The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
Joe TinRer's Smart Trick
Cause OF Wide Discussion
Put One Over the Barons and Story Goes ALI Over th
United States-Some of the Developments and
Some Other Famous oBones"
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

| hit ball strike him before touching a
| fielder and in such case no base shall
be run unless necessitated by the bats
man becoming a base runner, but no run
shall be scored or any other base runner
put out until the umpire puts the ball
back into play
! So wrote Mr.. Mooney. Remember that
Tinker was on third. A ball was smashed
through the diamond and struck Hoblitz-
ellie. Hoblitzelle was declared out. Tinker
| trotted home and scored the run which
won the game. Now read these rules
| quoted above. 1t does look as If Tinker,
in the first quoted paragraph, finds sub
stantial proof that his action was cor
rect and in justice. And in the second
bunch of quoted paragraphs. it is very
plainly shown that Tinker scored with
out authority of official rule.
So what are we to do about 1t? 1t does
not stand to reason that old man Spald-
ing or old man Reach has made mis-
take. or that IL either is guilty of a most
fatal error that blunder escaped detec-
ton until one fair afternoon of last week.
Obviously, therefore, it is incumbent on
the people to go deeply into the rules in
an effort to ascertain whether or not
Mr.. Mooney has put one over ON him
| Self.
| And It is true that he has. In section
2 of rule 54. that quoted by Mr.. Mooney,
appears little phrase which Mr.. Mooney
! failed to include in his publication. That
| little phrase is, while the batsman.'
| Now the reference of that section is TO
| the base runner who while patsmah
| hit ball which struck either the UNI
| pire or another base runner. therefore,
that section and that rule have nothihg
| to do with the Tinker case. therefore,,
all that remains and is pertinent Is sec
ton - of rule Sc. Therefore, Tinker was
| not entitled to advance base. Iherelore
he .'put one over on somebody.
Ttswas with commendable patriotism
| that Mr.. Mooney referred to the rule and
section which cannot be construed 70
mean other than what it does mean MT.
! Mooney was in a humorous MOOD, ana
was desirous of precpitating an argu-
ment No man who knows MN mas
thought for an instance that he was Sc
rious
The fans during the week discussed
| these matters most thoroughly. ana the
question was raised as to whether OF no'
| the umpire without expression OF pro-
test from, the Rarons concerning the ac-
ton of Tinker. should have ordered the
manager Of the Reds back to third.
The answer to that question uepenos
entirely on whether or not 1t is the func-
tion of the umpire to coach either OF
both of the contending teams. 1t IS bare
ly possible that the umpire himself failed
to note the infraction OF the rules II II
certain. however. that whether from is'
norance or rot. he acted correctly.
AT any rate. no criticism can be placed
at the door of the umpire In view OF tnt TN
time was Nana%er Molesworth, and or
the field such old and experienced Vet
Grams as Marcan. ELAN, McGilvsay' NE
Bride and Messenger. Seated win Ine
manager We're such old masters az roAe,
Rovd and prouph. And there was Mayer
who has served an apprenticeship OF sew
eral months in the camps of the majors
1t is marvellous as Jack Rider declares