The evening world., 1911-08-09
Umpire Mullin Doesn't Like
Stars Kidding, and Banishes
Him From Field.
BY BVLGER.

1
IN the days of old the dofiing Of the
I'D to a superior was considered a
L p~raiseworthy and meritorious caper,
but. make no mistake. 1t can't get by
under the rules for 1911. Tyrus Cobb
Of Royston, Ga, tried 1t on Umpire
Mullin with disastrous results. 1t Is
true that Tyrus established n precedent
for being the only man ever thrown
out OF n game for tipping his top piece
to an arbiter. but even that fails 10
act as a balm to lIughcy Jennings IN
his sufferings over the loss II the
game,
II Cobb had stopped at merely llf,ing
the cheapcau he might have got away
with II, but. to show his thorough re-
gard for Mr., Muliiu and his judgment,
he transferred the cap To the end or II
bat. and lifting 1t above his head
marched acros the grass to the bench,
bowlng to the right and left, Ten min
utes more finds our hero trudging to
the clubhouse under the burden OF dts
grace and "A ten-dollar fine plastered
on his athletic form In a conspicuous
place. Another ten minutes and we
md Mr. Smaller, the undcrs;udy for the
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weak %grounders to the infeld while ,Ne
bases were chugged with Tiger sprint
ers. In other words, Mr.. cobb's violent
exit under wraps cost the Tigers a
game,
There were several opportunities
where a long smash by Tyrus would
have at least tied up the score and
possibly brought about a victory. Thus
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behind the Athletics in the race for
the p%ennant this morning, and the High
lenders are proudly exhibiting two
scalps CLEANED from the hardy visitors
IN one afternoon,
while the nervous and ovcrwrought
MIR. Cobb. who has been so III that he
could get but six hits in two DAYS
can be blamed for helping the Tigers
to lose that second game, tho actua'
responsibility must rest upon the Shout
dera OF James p|olahanty. first basemar
pro tenn. The one deadly wallop by
/. HartZell that made the victory possibl,
followed upon the dropping OF a throw
bah by Delahlnly IN the second inning
That one hit was all the IIilltopperl
NEEDED to cinch the victory. cree got
free walk and knight whacked a SLOW
roller to the inhcld. The throw to frs
was a little had, hut D~elchanty got I
in his hands only to drop the ball, an'
. cree sped around TO third. while Knigh
hoofed II 10 second In safety. Hartzel
70 then planted "A beauty into right centr
y and both runners scored,
y While the second game vas really
gift to the H~lghlanders, the first cam
as the reward for nine mini OF n
q pretty baseball as local fandom ever an
|, joyed. The Highlanders played Xix
' champions and piled up four runs i
y the eighth inning on clean, consecuuv
: hitting,
y The main credit OF that victory shoul
go to Hal chase individually. however
n as II was his marvellous work In tn
d nlnth that prevented an impending dis
e aster. Davy Jones had reached secon
v with one out when Cobb came up "a
= his usual stunt Catching q curve ba
n on the nose, Tyrus smacked II towar
the right held fence Ike "a bullet.
G looked Ike a sure home run and
temporary gasp went up from III
stands. But the ball was sudden
@ checked on It's mad career by the rigl
n hand OF Chase as he made a leap I,
ward second base. The speeding ba