The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-11
BONES" ARE PULLED
BY MANY UMPIRES;
DECISIONS BACKED
ny FRANK q. MENKE

Umpires assume an attitude of in
fallibility-and the league proxies, for
the good of the game. generally back
'em up. But these diamond rulers
bone" quite frequently-and likewise
quite glaringly.
In the long history of combat there
are many instances of quaint rulings,
weird decisions and unaccountable Of
fetal acts by umpires. But none
eclipses that made last season by one
Mr.. Quigley, of the National League.
1t happened in combat between the
Cincinnati Reds and these Chicago
Cubs.
The Cubs were at bat and eventually
succeeded in getting a man on first
and also one on second That brought
Bill Killifer, the managing catcher, to
the plate which isn't a plate at all, but
a slab of rubber.
In due course OF time, Killifer picked
out flung offering and belted it, in
looping fashion, in the general direc-
ton of Edward Roush, the greatest
-''holdout" outfielder the Reds-or any
other club-ever had. The fly was of
the simple variety-easily catchable by
legless person had one been stationed
horsehide was larruped.
Surveys Landscape.
AS the ball waited itself toward him
in lazy fashion, Mr.. Roush took his
eyes off of it long enough to get a
sort of bird'seye view of the land
scape in general-and the infield part
of it in particular. And rightaway he
decided that, by use of a little trick
stuff he could make double killing
instead of trying to satisfy his
blood thirsty soul with only one MUIR
der at time.
So Roush made stab at the ball
and then Intentionally muffed it.
Both Chicago runners-Barber on
second and Maisel on Extraordinarily
Rugged their respective bases. The
play looked like sure cut for Killifer,
and those boys were too smart-quite
too smart-to gallop away from the
base and so gallop into a double play.
Immediately upon dropping the ball,
which made Killifer safe at first,
Roush picked it up and heaved it with
mighty heave squarely at Harry
Kopf, who was covering second for
the Reds That was Larry's cue to
catch the ball, tag Barber and then
touch second base, thus putting out
both Maisel and Barber.
But-alas!
kopf is Bewildered
The muff by Roush, his quick recov-
cry and lightning throw so bewildered
Kopf that when he caught the ball he
stood momentarily in trance. Then,
urged to action by wild shouts from
Roush, The said Mr.. Kopf got busy
but in left handed fashion.
He first touched second base-and
then tagged Barber who, all the while,
was camping contentedly upon the
second bag.
Kopf's action, naturally, retired only
one manifestation the simple rea-
son that by retiring Maisel first he
had relieved the force on Barber and
Barber was legally entitled to sec
ond base. ~ >
And now entereth our hero-Mr.
Quigley.
The play befuddled him more than
it had Kopf. Given time to deliberate,
Quigley undoubtedly would have solv-
ed the problem correctly. But an UNI
pire must work. act and chatter hur-
riedly. Mr.. Quigley did.
Bowls "You're Out"
You're out" he baw1ed at Killifer
who was ensconced upon first base
tanning his veteran brow.
Il ain't-Roush dropped the ball
retorted Killifer.
They're OUT yowled the Cubs
pointing at Maisel and Barber
They ain't-he Isl firmly spoke
Mr.. Quigley, again poking digit al
Killifer.
Il ANTI anti ain't-so there,
burst out Killifer, stamping one of his
dainty Number 10 brogues.
"Oh, yes, you are" cooed Mr.. Quig
ley.
"Oh, no, amt anti amt,
billed Killifer.
You're out-and if l hear you say
that word amt again, you'll be OF
your way right out of this park" wa!
the official comeback.
But"
Don't but mcguire out-ge
out" burst forth Quigley. And Killifel
ambled back to the bench, a sorely
puzzled man-puzZled because he wa!
ruled out on play where he was, b!
all the laws of baseball, as safe as thu
United States treasury.
Try Reasoning.
All the while the Cubs were tryin!
to climb the framework of Quigley
They hustled Holius, the associate