The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-01-04
UMPIRE Cans WHOLE. n|NE
Jimmy Murray Puts Entire
Ball Team Off Field in
One Game.

81 have played the leading part In
many mob scene, but undoubtedly my
greatest success in that particular role
was staged at Buffalo on July A. 1908
relates Jimmie Murray of the American
association. II shall never forget that
Fourth of July as long as I live. In
fortunately for me, it was before the
day of safe and sane celebrations
when YOU find it necessary to put
seven men out of the game in one in
ming over close decision and in the
following session tie the can on two
more sturdy athletes, you can rest as
surcd that the umpire is having a
rather strenuous afternoon. That is
Just what happened to me on the
Fourth of July referred to above.
had only been in the league three
weeks when the explosion took place.
Before that memorable game few
people knew l was working in the
league. After the contest / was a more
widely advertised man than the doctor
who always insists there is hope.
ololilo "tIt tHC Nou-
testing teams. AT the close of the
sixth inning the score stood and /
in favor of Toronto. The famous jim
my Archer, one of the greatest catch
ers that ever donned IA mask. started
the trouble. Jimmy didn't stir up
things by kicking, but by hitting ball
that | didn't call as the Buffalo fans
would like to have it called. In the last
half of the seventh, with one man on
and one out, Archer hit a ball down the
right field foul line that Travelled to the
fence. Archer completed the circuit on
his drive, scoring the runner ahead Of
him and apparently putting his team
in the lead by a margin of run. The
Buffalo fans were wild with JOY. The
bah was foul by inches. Archer didn't
think so and couldn't hear me call it,
so he ran all the way around.
When it dawned on the crowd that
! had called the ball q foul and had
cut off two runs there was an awful
demonstration. A stranger would have
thought the inmates of some insane
asylum had been turned loose. The
fans threw everything at me but the
Erandstand, and sections of that. The
Buffalo team made a strenuous pro-
test, which made my position all the
more uncomfortable. Before l was able
to restore order l found it necessary
to tag seven of those Buffalo players
with tickets to the clubhouse. Archer
on his second time did the usual thing
to get the umpire into more trouble.
struck out. The next batter hit for
three bases. scoring the runner, but
the next batter famed. The score was
now tie.
In the first of the ninth the first
man up for Toronto hit for three bases.
The next batter famed. The following
batsman grounded to the shortstop
the runner on third dashing for the
plate. The bah beat the runner, but
Archer failed to touch him. There was
another big kick, and this time l was
compelled to remove the Buffalo bat
terry, Mcconnell and Archer Thus in
one game l elected the entire nine
which, | believe Is Il worlds record
Toronto won the game to ,. Some
one sent in a riot call, for after the
game it seemed as all the police il
the world had assembled to rescue me
Believe me, l needed them all to es-
cape from that angry mob. If the
governor had been present. | believe
he would have called out the STAT,
militia