Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-06
MAITY' TELLS
ABOUT THE
UMPIRES
BY cHRIsTY MATHgwsoN.


grounds in 1906, when Jim John
stone was excluded from the park and
forfeited the game to the Cubs out in
Eighth avenue, while Sammy"
Strang. then with the Giants. was for
feiting the contest to the New York
club inside the grounds.
The disturbance was the result of a
protracted row between the Giants
and the umpires during a series with
the Cubel in season after we had
won the worlds championship and
were eager to retain the title. In this
particular Chicago series tombstone
end Emshe got to calling all the close
enes against MS. or that was the way
1t looked, and the thing came to a.
head in a game which Joe" McGin-
nifty was pitching. The score was 3 to
/ against the Giants when Deylin tried
to score from third base on double
steal. 1t looked as If he had slid in
entirely under the throw, but John
stone determined him out.
The crowd swarmed on the diamond
after the game and res0rted to those
handy implements, the pom bottle and
the cushion, for ammunition 1t was
4 hard throng to handle and tt police
had to protect tombstone. He WIS
the natural vortex. All the New York
players were sore about the result OF
the game and the crowd waited out
side the grounds for farewell crack
at tombstone. The next day John.
stone was barred from the park and
Emslie. refused tn come in and Of
ficiate alone. McGraw proposed that
each team select an extra Mayer to
act as umpire and he picked Sammy"
Strang and put the thing up to
Chance. remember we'll that knot
of ball PLAYERS gathered around the.
plate in dispute.
81 hire my men for ball players, and
not for umpires." declared Chance.
what did You shut. tombstone out OF
the grounds for?
ct is not my fault If the regular
+ feaeue umpires do not fhow M re-
piled McGraw. II didn't shut him out
of the game. The police refused 10
let him in because they feared
riot
And one of my players would look
like a peacemaker, ] suppose. II he
called a close one against the Giants.
His life would not be worth the price
| of his uniform" replied Chance.
Then McGraw sent Strung to the
pitchers box. where. he proceeded to
forfeit the game to New York by the
score of 9 to O, while tombstone at
precisely the same time. was handing
the game to Chicago by exactly the
fame score out in Eighth avenue. The
Giants were in their positions. accord
ing to rules when Strang did his UNI
piring.
When the double headers begin to
come along in the Jniddle of the sum-
mer many players try to get put ont
Of the game on purpose on the after
Moons there is double bill. A story
Is fold of a Washington player in
double header one day. This man was
not feeling well. but still was not III
enough to ask his boss for the day on.
| He thought he could get painlessly re-
moved nv the umpire. who happened
to be Tim Hurst. Now, Tim and
the PLAYER were good friends OF the
| field. but Hurst did not believe in let
ting personal feelings interiors with
! his business, so he quickly realized,
| from the mans chronic kicking. thai
he desired to be not off the field. and
resolved to hold him, in the game at
any cost.
The player tried all the known pre-
| tcripfions to be removed and they
| failed. Finally he hit on what he
| thought might be vulnerable SPOT in
Tins" armor. He knew the umpire
was a great friend of Frank Farrell,
the owner of the New York American
| League club. He walked up to Hurst
| early in the second game and re-
! marked:
! "If Frank Farrell wasn't good fei-
| low we would be buying shoestr1ngs
/ from YOU. / understand that you dou-
| bic as his valetsin the winter time
This penetrated Tins skin and ne
| swung on the player.
| Get out of the game before ! hit
YOU with this mask" he beloved.
He was probably one of the best bel
! lowers in the business.
| The ousted athlete laughed and
then bolted for the clubhouse. Hurst
saw too late what he had done and
! shouted after the disa Dpearing man:
"Come back here! You are not out
| of the game"