The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-07
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The National and American leagues
again have competent stats Of umpires,
Tor the present season. John HeydleT,
president of the National league, stood
pat, on his 1918 staff, and it gave gen.
eral satisfaction. After several years
OF substitute work the veteran Bob
Emslte a been restored to regular
duty. He fills the position held up to
1917 by AL Ortiz, now a Y. M. c. A.
secretary in France. Emslie is starting
his tWenty-eighth successive season as
a National league umpire.
American league games this season
Will not be the same with the famous
Strike Tub" Of Silk O'Loughlin miss
ing. SILK, the most picturesque UNI
pire in baseball, passed from this world
last winter. Ban Johnson has filled the
vacancy by r~e-engaging Ollie Chill,
league staff a few years ago.
Jimmy Burke is very fond Of liver
bacon, and thereby hangs the fol-
lowing tale:
Going down a street in a Antonio
while the Browns were training there,
Jimmy espied a butcher shop and went
inside on the off chance of getting what
he desired. Sure enough, the butcher
happened to have some liver and filled
his order.
A short time afterward Jimmy was
sitting out in front of the hotel, with
his liver in his lap.
"whatcha got there?" asked the San
Antonio chief of police, who happened
along.
Liver responded Jimmy.
"Whatcha gonna do with it?" asked
the chief.
"Im waiting for the Browns to bring
home the bacon. and then I'm going to
have a nice mess OF liver and bacon
replied the Sage of Goose Hill.
A glance at the lineups of the vari-
GUS major league clubs as they are
starting out on the 1919 campaign shows
a year ago. Witt has the call at Bos-
ton, where several candidates were
tried last season; Jones Is in Wits
place at Detroit; Bronkie, and not
Austin or Maisel, is guarding the final
turn for the Browns; Larry Gardner
has displaced Joe Evans at Cleveland;
Fred Thomas Is in Gardeners place on
the Mack infield; Buck Weaver has
displaced McMullin with the White Sox,
while only Baker and Foster hold the
same American league Jobs as they
had a year g In the National league
there are five new third basemen, Baird
with the Phillies, Stock with the Car
dinals, Kilduff with the Cubs, Malone
with the Robins and Boechel with the
Pirates.
Every new and Their clifford Cravath
(affectionately referred to by Philly
fans as "Gavvy' or Cactus or
wooden Shoes') is relegated to the
bench and tagged for the minor
leagues; but Just as often as he is con-
signed TO o%bscurity, he smashes his way
back into the lihnelight with a few
lusty swings of his bludgeon. This
sort of business has been going on
for the past three or four years, and
from present indications. it is likely to
continue for some time. The burly
Californian may not be as, fast on his
pins as Ross Young or Tim Thorpe,
and perhaps he is a bit uncertain on
fly balls that soar into his territory;
but after all, he car still punish the
horsehide with any youpgster In the
league. and Just as long as he can do
that, his journey back to the sticks
will be Indefinitely postponed.
Here's a handy little bit of info to
clip out and stick In your hat. It gives
the dope on where the big league clubs
finished last season.