The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-09
Rumors And Reality Gathered From,
This Sporting World
The Grist or Athletic Contest
"A Fan Turns Playwright
By JOHN A. CLUNEY

"A Fan Turns Playwright
 Herewith is story of keen local interest to followers of City Amateur League teams who sat through that 19 headache Sunday Its author apparently with eanings toward the dramatic presents in theatrical form, and quite we'll too his only mistake being in blaming Umpire Bill Stanton rather than Manager Ouimet of the Thomas Club dGf e a if bey start on e ng league rules which the Thomas Club manager insisted Lpon taking advantage of At rate read on it's worth eAour time:
 THE DIAMOND MURDER CASE
 By A. Bocere
 Murder Mystery in two octs The mystery is not "1UhO murdered the NmplTe", 6ut '1Ohy Oerent tue managers murdered also?"
 Act l. Scene l. The natural amphitheatre at Hamilton Park in the midst of which is baseball diamond Mo- rounded by beacers containing over three base ball fans eager for the HearH battle scheduled for four o'clock It fourforty and the Tribes and Tommles afctng the fans with various antics resembling base ball game This bufoonery has gone for nearly three hours and bids fair continue equal length of time There is momentary ull the have sent into the city supply of pencls the Hearts and the Hills have returned their dressing catch up sleep the fans have become hoarse from asking the umpire to "Ca the game or whatever it is that is taking place the field and holding up the feature Suddenly fan the first base line with wild stare in his and his hair edge, makes dash toward the umpire and with whoop like Indian cry, he feels the unsuspecting Bill Stanton Stanton lies motionless His assaant with weird cry of exutaton gives himself the nearest cop and is led away through the admiring throng of fans
 Act IT,, Scene IT, Monday morning tollo,Uing the murder of BiU Stanton. The is im the court where the tan IS being tried for murder. Judge MeGrgth ts presad'mg 1he courtroom s$ paesea and the of the tria WM tue fan be found guilty? so a he be gvem the death sentence sentenced to life at Wethersfeld? Let us enter.
 Judqe McGrath: Mr. Fan gou are chorqed avith the ruthless murder of BHl Stanton, of most popular and competent umpires. Have amything to cay for yourself? We haOe heard the testimony ot the only a0tnesses against you tue taoo policemen avho orrested you. We also kno1U that your attorney has jour thousand fons ready to estty in yor behaF but HnOf hOTp fjnp fO hcfpr fn fho1p TSofo ahau base my decision upon your testimony. Proceed"
 MT Fan: ''Your Honor last Sunday hour I had just returned from fine three weeks vacation feeling fit and rarn' to get back work on Monday morning All needed to make three weeks ayoff perfect to the Hears-Hills game for which was waiting all week went to the park at two o'clock get good seat The Tribes were playing the Tommies Diamond No. and it was this diamond the big to take place after apparent that the Tribes and Tommies could be in little doubt to who would win the game. The Tribes were about fifteen ahead at four o'clock The Tommies were getting time went had lost interest the hour previous and merely trying to pass restless uneasy, and hot could feel the benefit three weeks vacation leaving every minute but still that the feature would start and my old self control and happy frame of mind would return. found myself joining in the loud camor to Ca the Umpire Stanton cooy needless fourforty was infurlated. Almost three hours in the hot sun in tense anticipation of good ball game and all saw was combination of poor ball game and poor track meet. Suddenly could hope of the Hearts Hills start ing before seven o'clock thereabouts and felt myself weakening rapidly and knew would be unable to remain for the game felt strong to obterae Bill Stanton for blamed him for the delay. Before knew it. was walking toward him. The rest is all blank to me- recall nothing except feeling of relief that over me on my way to the police station"
 Judge McGrath "Mr. Fan, in view of all the crcum- stances find committed ustfable homicide and dis miss the However must you that if next Sun day the umpres do not get the feature game started before five o'clock and you commit another murder either of manager or an umpire will be found guilty without trial and sentenced to two three minutes in the County Jail Court IS adjourned Deafening applause wild rejoicing
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