The Washington times., 1915-10-13
Umpire Evans Further Proves His Absolute Fairness
When He Recalls Balk on Chalmers After Con-
sulting Rigler as to His Decision
By IRIS SPEAKER.

BOSION, Oct. l3.-lGe DasZln8
on ball field must bother specta-
tors ir the stands when they see
manager rush up to an un ,pire
and say something or when one UNI
pire whispers to another.
what did he say?" l am asked
after the games.
One play came up in the game
yesterday that l don't suppose a
lot Of the fans in the stands under
stood, and since no less celebrity
than Christy Mathewson asked me
about IL after the game, am not
going to hold out on my readers.
At one stage of the game, Billy
Evans, umpiring behind the plate,
called balk on Chalmers and moved
up the two base runners on first and
second at the time. The Ph,llies
swarined around Evans 70 protest.
They claimed that Challnels vas
not on the rubber when he made
the move that led Evans to accuse
him Of baking.
II wasn't on tho rubber" shouted
Chalmers.
Evans could not see the rubber very
pihIuly from MS pOsltlOn Denln0 tnc
catcher. SO to make everything sure.
he went out and spoke to Rigler about
1t.
Was he on the rubber. Rig" asked
| Evans.
No. he wasn't" replied the National
League official.
Evans then chased back the runners
, to their original bases. II is another
| example OF the extreme fairness of the
umpires In a series like this. | don't
believe thoga In the stands knew Whnt
really came of. II didn't affect the
game any. but big Matty was curious
enough to ask me why did Evans call
| balk and then send the men back?"
II Is not often any one sees an UNI
| pire change his decision.
There was something wrong with the
| SoA when Hooper was on first base.
| and he didn't start" asked Matty
II seemed logical for Hooper to loop
! Il for second when the pitcher began to
WIND up. But I did not give him his
| sign that ! was going to hit. and he
would not run without getting the sign
from me.
Ny intention was to cross the other
| club | figured that II | did hit at tn"
| ball and Hooper did not have tn" hit
| and run sign. ! could probably plug II
| to left field. | took a strike. h@wcVoT.
! and gave HOOPER the sign on tho mex
pitch. He went but Luderus grabb' i
, NY
Those in the stands probably noticed
more or less talk directed at Evans
when he was calling balls and strikes.
, In fact. 1t must have looked as n there
/ was more kicking on this particular
point Yesterday than in any other game
! of the series. But | want to 90 on
/ record as SAYING that Evans did not
miss any on me ana tho ether fellows
| Cr the club told me the same thing.
! We were all sItished with his work
| hehind the bat. Once in the eighth in
ming. Evans called C--ve hall strike
which was very close.
THAT was Just over. Bill" I said
ut caught the corner" he answered.
"Rut that is close enough"
nss G,sh'h hean S6 an nos 1oa Sim Hnd
II know IL, bu. that eighth OF an inch
counts"
We tried things Yesterday and opened
up our game little more. With me on
zel gave me the hit and run sign and
showed n single to right field. taking me
| to third. We will go after them from
now to the hnish, and YOU can bet we
viii all be trying to get that one today.
! for we want to see II over.
| You can do mo a favor said
| friend OF mine last night. "and " you
get up to the bat tomorrow with two
| or three men on the bases. bunt the ball
Don't worry" told him I'VE are
all just as anxious to get 1t over as
! you are
The players echoed my sentiments,
those within hearing. For two import
| ant reasons We want to finish II UP now.
One is to get the championship and
what goes with II. and the other is to
keep certain squa wkers from hollering
that the series Is being stretched out
on purpose. as they are hound to do in
! case we lose another battle. Carrigan
| last night hp going TO
| work his best pitching bet tomorrow In
an effort to end the series.
| / want to give DUFFY Lewis credit Tor
| the grand ball ne has played in this
series. He has hit better than any
body else. busting them in the pinches.
| And he has also been a fielding star.
He took another long drive from Cra-
! fence. Hoblitzcll has also done great
! hitting.
| This series has developed lot of
ball playing by both clubs. In fact.
| have never seen n series since have
been In baseball. either in the regular
season or for the world championship
playing. Both teams have played ilnc
| ball as the close scores show, and the
Phillies' sole evident weakness Is at
/ don't consider this a weakness, but
7 believe 1t Is because of the great
twiring they hav" seen. ! don't be-
| lieve the Thillcs ever saw so much
and such good pitching before. Our
| pitchers have stopred them Gead.
Shore ritcned a good game, ycster-
| day and had tho situation In his hand
! ali the way except in the first few
innings when he was in n little trouble
because he Kept pitching himself into
a hole. His control was not as good
! in the early innings of the game rs
he would liked to have had It. 1t did
me good to ser him win He Is very
game. and he took his first defeat TO
| heart.
MY ambition has always been TO
win worlds series ball game he
| told me not lorg ago when we finally
| knew we were going to be in this series
well. here's another chance for me, :"
| he yelled as he went to the box, And
| he grabbed 1t.
| Chalmers looked very good against us
| II he was a as-been pitcher trembling
on the verge of the minors last spring
| as I have heard II looks to me as IL
the fault belonged to someone in that
league and not Chalmers. He showed
me a whole lot Of stuff when I came
| to the bat Moran showed great iudc-
ment In picking of this Castaway, and
| don't believe tho Phillies would have
! won the pcnnant without him He was
good early In ~" wear md late.