The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-14
HARRIS MAY BE
SUSPENDED TODAY

SUSPENDI
By LOUIS A
Manager Bucky Harris will quit
ton lineup today, following an
Umpire Holmes at the conclusion
riot, but there was considerable
many of them women, who linger
waiting for a couple Of corpses tx
morgue. Captain Doyle, of the
diplomacy in handling the affair {
and the lone assault near the Was
record.
Umpire Holmes now has a record
OF two punches to the face in three
weeks, one in st. Louis and one in.
Washington. He has only six more
Wallops to get a complete circuit OF
the league. 1t is quite probable, too,
that ne will receive all six, IL he
continues his duties as he has begun.
Holmes was working behind the
bat yesterday in his customary
style, missing low balls on every one
of the long string of pitchers. OF
the fifteen walks handed out during
the day, Holmes had share in most
of them.
Paul Zahniser was having a hard
time disposing of the side in the
ninth and filled the bases with three
passes in row to the tune of Take
him outv' The fans were centering
their wrath upon Manager Harris,
much Of it bitter and insulting.
In the twinl1ling Of an eye, UNI
pire Holmes turned the anger of
the crowd from Harris to himself.
He did this by baniShing the
Washington manager.
Harris, in his capacity as manager
and field leader. came in to the plate
and asked Tate what was the mat
ter that Zahniser couldn't get the
ball over the pan. This was a logical
question Tate informer him that
Zahniser was getting some. of them
over. Thereupon, the Washington
manager entered a protest to Um'
pire Holmes.
without more ado. Holmes ordered
Harris to the showers, holding up
the game until BucAy left the bench.
There were two out and the bases
loaded at this juncture.
Immediately the fans began riding
Holmes. A pop bottle sailed out
upon the grass, falling ten yards
away from the plate. 1t is doubtful
IL Holmes knew of it.
When Sam Rice caught Joe Sc
wells fly, ending the game, the
usual outpouring of fans upon the
field began. A heavy-set man, wear
ing a stiff straw hat, made his way
hurriedly through the field boxes
and worked right up to Umpire
Holmes.
Holmes had almost reached the
stairs leading to the clubhouse
when the fan took a swing at
him. landing on his cheek and
twisting him half around. Holmes
had no time to retaliate, ii he
would, before Chick Fewster, OF
the Indians, took a pot shot at
the fan. George MOTiaFty,
Holmes partner, also took a wal
Ion at the fan, and then a harness
bull began hustling him away
from that place.
Some gal in the stand took a
flop at this interesting moment,
serving to hold the attention Of
most of the fans, some 500 of whom
hung around and looked for ten
minutes or so.
Jack Dempsey, jr., in some
strange and mysterious manner,
broke loose from the harness bull
and escaped. He may be running
yet, poor fool.
In the hopes Of seeing at least
one dead umpire taken out on
shutter, a goodly throng OF fans
packed in front Of the players
quarters and lined the iron fence
on the ramp. Captain Doyle, smil.
ing as usual, kidded this gang on
its way and that's all there was to
it. Turkey Brewer got a big hand
as he hurried through the crowd
There was no anger or viciousness
noted in the crowd, just mere
natural curiosity to see what a
dead, as well as an incompetent,
umpire might~look like.
The reason for believing Man
ager Harris VIII be suspended rests
in the experience of Muddy Ruel
with this same official last sea-
son in st. Louis.
DOME Bush and Muddy Ruel
were banished by Umpire Holmes
during game in st. Louis and, in
his report to President Johnson,
they were accused of using "gross |
profanity"
When Ruel learned of this he was
right peeved, as he is a young man |
with a real vocabulary. He does |
not require profanity to express the
low opinion he might have of Um.
pire Holmes. Furthermore, to be
charged with having no vocabulary
right there in his home town, st. |
Louis, was overpowering.
Muddy protested to President !
Griffith and Griff protested to Ban
Johnson, who lifted the suspension |
on Muddy, but kept it on Bush,
which was all right, seeing as Bush's
v vocabulary did not begin to com.
pare with Ruel's. Muddy, by the
way, is a practicing attorney and
needs no profanity to strip the hide |
from blind, incompetent umpire.
Now, as 1t happens, though he |
has a large and copious knowledge |
OF profanity, Manager Harris sell |
dom uses it. Inasmuch as he was
lot enraged yeaterdav. n In I'M