The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-24
UMPIRE MULLAHEY WAS
 BEARCAf WHEN IN SOUTH
Connecticut League Official Once Knocked Fake Watch Out of
 Arbfter's Hands.

Kenneth Todd in the Houston
 Harry Mace, this year -ial an umpire mp in in
 the Virginia League, and Dominick
 MuIlaney, who held the indicator in
 the Connecticut League part of the
 1912 season. One day in the South Atlantic League when the Macon
 Club was playing against Jacksonville
 in Macon and Mace was umpiring,
 som ething happened that then and there caused the rival sets of athletes to view all un1pires with suspicion in the future. Since that time the men who were in that game have taken nothing for granted in baseball. In fact, it made all of them announce to the world that Missouri was their na- tive state and that unnpires. ma ates, club owners and even the critics would have to show them' in the future.
 On the day in question MuI1aney, who managed the Jacksonville Club. swore veheme mently through his teeth at Mace when the umpire called a third strike in a critical juncture of the game. The cuss words beat vfo- 1ently against the drums of Mace and aroused him to action.
 Get out of the game yelled Mace when Mullaney continued to protest. Instead of obeying the command, press box, walked around in circles and looked the part of an enraged such a. wrath that it looked as if he might explode. While Mullaney was thus engaged Mace tugged away at a pocket and pulled out what looked from the grand stands to be a watch.
 Up in the press box we heard Mace announce to the irate Jacksonville manager: ''1f you are not outside the park in three minutes will forfeit making his speech he backed off and kept his eyes glued to the watch in his hand.
 MulIaney fingered in the neighbor- hood of the plate until he figured that the stipulated three minutes had then he started moving slow ly toward the umpire. He was with in a foot or so of him when Mace began announcing that the time had expired. He was right on the point of declaring the game forfeited when Mullaney knocked the watch from his hand. It fell to the ground and gave forth a hollow sound that seemed to inspire Mullaney to sudden action If the falling of the watch aroused Null Ianey to any extent, it aroused Mace | equally as much, if not more. Both men dived for the tinepiece rfvai l football players do for a. fumbled pig | skin. Null proved more ninble and | came up staring into empty watch l case. There was not even a dial, to | say nothing of 8 complete absence of | works.
 The look that chased across the features of Mullaney as he glanced quickly back and forth from the vorkless watch to Mace made the | ans understand that something out | of the ordinary had happened and 'et them to wondering They were co far removed to see that the watch ,ase was devoid of contents.
 What actually passed between Null aney and Mace in the next few sec ,nds no one has ever learned, but Mace permitted Mullaney to resume lis position at first base at the open ng of the next inning. The players. r at least most of themn understood v1at had happened and the story was 'ublic property the next day. Mace lad a real watch the next day, too, ne for which he begrudgfng1y spent
 whole dollar.