The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-15


 If yesterdays game can be taken as a criterion of what is to happen this season, the umpires are in for anything but ComfoS table sJayOvers in this city. The crowd was with the players yesterday, but this stand was taken through ignorance of the true state of affairs and what persuaded and forced the umpire to eject the four players. The suspension of the participants Cf the fistic combat was unquestioned, but the chasing of Chief Meyers and Pitcher Stringer was any ing but a popular move with those who paid their way into the ball park to witness a bail gaIne,
 HOwcy CT, the move was justi-
 fled. The Chi f's anu Unnl ire yer
 sion of what actually happened
 differ, but according to the rules
 set down by President O'Neil and
 these that the umpires are duty
 bound to enforce, the step was the
 only one for the arbiter to take.
 While waiting for his turn at the
 bat, Chief Meyers suddenly burst
 into a frenzy and questioned a
 decision of the unpire's. The at
 tack came as a surprise. The Chief
 was ordered to remain silent, but
 instead emphasized his objections
 and was instructed to return to
 the bench. He hesitated and when
 he did the umpire ordered him off
 the field.
 Umpire Brown returned to his place back of the pitcher about to resume with the game when -Ieyer made his way toward him, presumably to pick up his glove. However, on his wa over he passed certain remarks, T1r.or,7rorir1 +I1a a1-bitHr- n fira him The police were about to be asked to force the New Haven leader from the field, when the Indian decided it was better to move on without the authorities escort.
 While umpire Brown was skipping the fine on Meyers from the dugou5 c,-rne bitter words from Pitcher String er. The latter punctuated his remarks by taking a bat and throwing it into the air. For what reason he did this, is problematicaL Anyway, Brown catching this turn also ordered u ? raving pitcher off the field.
 Chief Meyers wound his way to the ore ss stand and there issued 9 state ne1t in which he attacked the un- -.re personally a nd as en official, al- though # was the first time in tn : Indians career as a ball player that he has ever taken Iart n a game in which Brown was an arDiter. Among tjt worc s that the Chief asked the uewspaperrlen to publish for him wer |. these:
 ''I, as manager of the New
 Haven team, had every reason in
 he w rid to protest to his deci-
 sious. The people come out Here to ss2 q ball gan and not poor
 um 0irinE. T. Was my duty to oO- ] avr- ~1V oil Ia f such otten Linnririrg. Why. the nan is totally incompetent Ha . did net even give me n chanoe to say anytPing. He did not U rrt me l in the game and-that IS zll there | .s to iJ. F'Ol cirg two stors O 70 of i tEe game iz by no n ems helpful to any team and New Ha> en cer- tainly is no. exception" All Of which goes 10 show that C'i f ! Meyers doesn't think CD much O; ] himself
 But despite the absence of the 1.-two i stars'' the game continued and with | bitter feeling on both sides.
 After the game Brown was seen | by the writer who in turn turn ed over to the umpire the statment made by the player-manager from New Haven.
 T have and take my instruc-
 tions from President O'Nei1 of the Eastern League and no one e1se," emphasized Brown. NO
 former big leaguer manager or
 individual player is going to run
 these -nes. I am umpire and I
 intend to see that every rule of
 the game, of the league and of
 good common sense and of public
 decency is carried out. There has
 been too much rOwdyism in this
 league and I. for one. under in
 structions from the President of
 the league, intend to put q stop
 to it.
 '@The attack by Chief Meyers
 of my decision are absolutely for
 bidden by the rules of the league. Instead of carrying out my orders to remain silent, the New Haven manager continued his attack and I ordered him off the field and also fined him $10. Tonight I shall make a complete report of the matter to President O'Neil.
 f4Fhe trouble is that we have been too Ienient with the men.
 They have taken unfair advan- tage of everything. We allowed them an inch and they have talk
 en a yard. But that won't go this
 year. When umpire a ball game,
 I will conduct it in the best inter ests of the sport and to the best
 of my ability. I don't intend to
 lave any game marred by bull lies or former major leasuers or managers with expanded crani-
 ums."
 But the Meyers-BrowR inciden n was only one of the several tha n naarred the game. In the sixth in 0 ming another confab was enacted tha e resulted in an exchange of waliop: [, But Brown was no actor in this lit r. tie affair. Nagle, who had replace 0 Meyers behind the bat in the fourt e inning, when Meyers was put out c | the game with Pitcher 9tringel slammed the pill into centerfieIC