Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-23

The Runner on Second Flashed Toward
Third. ~ >s-..-..
POSED By Otto Williams of the St Louis
Browns.l "..:. H..
stop. rolled a slow. twisting grounder
between FIRST and second. The runner
on third dashed for the plate; tue
runner on second flashed toward third.
II was up to McCue to beat the throw
to first. and New York conld not have
had n spcedipr man On the path
II was plain that tie decision would
be a close one. for the second base
min had TO travel some distance to
reach the ball. and nothing but per.
feet throw would beat McCue.
The lnfieider scooped the ball. jug
gIed 1t from his glove TO his bare
hand. and then whipped 1t TO first.
II seemed 70 every New Yorker in
the stand that AIcCIIe's spikes patted
the bag before the ball tlfudded into
the first basemans hands-it seemed
TO the Reds. fighting desperately on
the defensive. that the ball and foot
arrived Mt the same time. in which
case II is safe enough for MS 10 as
sume that Mccue shonld hare had the
decision.
O'Higgins. racing with the play.
spread both hands downward as he
ran. seemed to hesitate for an instant.
and then jcrked his right hand high
into the air. He had done the worst
thing an umpire can do-reyersed a
close decision and called Mccue out
after making the "safe" sign. The roar
of Joy which greeted the first motion
of o 'Higgins' hands changed to a howl
Of rage.
"Robber!. Robber!'
"Oh, you're rotten! Rottenr'
Back to the Old Mans home for
yoursT aE.
"Hey. you called him safe at firstl
Think again."
The Infatuated spectators were rock
ing the grand stand with their boots
and catcalls. and the New York play
ers swarmed on to the diamond. yelling
their protest against the changing OF
the decision.
There are times when an umpire
changes base decision. usually when
the baseman drops the ball after max
ing catch. In this case the catch had
been clean. and 1t was plain to every
fan inside the fence that 0'Higgfns'
Judgment had wavered.. He'had taken
second thought, and that second
thought had cost the New York club a
run.
Hewitt. who had been coaching OF
first base. seized o'Higgins by the
arm and shook him. The other players
damned about him on all sides. pluck
Ing at his clothes and yelling into his
ears. II he had been the old 0'Hig-
gins he would have sent three or four
men or the field and backed up his de-
cision with penalties, he did nothing
of the kind, but remained in the storm
center. shaking his head.
Lost his nerve" thought the presi-
dent bitterly. And that was rotten
decisionw
The Reds. saved by miracle. troop
ed to the visitors bench. sneering over
their shoulders. No decision is bad
decision to the team which 1t favors.
At last the game went on again. but |
O'Higgins seemed miles at sea. He
flcundered hopelessly. made two fright
full guesses on simple decisions at Sec
md base. kept the crowd in. an uproar
and at the bitter end was escorted to |
his dressing room By the police. for the
home team had lost the game by one
run. the run which 0'Higgins took
away from the team. s--.sz,-9 $500
DAILY lodged the reporters. escaped,
the commotion at the end Of the game !,
and decided to wait until the umpire
appeared, .s
Young Harding was out in ten min
ltes. neat and natty in new summer
.uit. He nodded at the president.
awful. wasn't it?" he asked cheer.
July. 81. II
DAILY refused to commit himself.