The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19


 a bunch of fans yelling from tn" bleachers: We ain't having no fun. Let's have some excitement"
 Kill the umpire" some one cried. Pleasant proposition for the bleach critics, and they nearly made good, too For fifteen minutes was kept busy lodging stones. bricks and pop bottles. Every time one land ed on me there were rounds of ap- plause at the craftsmanship of some one in the bleachers. Thanks to my lucky stars emerged from that game alive.
 The week that followed was the climax. On Tuesday came near getting lynched for rendering a de cision which was unfavorable to the home team. A batter had hit to center field for a base. When he attempted to steal he was out mile and l declared him SO This brought down the wrath of the crowd and I was mobbed again But was game. determined to stick. I was entertained by little mobbing par ties almost every time they saw me But all of a sudden they stopped and l thought was O. K. again.
 was going along pretty well umpiring as best l could. as good as a fellow can when he is watching the crowd all the time so as to be prepared for the reception of bricks and bottles and I was beginning to thing the crowd would let up on me. when one afternoon in the fifth in ming of an exciting game. large man arose slowly in the bleachers and led a big bulldog down in front He dropped him down on the field and yelled Sic 'em." That dog came squarely at me with jaws open. the entire crowd yelling sic 'em. sic 'em," Eat him up" The dog and I did battle. and finally got him off the grounds without being badly bitten, but it was hard fight
 The next day I was hit squarely with a big rock-it knocked me down and cut my face badly I man. aged to finish the game. but that night l thought of the old saving, Tt is better to say there he goes than here he lies" So I wired my resignation to President Dickerson, to take effect at once.
 The next days paper had: An other Quits; Life too Strenuous for Pollock in the Interstate League"
 Upon my return to Chicago I met Jack Sheridan and he asked me if l kept my eye, on the ball said: "Yes. Jack, not only on the ball, but on the bleachers as well. They have some expert pitchers among them, only they threw brickbats instead of base | balls"
 had some experience in the brick i league
 NEW YORK, July IS. - Fans who watched the scoreboard and saw that the Giants were being led to victory | by Mathewson. brought up the rather | interesting fact that Blk Six" is l now close on Marquard's heels as a 1 winner.
 During the excitement over the i Rube's great streak, thousands lost l sight of the fact that Matty has lost but four games all season, and one of those by pitching one inning So 1 far Matty has won fourteen games and lost but four. Marquard has al ready lost three on the present trip. | That makes it look as if Matty might be the white hope of the Giants after all.
 | LOS ANGELES, July 22 Tom McCarey, boxing promoter, announce ed tonight that he had arranged a 20-round bout between Joe Rivers, of Los Angeles, and Joe Mandot, of New Orleans, for Labor day. Me Carey said the fighters would make the weight of 133 at ringside.
 There was considerable talk here recently about a contest between Rivers and Willie Ritchie on Labor day, but McCarey said tonight that Ritchie had not signed for the bout becaused he had demurred at the weight.
 | STOCKHOLM, July 22 The Olympic games concluded today with the finish of the yacht races With the points gained in the yachting events, Sweden leads the nations in the number of points in all events Sweden's total being 133, only four points ahead of the United States, in spite of the fact that there was no American representative in the yachting competitions Great Britain stands third, with a total of 7G points.
 The United States leads in firsts with 9 to Sweden's 23.
 NEW YORK, July 25 "The ca reer of Joe McGinnity, iron man.