The Washington times., 1922-10-06


The score stood to 3. There
appeared enough daylight left to
play at least one and perhaps two
more innings. The ball players and
umpires faded from view before the
echoes Of the announCer's voice call
ing the game had died away.
The $4,000 fans, daZed for
moment by the announcement
swarmed out on the field, dr0ninE
angrily. They looked around tor a
bright and shining target at ~hlch
to fire the arrows OF their wrath
and the white-haired judge slttlhS
In a field box, attracted their notice,
incidentally thousands packed
around the box and began yelling, AT
the Judge who looked singularly pale
and frail and little startled AS ne
stared at the infuriatCd faces about
him.
Then some policemen came along
and started to escort Judge l'andls
from the field. The crowd began
"Booing"
The "booes" were not for the
fudge as an Individual but as the
chief representative of baseball
present.
IL was a strange situation for
the man who for many years as a
Federal Judge was the autOcrat OF
his surroundings. The crowd FOL
lowed the Judge and his escort as
they moved toward the gates. still
"bOOing' and yeLing as persons
upOn the honesty Of the game.
Then thousands collected in front
of the wire screens which fence IN
the press stand from the field and
began shrieking their OPINIONS AT
the newspapermen busy with thtlf
stories of the game.
Half all hour after the game was
called it was still light enough for
the PLAYERS to have been working OH
the field. The fans had justification
for their Indignation.
Hildebrand, the American League
umpire. and Bill Klein, the National
League umpire, were responsible lur
calling the game. They held a CON
ference and decided that II would hs
too dark after the tenth to proceed
any further
I'VE got caught in a jam in Bos-
ton one year ago because we failed
TO call a game in time, said KLEIN,
when he came out on the field in
his street clothes. I'VE were afraid
of the same thing today.
Judge I4andiS, OF course, had
nothing to do with the calling Of
the game, but the excited Gus
toners wanted him to know what
they thought of the action. The
Judge undoubtedly now has full
knowledge of their sentiments"
1t was announced that Yankee
tickets No. 3 will be honOrrd for the
plaY-off of tn" game today
Those Meusel boys Will HI; e
plenty to talk about in connection
with this tie game when they stick
their long legs under the old FANNY
table out in California during the
winter. We can visualize them sit
ting there, Brother Bob of the
Yanks. and Brother Emil Of the
Giants, rattlnG their knives and
forks and discussing between mouth
fuls the tie tangle.
We can imagine what they will
say.
Bob" Emil will remark will
you ever forget that home run !
hit over your head with two M
on in the first inning? Say, Bob
you'll never know how funny YOU
looked reaching for that ball"
Il remember" Bob will say.
reaching for the fried potatO' y.
"but will you ever forget that two
bagger l hit in the eighth and tied
the score on you boys? Wasn't
that pip"
IT have TO say it was" Emil will
answer. MY, wasn't that long.
drawn-out game? | thought we'd
never get through.
Which was the same thought the
noble 1000 had yesterday as the