally and socially Barrow is one
of the most likable persons in the whole
world. He weighs about go pounds. He
has a neck like Hackenschmidt. 1t was
said he had a punch like Bob Fitzsim-
mons, but, be that as it may, the fighting
dope went astray on the Barrow per-
Torrance in the American Association.
Umpires were the enemies OF Barrow.
When his team was losing Barrow loved
an umpire about as well as an automo-
bile driver loves q wheelbarroW. When
his pitchers went bad, when an inhelder
threw a few away, when the boneheads
worked badly on the bases, especially IL
there were a few close decisions, Barrow
believed down in his otherwise big heart
that it was the jumps that were stealing
the game.
EMPIRES and players had all the respect
in the world for the bulldog lighting
spirit Of Barrow. They knew him of old.
Barrow had once or twice been mixed up
i'm real ring encounters, and several times
cleaned out places in rough -and-tum6ie
fights.
one day when Indianapolis and Kansas
City were playing at washington Park'
the INDIANAPOLIS team lost close one.
Billy Hart, the old pitcher, with record
Of twenty years, honorable ones. In the
service, was umpiring. Hart may not
have been the best umpire III the worIa.
but he was thoroughly honorable. His
worst enemy never had anything nut
good word for Billy Hart He never
swcre. He never smoked, chewed or
drank in his life.
After that game Hart walked over by
the Indiananolis bench. Barrow called
him some name and accused him or be-
u ought to punch your head for you."
said Barrow. "You stole this. one from
u.s.
The quiet Hart sure of his good name
and certain OF his physical ability an
swered:
why, Barrow, you know better. I'm
not q thief and any decision l gave 1
gave as I saw 1t. AS for punching my
head, Barrow, you can't do 1t and you
never saw the day you could do It.
All that was said in the hearing or the
Indianapolis players. VINO were pickIns
up gloves, bats and sweaters, preparatory
to the sad procession TO the ciuDno use
Edward. not because OF what ne NAG
done. but because Of what he had threat
ened to do, and because OF the things
that they had heard he could do. And 10
think that Billy Hart, weighing seventy
Ave. pounds less than Barrow and fifteen
years older. would say 1t!
IT was q terrific thrust at the big man
ager. a.. ,,r,,
Barrow was game. He had the spirit
that refused TO allow Hart to get away
with anything. He punched Hart In the
nose. They clinched. Hart got hold OF
Rarrow's throat They went down. The
players had to pry Hart away from Bar
Then there was the Minneapolis cpl
code that resulted badly for Barrow. Um-
Mira oxford was the man that Barrow
sttsclCed and the cause va the same