The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-02
CENTRAL LEAGUE
UMPIRE'S CAREER
NEWHouse HAS A RECORD THAT
READS LIKE FICTION.
Wa Well Known in Whsslin, Whsrs
He of5eistsd at . LARGE Num- ,
Der Of Ball Games.

Frank Newhouse. a stock little
athlete. who Is now umpirinz in the
minor leagues. has had possibly the
o varied areer OF any man whose
l'vlihood has been gathered In the
world Of sports. No man living has
done as many things or been as many
things as Afr. Newhouse. and he mad
unless his Nemesis finally gets him.
and to say IL mildly. there is some
Nemesis on the tran OF Mr.. New
house.
When Afr. Newhouse lrst decided
that ordinary trades or professions
would not suit his advanced ideas. he
was n little. slender chap. a boy Of
perhaps II. The career OF a Jockey
APPEALED to Mr.. Newhouse. and a
tocAey he became. He rode some
creditabls races. but had the misfor-
tune one afternoon. 10 get left at III
post. sitting calmly on the favorite.
and burning up the public money.
When Mr.. Newhouse rode his mount
sadly round the turn many people
asked what detained him. u one
a a fat man with a bright red
nose and a large diamond. didn't
ask any questions. He jettisoned
himself across the rail- and smote
Mr.. Newhouse on the turrent. Mr..
Newhouse climbed down. mingled
with the fat man. and was doing very
nicely when the constabulary reached
the scene.
Professional CyeIist.
Growing too heavy for a Jockey.
Mr.. Newhouse next % up profess
sional cycling. and won many a
wheeling struggle. He had been a
topnotch rider for about a year. when
a meet came of at Denver. Mr..
Newhouse spread-eagled the bunch
and was beating them all to the
wire. when a fat with n bright
red nose and a large diamond, threw
a cane across the track. Mr.. New
Gus som%erssulted. arose. went to
fat man and had Just Knocked
him cold when. the law interviewed.
Mr.. Newhouse next became a pug
Hist. complaining with much skill
and enlargement OF the wallet. One
night in Cheyenne he was matched to
meet n local star. The referee gave
Mr.. Nevhouse the decision, where
upon a fat man. with a bright red
nose and n large diamond. jumped
into the ring. slugged the referee
with a bottle. and was just bringing
the bottle down on Mr.. Newhouse
when the latter. being disturbed and
Jared by such doings. kicked him in
the dinner regions.
Took Up Mat Game.
wrestling engrossed Mr.. New
houses attention a year later. Young
Corbett having convinced him that
lighting was no business for a gem
tleman. He had a royal battle one
night in a Francisco. Just as his
adversary was going under. a fat
man. with n bright red nose and a
large diamond. turned Off the electric
switch. The match was called a
draw. and Mr.. Newhouse. on the way
out managed TO caress the fat man
with a chair leg. Ball playing Tered
Mr.. Newhousc the next summer. His
team won the g~onfAIon In a class Il
league. and on the day they settled
the championship a mob attacked
them. The mob was headed by a ia:
man with a bright red nose and T.
large diamond. lie threw a tomato
at Mr. Newhouse. which would not
have been 80 band. only the tomato
was in a can.
The police reserves came up In
time To pinch two men Who were
struggling msdly on the ground. and
the fine was $50 apiece After that
Mr. Newhouse quit active play. and
turned 20 umpirinE
Happened Last summer.
lie umpircd Tor four years without
a tinEie 81 trouble. Last summer
though. O. happened ~ just had 70
happen This - III the Associated
Press had the morning after
impire Prank Nevhouse and a
baseball fan were arrested after est
erdars game charged slfh fehtinr
in fhe street Neu hous. 90 ~ tina,
tne fan issned out . n carriaE~ and
made a Violent attack upon him Tn.
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