Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-12
OTESTS GAME. CLAIMING UMPIRE RIGLEk =
PHILLIES LOSE GAME WHEN
UMPIRE EXCEEDS AUTHORITY
AND MAKES ODD DECISION
Charley Rigler Calls Play Coming Under Harrl-
sons Jurisdiction and Champions Are De-
prived of Well-Earned Victory

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Hys, this @ s sn sa @ crawford S S by psor
Athletics the pennant has caused So IGn % yesterday after
room may local Of psnn1n ant. as n ] sst
enabled Brooklyn , pull away fro" the champions and may
Here's the psy: pus running for and stock on
nrs with Cincinnati one run in the @ % m m
his liking and lifted far ] over sss S % n
beyond third & when & the ] s hit tine tine
.at ~"aps but fSI af.S So a 0'''"s''s ''' ''' ~ w
Immediately nm ss 'sa as6n % s nSaG a
xina that the yam was over center Of the
diamond and ordered the police @ $ to % 5 % peed efer to stop
legitimate double and the credit ' ~ "
pssN .5Ds Sans tn s R s Of s M
as,sd With. his ] sos, ns sSSa ts s S s Harrison S t., make
the watch the ne H,ss,u5nsr' @ @ 3
ing out the ou.he exceeded his authority
Rigler Exceeded Authority
rrE play anything wrong ne @
husng on the dressing room @ oga IN the game should
Rule 81 Section reads If person % mot ena the reach
chief or the Official behind @ p bt until the
in his position" and the umpire "' nave
called play" 49,. ,,u.r.. ,or til.
the blame upon n Im @ ire @ 1o' sss sss
.S umpire question exceeded justified
rrotssns the game anne 1t DrGeS % WIN n ao @ the Sst s9e' week
submitted afss from the the Sb ] after the game
fan did not touch the the ball. N M T is no, likely that
anything protest but is time for the league boss " open III"
when Tom Lynch was upheld the umDrG Hra to saGs
that the players could result the fans lost interest
in 5 the Sn % DTs' euea a % 1
the following in Lynehs footsteps
Screen Should be Erected
TT WAS % m S s owners % @ National League
screen above the concrete & % h % t
= Phns have proposition.
rhe more games than it has has
playing II games at home has % = FrS % hi yea a
why screen should not be % placed @ aSoYs nS tn,
Segon@ the % aders @ Any player
legitimate circuit Sme and
if to 10 feet high was erected
The Same Play That Came Up n
t b ia uo tbs case We can recall distinctly
KLEIN during game between the pnS anE n @ n gin in t Southern League
who was killed pitched @ ban al 9n ago t because fan could not wait
Klein was umpireInGhIef
with the score tie Dodge was batting
and really surprising that pinch hitter was not sub
the longest
ovsr sno rail and tried to catch
who % s. % pgs @ @ his a Ss' A t sd es @ % ad 1tsd % by
OF over I the Ps % h % nn ] % % aao sns @ @ odsPe o5er o stop
inning.
PhIies UsedP Judgment
WHILE phes deserved the victory because Of the rally in other respects
used miserable judgment the If played
& bail II % wTua MOT MOT % % t % % @ t 20 wax @ because @ % of @ % m
S % an attempt TO eyeWork the ht and un pay on spba pitcher
to
looking the % % Tnnns & the game @ @ had & been % sd @
Phns could their victory
rhns @ excellent chance overhaul the Dodgers
han
Tilden Developing Powerful Service
W. T.
Tdens service working well he has much
dazzlng service n he
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years to
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