The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-12
LARRY M'LEAN
PULLS HOT ONE
Giant Catcher Calls Decision
on Batted Ball Which Makes
Schultz Look Foolish.
KLEIN REVERSES PLAY
The "Wild6re" Of the Chicago Cubs
Is Cunning for Scalp of Man
haitian Receiver.

New York. Aug. I1.-someday Frank
schulute. the ''wIIdfire" Of the Chicago
Cubs, is going to lure Larry Mclean. Of
the European war will be a tea party In
Comparison with what will happen then.
Francis has been cunning for Larry
ever since the Cubs were here in their
recent visit Larry played a trick on
Francis during that period. II was one
that made Schultz look foolish and
Schultz got peeved because he doesn't
like TO look ths.t way.
II was in the third game Of the series
Heinie Zimmerman had singled. Bill
Klein was umpiring and Mclean was
catching. Up stepped Schultz. He
promptly laced one down along the first
a rifle bullet.
Calls Foul Ball.
Foul roared a voice from the vicIn-
ity OF home plate.
Schultz stopped sprinting when he
heard the voice and started back toward
home plate. Zim. who almos; had reach
ed second when the voice was heard.
stopped in his onward dash, and treked
back toward first.
While the Cub runners were doing a
''go-back" the Giant right fielder re-
trieved the ball and shot il to Larry
Doyle. who at once whipped IL to Mer-
kle. Merkle tagged Zim and then shot
the ball TO Mclean who applied IL to the
framework Of Schultz who by that time
was proceeding about the -businass OF
taking his position in the batter's box
and getting another swipe at the ball
Hey, whatcha dom, ?" roared Schultz
as Mclean tagged him. That ball vas
foul"
KLEIN Butts In.
NO IT was not" intercepted Umpire
Klein. The ball was fair. But you
need not worry. Neither need Mr.. Zim-
norman. You both are safe. You. Mr.
Schultz, will proceed TO the first station.
and you, Mr.. Zimmerman" pointing to
the excited Heinie, who had rushed into
the melee to ind what it was all about.
you. Mr.. Zimmerman, will go to second &"
BY this time the entire Giant and
Cub teams were clustered around Klein
and gesticulating wildly. KLEIN pushed
away a few Of the players that were
closest to him. probably TO give himself
q little air. and then, with studied ac-
cents. explained the situation.
It's this way, gentlemen he said Il
am the regularly authorized behind-the-
plate-umpire in this game. I am doing
Judgment is good in most things-that I
do not need assistance. But our mutual
friend here" pointing to Mclean. seems
to think slightly otherwise.
Explains Case.
In this case. gentlemen. when Mr.
Schultz hit the ball 1t landed in fair
territory. II went right along side the
chalk lines. but II was fair. I so de-
ciared myself in my decision. However
at the very moment I uttered my de-
cision, out mutual friend. Mr.. Mclean.
also uttered one. He bespoke himself Of
the single word. Foul His voice. gen
tlemen silenced mine in the tumult.
Therefore, Mr.. Schultz came back to
the plate and Mr.. Zimmerman returned
TO the first station. assuming that the
voice that called foul was mine. But.
as I have stated il was not mine II
belonged to Mr.. Mclean. And so. gen
tlemen. we will resume plav by putting
Mr.. Schultz on first. where he rightfully
belongs, and placing Mr.. Zimmerman on
second. Batter up
All this happened near the finish OF
the game. Schultz got close enough to
Mclean to hiss some unkind words in
his ears before the game was over. But
he got no closer. The next day II was
the same. or course. Francis could have
rushed up and soaked Larry on the nose.
but that might have caused Francis a
IS fine by the umpire and perhaps a so
fine in Police Court. These be hard
times, so Francis didn't do any public
soaking.
But he's hiding his time. Some day
he'll get Larry in a dark place and knock
or attempt to knock-from Larry all
those ideas that he may have that he's
a better umpire than Bill KLEIN.
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