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


The Runner on Second Flashed Toward
Third.
POSED by Otto williams Of the St Louis
49, Browns.l
stop. rolled slow. twisting grounder
between first and second. The runner
on third dashed for the plate: the
runner ON second flashed toward third.
II was up to Mccue to beat the throw
to first. and New York could not have
had speedier man on the path.
IL was plain that the decision would
be q close one. for the second base
man had to travel some distance to
reach the ball. and nothing but per-
feet throw would beat McCne.
The infielder scooped the ball. jug.
gled 1t from his glove TO his bare
hand. and then whipped 1t to first.
II seemed to every New Yorker In
the stand that McCne's spikes patted
the bag before the hall thudded into
the FIRST baseman's hands-it seemed
to the Reds. lighting desperately on
the defensive. that the ball and foot
arrived at the same time. IN which
case 1t is safe enough for MS to as
sumo that McCue should have had the
decision.
O'Higgins. racing With the play.
spread BON hands downward as be
ran. seemed to ilesitate for an instnnt.
and then jerked his right hand high
into the air. He had done the worst
thing an umpire can do-reversed a
close decision and called NcCue out
after making the safe" sign. The roar
OF JOY which greeted the first motion
Of O'TIiggins' hands changed to howl
Of rage
.'Isobber! Robberr'
"Oh. you're rotten! Rottenr"
Back to the Old Mans home for
yours!"
"Hey. you called him safe at first!
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 O'Higgins'
judgment had wayered. he had taken
a second thought. and that second
thought had cost the New York club
run. FL.
Hewitt. who had been coaching OF
first base. seized o'Higglns By the
arm and shook him. The other players
jamnied about him on all sides. pluck
ing at his clothes and yelling into his
ears. II he had been the old o'Hlg-
gins he would have sent three or four
men or tie field and backed up his de
cision with penalties. he did nothing
OF the kind. but remained In the storm
center. sinking his head
Lost his nerve" thought the presi.
dent bitterly. "And that was rotten |
decisi0n!"
The Reds. saved by a miracle. troop |
ed to the visitors bench. sneering over
their shoulders. No decision is a bad
decision to the team which It fayors.
At last the game went on again. but |
o'Higgins seemed miles at sea. he
tlcundered hopeIessly. made two fright
full guesses on simple decisions at sec
ond 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 UHiggins took
away from the team.
Daily lodged the reporters. escaped
the commotion at the end of the game /
and decided to wait until the umpire
appeared III
Young Harding was out in ten min
ites, neat and natty in new summer
suit. lie nodded at the president
IA rfiIJ WASN'T In 80 ha aSkod oho.op.