Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-07-02

he accepted after cautiously stipulat-
ing for IL sliding scale of remuneration.
In words of few svl]ohles and for q
summing up OF the whole matter one
might say that Cornelius O.ui~rins.
big league umpire. said uoodby TO
friendship and chose respect rather
than fellowship MS the ha"a. cGid foun-
Gation upon which to build his career.
From tie first Week 0'tIj@GinS was Il
mystery.
The ball players never knew which
train he took, never knew which hotels
he favored With his uoda>t presence.
MI they knew of tim v;.> t4at he
woull hp on hand I'm tiia~ fa, the
opening of the game, @t8T &.l severe
in his plain blue serge nui.oeu.
Wien the last man wr0t .g-. O'IIie-
Gins would disappear iGol g GRAND
stand ON his way 10 the .i.glo room
whore he changed his ~clotllr. .\Il his
conversation While M the teld was
about business lie never wasted a
word, never commented uio. Il play.
never allowed Anytlin@ re'latrly re-
scmblin% familiarity Au ln little
duties which Went With ihr Iu}t were
Scrupulously performed. O'Iii&&t1I~ nev-
or sighted anything. ana JIM s.Me lhe
reporters came 70 call him '.'sIiahiI
ity."
1t was only natural thar ,.a shell
which O'TIi@Gina built for himself
shou!d harden and thicEen wt}D the
passage of Years. The man lsean nv
denying himself friendship WIN. any
one inside the organization Which paid
him Il salary. This self Gr.'aI 2rrw
into the fixed habit of his rfo Ills
taciturn dcmanor berHmp u s.a NJ a
tradition Of The lea%nc.
Had Con O'TIi@@tMs smiled u..u the
BAN Geld. the players Wou.f 1--WE
spread the news from our ono nG the
hi@ circuit to the other. Tin. s.s3p
Of him a grlfT. surly maa4tts Ia-
lating balls and strikes with .ann.
eve ana rendcrfn@ his decisions with
nutomaton-iir motions OF lis DIS
During fine months OF u,al critic
~fns was nerhans fhc most )npoE. man.
who witnessed thc Games, Iva, hn
fplt his isolation ne never slou,a.
I'M nrpsi0en,. of tine Ipaal- ma
aho},t two an. fhrnn t9lIls y yn.. ,.th
his sim. umnire-usuaIDv aEay. lew
,,,Ias RoraIv G.IIimoins ufrprrs 81 ..o
mas+ior and If was ALWAYS a GOOD ..aa
rn,o loom,,o nrn.idan+ Gannrd,.r ,,
nis ;,,,lmn,ar+ .tnod ,,obi.,J hi-, H.. .a.
,5o,ii,u ,,i+n mo,.. ma Mia
q,bn nrnsidnn+ u.ino3 tho if.a-l.a.
nnvo7. said bov-fh.+ Q.Ti~~;r- W.,
marrip9 man He was certain tra
r,oi1 ,,,o,,a ,.a,ch him, ar,ino tbn a-,
+o,, ,,nntbs If ,darosco5 ia - ....r
~,1ichia,, tnv,n
~, ,.h.,. ona,a,, 4,,f.
o.1I;uu;,., 80 aaf,n, 1rhn ,.,u
49,, rn.ll-
tL. a ;H, aaa1;na, a,1 Tadaa a,.,.
F." Is,,,
~ :. -; ,na.,a,
49, n,an+ad +nnt,. carna. :, yn,,lt
l,ls, nan.o,nr. oran 40 n,,n.no,-
-, ~, ~. enaao,i~a, .hifAsd
abo,,t Inf ola con oJuinnins always
I'nnDrtpR fDr GJJtE in fhn Snri1 ptimn lS
ror,,l,r nc tha month of Anri,
Thav collad hin, old" Con h,1t hn
v,o. NOT old nc vaors oo-sonavhnrn
bc+v,oan forty and tif+y hnt ha seemed
c,dor-ond on bis vaatba, haoton cn,,n-
+onanca tha,n NM, rod tha hard linas
wa sometimes 500 mon tha focas If
ON, iudons-tha stern carvings of CON
scio,s ,,,thori+r
,f+o, cow. +o,+n ro,, =, +ho h;o
,oaa,o ~ mi.a ra,,n ,na
49, n1onar. honon ~ lao,- fon sians nf .
80. Eaah .auiaa 49,, rnoo+oa
~ go ..+,a o,a Wv" no a. sn,nsh ~
~ @ a4u;L.a 80, o, tas4 fnn
TLo ooas 49,
=, Ssz.au tsss 1900 ~ 49,
o.l,ona hna aaae hofoua onforoaa WV
a.I Tus.N s;aaas
O,uinoins ram,inod tho hos+ 1mniro in
80 1aon IN holls and strikes and
rnhon - oomo 70 ..n,+tinn ~, ton of .
No., ~ +ha hosos nono of tho ro,,no.
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