The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-21
To-day's Sports
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BY HENRY McLEMORE United Press Staff COrresDondcnt

New York, July 2i -- GEP) -- Those men in blue who, while or the ball field are a combination oI Musaolini, Stalin and a supreme court Judge, insofar as authority 1; concerned, are having Il very tougf time Indeed this season, especially in the National League.
 Mister William klem of the in. fallible klems, who swears by al that Is holy that he never called one wrong in his life, prObablJ would tell you that all this rumpu! about the umpires being not only blind. but deaf. dumb, crippled and unreasonable in the bargain is silly chatter; that most of it comes from managers and players who are disappointed in their standings and so have to do some thing 10 keep the cash customers awake
 Everything Happens In n Bunch
 Maybe so, but we doubt it There's been entirely too muc h and too many complaints from all the clubs, from the champions to the boys in the cellar. These kicks" which have been going on all season reached q climax q day or two ago in St Louis when Manager John McGraw of tho Giants. and Umpire Clarke ex changed plnasantrle9 that resulted In McGraw's suspension by Presi- dent John Heydler. This incident the most spectacular of the season was preceded by others in whict such mild hammered men as Lefty O'Doul of the Robins, and Coach George Burns of the Giants, were fined and suspended
 The belief that umplring in the National was not all that it might be was strengthened when Heydler forbade three of his arblters work ing behind the plate. Also 1t might be mentioned that Umpire Lou Jorda was dismissed near the mid dle of the season.
 American League umpiring. 1T one is to judge by the arbiters' work in New York, has not been of the highest order. Many and sundry have been the complaints made at the Yankee Stadium this year. The worst decision of them all was turned in by Brick owens in the Browns Yankees game yesterday when he called Pitcher Wells' fly fair when it fell foul by no less than four feet. Owens error was 70 obvious the fanH boocd for a good two minutes. even thouph the ruling presented the Tanks with a run.
 Only One in a Bundle
 Old John Pincus Quinn who,it IA rcparted, has been approached by scouts of th" Smithsonian Insti- tuir. ig going quietly about his blsincRs of being ihc most re- markabic pitcher in baseball thes" days,
 John rlncua, who admits 4s years, but who must bc every day of lJ0. hH9 don" rrmarkabl" re- lief work for the Brooklyn Robins all staAon, His splitter, which seems to become more bafflinE with the passing of each day, har accounted for at least dozen oi the Robins victories.
 Baseball men win tell you that Quinn has the easiest, frcest mo ton of all the pitchers in baseball
 like honey pouring out of a Jug in summertime ~-- and that this perfection of form iH the main req son he has last"d go long.
 Nice People?
 Any doubt az 10 whether or mol St Louis baseball followers de served q playing field named Sportsmans Park was removed q day or SO back when the Cardinal fans palAlntlY rendered Frcddif Leach q bouquet of pop bottl"' and profanity when the New York outflcldrr mad" q beautiful run hing catch of Hafcys long drive.