The Washington herald., 1914-06-29
Chance Declares Chill
Is Incompetent Umpire
Leader of New York Yankees
Says Arbiter Is Too Small
to Work Behind Plate.
JOE BOEHLNG TO PITCH
By CHARLES w. SWAN.

Frank Chance, manager Of the Yankees,
Is another big league pilot who declares
that Ollie Chill. the umpire, is incompe-
tent and should not be allowed to handle
the indicator in the American League.
What do you think of Chill?" Chance
was asked last night
Il think he's incompetent" replied the
Peerless Leader. II think he is absolute
ly fair. but that he is too small to work
behind the plate and give fair decisions
on balls and strikes. What chance has
he to see a ball cross the plate with I'd
Sweeney catching? Why. Sweeney stands
three feet above him, and the only chance
Chill would have to see a ball cross the
plate would be for him to stand on soap
box.
Jack Sheridan has been in the game
long time. l think he knows as much
about the rules of the game as any other
umpire in the business I have no E"k
to make on Sheridan, but do maintein
that Chill is incompetent
81 only hope we do not get Chill here,
but it would be just our luck. l can SYM
pathize with Griff in his trouble. and
while I don't think he did right in for
feiting the game, I do believe that he had
good grounds on which to protest tho
game. He should have played the game
under protest"
Joe Boehling or Joe EngeI will toe
the slab today for the Griffmen. with the
former as the most likely finger. Boeh-
ling has been going good OF late. al
though the Athletics beat him Friday.
when he groved a ball for Schang in
the tenth inning.
II the local fans will stay OF Joe
Engel, the youngster will pitch much
better ball. In Philadelphia Engel was
going good when Chill began calling
balls on him, and, with encouragement,
instead OF knocks. Joe will prove a
winner.
Either Ray Heating or Ray Caldwell
will work on the mound for the Chance
men today, if the field is in it condition
Heating is the most likely choice, and as
he has always been a hard pitcher for
the Nationals to beat a pitchers battle
will more than likely be seen.
Chick Gandu will probably be notified
this morning that he is suspended by
Ban johnson for his alleged throwing
Of a ball at Chill in Quakertown Satur-
day. With Gandil CT. Wslly Smith will
get a chance to break into the line up.
Mel Gallia, former National is leading |
the pitchers in the American Association. |
GaIlia has won eight games and lost one
4OI llle hdllSds NAS O4uO'
The following statement was received
from President David L. Fultz, Of the
Players Fraternity yesterday:
The report published in a New York
newspaper on June 26 TO the effect that
after securing for the players certain
concessions from organized baseball
magnates 1. was employed by Mr.. Gilmore
to draft the Federal League contract is
without foundation
Il have at no time been employed or |
retained in any capacity by Mr.. Gilmore |
CT any one else connected with the Fed |
eraI League.
The Federal contract was submitted |
to me as president of the Baseball |
Players Fraternity for approval Several
clauses were not satisfactory, and l so |
stated. Later a draft was presented with |
the Objectionable clauses removed. and /
we then gave our sanction to the instru-
ment.
There was nothing mysterious about |
the matter. Numerous papers published at |
that time the statement that the fra
ternity had approved the Federal League
contract, so that the comment in the |
newspaper Of yesterday. with its in
unendo seems somewhat belated and un-
called for
Arthur Devlin, former Giant. has been
practiclng at the Polo Grounds at first
base. and is seeking a job at the initial
station with the Yankees or some other
club in need of a first sacker. Devlin
was recently released as manager of the
Oakland club, OF the Pacific Coast
League.
As a colleEian, Devlin was a star first
sacker for the Georgetown varsity, and
later reversed the usual order of things
by next making good at second base, and
then becoming a star at third.
In response to many inquiries received
at this office, let II be known that Um-
pire Chill was secured by Ban Johnson
fro mthe American Association.
Although reservations have been made
at the Driscon Hotel for two umpires,
neither Chill and Sheriden, or Hildebrand
and O'Loughlin arrived in Washington
up to a. m. this morning. One pair
will oficiate in the series with the
Yankees which starts today, with the
chances favoring us getting oLoughlin
and HIldebrand.