Evening journal., 1914-09-02
UMP EASON Getting
GOOD RING Training
Has Refereed" Three Fa-
nous FiStic Battles Between
Big League Ball Players

Nal Eason. umpire In the National
league. is thinking seriously of apply
ing for a position as referee with
some well-known fight club. He be-
lieves he has gained sufficient expert
ence this summer in quelling settos
to be efficient in handIing the work
of two cOmbatants in a 24-foOt ring.
Eason deserves the name of ref
cree instead of umpire, as he has
been the outside party in three
famous battles on the National league
diamond this season Each time he
restored peace without much damage
being inflicted Besides. he managed
to stop the trays before the contes-
tants made it necessary to suspend
them. The worst they got was fines.
Referee I'm Latest Mixup.
He was the referee ia the miXup
that took place on the Cub diamond
between Zimmerman, Maranville,
Evers and Schmidt That was about
the toughest he has ever had to ham
die. but he separated the belligerents
with the assistance of his partner be-
fore any one was seriously injured.
He was in the midst of the scrapping
from the start to finish, and after It
was over declared it was rather hot
while Il lasted. and said he had to
be mighty careful not 10 get in the
way of some of the swings that did
not land on the athletes for whom
they we're intended.
Referees SWeeney-Magee Bout
Eason's first position az referee
was in ST. Louis. when Bill Sweeney
and Lee Magee came together in as
nice a bout as ever has been seen on
a ball field He did not have to do
much work there. as the fight was too
short. IL started over almost identi-
cally the same thing that caused the
row between Zimmerman and Evers.
Nagee was on first base and he at
tempted to steal. Sweeney had the
hail in plenty time to touch him and
did so, but Magee jumped into the
plate and spiked the Cub second
sacker. who hit him on the back with
the ball.
Magee resented this and started af-
Ter Sweeney, as did Zimmerman after
Evers, but Sweeney met him with a
right swing on the jaw that knocked
him fiat on his back. Eason, instead
OF counting Magee out. grabbed
Sweeney to prevent him committing
foul and striking his man while
down
Tener Understands Players.
President Tener did not suspend
either Sweeney or Magee. but fined
each $50. Tener was a ball player
and understands how they lose theiI
tempers when in a game, and is wise
enough TO know the me1 forget Il as
soon as the game is over and have 6
drink or meal together. He is fol.
lowing the methods employed by
Harry Pulliam. and apparently It I.
better for the league
Il was Eason who held the watci
on the n-Bresnahan braw
in Brooklyn. but that was the tames
affair of the three in which he hal
cfficiated. The contest took plac,
on the bench, but Il did not take hin
long 10 throw himself in among thi
players to separate them. He saw
no blows struck. and so sent in hi,
report. with the result that neithe
adversary was punished for creating
a scene on the field
Eason is one of the squarest um
pires on President Tener's staff, an,
one of the best liked by the players
He does not walk about with a chil
on his shoulder and is always willini
to listen to reason Instead of seek
ing a wrangle with a player after
close decision. he walks away 4