Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-21
BYRON AND DQUICI.B
ARRIVE WITH ClJB
VIM. j. Proves as Scrappy 81
Ever-Does All in His
Power to Hold Stage
CHAsEs EvERs FRoM.GAMN|
Something blew into the phnli.s psr,

Something blew into the Phiiiies PARK
yesterday. NM
During the days before the old Phile
went out and won National League bunt-
ing It used to be called a jinx. 1t wasn't
jinx yesterday, 1t was a visiting ball club
with a horseshoe, a slatshaped pitcher with 2
a prayer and the Weber and Fields Of
baseball
President Tener each year selects a corps
of umpires who are assigned to ball games
In various cities on the National League
circuit. They should be clean Of body,
sound OF mind, possess clear and perfect
vision and do all In the power of a human
to assist eighteen athletes in deciding
box score. President Tener has some good
ones, and like the pitchers. they have their
of days, but for al-around punk umpiring
we must extend the clock, the piano,
daddys favorite pipe and mothers brand
new silk scarf to a couple Of gentlemen \
parading umpires. We have in mind
william Jennings Byron and Ernest c..
Quigley. There is no doubt but what both
are perfect specimens of health, each has
noodle and of course, their vision 10
perfect. Otherwise they would be umpiring
at wildwood or Cape May.
VIM. ]. Doesn't Lose Chance to Shine
They started to umpire a game at the
Pills park yesterday and as somebody
must be blamed for the first defeat of the
nome stay the blame might just as well
be placed on their shoulders. They deserve
1t. Byron is of the opinion that the ball
fans go out to the games to see himvum.
pire. They don't. Quigley is not as bad
as Byron, but the fact that they are teamed
together makes one look as bad as tho
other. It used to be fun TO think of Byron
pointing his finger toward the clubhouse or
telling some ballplayer where to make quick
connections for the shower, but It isn't fun
| any more. No. sir; it's downright disguise
ing. Byron wants to hog the whole show.
| He at all times is ready to meet the players
| in scrap. continually in hot water the
players have no confidence In his ability.
| one and all kick over his decisions and II
means constant delay. .
Evers Put Out of the Game
| Yesterday Evers was put out of the game,
| Leslie Mann said enough to be banished to
| Siberia and even quiet little Milton Stock
| had to turn around and see II Byron really
meant strike when he had to dodge to
| avoid the ball. Byron brings half the trou-
| BILE on himself. He Is overbearing. lacks
| the paramount qualities that make player
respect an umpire like Billy Evans or
| Charley Rigler even Kitty Bransfield.
| For instance, the latter calls EN- wrong
| often but you don't see a player actually
show contempt for his office Byron doesn't
seem to give anybody half chance. Unless
he changes his tactics and settles down to
his duties as an umpire instead of man
looking for a scrap II Is likely that the
games will be delayed. .Ht ei
In Justice to the song brd~it is only fair
to intimate that possibly the players are
trying to ride him. II the Chicago bunch
has a grudge against William j. the thing
seems to have spread to A. least five other
clubs ST. Louis can't bear him. New
York thinks as much of him as the Kaiser
appreciates Nick Romanoff. the Reds think
he Is good off the geld. our Phils have
trouble with him. the Dodgers haven't any
thing to fight for anyway and the Braves
get along with him-when he is umpirinl
| another series. II the players really art
giving Byron the works one can hardly
blame him for his aggressiveness. but at the
same time Bill should realize that the
Philadelphia fans travel to the ball park
to see a bali game, not to see an umpire
try and hold the center Of attraction
throughout the nine innings In other
words, Byron can improve If he does I'm.
| prove and the players persist In voicing TN
necessary opinions Of Bills umpiring, theo
should be punished. Why not, for the sake
of good ball game, throw aside person
ality an, give the fans a run for theii
money? The man who moves the turnstils
deserves 1t.
Phils Lose With Oeschger Pitching
Our Phils just refused to win from thu
Cubs in the opener yesterday and JOE
oeschger was on the hill, too. 1t seemed
that the Patphils had an off day compared
| to their work of the last week. Severa
times they had chances to tie the scor
or win the old ball game, but Phil Douglas
who did the twirling for Chicago, forcet
| the locals to fan or send up easy flies Cap
tain Luderus was a little off in his fieldinJ
and was anything but good at the bat. Thre
times he batted with runners on the base
. paths but could not bring a Phil uniform
across. 3 double-header will be stage,
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