El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-04

-IM HURST was the only umpire
I ever knew who really welcomed
- the verbal assaults made by ball
players He was so quick at repartes
and so deadly on the retort that moth
ing gave him more pleasure than 10
! have some player question his decisions
| Tim would Immediately deliver
broadside that would leave the athlete
gasping, his pals CONFUSED with
laughter And the game would go on
Tim was a great reader OF the news
papers. never forgot and IL an athlete
made a slip OF any sort and If il was
recorded in the public prints II was
pigeonhOled in the brain Of the UNI
pire Let that athlete so much as Ques-
tion a strike and the forgotten incident
was revived with all the bitterness
of Tins tongue
Invited to Europe.
Hugh Jennings, John McGraW and
several other stars were once invited
TO accompany some rich New Workers
to Europe. The latter were taking
some race horses to the other side for
the English meets They chartered
boat and Travelled in style, which was
noted by Tim
The following summer the umpire
gave a decision which Jennings didn't
ike
You're bIind.' yelled Jennings
You're crazy" answered Tim
We'll, 1 may be, but 1 don't charge
the American league 50 a day for
board and then live at some sailors
and soldiers hotel and knock down
the difference hOwled Hughey-
All. you don't ehe' queried Iim'
with glitter in his eye
You bet. I don't"
Well when I go TO London III 90
on gentlemen's ship and not on
cattle boat shrieked Tim, and Jen-
ufnrs took the count
Tim was as well known in the ring
as he was on the diamond and some
Of his decisions were as amusing as his
verbal commandments of ball players.
This happened early in his career
Irish Boxer Knocked Down
A negro was fighting an lrishman
and Tim was strong for the latter.
All of his friends had their money
Wagered on the Celt and Tim natur-
ally was pulling for him The negro
handed sleep producing punch to
the Irishman in the first round and
down went Tins countrymsn for the
count
aOner' counted Tim. and then stoop-
ing over the PROSTATE man began
heaping abuse upon him What kind
Of an Irishman are you to let a mayer
knock you down in the first roundE'
he queried. "a fine Irishman you are
to be sure with all your friends going
sTwor' he shouted and then started
on the fallen man again Get up, Get
nm For the love Of Ireland. get up"
Three he shouted and by this time
the Irishman had good rest and was
able to rise. He took second punch
and down he went again II was the
same thing over. "OneE counted Tim
and then took half a minute in calling
upon the apparently beaten fighter to
arise and fight for the glory OF his
Some Count This.
The Irishman finally regained his
feet, swung wildly IN desperation ana
landed upon the negro. The latter went
down and Tim was over him in an in
~One. Two, Three, -Four Five he
shouted as rapidly as he could Two
fives are ten, and you're out, and the
No one was safe when Tim was
about He played a joke upon his
father and a friend of his parent that
was a classic. The friend owned a sa-
loon. The two wrote Tim that they
, ould come to New York for a visit.
and Tim welcomed them But before
they arrived he went to bank and
changed a century into new one-dollar
bills.
. showed them the big toll ana eN-
plained how easy it was to make money
in New York He said that the bills
were counterfeit. but that they were so
good that no one could distinguish
them from the kind made by the gov
eminent Just to prove it he took them
to saloon
Was Tins Coin Good:
He paid for the drink. the bartender
rang il up. and Tins father and his
friend were convinced All during
their stay he kept peeling Oft these new
Q bills and of course none was turned
down Tins father and his friend ex-
; pressed their admiration. but not their
appreciation and returned home Tim
+ soon went TO visit with his father and
&he two went to the saloon conducted
+ by the fathers friend
( Every body have something in
vited Tim. and everybody did. Tim
planked down q new one-dollar bill.
but Tins fathers friend didn't ring it
up. They had another round and Tim
again displayed a new one-dollar bill.
I They had a third and had ordered the
/ fourth when the saloon keeper called
| Tim aside.
Jimmy" said he I hate to ask it.