New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-04
RAIN NO EXCUSE FOR
CALLING THIS" GAME
President of National League
UphoIds Umpire in Protest
from Brooklyn.
CHASE FAILS TO REPORT
Joe Tinker Beginning to Think
He Outwitted McGraw IN
Trade Between Reds
and Giants.

Thomas j Lynch. president Uf the Ma
tional League. decided against the
BROOKLYN baseball club yesterday IN It's
protest against the game with the Pitts
burgh Pirates on May % At Ebbets Field.
II was in that game that Bill Klein. the
umpire. kept the men playing fifty min
utes In pelting rainstorm that soon
converted the diamond into a quagmire
and the outfeld into a miniature lake.
The fans" who held bleacher seats
broke out on the field. demanding that
the game be stopped, but 10 no purpose.
After reviewing the case and compar-
ing the report Of the umpire with the
protest Of the Brooklyn club Mr.. Lyncn
handed down the following decision
This game was called by Klein the
umpire. on account Of rain after five
innings had been played and with the
score | to q in favor of the visiting club.
The Brooklyn club protested the game on
the ground that the umpire should have
suspended play during the third or fourth
inning
The evidence m the case shows that
tho umpire was clearly within his rights
under Rule a. The protest IS therefore
disalloveI and tho game stands As
played.
Word came from Boston last night that
Hal Chase. traded by tho Yankees 10 the
Chicago White Sox on SUNDAY for Rollie
Zieder and Babe Borton did not re-
port 10 Jimmy callahan Yesterday as IN
structed The manager Of the chicago
team said early In the evening that no
word had been received from his new
first baseman. but that he expected him
on any train.
According 10 President Chivington o.
tho American Association. Jimmy John
stone. the umpire Was SO badly cut In
the head by a thrown pop bottle after
a game IN Milwaukee on SUNDAY that
six. stitches had 70 he taken Some sncc-
tator. enraged when tombstone ordered
Randall from the. game FOR too strenu-
Gus objection % decisions is believed 10
have thrown the bottle.
tombstone is now n resident II Irving
Ton. - J.. whore he moved recently from
chicago. Fourteen years ago he was
nitcher FOR the Newark team of the old
Atlantic League. Later he Joined the
umpire staT Of the National League. but
resigned last fan after a difference With
Thomas Lynch.
Red Ames has now Oon two games
for the Cincinnati Reds. while Josh Do.
wore is hitting around ioo and Heirie
Groh heldinR Ike Wagner. Joe Tinker
is beginning to feel that he outwitted
even such q past master in trading "a
John J McGraw.
Charles n Ebbets president or the
BROOKLYN Baseball club. is up I'm arms
against the ticket scalper The drawing
power NJ the Superbas az their new home
has been 50 great this year that the spec
ulatng evil has cropped out across the
bridge To protect the fans" 50 far as
possible Mr. Ebbcts issued the following
statement Yesterday
In order that the choice seats ior
games AT Ebbets Field on Juiv 8 and
and subsequent dates hail be secured by
our patrons and not come into the pos
session OF spectators. VIC have decided
to give preference 20 orders received from
newspapers. clubs. banks. business houses
and professional business men. All other
applications received will be subject 70
investigation.
"OuI patrons are respectfully requested
- order tickets through one Of the
sources indicated. and thereby materially
assist I'm cNcctuallv stamping out the
ticket Specializing imposition"
Eddie A.nsmith. catcher or the Wash
incton Senators. was indefinitely suspend
cdcd yesterday by Ban Johnson Tor hurl-
ing handful Of dirt at the umpire IN a
game on Monday
Clark .;Iiftith who is struggling along
with depleted team, thinks II never
rains bat IT pours
Al lfawittcr. I pitcher. once with the
Giants. has been released by the Detroit
Tigers to tho Sacramento club % the
Pacific Coast League
HuChle Jennings. manager of the Tigers.
/ as signed a Soungstcr named Henessy.
who played second base Cor Georgetown
University this spring
John Wilson. \ southpaw tNrer from
- Johns college. Annapolis. has signed
with the Washington Senators. To all
Appearances. college players are in great
demand