The Alaska citizen., 1912-05-20


 any of his men put out of the game. ! Bill" Dahlen always got on | O'Days nerves by calling him Henry" For some reason O'Day doesn't like the name and Bill" | Dahlen disco vered the most irritating infection 10 give it so that 1t would 1 rasp on O'Days ears. He doesn't mind Hank" and is not a Mister" i umpire. But every time Dahlen l would call O'Day Henry" it was 1 the cold shower and civilians clothes i for his.
 | Dahlen was playing in St. Louis many years ago when the race | track was right across from the ball park. "Bill'' had preference | in one cf the later races one day and was anxious to get across the street and make a little bet He 1 had obtained a leave of absence on two preceding days by calling O'Day Henry" and had lost money on the i horses he had selected as fleet of 1 foot. But this last time he had a sure thing" and was banking on some p-sitiye information which had been slipped to him by friend of . the friend of the man who owned the winner. and "Bill' wanted to 1 be there. Along about the fifth l inning, Bill figured that it was l time for him to get a start so he walked up 10 O'Day and said: I Henry, do you know who wen the first race?"
 No, and you won't either MT. 1 Dahlen," answered Hank" You are fined s25, and you stay here and play the game out
 Some one tipped Hank" off. And 1 the saddesI part of the story is that | Bills" horse walked home, and 1 he couldn't get a bet down on him First time il ever failed to work" groaned 'Bill' in the hotel that night, and l said Henry in my meanest ] way. too
 Most clubs try 10 keep an umpire | from feeling hostile toward the team because, even if he means to see a , play right, he is likely to call 1 close one against his enemies, not i intending 10 be dishonest It would 1 simply mean that you wouldn't get any close ones from him. and the i close ones count Some umpires 1 can be reasoned with, and good 1 fair protest will often make man i think perhaps he has called it wrong. and he will give you the edge on the next close one. A player must ! understand an umpire 10 know how to approach him 10 the best advan- tage. O'Day cant be reasoned with 1 IL is as dangerous 10 argue with him as it is to try 10 ascertain how much gasoline is in the tank of an | automobile by sticking down the 1 lighted end of cigar or cigarette
 
 argument. He is one of the finest types of umpires that ever broke into the league. think He is 1 good fellow. Far be il from me | to be disloyal to my manager, for I 1 think that he is the greatest that ever won pennant, but Emslie put one over on McGraw last sea 1 son when it was being said that Emslie was getting so old he couldn't 1 see play.
 I'll bet" said McGraw to him one day after he had called one against the Giants, that l can put base ball and an orange on second base, and you can't tell the difference from the home plate, Bob"
 Emslie made no reply right then, but when the eye test for empires was established by MT. Lynch. the president of the league, Bob" passed l it at the head of the list and then turned around and went up to Chat ham in Ontario, Canada, and made high score with the rifle in shooting match up there. After he had done that, he was umpiring at the Polo Grounds one day.
 Want 10 take me on fer a shoot ] ing match, John?" he asked McGraw as he passed him.
 No, Bob, you're all right give it to you" answered McGraw, who [ had long forgotten his slur on Elm 1 slie's eye sight.
 Emslie is the sort of umpire who rules by the bond of good fellowship rather than by the voice of authority. | Old Bob" has one groove" and it is personal matter about which he is very sensitive. He is under cover. It is no secret, or l would not give way on him. But that lux uriant growth of hair apparent comes l off at night like his collar and neck tie. It used to be quite the fad in the league to josh" Bob" about his wig, but the pastime has sort of passed now because he has proven himself to be such a good fellow.
 DETROIT, April 6. - Leon Kimm of Grand Rapids, Mich, the worlds