The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-14
UMPIRE ARRIVES
 FOR THE SERIES
BRICK OWENS FIRST OF THE ARBtTERs TO ARRIVE FOR
 THE BIC GAMES.
New Additions to the Baseball Colony are Coming in and Swelling
 the Ranks.

(By H. w. Lanigan. Press Representa-
 tive New York Hotel Company)
 Hot Springs big baseball show, the nine game series between the Boston Red Sox, the best baseball team in the world. and the Pittsburg Pirates.
 probably the best baseball team in the National League, commences Sun day Mir. Clarence owens. ye famed National League umpire he of the prize fighters hand-shake and ad- vance agents nerve, who has been engaged by Fred Clarke. the Pirate
 skipper. to serve as one of the arbi
 ters--Boston naturally. will make the other appointment-ar in the Spa yesterday. Right here it can be inserted that Mir owens is known to fame as Brick Owens. Somehow or other sport writers have forgotten Eis cherubic given first name Pos ribly he arranged for its own side tracking Anyway, Brick fits him more snugly and sounds better. Owens is stsping al the Eastman hotel along with the Red Sox and Pirates fie doesn't know just wiio his partner is going to be, but hopes 1t will be Bill Evans ineidentally, Owens is trying to fix up matters with Clarke so that he can duck out in
 time to work in the St Louis series.
 President Mr Britton of the Cardi-
 uals, offered him the job after he ac-
 aepted PittsAurg's bid and Brick Is willing to guarantee Clarke the better of a few close decisions during the
 season If Fred will permit him to depart in time to officiate at the Cardinals Browns series.
 The Spa had a second important baseball arrival yesterday in the per sonage of Bill Friel, who used to cover the third corner for the St. ouis Browns, but who is becoming one of the American Associations pioneers. Ffiel is now serving as St. Faul's manager. lie looks overweight.
 but careths little as he is now allied with the bosses. Incidentally. FTiel
 is dressing well and sporting his share
 Of sparklers He is mum on his mis-
 sion, but evidently is in the Spa 70
 get a personal squint at the Boston and Pittsburg rockies
 The bugs did not see much baseball yesterday. The down pour or the night before left the two ball yards in a rather damp state. The Pirates neve- as much as saw Wilmington Park. Instead Chief Clarke gave his squad long hike over the hills and following it's completion the P G. pool game, not poker game got it's usual big play. Even David J. Davies, of ye army of PittsDurg scribes, per formed. He once ran two The two balls aopped into pockets on the same shot, which accounts for Davies re- markable dash with the worries. Bob by Byrne. star third baseman. as well as star h0ld-out, refrained from doing any of the Alpine stun He woke up with cold and it refused to get bet ter as the day advanced. Hence Rob ert the Wee ioiied around the hotei all day.
 The worlds champions took hike over the hills in the forenoon. At o'clock all hands were on deck al Majestic Park and as the field was none too dry. dampiy wet in spots Boss Stahl called on the usual frolic between the Champs and Chumps i stiff batting and fielding practice was taken for upwards of an hour when the athletes returned to town and took their daily flop in the tubs at the Bnckstaff
 Owner Barney Dreyfnss Of the Pitts burg club. is positively expected in she city today He was expected yes terday, for that matter, but failed 10 come along However. he Is down to positively arrive today. Mir. Dreyfass always sticks for all the doings. as he would rather see the Pirates play than eat. and he wouldn't be eating if the Pirates weren't playing as he has cool million or so tied up in that Forbes Field proposition