The Washington times., 1913-06-05
POOR UMPIRJNG IS
NOW UP TO MINOR
President Of Washington Baseball Club Should Protest Further
Appearance Of "Rass" oughin-Manaqer Griffith
and catchers Can Give Evidence Against HIM.
By SENATOR

Benjamin 8. Minor, president Of tn,
Washington baseball club, of the Ameri
can League. has task ahead of him
1t Is up to him to make an official pro.
test to Ban johnson, head Of the Ameri-
can League, against the further appear.
ance of Rags" O'Loughlin In this city.
II requires expert Information regard
Ing the deficiencies Of this official
guesser. he has only to confer with
Manager Griffith and the various catch
ers in the league who have 0'Loughlin
working behind them thus far this sea-
son. Perhaps such a protest may re-
ceive the attention 1t deserves In Chi
cago. Certainly no other complaint
makes any headway.
II President Minor, who has the well
fare Of his club at heart. seeks far
enough. he will learn that O'Loughlin
sees about one ball In four pitched to-
ward the plate. He will learn that
OLoughlin has asked almost every
backstop in the league to get down"
in order to allow him to see the course
of pitched balls. He will learn that.
no matter what other players may do
in the line Of dispute. Manager Griffith
Is banished from the field of play on
the slightest provocation- He will learn
that Manager Griffith has only to ap-
proach the august presence Of Rags
OLoughlin with a complaint, an express
sion of difference about q play. and he
Is banished. He will learn that O'Lough-
lin generally decides plays in the field
before they have been consummated.
The fans of Washington believe that
O'Loughlin is either crook or grossly
hn a.
lieve any official or player In baseball
to be Q crook. The only conclusion Is
that O'Loughlin is grossly incompetent.
To bolster this opinion. one has but to
confer with sober. sensible players In
this league. To a man they agree that
never In all O'Loughlin's experience
and he Is a veteran-has he been 20 alb
solutely inefficient as he Is this season.
The catchers of the league are a unit
in saying that O'Loughlin Is the poor
working behind the plate. Furthermore.
he antagonizes every player on the field
by his attitude. once considered orig
iral. Now this same attitude that once
brought cheers from the stands brings
peers. The fans have become nauseated
1t Is up to Ban johnson to inquire
into the work Of his various. umpires.
The Eere fact that an umpire Is en-
ployed does not necessarily mean that
ne Is eHtlUSu 10 MS ptdCc- Cnuef tnc l
present rules OF baseball in this |
league, the umpire's report Is credited |
where the managers or players Is /
thrown out as a joke. Consequently II
is task for President BENJAMIN 8. /
Minor to forward his official complaint 1
against OLoughiin, asking not that he ,
De kept away from Washington particu-
arly, but that Ban johnson inquire into |
bis work and see whether or not he Is |
to officiate in a league race
Young Hennesy. the Georgetown Sec
,nd baseman, broke in yesterday with /
he Detroit Tigers, replacing Oscar
Witt at second when the Mackmen had /
-un away with the game. He had 1T
lie to do, going once to bat and hav-
ng one grounder come his way. He /
anne to Georgetown from Lafayette
Ind was expected to be a candidate
or the football eleven next fall. His
,bsence will be felt. Meanwhile, lie
na,- get a chance to play against the
iriffmen here next week.
The Capital City fans seem to be fore
,etting that they have a team In third
lace, a team fighting as hard as pos
ible while standing on haff leg. To-
lay Danny Moeellr, g Mcbride,
ohm Henry and the pit - makes the
otal Of players in the ! ne-up In shape
o do their best work Nevertheless.
he GrifYmen refuse to be dislodged
rom their present high position In the
ace. Croakers among the fans-and
he writer has several In mind In writ