Evening star., 1954-06-06

pitch Until then the the say to whether
play should start
told unidentified Brooklyn player he "had to wait little
longer calling Young said the only explanation
for this that the umpres mo longer have independent
judgment They under to save the house at
COST All of which should make Perni stop ana tnlK!
THERE WAS AN INCIDENT with reverse twist more
years ago the late Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands commissioner learned what it was
like the wrath They turned him when Umpire
George Hdebrand called the second game OF the lSzz
Series at the Polo Grounds after III
innings with the tied at Sail The official reason was
darkness although shining brightly at the time
The angry throng heaped such abuse on Lands that
police thrown around his box The
commissioner the aside, however, walked tne
length Grounds at that time home field OF oon
teams and went conference with the owners OF the
contendng clubs The upshot that it was decided 10
donate all the gate receipts record $12o554 to crippled
soldiers fund and other charities in an effort 10 appeaS
the anger.
The Associated Press said Hidebrand might have been
fooled by the shadows of Coogans Bluff overhangng tne
Polo Grounds, which played queer tricks sonetmeS. Inc
probably the greatest humorist to write
baseball story, Umpire Billy Evans suggested the
for calling the game.
". while he admitted he had not saw none OF
the outelders signalling each other with ares Lardner
nimitable style, s and all he says the Poo
Grounds is terrible hard place to see ball when tney
the slightest wnge of darkness AS far as that is
there is of the boys each of the contendng cuos
that able to the ball too good even at
high noon"
THE MILWAUKEE, EPISODE also brings to mind the
seventh deciding Of the 1925 World Series in which
Walter Johnson beaten by the Pirates in downpour
Pittsburgh The Big Train the victim of by
Pecknpaugh whose eight mays in the series were
But would hesitate to blame Peck
too much, considering the playing conditions.
late Johnson American League president later
criticized Manager Bucky Harris harshy for pitching Walter
Johnson saying Bucky picked Barney for reasons
Johnson won he would have Joined Babe Adams Jack
CoombS Chrsty Mathewson and Stan CovaeSk the only
pitchers up to that time who had three games In one
ambition but Bucky still maintains that johnson was
his best bet to win the big
Weather had played havoc with the series much so
that october IS there doubt that it would be
concluded Lands ordered the rainyday played to
get it with.
Play went despite fog and rain which turned the
field quagmre The light poor that the umpres
would been justified in calling the game after the
seventh inning They refused to the responsibility
in such important game which reached sensational
climax under extremely unsatisfactory conditions
WALTER JOHNSONS STATEMENT in the clubhouse
after the game typical He questioned about his
reaction to the conditions 1T fair for for
the other" he replied.
it will interesting to learn Perinis reaction to
criticism well that of Warren Giles president of the
National League and Commissioner Ford Frck None had
been heard from nearly 72 hours after the game which
by Brooklyn, 7-6, following a series of rhubarbS.
It's hard to believe that the gentle Perin has forgotten
years Boston completely that he would tolerate
having loyal Milwaukee pushed around Can Milwaukee
fans be hungry for big league baseball that they will sit
hours and Is minutes in hard rain to watch five innings
interrupted baseball? Or will they consider
spending their entertainment dollar elsewhere?
important, it would seem, is the question
raised Young whether the umpes under
the club to save the house." this true,
the game has, indeed, fallen on sorry days