Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-31
JOHNNY EVERS
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UMPIRE.BAITER
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Manager Jawn Eyers, of the Chicago
Cubs, was banished to the shower bath
so often that in walking out in the
diamond he almost met himself COM
ing back.
A Chicago writer who had watched
this game Of 'out you 60" often final.
ly decided to gently approach both
Jawn and Heine with the timely but
delicate question what's the use?"
The Trojan was his first victim, and
he nabbed him just before Jawn was
ready to enter a recent game with the
Phillies. He had been talking with
President Murphy, and his classic fea-
lures were wreathed In smiles. Prob
ably had just learned that he would be
on the payroll next year. .-
The Smiles Faded.
AT any rate, those smiles faded and
frown fitted over his brow when the
critic shot the question at him: "Jawn
what's the use of arguing with an UNI
pire when you know he has 1t OH you
right of the reel?" ..~.. (
Jawn looked at his questioner with
sort OF a plying expression and
said: T.. ~
Where do you get that stuff ::
What's the good Of carrying a losing
case into court You know that it's
loser when you hire the attorney.
but thousands of dollars have been
wasted on hopeless cases lost before
they reach the court. -a@# e.
q am frank to admit it doesn't pay
to kick about decision. As they say
in the bush leagues, An umpire cant
change his decision but at that "a
player can make an umpire feel pref
ty cheap when he calls attention to a
bum decision !. 81 = ~ .=as
Yep, but why kick at all when you
know it's q cinch It's going to be the
club house for yours and maybe three
days or persisted !.
lawn then Haxed slightly belliger
ent and replied: 81. j i IS
Il consider it a part of my mana.
geriaI duties to protest certain points
soe the game. Fer instance, Twas put
out Of a game for throwing d ball over
the gfandstand when II had already
been declared out Of play.
4 was first accused Of soiling the
ball when, IN fact, 1t had rolled fully
200 feet soYer grass and dirt before nv
hands touched It. Thus, had q kick
coming right then and there. After
the umpire declared 1t out of play I
had perfect right to throw it any.
where cared to. but the umpire. or.
dered me TO the club house just the
same. Then is when l had an argn.
ment coming, but not chance in the
world .~.> 49,.
'Then. why argue?" was asked
''Well,s replied Jawn, there are
times when man loses his head. So
far as calling an umpire Catfish or
such stuff as that, no player does that
with a mean intention. It's simply a
matter OF losing ones equilibrium for
the moment 1
"If players never disputed an UNI
pire's work it would be rather safe
for the umpire and tough shedding for
the players, 4
Il intend to LET out yelp whenever
think yelp is due and take the
consequences. -.,.s
There are two umpires who always
have their ears to the ground laying
for yours truly. Rigler and KLEIN seem
to have it in for me. If a decision is
questioned at third base, and happen
to run in to see what's doing, am
afraid to blow my nose or put my hand
to my head for fear one of these UNI.
pires will think l am looking for trou.
BILE" H.
Having failed to convince the man.
ager of the Cubs that he hasn't a
thing on the umpires, the critic ap-
preached the mighty Zimmerman on
the same mission.
Heine grinned a sickly grin when
the question was up to him.
"Well, kid" he said, "it does seem
foolish for a common, ordinary dub
of ball player to try to argue with
an umpire, doesn't it,"
Says Never Again.
The critic assented and Heine con-
tinued:
Never again for mine"
That's what they all say and you
probably say it in your sleep" the
writer retorted.
But Heine said: Nope, have made
up my mind that will cut that stuff.
The jumps have it on fellow from
the word go and he's blamed fool
when he tries to put anything on an
umpire. Take it from muh.
when l play baseball my heart Is
in the game every minute and when
the umpire hands me a bum deal !
lose my head. try not to get in bad
and have to fight myself all the time,
but it's a tough job to take the tough
end and say nothing.
81 fatter myself that ! am almost
as good a judge of balls and strikes
as is the umpire who judges them for
me. Well, there you are, two men on,
and two strikes on you. The umpire
calls a third one that you couldn't
have reached with a center pole of a
circus tent.
However, a player knows he hasn't
chance and he is making chump OF
himself when he begins barking at an
umpire.
Il hereby take a solemn oath that
/ shall try to be good next season
and get back at the umpire by ham.
mering the ball all over the lot and
stopping everything that some one
else tries to lose. That's me"