Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-08
KLEIN TO Be UMPIRE IN
GIANTS CHICAGO GAMES
Veteran Arbitrator to Ofic;ate
in All Training Trip
Contests.
Contests.

NEW YORK. Jan. For the first
time In several years Bill Brennan, OF
New Orleans, will not umpire tho
spring training jaunt OF the Giants.
In place of brennan, Bill KLEIN, an
esteemed citizen OF Yonkers, will ar
hitrate the games between the Giants
and Chicago White SoN next spring.
KLEIN started TO umpire tho Yankee
Brooklyn Dodger series last spring,
but met with n painful accident IN
Birmingham, which incapacitated him
for the first month OF the National
League season.
Under nn agreement adopted last
League unpircs are TO take part in
these training series. Brennan, there
fore, was disqualified when he was
let out by John Hcydier. president Of
the National League. Brennan has
returned TO his former post rs chief
of umpi-cs IN the Southern Assoc!a-
ton.
John Ieydler. National League
president. expressed his since regret
that conditions made ii necessary to
the league one year.
Brennan originality was hired by
me last year after the unexpected
death of Harrison and after KLEIN met
with all injury" said the National
League head. prior TO that / made
AN unsuccessful cndcavor to get San
telle's release from the Texas League.
had to get the best umpire avail
able and called on Brennan.
brennan is n splendid umpire, alb
solutcly fair and square, but he ceased
TO be of any value TO me because l
could not use him in rotation.
From all over the circuit con-
stantiy received requests not TO have
fireman umpire games in which the
Giants were participants. Whenever
brennan umpired in any series in
which the New York team was en-
gagged. he took especial pains 70 he
fair, but unfortunately he could not
! live down reputation that ho was
II New York umpire. Such rcputa-
! lions exist in baseball when there Is
no basis for them, but it retarded
Drcnnan's utility 10 the league. and
! 1ill decided TO return TO the Southern
/ AssOcin t!on."
| Neydlor expects Ed Walsh to sue
/ coed as an umpire in the American
League. and says the entire baseball
world VIII be pulling for the former
! spitball king 10 make success OF
! his new venture. Walsh ended his
big league career with the Boston
Braves.
walsh has everything in his fla
vor," said lIcytllcr. ''lie has the pub
lie ana ball players with him. and
| you've got 10 have experience as an
umpire TO know what that means.
Tho average young umpire coming
in must overcome n lot of hostility in
order to succeed. Bali players are
stands usually are unfriendly and
ready to criticize and find fault.
players and fans already know
Walsh. At one time he and Mathew
son stood in front among the pitch
| crs of the game. lie can command
respect and prestige because of what
| he has done. If Walsh can keep his
| head when he gets into difficulties,
no should make good In this new
| field"
! Pat Moran, Red manager. expects
much next season from Pitcher Jack
! Couch, purchased from San Francisco
! FOR $4,000. After the greater prices
| paid FOR O'Connor. pinneli. Cavency.
Johnson and Pilcttc. the Couch sale
was more or less showed into the
| background.
moran, however. expects Coutn ana
/ Donohuc. the brilliant young Texas
co!lcgian picked UP last summer. to
bc regular members Of his 1922 STAFF.
Couch is oi the iron man type, Il
big. bUrly fellow, well over six feet.
and the records prove he can STAND
the work. He appeared in l05 games
during the last two seasons, fifty
one in 1920 and ffty-four IN 1921.
During the two years he was credited
with forty-seven victories and
charged with thir.y-two defeats. He
doesn't mind being called in US re-
lief man. In that respect and IN his
pitching ability he reminds one OF
Big I'D" Walsh.
Unlike most big men. Couch :s not
bothered with poor control. In fifty
four games last season he walked
only sixty-eight men and let fly one
/ wild pitch. Couch may be worth con-
/ s!dcrabiy more than several OF the
l higher priced rockies.
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