The evening world., 1915-07-10

time whom he was . pitcher Win shs
Brooklyn Nationals. II was custom
AIRY In those days TO ride" Q tW1Sisr,
and I always rode" EAson pretty
strong from the coaching boz. but /
forgot about II after the game, ana
supposed he did too. a. the othsr
twiriers In the league did. and - NY
after them. He was the sort who
wouldn't stand riding" and naturally
he got more Of II for this reason. I
always coached my pitchers not 10
mind IL. ~
Don't pay any attention to what
that bird out there tells YOU"
would say to them. He doesn't mean
II. and 10 Just trying to get your goat"
or the rest Of the National League
staff Of umpires. ouigiey, Rigler and
Byron are consistently bad. Orth and
Emslie are fair. Then there II . bird
In the league named Cockill. or soms-
thing like that, and haven't seen
him yet. but II he 10 anything liks
johnson and Lincoln. two neg umps
who were sprung on us last season. I
don't want to. think Lincoln was
formerly . school teacher or some
seen q ball game before. He didn't
show Il. Il he had. A. In past years.
KLEIN alone Is showing first class UNI
piring. He knows his euaneas and
makes few mistakes. '
Several OF the umpires on President
Tsnsr's staff don't even seem to know
baseball. Byron pulled one ON "
when the Giants were IN Chicago
which should 20 In the book" The
field umpire had called q Giant
runner safs on . close play at first
base. and q run scored on II. there
being two out at the time. The CHI
cage catcher ran out In tho neld 10
protest 10 the field umpire and left
the plate uncovered. Isobsrt had bean
on second base. and when he saw
no one was at home he kept right
along and scored.
BY this time Bresnahan had run cat
on the field from the bench u. put
In a Kick" and the players haA
knotted themselves around Byron.
who was umpiring behind the plato
Then Byron sprang his deciaaon,
which showed his great intellect aAd
his clear lack of knowledge q tAo
rules of baseball. After Lobsrt had
scored Byron sent him back "a thtrd
base.
.sseas Y: called time" h. sssAss-
"Becauss Brssnahan was % -
field" 4
That's . new one TO me-" ~
him. 1T 10 the first time ever
heard of an umpire stopping . game
to let the other side kick be1oro .
play was completed"
Byron insisted that Lobsrt stay On
third base and my club went ahead
and won the ball game anyway. II
II hadn't I would have made consld-
cradle more noise about that dsd-
sion. 1t ought to be talked about.
for It shows clearly the poor oAlibrs
Of the umpiring In the National
League.
Now I have got all that out Of
my "craw." and feel better for II.
There will be race In the National
League this year. and the hardest part
of the trip Is yet to go. So far the
Cardinals and Pirates have surprised
, my by their showing. Brooklyn has
revived q little. but Robbie" will
miss Coombs, who has been hurt
again. think this means that
: Coombs ID gone from baseball for
good. and the game viii lose grand
pitcher.
I don't believe the Pirates will hold
up, and I still have a notion that the
race will settle down into a nip and
tuck affair between the Braves.
Giants and Cubs. The championship
will be won In the stretch this year.
I am doing all I can to give my men
| q hypoderunio of hope and pupper,
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